SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

51,626

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

2,700

5.2

Kindergarten

2,575

5.0

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

19,357

37.5

High school (grades 9-12)

8,656

16.8

College or graduate school

18,338

35.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

108,769

100.0

Less than 9th grade

9,332

8.6

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

16,055

14.8

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

31,901

29.3

Some college, no degree

19,080

17.5

Associate degree

7,039

6.5

Bachelor's degree

14,751

13.6

Graduate or professional degree

10,611

9.8

Percent high school graduate or higher

76.7

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

23.3

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

138,389

100.0

Never married

52,120

37.7

Now married, except separated

58,224

42.1

Separated

3,571

2.6

Widowed

10,633

7.7

Female

8,532

6.2

Divorced

13,841

10.0

Female

8,194

5.9

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

2,984

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

1,120

37.5

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

131,894

100.0

Civilian veterans

13,879

10.5

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

40,861

100.0

With a disability

4,184

10.2

Population 21 to 64 years

95,752

100.0

With a disability

24,655

25.7

Percent employed

53.4

(X)

No disability

71,097

74.3

Percent employed

76.5

(X)

Population 65 years and over

22,162

100.0

With a disability

9,229

41.6

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

161,570

100.0

Same house in 1995

82,066

50.8

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

69,272

42.9

Same county

48,399

30.0

Different county

20,873

12.9

Same state

8,144

5.0

Different state

12,729

7.9

Elsewhere in 1995

10,232

6.3

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

172,648

100.0

Native

147,551

85.5

Born in United States

136,970

79.3

State of residence

109,702

63.5

Different state

27,268

15.8

Born outside United States

10,581

6.1

Foreign born

25,097

14.5

Entered 1990 to March 2000

13,586

7.9

Naturalized citizen

8,988

5.2

Not a citizen

16,109

9.3

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

25,097

100.0

Europe

7,134

28.4

Asia

7,185

28.6

Africa

3,133

12.5

Oceania

26

0.1

Latin America

6,828

27.2

Northern America

791

3.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

161,570

100.0

English only

116,145

71.9

Language other than English

45,425

28.1

Speak English less than 'very well

20,668

12.8

Spanish

21,428

13.3

Speak English less than "very well"

9,861

6.1

Other Indo-European languages

14,074

8.7

Speak English less than "very well"

5,747

3.6

Asian and Pacific Island languages

6,367

3.9

Speak English less than "very well"

4,060

2.5

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

172,648

100.0

Total ancestries reported

188,978

109.5

Arab

2,292

1.3

Czech¹

201

0.1

Danish

171

0.1

Dutch

633

0.4

English

10,633

6.2

French (except Basque)¹

17,719

10.3

French Canadian¹

7,394

4.3

German

5,894

3.4

Greek

2,431

1.4

Hungarian

272

0.2

Irish¹

32,784

19.0

Italian

19,950

11.6

Lithuanian

3,812

2.2

Norwegian

526

0.3

Polish

10,482

6.1

Portuguese

1,247

0.7

Russian

2,174

1.3

Scotch-Irish

1,521

0.9

Scottish

2,156

1.2

Slovak

156

0.1

Subsaharan African

3,878

2.2

Swedish

5,535

3.2

Swiss

77

0.0

Ukrainian

228

0.1

United States or American

6,054

3.5

Welsh

288

0.2

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

1,121

0.6

Other ancestries

49,349

28.6