SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

12,545

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

729

5.8

Kindergarten

732

5.8

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

5,739

45.7

High school (grades 9-12)

2,837

22.6

College or graduate school

2,508

20.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

28,995

100.0

Less than 9th grade

1,853

6.4

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

4,524

15.6

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

8,952

30.9

Some college, no degree

6,830

23.6

Associate degree

2,099

7.2

Bachelor's degree

3,406

11.7

Graduate or professional degree

1,331

4.6

Percent high school graduate or higher

78.0

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

16.3

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

36,937

100.0

Never married

11,225

30.4

Now married, except separated

18,056

48.9

Separated

1,390

3.8

Widowed

1,690

4.6

Female

1,469

4.0

Divorced

4,576

12.4

Female

2,663

7.2

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

1,183

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

427

36.1

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

34,973

100.0

Civilian veterans

3,798

10.9

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

11,286

100.0

With a disability

1,381

12.2

Population 21 to 64 years

29,107

100.0

With a disability

7,767

26.7

Percent employed

64.2

(X)

No disability

21,340

73.3

Percent employed

74.5

(X)

Population 65 years and over

3,301

100.0

With a disability

1,431

43.4

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

44,081

100.0

Same house in 1995

13,868

31.5

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

23,663

53.7

Same county

9,260

21.0

Different county

14,403

32.7

Same state

5,322

12.1

Different state

9,081

20.6

Elsewhere in 1995

6,550

14.9

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

47,558

100.0

Native

38,274

80.5

Born in United States

30,558

64.3

State of residence

9,605

20.2

Different state

20,953

44.1

Born outside United States

7,716

16.2

Foreign born

9,284

19.5

Entered 1990 to March 2000

5,276

11.1

Naturalized citizen

2,944

6.2

Not a citizen

6,340

13.3

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

9,284

100.0

Europe

1,019

11.0

Asia

1,373

14.8

Africa

450

4.8

Oceania

0

0.0

Latin America

6,300

67.9

Northern America

142

1.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

44,081

100.0

English only

24,051

54.6

Language other than English

20,030

45.4

Speak English less than 'very well

8,844

20.1

Spanish

16,494

37.4

Speak English less than "very well"

7,080

16.1

Other Indo-European languages

2,366

5.4

Speak English less than "very well"

1,101

2.5

Asian and Pacific Island languages

693

1.6

Speak English less than "very well"

380

0.9

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

47,558

100.0

Total ancestries reported

48,523

102.0

Arab

684

1.4

Czech¹

321

0.7

Danish

45

0.1

Dutch

393

0.8

English

2,984

6.3

French (except Basque)¹

888

1.9

French Canadian¹

406

0.9

German

4,202

8.8

Greek

159

0.3

Hungarian

233

0.5

Irish¹

3,411

7.2

Italian

2,483

5.2

Lithuanian

28

0.1

Norwegian

145

0.3

Polish

1,057

2.2

Portuguese

120

0.3

Russian

321

0.7

Scotch-Irish

376

0.8

Scottish

520

1.1

Slovak

63

0.1

Subsaharan African

293

0.6

Swedish

282

0.6

Swiss

19

0.0

Ukrainian

134

0.3

United States or American

3,005

6.3

Welsh

176

0.4

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

929

2.0

Other ancestries

24,846

52.2