SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

11,504

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

679

5.9

Kindergarten

433

3.8

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

4,208

36.6

High school (grades 9-12)

2,385

20.7

College or graduate school

3,799

33.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

28,217

100.0

Less than 9th grade

697

2.5

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

1,677

5.9

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

5,865

20.8

Some college, no degree

6,598

23.4

Associate degree

2,003

7.1

Bachelor's degree

7,149

25.3

Graduate or professional degree

4,228

15.0

Percent high school graduate or higher

91.6

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

40.3

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

34,928

100.0

Never married

10,801

30.9

Now married, except separated

16,505

47.3

Separated

557

1.6

Widowed

2,151

6.2

Female

1,829

5.2

Divorced

4,914

14.1

Female

2,990

8.6

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

318

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

121

38.1

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

32,879

100.0

Civilian veterans

4,943

15.0

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

8,554

100.0

With a disability

645

7.5

Population 21 to 64 years

25,143

100.0

With a disability

4,515

18.0

Percent employed

59.2

(X)

No disability

20,628

82.0

Percent employed

83.5

(X)

Population 65 years and over

5,058

100.0

With a disability

2,240

44.3

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

39,974

100.0

Same house in 1995

16,421

41.1

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

22,380

56.0

Same county

11,355

28.4

Different county

11,025

27.6

Same state

5,363

13.4

Different state

5,662

14.2

Elsewhere in 1995

1,173

2.9

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

42,345

100.0

Native

39,558

93.4

Born in United States

38,687

91.4

State of residence

19,170

45.3

Different state

19,517

46.1

Born outside United States

871

2.1

Foreign born

2,787

6.6

Entered 1990 to March 2000

1,020

2.4

Naturalized citizen

1,602

3.8

Not a citizen

1,185

2.8

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

2,787

100.0

Europe

466

16.7

Asia

1,666

59.8

Africa

53

1.9

Oceania

7

0.3

Latin America

325

11.7

Northern America

270

9.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

39,974

100.0

English only

36,068

90.2

Language other than English

3,906

9.8

Speak English less than 'very well

1,432

3.6

Spanish

1,152

2.9

Speak English less than "very well"

306

0.8

Other Indo-European languages

996

2.5

Speak English less than "very well"

167

0.4

Asian and Pacific Island languages

1,699

4.3

Speak English less than "very well"

943

2.4

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

42,345

100.0

Total ancestries reported

48,334

114.1

Arab

116

0.3

Czech¹

311

0.7

Danish

517

1.2

Dutch

863

2.0

English

5,825

13.8

French (except Basque)¹

1,489

3.5

French Canadian¹

498

1.2

German

8,253

19.5

Greek

178

0.4

Hungarian

129

0.3

Irish¹

6,123

14.5

Italian

1,407

3.3

Lithuanian

100

0.2

Norwegian

2,676

6.3

Polish

889

2.1

Portuguese

95

0.2

Russian

425

1.0

Scotch-Irish

1,181

2.8

Scottish

1,734

4.1

Slovak

44

0.1

Subsaharan African

95

0.2

Swedish

1,691

4.0

Swiss

240

0.6

Ukrainian

95

0.2

United States or American

1,814

4.3

Welsh

408

1.0

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

45

0.1

Other ancestries

11,093

26.2