SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

46,621

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

3,218

6.9

Kindergarten

2,928

6.3

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

20,372

43.7

High school (grades 9-12)

9,206

19.7

College or graduate school

10,897

23.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

90,800

100.0

Less than 9th grade

9,467

10.4

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

14,706

16.2

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

29,881

32.9

Some college, no degree

16,541

18.2

Associate degree

6,250

6.9

Bachelor's degree

8,568

9.4

Graduate or professional degree

5,387

5.9

Percent high school graduate or higher

73.4

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

15.4

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

115,128

100.0

Never married

44,206

38.4

Now married, except separated

45,947

39.9

Separated

4,583

4.0

Widowed

8,667

7.5

Female

7,069

6.1

Divorced

11,725

10.2

Female

7,370

6.4

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

3,584

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

1,470

41.0

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

108,225

100.0

Civilian veterans

12,239

11.3

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

40,006

100.0

With a disability

5,412

13.5

Population 21 to 64 years

80,864

100.0

With a disability

25,047

31.0

Percent employed

49.6

(X)

No disability

55,817

69.0

Percent employed

73.2

(X)

Population 65 years and over

17,917

100.0

With a disability

7,805

43.6

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

140,488

100.0

Same house in 1995

73,264

52.1

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

61,797

44.0

Same county

48,101

34.2

Different county

13,696

9.7

Same state

4,367

3.1

Different state

9,329

6.6

Elsewhere in 1995

5,427

3.9

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

152,082

100.0

Native

139,923

92.0

Born in United States

121,373

79.8

State of residence

90,173

59.3

Different state

31,200

20.5

Born outside United States

18,550

12.2

Foreign born

12,159

8.0

Entered 1990 to March 2000

4,661

3.1

Naturalized citizen

5,490

3.6

Not a citizen

6,669

4.4

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

12,159

100.0

Europe

4,013

33.0

Asia

2,918

24.0

Africa

397

3.3

Oceania

0

0.0

Latin America

4,076

33.5

Northern America

755

6.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

140,488

100.0

English only

96,149

68.4

Language other than English

44,339

31.6

Speak English less than 'very well

19,781

14.1

Spanish

33,076

23.5

Speak English less than "very well"

14,672

10.4

Other Indo-European languages

8,078

5.7

Speak English less than "very well"

3,350

2.4

Asian and Pacific Island languages

2,303

1.6

Speak English less than "very well"

1,474

1.0

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

152,082

100.0

Total ancestries reported

156,926

103.2

Arab

828

0.5

Czech¹

235

0.2

Danish

181

0.1

Dutch

424

0.3

English

7,236

4.8

French (except Basque)¹

12,437

8.2

French Canadian¹

6,656

4.4

German

5,392

3.5

Greek

1,026

0.7

Hungarian

136

0.1

Irish¹

19,143

12.6

Italian

14,093

9.3

Lithuanian

294

0.2

Norwegian

251

0.2

Polish

9,094

6.0

Portuguese

1,892

1.2

Russian

1,443

0.9

Scotch-Irish

1,056

0.7

Scottish

1,891

1.2

Slovak

41

0.0

Subsaharan African

1,858

1.2

Swedish

1,159

0.8

Swiss

58

0.0

Ukrainian

489

0.3

United States or American

3,770

2.5

Welsh

299

0.2

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

3,198

2.1

Other ancestries

62,346

41.0