| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,126 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 962 | 10.5 |
| Kindergarten | 904 | 9.9 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,515 | 49.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,645 | 18.0 |
| College or graduate school | 1,100 | 12.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 17,570 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,957 | 28.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,745 | 21.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,714 | 21.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 2,480 | 14.1 |
| Associate degree | 946 | 5.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,185 | 6.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 543 | 3.1 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 50.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 9.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 22,961 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 8,430 | 36.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 10,077 | 43.9 |
| Separated | 1,064 | 4.6 |
| Widowed | 1,096 | 4.8 |
|
Female
|
911 | 4.0 |
| Divorced | 2,294 | 10.0 |
|
Female
|
1,291 | 5.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 939 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 392 | 41.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,401 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,622 | 7.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 8,845 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,053 | 11.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 17,239 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,974 | 28.9 |
|
Percent employed
|
53.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 12,265 | 71.1 |
|
Percent employed
|
69.0 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,118 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 975 | 46.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 28,675 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 10,356 | 36.1 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 15,061 | 52.5 |
|
Same county
|
12,353 | 43.1 |
|
Different county
|
2,708 | 9.4 |
|
Same state
|
810 | 2.8 |
|
Different state
|
1,898 | 6.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 3,258 | 11.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 32,046 | 100.0 |
| Native | 20,498 | 64.0 |
|
Born in United States
|
19,158 | 59.8 |
|
State of residence
|
11,914 | 37.2 |
|
Different state
|
7,244 | 22.6 |
|
Born outside United States
|
1,340 | 4.2 |
| Foreign born | 11,548 | 36.0 |
|
Entered 1990 to March 2000
|
6,961 | 21.7 |
|
Naturalized citizen
|
2,319 | 7.2 |
|
Not a citizen
|
9,229 | 28.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 11,548 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 250 | 2.2 |
| Asia | 224 | 1.9 |
| Africa | 22 | 0.2 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 11,011 | 95.3 |
| Northern America | 41 | 0.4 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 28,675 | 100.0 |
| English only | 12,235 | 42.7 |
| Language other than English | 16,440 | 57.3 |
|
Speak English less than 'very well
|
10,347 | 36.1 |
|
Spanish
|
14,456 | 50.4 |
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
9,242 | 32.2 |
|
Other Indo-European languages
|
1,814 | 6.3 |
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
978 | 3.4 |
|
Asian and Pacific Island languages
|
98 | 0.3 |
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
89 | 0.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 32,046 | 100.0 |
|
Total ancestries reported |
29,823 | 93.1 |
| Arab | 22 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 52 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 20 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 247 | 0.8 |
| English | 871 | 2.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 323 | 1.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 27 | 0.1 |
| German | 1,289 | 4.0 |
| Greek | 55 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 98 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 1,336 | 4.2 |
| Italian | 579 | 1.8 |
| Lithuanian | 8 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 25 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 287 | 0.9 |
| Portuguese | 35 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 63 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 108 | 0.3 |
| Scottish | 208 | 0.6 |
| Slovak | 9 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 103 | 0.3 |
| Swedish | 187 | 0.6 |
| Swiss | 36 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 37 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 1,680 | 5.2 |
| Welsh | 60 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 1,923 | 6.0 |
| Other ancestries | 20,135 | 62.8 |
(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