SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

9,611

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

468

4.9

Kindergarten

667

6.9

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

5,208

54.2

High school (grades 9-12)

2,023

21.0

College or graduate school

1,245

13.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

16,067

100.0

Less than 9th grade

1,898

11.8

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

2,710

16.9

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

4,424

27.5

Some college, no degree

4,586

28.5

Associate degree

1,067

6.6

Bachelor's degree

1,045

6.5

Graduate or professional degree

337

2.1

Percent high school graduate or higher

71.3

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

8.6

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

20,171

100.0

Never married

5,287

26.2

Now married, except separated

11,390

56.5

Separated

574

2.8

Widowed

848

4.2

Female

671

3.3

Divorced

2,072

10.3

Female

1,252

6.2

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

845

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

313

37.0

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

18,639

100.0

Civilian veterans

2,363

12.7

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

9,069

100.0

With a disability

647

7.1

Population 21 to 64 years

15,252

100.0

With a disability

2,987

19.6

Percent employed

49.4

(X)

No disability

12,265

80.4

Percent employed

70.7

(X)

Population 65 years and over

2,105

100.0

With a disability

1,000

47.5

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

26,476

100.0

Same house in 1995

10,069

38.0

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

15,702

59.3

Same county

8,081

30.5

Different county

7,621

28.8

Same state

6,591

24.9

Different state

1,030

3.9

Elsewhere in 1995

705

2.7

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

29,290

100.0

Native

24,260

82.8

Born in United States

23,943

81.7

State of residence

17,630

60.2

Different state

6,313

21.6

Born outside United States

317

1.1

Foreign born

5,030

17.2

Entered 1990 to March 2000

1,736

5.9

Naturalized citizen

1,568

5.4

Not a citizen

3,462

11.8

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

5,030

100.0

Europe

406

8.1

Asia

269

5.3

Africa

9

0.2

Oceania

0

0.0

Latin America

4,248

84.5

Northern America

98

1.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

26,476

100.0

English only

18,463

69.7

Language other than English

8,013

30.3

Speak English less than 'very well

4,031

15.2

Spanish

7,379

27.9

Speak English less than "very well"

3,815

14.4

Other Indo-European languages

402

1.5

Speak English less than "very well"

136

0.5

Asian and Pacific Island languages

186

0.7

Speak English less than "very well"

58

0.2

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

29,290

100.0

Total ancestries reported

30,916

105.6

Arab

38

0.1

Czech¹

99

0.3

Danish

188

0.6

Dutch

422

1.4

English

2,392

8.2

French (except Basque)¹

541

1.8

French Canadian¹

205

0.7

German

3,144

10.7

Greek

79

0.3

Hungarian

94

0.3

Irish¹

2,499

8.5

Italian

1,106

3.8

Lithuanian

65

0.2

Norwegian

510

1.7

Polish

423

1.4

Portuguese

141

0.5

Russian

82

0.3

Scotch-Irish

368

1.3

Scottish

365

1.2

Slovak

13

0.0

Subsaharan African

56

0.2

Swedish

533

1.8

Swiss

25

0.1

Ukrainian

51

0.2

United States or American

1,695

5.8

Welsh

206

0.7

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

24

0.1

Other ancestries

15,552

53.1