SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

9,126

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

962

10.5

Kindergarten

904

9.9

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

4,515

49.5

High school (grades 9-12)

1,645

18.0

College or graduate school

1,100

12.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

17,570

100.0

Less than 9th grade

4,957

28.2

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

3,745

21.3

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

3,714

21.1

Some college, no degree

2,480

14.1

Associate degree

946

5.4

Bachelor's degree

1,185

6.7

Graduate or professional degree

543

3.1

Percent high school graduate or higher

50.5

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

9.8

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

22,961

100.0

Never married

8,430

36.7

Now married, except separated

10,077

43.9

Separated

1,064

4.6

Widowed

1,096

4.8

Female

911

4.0

Divorced

2,294

10.0

Female

1,291

5.6

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

939

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

392

41.7

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

21,401

100.0

Civilian veterans

1,622

7.6

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

8,845

100.0

With a disability

1,053

11.9

Population 21 to 64 years

17,239

100.0

With a disability

4,974

28.9

Percent employed

53.2

(X)

No disability

12,265

71.1

Percent employed

69.0

(X)

Population 65 years and over

2,118

100.0

With a disability

975

46.0

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

28,675

100.0

Same house in 1995

10,356

36.1

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

15,061

52.5

Same county

12,353

43.1

Different county

2,708

9.4

Same state

810

2.8

Different state

1,898

6.6

Elsewhere in 1995

3,258

11.4

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

32,046

100.0

Native

20,498

64.0

Born in United States

19,158

59.8

State of residence

11,914

37.2

Different state

7,244

22.6

Born outside United States

1,340

4.2

Foreign born

11,548

36.0

Entered 1990 to March 2000

6,961

21.7

Naturalized citizen

2,319

7.2

Not a citizen

9,229

28.8

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

11,548

100.0

Europe

250

2.2

Asia

224

1.9

Africa

22

0.2

Oceania

0

0.0

Latin America

11,011

95.3

Northern America

41

0.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

28,675

100.0

English only

12,235

42.7

Language other than English

16,440

57.3

Speak English less than 'very well

10,347

36.1

Spanish

14,456

50.4

Speak English less than "very well"

9,242

32.2

Other Indo-European languages

1,814

6.3

Speak English less than "very well"

978

3.4

Asian and Pacific Island languages

98

0.3

Speak English less than "very well"

89

0.3

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

32,046

100.0

Total ancestries reported

29,823

93.1

Arab

22

0.1

Czech¹

52

0.2

Danish

20

0.1

Dutch

247

0.8

English

871

2.7

French (except Basque)¹

323

1.0

French Canadian¹

27

0.1

German

1,289

4.0

Greek

55

0.2

Hungarian

98

0.3

Irish¹

1,336

4.2

Italian

579

1.8

Lithuanian

8

0.0

Norwegian

25

0.1

Polish

287

0.9

Portuguese

35

0.1

Russian

63

0.2

Scotch-Irish

108

0.3

Scottish

208

0.6

Slovak

9

0.0

Subsaharan African

103

0.3

Swedish

187

0.6

Swiss

36

0.1

Ukrainian

37

0.1

United States or American

1,680

5.2

Welsh

60

0.2

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

1,923

6.0

Other ancestries

20,135

62.8