SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

98,878

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

4,824

4.9

Kindergarten

3,437

3.5

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

30,857

31.2

High school (grades 9-12)

15,740

15.9

College or graduate school

44,020

44.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

218,813

100.0

Less than 9th grade

10,046

4.6

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

30,936

14.1

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

71,657

32.7

Some college, no degree

35,497

16.2

Associate degree

13,410

6.1

Bachelor's degree

29,936

13.7

Graduate or professional degree

27,331

12.5

Percent high school graduate or higher

81.3

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

26.2

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

278,988

100.0

Never married

112,443

40.3

Now married, except separated

106,905

38.3

Separated

7,488

2.7

Widowed

26,732

9.6

Female

21,503

7.7

Divorced

25,420

9.1

Female

15,261

5.5

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

5,999

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

2,699

45.0

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

267,944

100.0

Civilian veterans

33,559

12.5

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

70,862

100.0

With a disability

5,763

8.1

Population 21 to 64 years

185,364

100.0

With a disability

36,758

19.8

Percent employed

49.5

(X)

No disability

148,606

80.2

Percent employed

73.9

(X)

Population 65 years and over

52,140

100.0

With a disability

22,956

44.0

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

316,760

100.0

Same house in 1995

179,957

56.8

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

128,213

40.5

Same county

87,137

27.5

Different county

41,076

13.0

Same state

18,734

5.9

Different state

22,342

7.1

Elsewhere in 1995

8,590

2.7

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

334,563

100.0

Native

315,689

94.4

Born in United States

313,567

93.7

State of residence

261,318

78.1

Different state

52,249

15.6

Born outside United States

2,122

0.6

Foreign born

18,874

5.6

Entered 1990 to March 2000

10,508

3.1

Naturalized citizen

7,385

2.2

Not a citizen

11,489

3.4

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

18,874

100.0

Europe

7,413

39.3

Asia

7,938

42.1

Africa

905

4.8

Oceania

155

0.8

Latin America

1,893

10.0

Northern America

570

3.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

316,760

100.0

English only

287,641

90.8

Language other than English

29,119

9.2

Speak English less than 'very well

10,042

3.2

Spanish

6,019

1.9

Speak English less than "very well"

1,863

0.6

Other Indo-European languages

14,727

4.6

Speak English less than "very well"

4,626

1.5

Asian and Pacific Island languages

6,062

1.9

Speak English less than "very well"

3,005

0.9

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

334,563

100.0

Total ancestries reported

371,332

111.0

Arab

2,374

0.7

Czech¹

2,076

0.6

Danish

208

0.1

Dutch

1,510

0.5

English

15,352

4.6

French (except Basque)¹

4,785

1.4

French Canadian¹

627

0.2

German

65,976

19.7

Greek

1,833

0.5

Hungarian

3,961

1.2

Irish¹

52,924

15.8

Italian

39,632

11.8

Lithuanian

2,413

0.7

Norwegian

755

0.2

Polish

28,178

8.4

Portuguese

162

0.0

Russian

6,697

2.0

Scotch-Irish

4,363

1.3

Scottish

4,189

1.3

Slovak

6,566

2.0

Subsaharan African

4,338

1.3

Swedish

1,944

0.6

Swiss

595

0.2

Ukrainian

3,067

0.9

United States or American

7,398

2.2

Welsh

2,816

0.8

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

709

0.2

Other ancestries

105,884

31.6