SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

11,979

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

1,182

9.9

Kindergarten

699

5.8

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

4,946

41.3

High school (grades 9-12)

2,188

18.3

College or graduate school

2,964

24.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

30,455

100.0

Less than 9th grade

326

1.1

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

802

2.6

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

5,539

18.2

Some college, no degree

6,728

22.1

Associate degree

2,298

7.5

Bachelor's degree

10,456

34.3

Graduate or professional degree

4,306

14.1

Percent high school graduate or higher

96.3

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

48.5

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

36,490

100.0

Never married

9,955

27.3

Now married, except separated

20,947

57.4

Separated

373

1.0

Widowed

1,439

3.9

Female

1,203

3.3

Divorced

3,776

10.3

Female

2,335

6.4

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

224

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

57

25.4

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

34,785

100.0

Civilian veterans

3,903

11.2

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

9,080

100.0

With a disability

576

6.3

Population 21 to 64 years

29,183

100.0

With a disability

2,900

9.9

Percent employed

80.6

(X)

No disability

26,283

90.1

Percent employed

86.4

(X)

Population 65 years and over

4,208

100.0

With a disability

1,489

35.4

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

42,735

100.0

Same house in 1995

17,010

39.8

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

24,686

57.8

Same county

11,674

27.3

Different county

13,012

30.4

Same state

6,915

16.2

Different state

6,097

14.3

Elsewhere in 1995

1,039

2.4

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

46,300

100.0

Native

43,816

94.6

Born in United States

43,607

94.2

State of residence

29,755

64.3

Different state

13,852

29.9

Born outside United States

209

0.5

Foreign born

2,484

5.4

Entered 1990 to March 2000

1,580

3.4

Naturalized citizen

807

1.7

Not a citizen

1,677

3.6

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

2,484

100.0

Europe

632

25.4

Asia

1,074

43.2

Africa

114

4.6

Oceania

36

1.4

Latin America

448

18.0

Northern America

180

7.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

42,735

100.0

English only

39,380

92.1

Language other than English

3,355

7.9

Speak English less than 'very well

1,353

3.2

Spanish

1,250

2.9

Speak English less than "very well"

580

1.4

Other Indo-European languages

1,304

3.1

Speak English less than "very well"

450

1.1

Asian and Pacific Island languages

731

1.7

Speak English less than "very well"

290

0.7

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

46,300

100.0

Total ancestries reported

52,980

114.4

Arab

161

0.3

Czech¹

788

1.7

Danish

971

2.1

Dutch

2,281

4.9

English

5,393

11.6

French (except Basque)¹

1,173

2.5

French Canadian¹

178

0.4

German

15,370

33.2

Greek

155

0.3

Hungarian

79

0.2

Irish¹

7,124

15.4

Italian

1,409

3.0

Lithuanian

123

0.3

Norwegian

2,666

5.8

Polish

988

2.1

Portuguese

11

0.0

Russian

500

1.1

Scotch-Irish

767

1.7

Scottish

949

2.0

Slovak

26

0.1

Subsaharan African

85

0.2

Swedish

1,667

3.6

Swiss

124

0.3

Ukrainian

123

0.3

United States or American

2,559

5.5

Welsh

643

1.4

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

67

0.1

Other ancestries

6,600

14.3