SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

128,867

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

8,015

6.2

Kindergarten

5,638

4.4

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

49,344

38.3

High school (grades 9-12)

24,441

19.0

College or graduate school

41,429

32.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

363,851

100.0

Less than 9th grade

18,744

5.2

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

33,382

9.2

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

80,947

22.2

Some college, no degree

90,825

25.0

Associate degree

21,255

5.8

Bachelor's degree

77,321

21.3

Graduate or professional degree

41,377

11.4

Percent high school graduate or higher

85.7

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

32.6

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

435,445

100.0

Never married

150,656

34.6

Now married, except separated

192,176

44.1

Separated

8,848

2.0

Widowed

25,650

5.9

Female

20,849

4.8

Divorced

58,115

13.3

Female

32,791

7.5

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

7,617

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

3,112

40.9

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

417,611

100.0

Civilian veterans

49,757

11.9

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

100,262

100.0

With a disability

8,920

8.9

Population 21 to 64 years

332,333

100.0

With a disability

59,837

18.0

Percent employed

58.6

(X)

No disability

272,496

82.0

Percent employed

80.2

(X)

Population 65 years and over

58,888

100.0

With a disability

25,025

42.5

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

497,056

100.0

Same house in 1995

223,916

45.0

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

252,331

50.8

Same county

144,962

29.2

Different county

107,369

21.6

Same state

40,871

8.2

Different state

66,498

13.4

Elsewhere in 1995

20,809

4.2

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

529,025

100.0

Native

460,049

87.0

Born in United States

454,271

85.9

State of residence

232,518

44.0

Different state

221,753

41.9

Born outside United States

5,778

1.1

Foreign born

68,976

13.0

Entered 1990 to March 2000

37,624

7.1

Naturalized citizen

24,617

4.7

Not a citizen

44,359

8.4

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

68,976

100.0

Europe

17,572

25.5

Asia

26,271

38.1

Africa

2,430

3.5

Oceania

1,764

2.6

Latin America

17,600

25.5

Northern America

3,339

4.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

497,056

100.0

English only

412,928

83.1

Language other than English

84,128

16.9

Speak English less than 'very well

44,911

9.0

Spanish

28,003

5.6

Speak English less than "very well"

15,070

3.0

Other Indo-European languages

24,783

5.0

Speak English less than "very well"

11,336

2.3

Asian and Pacific Island languages

27,474

5.5

Speak English less than "very well"

17,027

3.4

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

529,025

100.0

Total ancestries reported

602,293

113.8

Arab

2,144

0.4

Czech¹

3,834

0.7

Danish

5,786

1.1

Dutch

10,986

2.1

English

61,707

11.7

French (except Basque)¹

18,511

3.5

French Canadian¹

4,538

0.9

German

99,715

18.8

Greek

2,452

0.5

Hungarian

2,231

0.4

Irish¹

64,561

12.2

Italian

19,810

3.7

Lithuanian

1,034

0.2

Norwegian

24,064

4.5

Polish

10,042

1.9

Portuguese

1,618

0.3

Russian

10,303

1.9

Scotch-Irish

11,032

2.1

Scottish

17,002

3.2

Slovak

544

0.1

Subsaharan African

4,326

0.8

Swedish

17,378

3.3

Swiss

4,102

0.8

Ukrainian

5,867

1.1

United States or American

20,367

3.8

Welsh

6,701

1.3

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

797

0.2

Other ancestries

170,841

32.3