SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

295,623

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

18,058

6.1

Kindergarten

16,888

5.7

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

148,610

50.3

High school (grades 9-12)

63,141

21.4

College or graduate school

48,926

16.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

563,979

100.0

Less than 9th grade

44,159

7.8

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

127,094

22.5

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

169,475

30.0

Some college, no degree

132,540

23.5

Associate degree

28,875

5.1

Bachelor's degree

38,356

6.8

Graduate or professional degree

23,480

4.2

Percent high school graduate or higher

69.6

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

11.0

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

698,253

100.0

Never married

304,654

43.6

Now married, except separated

217,875

31.2

Separated

29,079

4.2

Widowed

58,117

8.3

Female

46,546

6.7

Divorced

88,528

12.7

Female

52,854

7.6

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

38,775

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

17,086

44.1

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

655,547

100.0

Civilian veterans

67,081

10.2

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

258,425

100.0

With a disability

29,363

11.4

Population 21 to 64 years

510,135

100.0

With a disability

163,822

32.1

Percent employed

44.8

(X)

No disability

346,313

67.9

Percent employed

65.3

(X)

Population 65 years and over

95,695

100.0

With a disability

51,708

54.0

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

875,384

100.0

Same house in 1995

525,317

60.0

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

331,171

37.8

Same county

279,962

32.0

Different county

51,209

5.8

Same state

24,828

2.8

Different state

26,381

3.0

Elsewhere in 1995

18,896

2.2

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

951,270

100.0

Native

905,729

95.2

Born in United States

899,396

94.5

State of residence

671,147

70.6

Different state

228,249

24.0

Born outside United States

6,333

0.7

Foreign born

45,541

4.8

Entered 1990 to March 2000

25,720

2.7

Naturalized citizen

15,320

1.6

Not a citizen

30,221

3.2

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

45,541

100.0

Europe

5,600

12.3

Asia

15,114

33.2

Africa

3,249

7.1

Oceania

51

0.1

Latin America

19,789

43.5

Northern America

1,738

3.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

875,384

100.0

English only

795,204

90.8

Language other than English

80,180

9.2

Speak English less than 'very well

38,433

4.4

Spanish

43,007

4.9

Speak English less than "very well"

22,340

2.6

Other Indo-European languages

18,098

2.1

Speak English less than "very well"

6,822

0.8

Asian and Pacific Island languages

6,053

0.7

Speak English less than "very well"

2,875

0.3

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

951,270

100.0

Total ancestries reported

803,663

84.5

Arab

8,300

0.9

Czech¹

664

0.1

Danish

405

0.0

Dutch

1,609

0.2

English

7,188

0.8

French (except Basque)¹

5,140

0.5

French Canadian¹

2,186

0.2

German

16,891

1.8

Greek

653

0.1

Hungarian

1,527

0.2

Irish¹

14,430

1.5

Italian

7,443

0.8

Lithuanian

597

0.1

Norwegian

667

0.1

Polish

18,992

2.0

Portuguese

128

0.0

Russian

1,139

0.1

Scotch-Irish

1,526

0.2

Scottish

2,274

0.2

Slovak

455

0.0

Subsaharan African

16,870

1.8

Swedish

833

0.1

Swiss

98

0.0

Ukrainian

1,346

0.1

United States or American

11,574

1.2

Welsh

428

0.0

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

3,413

0.4

Other ancestries

676,887

71.2