SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

1,166,004

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

79,064

6.8

Kindergarten

61,749

5.3

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

503,119

43.1

High school (grades 9-12)

239,240

20.5

College or graduate school

282,832

24.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

2,776,632

100.0

Less than 9th grade

134,348

4.8

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

228,691

8.2

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

644,360

23.2

Some college, no degree

667,610

24.0

Associate degree

193,868

7.0

Bachelor's degree

599,028

21.6

Graduate or professional degree

308,727

11.1

Percent high school graduate or higher

86.9

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

32.7

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

3,385,369

100.0

Never married

912,983

27.0

Now married, except separated

1,883,863

55.6

Separated

54,674

1.6

Widowed

160,243

4.7

Female

128,765

3.8

Divorced

373,606

11.0

Female

210,957

6.2

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

66,903

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

28,524

42.6

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

3,177,044

100.0

Civilian veterans

446,385

14.1

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

977,264

100.0

With a disability

72,623

7.4

Population 21 to 64 years

2,550,417

100.0

With a disability

406,742

15.9

Percent employed

61.9

(X)

No disability

2,143,675

84.1

Percent employed

81.2

(X)

Population 65 years and over

398,644

100.0

With a disability

159,289

40.0

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

4,006,285

100.0

Same house in 1995

1,768,678

44.1

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

2,102,892

52.5

Same county

919,925

23.0

Different county

1,182,967

29.5

Same state

539,147

13.5

Different state

643,820

16.1

Elsewhere in 1995

134,715

3.4

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

4,301,261

100.0

Native

3,931,358

91.4

Born in United States

3,875,900

90.1

State of residence

1,766,731

41.1

Different state

2,109,169

49.0

Born outside United States

55,458

1.3

Foreign born

369,903

8.6

Entered 1990 to March 2000

201,072

4.7

Naturalized citizen

116,875

2.7

Not a citizen

253,028

5.9

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

369,894

100.0

Europe

65,274

17.6

Asia

72,417

19.6

Africa

9,763

2.6

Oceania

3,065

0.8

Latin America

205,691

55.6

Northern America

13,684

3.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

4,006,285

100.0

English only

3,402,266

84.9

Language other than English

604,019

15.1

Speak English less than 'very well

267,504

6.7

Spanish

421,670

10.5

Speak English less than "very well"

202,883

5.1

Other Indo-European languages

100,148

2.5

Speak English less than "very well"

26,943

0.7

Asian and Pacific Island languages

63,745

1.6

Speak English less than "very well"

32,138

0.8

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

4,301,261

100.0

Total ancestries reported

4,783,916

111.2

Arab

12,588

0.3

Czech¹

36,650

0.9

Danish

43,216

1.0

Dutch

86,401

2.0

English

515,058

12.0

French (except Basque)¹

142,623

3.3

French Canadian¹

29,464

0.7

German

948,371

22.0

Greek

15,566

0.4

Hungarian

18,411

0.4

Irish¹

527,506

12.3

Italian

201,787

4.7

Lithuanian

8,690

0.2

Norwegian

109,744

2.6

Polish

101,190

2.4

Portuguese

7,051

0.2

Russian

45,945

1.1

Scotch-Irish

89,035

2.1

Scottish

114,216

2.7

Slovak

6,692

0.2

Subsaharan African

17,766

0.4

Swedish

118,846

2.8

Swiss

21,002

0.5

Ukrainian

10,709

0.2

United States or American

221,463

5.1

Welsh

42,514

1.0

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

4,693

0.1

Other ancestries

1,286,719

29.9