SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

73,085

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

3,151

4.3

Kindergarten

1,929

2.6

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

16,102

22.0

High school (grades 9-12)

8,604

11.8

College or graduate school

43,299

59.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

126,804

100.0

Less than 9th grade

3,685

2.9

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

5,934

4.7

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

22,974

18.1

Some college, no degree

23,447

18.5

Associate degree

9,707

7.7

Bachelor's degree

34,603

27.3

Graduate or professional degree

26,454

20.9

Percent high school graduate or higher

92.4

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

48.2

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

177,179

100.0

Never married

78,566

44.3

Now married, except separated

73,747

41.6

Separated

2,010

1.1

Widowed

6,814

3.8

Female

5,571

3.1

Divorced

16,042

9.1

Female

9,557

5.4

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

1,143

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

487

42.6

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

171,069

100.0

Civilian veterans

14,975

8.8

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

45,196

100.0

With a disability

3,580

7.9

Population 21 to 64 years

130,908

100.0

With a disability

16,322

12.5

Percent employed

64.8

(X)

No disability

114,586

87.5

Percent employed

83.9

(X)

Population 65 years and over

18,242

100.0

With a disability

6,422

35.2

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

196,989

100.0

Same house in 1995

77,305

39.2

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

111,047

56.4

Same county

56,829

28.8

Different county

54,218

27.5

Same state

27,088

13.8

Different state

27,130

13.8

Elsewhere in 1995

8,637

4.4

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

207,525

100.0

Native

188,733

90.9

Born in United States

187,029

90.1

State of residence

120,753

58.2

Different state

66,276

31.9

Born outside United States

1,704

0.8

Foreign born

18,792

9.1

Entered 1990 to March 2000

11,845

5.7

Naturalized citizen

5,119

2.5

Not a citizen

13,673

6.6

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

18,792

100.0

Europe

2,871

15.3

Asia

9,736

51.8

Africa

991

5.3

Oceania

114

0.6

Latin America

4,372

23.3

Northern America

708

3.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

196,989

100.0

English only

171,925

87.3

Language other than English

25,064

12.7

Speak English less than 'very well

10,188

5.2

Spanish

8,637

4.4

Speak English less than "very well"

3,737

1.9

Other Indo-European languages

6,443

3.3

Speak English less than "very well"

1,359

0.7

Asian and Pacific Island languages

8,844

4.5

Speak English less than "very well"

4,741

2.4

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

207,525

100.0

Total ancestries reported

260,953

125.7

Arab

941

0.5

Czech¹

3,488

1.7

Danish

2,688

1.3

Dutch

4,352

2.1

English

20,330

9.8

French (except Basque)¹

6,518

3.1

French Canadian¹

1,477

0.7

German

74,418

35.9

Greek

922

0.4

Hungarian

954

0.5

Irish¹

30,232

14.6

Italian

7,986

3.8

Lithuanian

684

0.3

Norwegian

21,487

10.4

Polish

11,144

5.4

Portuguese

173

0.1

Russian

3,164

1.5

Scotch-Irish

2,292

1.1

Scottish

3,780

1.8

Slovak

354

0.2

Subsaharan African

1,319

0.6

Swedish

5,603

2.7

Swiss

3,898

1.9

Ukrainian

552

0.3

United States or American

5,545

2.7

Welsh

1,790

0.9

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

351

0.2

Other ancestries

44,511

21.4