SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

818,434

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

53,383

6.5

Kindergarten

46,715

5.7

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

348,088

42.5

High school (grades 9-12)

160,438

19.6

College or graduate school

209,810

25.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

1,815,896

100.0

Less than 9th grade

225,497

12.4

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

286,277

15.8

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

418,113

23.0

Some college, no degree

338,983

18.7

Associate degree

84,243

4.6

Bachelor's degree

281,549

15.5

Graduate or professional degree

181,234

10.0

Percent high school graduate or higher

71.8

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

25.5

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

2,253,912

100.0

Never married

921,522

40.9

Now married, except separated

900,163

39.9

Separated

76,624

3.4

Widowed

157,385

7.0

Female

127,670

5.7

Divorced

198,218

8.8

Female

117,028

5.2

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

101,234

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

41,328

40.8

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

2,138,576

100.0

Civilian veterans

156,662

7.3

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

665,337

100.0

With a disability

66,354

10.0

Population 21 to 64 years

1,696,960

100.0

With a disability

400,961

23.6

Percent employed

51.4

(X)

No disability

1,295,999

76.4

Percent employed

70.2

(X)

Population 65 years and over

288,752

100.0

With a disability

137,361

47.6

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

2,678,981

100.0

Same house in 1995

1,457,813

54.4

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

1,075,213

40.1

Same county

875,392

32.7

Different county

199,821

7.5

Same state

50,981

1.9

Different state

148,840

5.6

Elsewhere in 1995

145,955

5.4

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

2,895,964

100.0

Native

2,267,061

78.3

Born in United States

2,206,180

76.2

State of residence

1,671,466

57.7

Different state

534,714

18.5

Born outside United States

60,881

2.1

Foreign born

628,903

21.7

Entered 1990 to March 2000

291,785

10.1

Naturalized citizen

223,984

7.7

Not a citizen

404,919

14.0

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

628,903

100.0

Europe

145,462

23.1

Asia

112,932

18.0

Africa

12,613

2.0

Oceania

661

0.1

Latin America

354,034

56.3

Northern America

3,201

0.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

2,678,981

100.0

English only

1,726,905

64.5

Language other than English

952,076

35.5

Speak English less than 'very well

494,175

18.4

Spanish

625,240

23.3

Speak English less than "very well"

335,393

12.5

Other Indo-European languages

212,576

7.9

Speak English less than "very well"

105,009

3.9

Asian and Pacific Island languages

82,582

3.1

Speak English less than "very well"

42,690

1.6

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

2,895,964

100.0

Total ancestries reported

2,818,176

97.3

Arab

14,971

0.5

Czech¹

17,086

0.6

Danish

5,922

0.2

Dutch

11,906

0.4

English

57,579

2.0

French (except Basque)¹

24,180

0.8

French Canadian¹

5,013

0.2

German

189,618

6.5

Greek

18,249

0.6

Hungarian

9,418

0.3

Irish¹

191,998

6.6

Italian

101,903

3.5

Lithuanian

15,383

0.5

Norwegian

14,890

0.5

Polish

210,421

7.3

Portuguese

915

0.0

Russian

28,845

1.0

Scotch-Irish

11,142

0.4

Scottish

14,285

0.5

Slovak

6,238

0.2

Subsaharan African

36,985

1.3

Swedish

24,882

0.9

Swiss

3,008

0.1

Ukrainian

13,579

0.5

United States or American

38,779

1.3

Welsh

5,226

0.2

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

11,698

0.4

Other ancestries

1,734,057

59.9