SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

38,215

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

3,332

8.7

Kindergarten

2,296

6.0

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

17,849

46.7

High school (grades 9-12)

8,320

21.8

College or graduate school

6,418

16.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

96,187

100.0

Less than 9th grade

7,384

7.7

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

14,014

14.6

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

30,000

31.2

Some college, no degree

20,281

21.1

Associate degree

5,448

5.7

Bachelor's degree

12,196

12.7

Graduate or professional degree

6,864

7.1

Percent high school graduate or higher

77.8

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

19.8

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

116,020

100.0

Never married

32,686

28.2

Now married, except separated

57,450

49.5

Separated

2,646

2.3

Widowed

8,452

7.3

Female

6,944

6.0

Divorced

14,786

12.7

Female

8,503

7.3

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

3,062

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

1,576

51.5

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

109,946

100.0

Civilian veterans

13,352

12.1

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

33,938

100.0

With a disability

3,504

10.3

Population 21 to 64 years

81,783

100.0

With a disability

17,515

21.4

Percent employed

59.3

(X)

No disability

64,268

78.6

Percent employed

77.5

(X)

Population 65 years and over

19,592

100.0

With a disability

7,451

38.0

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

138,274

100.0

Same house in 1995

72,912

52.7

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

61,512

44.5

Same county

44,046

31.9

Different county

17,466

12.6

Same state

9,276

6.7

Different state

8,190

5.9

Elsewhere in 1995

3,850

2.8

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

149,704

100.0

Native

136,700

91.3

Born in United States

135,864

90.8

State of residence

97,440

65.1

Different state

38,424

25.7

Born outside United States

836

0.6

Foreign born

13,004

8.7

Entered 1990 to March 2000

6,682

4.5

Naturalized citizen

4,263

2.8

Not a citizen

8,741

5.8

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

13,004

100.0

Europe

2,882

22.2

Asia

2,424

18.6

Africa

124

1.0

Oceania

24

0.2

Latin America

7,369

56.7

Northern America

181

1.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

138,274

100.0

English only

119,262

86.3

Language other than English

19,012

13.7

Speak English less than 'very well

9,304

6.7

Spanish

11,992

8.7

Speak English less than "very well"

6,324

4.6

Other Indo-European languages

4,523

3.3

Speak English less than "very well"

1,561

1.1

Asian and Pacific Island languages

2,200

1.6

Speak English less than "very well"

1,298

0.9

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

149,704

100.0

Total ancestries reported

163,143

109.0

Arab

315

0.2

Czech¹

766

0.5

Danish

847

0.6

Dutch

2,264

1.5

English

11,885

7.9

French (except Basque)¹

3,501

2.3

French Canadian¹

564

0.4

German

29,443

19.7

Greek

357

0.2

Hungarian

238

0.2

Irish¹

16,818

11.2

Italian

10,571

7.1

Lithuanian

829

0.6

Norwegian

5,394

3.6

Polish

4,948

3.3

Portuguese

45

0.0

Russian

321

0.2

Scotch-Irish

1,614

1.1

Scottish

1,811

1.2

Slovak

118

0.1

Subsaharan African

1,481

1.0

Swedish

14,720

9.8

Swiss

642

0.4

Ukrainian

304

0.2

United States or American

6,352

4.2

Welsh

693

0.5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

94

0.1

Other ancestries

46,208

30.9