SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

56,564

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

1,902

3.4

Kindergarten

1,214

2.1

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

11,225

19.8

High school (grades 9-12)

5,867

10.4

College or graduate school

36,356

64.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

74,785

100.0

Less than 9th grade

2,884

3.9

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

5,947

8.0

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

25,292

33.8

Some college, no degree

9,960

13.3

Associate degree

3,571

4.8

Bachelor's degree

14,039

18.8

Graduate or professional degree

13,092

17.5

Percent high school graduate or higher

88.2

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

36.3

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

115,572

100.0

Never married

49,343

42.7

Now married, except separated

53,256

46.1

Separated

1,117

1.0

Widowed

5,141

4.4

Female

4,232

3.7

Divorced

6,715

5.8

Female

3,593

3.1

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years

1,211

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

466

38.5

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

111,255

100.0

Civilian veterans

11,027

9.9

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

33,911

100.0

With a disability

1,522

4.5

Population 21 to 64 years

79,178

100.0

With a disability

7,979

10.1

Percent employed

58.9

(X)

No disability

71,199

89.9

Percent employed

73.0

(X)

Population 65 years and over

13,208

100.0

With a disability

4,706

35.6

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

129,506

100.0

Same house in 1995

60,754

46.9

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

64,125

49.5

Same county

22,493

17.4

Different county

41,632

32.1

Same state

28,049

21.7

Different state

13,583

10.5

Elsewhere in 1995

4,627

3.6

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

135,758

100.0

Native

127,929

94.2

Born in United States

126,578

93.2

State of residence

97,505

71.8

Different state

29,073

21.4

Born outside United States

1,351

1.0

Foreign born

7,829

5.8

Entered 1990 to March 2000

5,167

3.8

Naturalized citizen

1,963

1.4

Not a citizen

5,866

4.3

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

7,829

100.0

Europe

1,876

24.0

Asia

4,679

59.8

Africa

304

3.9

Oceania

55

0.7

Latin America

559

7.1

Northern America

356

4.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

129,506

100.0

English only

118,308

91.4

Language other than English

11,198

8.6

Speak English less than 'very well

4,176

3.2

Spanish

2,317

1.8

Speak English less than "very well"

590

0.5

Other Indo-European languages

4,767

3.7

Speak English less than "very well"

1,664

1.3

Asian and Pacific Island languages

3,635

2.8

Speak English less than "very well"

1,759

1.4

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

135,758

100.0

Total ancestries reported

140,819

103.7

Arab

514

0.4

Czech¹

1,143

0.8

Danish

246

0.2

Dutch

3,513

2.6

English

12,822

9.4

French (except Basque)¹

2,751

2.0

French Canadian¹

523

0.4

German

36,843

27.1

Greek

461

0.3

Hungarian

963

0.7

Irish¹

16,316

12.0

Italian

10,775

7.9

Lithuanian

513

0.4

Norwegian

772

0.6

Polish

6,421

4.7

Portuguese

197

0.1

Russian

2,105

1.6

Scotch-Irish

2,877

2.1

Scottish

2,869

2.1

Slovak

2,453

1.8

Subsaharan African

292

0.2

Swedish

2,060

1.5

Swiss

685

0.5

Ukrainian

1,001

0.7

United States or American

9,420

6.9

Welsh

1,758

1.3

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

283

0.2

Other ancestries

20,243

14.9