SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

399,208

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

29,062

7.3

Kindergarten

23,992

6.0

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

184,890

46.3

High school (grades 9-12)

82,603

20.7

College or graduate school

78,661

19.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

898,850

100.0

Less than 9th grade

68,114

7.6

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

99,808

11.1

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

211,638

23.5

Some college, no degree

225,827

25.1

Associate degree

54,178

6.0

Bachelor's degree

168,743

18.8

Graduate or professional degree

70,542

7.8

Percent high school graduate or higher

81.3

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

26.6

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

1,103,658

100.0

Never married

280,465

25.4

Now married, except separated

620,013

56.2

Separated

26,259

2.4

Widowed

52,674

4.8

Female

44,001

4.0

Divorced

124,247

11.3

Female

72,395

6.6

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

32,790

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

15,697

47.9

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

1,038,078

100.0

Civilian veterans

127,710

12.3

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

351,158

100.0

With a disability

28,151

8.0

Population 21 to 64 years

849,667

100.0

With a disability

155,303

18.3

Percent employed

63.6

(X)

No disability

694,364

81.7

Percent employed

78.8

(X)

Population 65 years and over

112,870

100.0

With a disability

48,050

42.6

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

1,332,055

100.0

Same house in 1995

598,122

44.9

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

680,367

51.1

Same county

407,480

30.6

Different county

272,887

20.5

Same state

148,198

11.1

Different state

124,689

9.4

Elsewhere in 1995

53,566

4.0

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

1,446,219

100.0

Native

1,262,996

87.3

Born in United States

1,246,978

86.2

State of residence

822,742

56.9

Different state

424,236

29.3

Born outside United States

16,018

1.1

Foreign born

183,223

12.7

Entered 1990 to March 2000

94,960

6.6

Naturalized citizen

56,074

3.9

Not a citizen

127,149

8.8

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

183,223

100.0

Europe

12,211

6.7

Asia

43,613

23.8

Africa

6,994

3.8

Oceania

937

0.5

Latin America

116,681

63.7

Northern America

2,787

1.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

1,332,055

100.0

English only

1,040,888

78.1

Language other than English

291,167

21.9

Speak English less than 'very well

140,324

10.5

Spanish

218,616

16.4

Speak English less than "very well"

109,170

8.2

Other Indo-European languages

26,817

2.0

Speak English less than "very well"

8,010

0.6

Asian and Pacific Island languages

37,148

2.8

Speak English less than "very well"

20,547

1.5

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

1,446,219

100.0

Total ancestries reported

1,378,130

95.3

Arab

5,999

0.4

Czech¹

8,953

0.6

Danish

3,803

0.3

Dutch

18,748

1.3

English

128,668

8.9

French (except Basque)¹

34,039

2.4

French Canadian¹

5,544

0.4

German

162,549

11.2

Greek

2,690

0.2

Hungarian

2,500

0.2

Irish¹

128,507

8.9

Italian

30,424

2.1

Lithuanian

1,296

0.1

Norwegian

11,996

0.8

Polish

17,714

1.2

Portuguese

1,421

0.1

Russian

4,183

0.3

Scotch-Irish

27,494

1.9

Scottish

26,741

1.8

Slovak

1,118

0.1

Subsaharan African

12,984

0.9

Swedish

11,949

0.8

Swiss

2,164

0.1

Ukrainian

1,334

0.1

United States or American

124,530

8.6

Welsh

7,957

0.6

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

3,264

0.2

Other ancestries

589,561

40.8