SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

7,460

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

473

6.3

Kindergarten

345

4.6

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

3,111

41.7

High school (grades 9-12)

1,825

24.5

College or graduate school

1,706

22.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

20,202

100.0

Less than 9th grade

418

2.1

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

1,602

7.9

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

5,659

28.0

Some college, no degree

4,763

23.6

Associate degree

1,889

9.4

Bachelor's degree

4,155

20.6

Graduate or professional degree

1,716

8.5

Percent high school graduate or higher

90.0

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

29.1

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

23,912

100.0

Never married

5,218

21.8

Now married, except separated

15,621

65.3

Separated

103

0.4

Widowed

1,129

4.7

Female

925

3.9

Divorced

1,841

7.7

Female

1,006

4.2

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

181

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

25

13.8

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

22,616

100.0

Civilian veterans

2,749

12.2

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

5,928

100.0

With a disability

316

5.3

Population 21 to 64 years

17,079

100.0

With a disability

2,178

12.8

Percent employed

75.5

(X)

No disability

14,901

87.2

Percent employed

85.6

(X)

Population 65 years and over

2,906

100.0

With a disability

937

32.2

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

27,820

100.0

Same house in 1995

15,445

55.5

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

12,165

43.7

Same county

7,546

27.1

Different county

4,619

16.6

Same state

3,274

11.8

Different state

1,345

4.8

Elsewhere in 1995

210

0.8

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

29,556

100.0

Native

28,284

95.7

Born in United States

28,204

95.4

State of residence

22,943

77.6

Different state

5,261

17.8

Born outside United States

80

0.3

Foreign born

1,272

4.3

Entered 1990 to March 2000

324

1.1

Naturalized citizen

897

3.0

Not a citizen

375

1.3

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

1,272

100.0

Europe

557

43.8

Asia

558

43.9

Africa

53

4.2

Oceania

8

0.6

Latin America

96

7.5

Northern America

0

0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

27,820

100.0

English only

25,480

91.6

Language other than English

2,340

8.4

Speak English less than 'very well

722

2.6

Spanish

548

2.0

Speak English less than "very well"

152

0.5

Other Indo-European languages

1,303

4.7

Speak English less than "very well"

353

1.3

Asian and Pacific Island languages

328

1.2

Speak English less than "very well"

169

0.6

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

29,556

100.0

Total ancestries reported

38,132

129.0

Arab

248

0.8

Czech¹

539

1.8

Danish

190

0.6

Dutch

475

1.6

English

1,853

6.3

French (except Basque)¹

1,080

3.7

French Canadian¹

240

0.8

German

12,640

42.8

Greek

235

0.8

Hungarian

307

1.0

Irish¹

3,427

11.6

Italian

1,794

6.1

Lithuanian

54

0.2

Norwegian

1,310

4.4

Polish

7,480

25.3

Portuguese

0

0.0

Russian

169

0.6

Scotch-Irish

177

0.6

Scottish

180

0.6

Slovak

203

0.7

Subsaharan African

38

0.1

Swedish

513

1.7

Swiss

176

0.6

Ukrainian

83

0.3

United States or American

814

2.8

Welsh

206

0.7

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

0

0.0

Other ancestries

3,701

12.5