Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 86,304 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 5,026 | 5.8 |
| Kindergarten | 4,282 | 5.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 37,004 | 42.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 16,519 | 19.1 |
| College or graduate school | 23,473 | 27.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 182,848 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 14,526 | 7.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 31,847 | 17.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 53,222 | 29.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 35,739 | 19.5 |
| Associate degree | 14,079 | 7.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 19,215 | 10.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 14,220 | 7.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 74.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 18.3 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 227,519 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 90,974 | 40.0 |
| Now married, except separated | 82,383 | 36.2 |
| Separated | 9,858 | 4.3 |
| Widowed | 20,591 | 9.1 |
Female | 16,568 | 7.3 |
| Divorced | 23,713 | 10.4 |
Female | 13,382 | 5.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,637 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2,987 | 53.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 215,412 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 24,868 | 11.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 69,649 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 7,931 | 11.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 160,343 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 44,378 | 27.7 |
Percent employed | 45.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 115,965 | 72.3 |
Percent employed | 71.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 36,811 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 17,618 | 47.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 271,861 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 147,177 | 54.1 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 118,416 | 43.6 |
Same county | 97,040 | 35.7 |
Different county | 21,376 | 7.9 |
Same state | 11,619 | 4.3 |
Different state | 9,757 | 3.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 6,268 | 2.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 292,648 | 100.0 |
| Native | 279,792 | 95.6 |
Born in United States | 271,666 | 92.8 |
State of residence | 226,432 | 77.4 |
Different state | 45,234 | 15.5 |
Born outside United States | 8,126 | 2.8 |
| Foreign born | 12,856 | 4.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 5,565 | 1.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 6,289 | 2.1 |
Not a citizen | 6,567 | 2.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 12,856 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 4,554 | 35.4 |
| Asia | 3,833 | 29.8 |
| Africa | 1,300 | 10.1 |
| Oceania | 58 | 0.5 |
| Latin America | 2,121 | 16.5 |
| Northern America | 990 | 7.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 271,861 | 100.0 |
| English only | 238,127 | 87.6 |
| Language other than English | 33,734 | 12.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 13,206 | 4.9 |
Spanish | 17,478 | 6.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 7,047 | 2.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 11,021 | 4.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,567 | 1.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 2,810 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,560 | 0.6 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 292,648 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 311,962 | 106.6 |
| Arab | 1,737 | 0.6 |
| Czech1 | 625 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 300 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 1,739 | 0.6 |
| English | 11,765 | 4.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 5,315 | 1.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,340 | 0.5 |
| German | 39,692 | 13.6 |
| Greek | 937 | 0.3 |
| Hungarian | 2,190 | 0.7 |
| Irish1 | 35,673 | 12.2 |
| Italian | 34,379 | 11.7 |
| Lithuanian | 366 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 627 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 34,254 | 11.7 |
| Portuguese | 307 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 1,668 | 0.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,671 | 0.6 |
| Scottish | 2,657 | 0.9 |
| Slovak | 385 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 3,810 | 1.3 |
| Swedish | 1,323 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 245 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 1,439 | 0.5 |
| United States or American | 4,765 | 1.6 |
| Welsh | 878 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 1,344 | 0.5 |
| Other ancestries | 120,531 | 41.2 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
