SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

32,716

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

2,212

6.8

Kindergarten

1,894

5.8

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

15,610

47.7

High school (grades 9-12)

8,207

25.1

College or graduate school

4,793

14.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

81,925

100.0

Less than 9th grade

6,712

8.2

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

6,570

8.0

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

31,091

38.0

Some college, no degree

15,015

18.3

Associate degree

7,543

9.2

Bachelor's degree

10,349

12.6

Graduate or professional degree

4,645

5.7

Percent high school graduate or higher

83.8

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

18.3

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

98,372

100.0

Never married

23,854

24.2

Now married, except separated

59,832

60.8

Separated

753

0.8

Widowed

6,039

6.1

Female

4,901

5.0

Divorced

7,894

8.0

Female

4,261

4.3

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

1,022

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

317

31.0

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

92,161

100.0

Civilian veterans

12,023

13.0

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

30,541

100.0

With a disability

2,186

7.2

Population 21 to 64 years

70,486

100.0

With a disability

9,496

13.5

Percent employed

67.6

(X)

No disability

60,990

86.5

Percent employed

85.3

(X)

Population 65 years and over

15,565

100.0

With a disability

5,508

35.4

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

117,712

100.0

Same house in 1995

72,641

61.7

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

44,269

37.6

Same county

27,924

23.7

Different county

16,345

13.9

Same state

10,917

9.3

Different state

5,428

4.6

Elsewhere in 1995

802

0.7

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

125,834

100.0

Native

121,444

96.5

Born in United States

121,023

96.2

State of residence

101,305

80.5

Different state

19,718

15.7

Born outside United States

421

0.3

Foreign born

4,390

3.5

Entered 1990 to March 2000

1,822

1.4

Naturalized citizen

1,539

1.2

Not a citizen

2,851

2.3

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

4,390

100.0

Europe

630

14.4

Asia

3,286

74.9

Africa

21

0.5

Oceania

5

0.1

Latin America

282

6.4

Northern America

166

3.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

117,712

100.0

English only

109,020

92.6

Language other than English

8,692

7.4

Speak English less than 'very well

4,061

3.4

Spanish

1,322

1.1

Speak English less than "very well"

524

0.4

Other Indo-European languages

2,829

2.4

Speak English less than "very well"

835

0.7

Asian and Pacific Island languages

4,488

3.8

Speak English less than "very well"

2,693

2.3

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

125,834

100.0

Total ancestries reported

152,790

121.4

Arab

93

0.1

Czech¹

2,307

1.8

Danish

1,250

1.0

Dutch

2,557

2.0

English

5,755

4.6

French (except Basque)¹

4,975

4.0

French Canadian¹

1,632

1.3

German

69,334

55.1

Greek

203

0.2

Hungarian

432

0.3

Irish¹

9,256

7.4

Italian

2,188

1.7

Lithuanian

261

0.2

Norwegian

7,284

5.8

Polish

22,293

17.7

Portuguese

67

0.1

Russian

577

0.5

Scotch-Irish

598

0.5

Scottish

952

0.8

Slovak

255

0.2

Subsaharan African

37

0.0

Swedish

3,235

2.6

Swiss

1,252

1.0

Ukrainian

204

0.2

United States or American

4,097

3.3

Welsh

384

0.3

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

7

0.0

Other ancestries

11,305

9.0