Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 80,698 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 5,234 | 6.5 |
| Kindergarten | 4,368 | 5.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 36,037 | 44.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 18,401 | 22.8 |
| College or graduate school | 16,658 | 20.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 170,242 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 18,909 | 11.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 22,229 | 13.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 42,051 | 24.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 43,530 | 25.6 |
| Associate degree | 10,077 | 5.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 21,206 | 12.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 12,240 | 7.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 75.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 19.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 212,532 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 56,981 | 26.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 110,643 | 52.1 |
| Separated | 6,344 | 3.0 |
| Widowed | 13,525 | 6.4 |
Female | 10,949 | 5.2 |
| Divorced | 25,039 | 11.8 |
Female | 14,344 | 6.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 9,911 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 5,170 | 52.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 196,976 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 29,122 | 14.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 69,617 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,887 | 8.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 151,752 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 32,494 | 21.4 |
Percent employed | 52.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 119,258 | 78.6 |
Percent employed | 73.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 29,487 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 13,940 | 47.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 256,350 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 132,742 | 51.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 119,314 | 46.5 |
Same county | 78,132 | 30.5 |
Different county | 41,182 | 16.1 |
Same state | 24,087 | 9.4 |
Different state | 17,095 | 6.7 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 4,294 | 1.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 277,569 | 100.0 |
| Native | 258,953 | 93.3 |
Born in United States | 256,184 | 92.3 |
State of residence | 203,937 | 73.5 |
Different state | 52,247 | 18.8 |
Born outside United States | 2,769 | 1.0 |
| Foreign born | 18,616 | 6.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 6,402 | 2.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 8,346 | 3.0 |
Not a citizen | 10,270 | 3.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 18,616 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,428 | 7.7 |
| Asia | 2,694 | 14.5 |
| Africa | 230 | 1.2 |
| Oceania | 142 | 0.8 |
| Latin America | 13,359 | 71.8 |
| Northern America | 763 | 4.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 256,350 | 100.0 |
| English only | 150,742 | 58.8 |
| Language other than English | 105,608 | 41.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 32,826 | 12.8 |
Spanish | 100,368 | 39.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 31,421 | 12.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,642 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 535 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 2,310 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 826 | 0.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 277,569 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 265,487 | 95.6 |
| Arab | 507 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 2,997 | 1.1 |
| Danish | 498 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 2,120 | 0.8 |
| English | 15,884 | 5.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 5,335 | 1.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,083 | 0.4 |
| German | 24,611 | 8.9 |
| Greek | 507 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 325 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 18,054 | 6.5 |
| Italian | 3,932 | 1.4 |
| Lithuanian | 85 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 1,394 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 2,522 | 0.9 |
| Portuguese | 130 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 397 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,365 | 1.6 |
| Scottish | 3,072 | 1.1 |
| Slovak | 81 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 510 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 1,309 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 300 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 152 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 11,641 | 4.2 |
| Welsh | 845 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 393 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 162,438 | 58.5 |
| (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 |
