SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

295,622

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

20,702

7.0

Kindergarten

19,573

6.6

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

138,082

46.7

High school (grades 9-12)

60,899

20.6

College or graduate school

56,366

19.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

734,162

100.0

Less than 9th grade

110,317

15.0

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

107,102

14.6

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

144,323

19.7

Some college, no degree

138,820

18.9

Associate degree

30,596

4.2

Bachelor's degree

132,675

18.1

Graduate or professional degree

70,329

9.6

Percent high school graduate or higher

70.4

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

27.7

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

919,625

100.0

Never married

316,683

34.4

Now married, except separated

420,865

45.8

Separated

32,596

3.5

Widowed

49,964

5.4

Female

40,827

4.4

Divorced

99,517

10.8

Female

58,519

6.4

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

32,640

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

15,019

46.0

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

873,546

100.0

Civilian veterans

71,444

8.2

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

267,692

100.0

With a disability

26,523

9.9

Population 21 to 64 years

709,607

100.0

With a disability

164,746

23.2

Percent employed

58.3

(X)

No disability

544,861

76.8

Percent employed

73.6

(X)

Population 65 years and over

96,777

100.0

With a disability

42,367

43.8

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

1,089,650

100.0

Same house in 1995

471,067

43.2

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

527,198

48.4

Same county

355,404

32.6

Different county

171,794

15.8

Same state

96,287

8.8

Different state

75,507

6.9

Elsewhere in 1995

91,385

8.4

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

1,188,204

100.0

Native

897,768

75.6

Born in United States

888,458

74.8

State of residence

639,103

53.8

Different state

249,355

21.0

Born outside United States

9,310

0.8

Foreign born

290,436

24.4

Entered 1990 to March 2000

174,351

14.7

Naturalized citizen

55,607

4.7

Not a citizen

234,829

19.8

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

290,436

100.0

Europe

11,139

3.8

Asia

30,459

10.5

Africa

10,853

3.7

Oceania

440

0.2

Latin America

235,448

81.1

Northern America

2,097

0.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

1,089,650

100.0

English only

685,534

62.9

Language other than English

404,116

37.1

Speak English less than 'very well

237,490

21.8

Spanish

348,225

32.0

Speak English less than "very well"

214,230

19.7

Other Indo-European languages

22,597

2.1

Speak English less than "very well"

7,291

0.7

Asian and Pacific Island languages

22,252

2.0

Speak English less than "very well"

12,279

1.1

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

1,188,204

100.0

Total ancestries reported

1,114,403

93.8

Arab

4,137

0.3

Czech¹

4,883

0.4

Danish

2,205

0.2

Dutch

7,159

0.6

English

68,355

5.8

French (except Basque)¹

18,197

1.5

French Canadian¹

2,748

0.2

German

73,062

6.1

Greek

2,119

0.2

Hungarian

1,703

0.1

Irish¹

59,013

5.0

Italian

16,058

1.4

Lithuanian

867

0.1

Norwegian

5,596

0.5

Polish

9,642

0.8

Portuguese

600

0.1

Russian

6,152

0.5

Scotch-Irish

16,308

1.4

Scottish

14,482

1.2

Slovak

437

0.0

Subsaharan African

18,242

1.5

Swedish

6,748

0.6

Swiss

1,803

0.2

Ukrainian

923

0.1

United States or American

48,183

4.1

Welsh

4,060

0.3

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

1,837

0.2

Other ancestries

718,884

60.5