SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

326,864

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

25,382

7.8

Kindergarten

16,753

5.1

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

139,883

42.8

High school (grades 9-12)

68,453

20.9

College or graduate school

76,393

23.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

807,910

100.0

Less than 9th grade

23,921

3.0

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

62,796

7.8

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

178,541

22.1

Some college, no degree

180,206

22.3

Associate degree

53,723

6.6

Bachelor's degree

187,273

23.2

Graduate or professional degree

121,450

15.0

Percent high school graduate or higher

89.3

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

38.2

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

942,387

100.0

Never married

246,117

26.1

Now married, except separated

539,104

57.2

Separated

8,575

0.9

Widowed

54,899

5.8

Female

45,048

4.8

Divorced

93,692

9.9

Female

55,360

5.9

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

15,782

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

5,805

36.8

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

893,948

100.0

Civilian veterans

95,453

10.7

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

255,946

100.0

With a disability

16,984

6.6

Population 21 to 64 years

720,665

100.0

With a disability

96,667

13.4

Percent employed

61.1

(X)

No disability

623,998

86.6

Percent employed

80.1

(X)

Population 65 years and over

130,570

100.0

With a disability

50,643

38.8

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

1,114,228

100.0

Same house in 1995

622,085

55.8

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

460,957

41.4

Same county

275,638

24.7

Different county

185,319

16.6

Same state

119,795

10.8

Different state

65,524

5.9

Elsewhere in 1995

31,186

2.8

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

1,194,156

100.0

Native

1,074,938

90.0

Born in United States

1,066,817

89.3

State of residence

831,256

69.6

Different state

235,561

19.7

Born outside United States

8,121

0.7

Foreign born

119,218

10.0

Entered 1990 to March 2000

53,009

4.4

Naturalized citizen

58,944

4.9

Not a citizen

60,274

5.0

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

119,218

100.0

Europe

36,375

30.5

Asia

58,493

49.1

Africa

3,054

2.6

Oceania

562

0.5

Latin America

8,815

7.4

Northern America

11,919

10.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

1,114,228

100.0

English only

973,064

87.3

Language other than English

141,164

12.7

Speak English less than 'very well

50,462

4.5

Spanish

22,789

2.0

Speak English less than "very well"

8,469

0.8

Other Indo-European languages

58,965

5.3

Speak English less than "very well"

18,397

1.7

Asian and Pacific Island languages

28,937

2.6

Speak English less than "very well"

12,346

1.1

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

1,194,156

100.0

Total ancestries reported

1,388,286

116.3

Arab

19,030

1.6

Czech¹

7,403

0.6

Danish

5,168

0.4

Dutch

21,684

1.8

English

135,579

11.4

French (except Basque)¹

53,422

4.5

French Canadian¹

23,975

2.0

German

225,428

18.9

Greek

8,583

0.7

Hungarian

13,753

1.2

Irish¹

150,320

12.6

Italian

71,155

6.0

Lithuanian

5,574

0.5

Norwegian

10,413

0.9

Polish

116,895

9.8

Portuguese

787

0.1

Russian

27,101

2.3

Scotch-Irish

18,689

1.6

Scottish

37,626

3.2

Slovak

4,133

0.3

Subsaharan African

6,102

0.5

Swedish

17,269

1.4

Swiss

3,395

0.3

Ukrainian

9,773

0.8

United States or American

55,262

4.6

Welsh

8,389

0.7

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

1,596

0.1

Other ancestries

329,782

27.6