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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Population
3 years and over enrolled in school
|
2,043,225
|
100.0
|
| Nursery school, preschool |
135,315 |
6.6 |
| Kindergarten |
114,713 |
5.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8)
|
913,173 |
44.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) |
417,749 |
20.4 |
| College or graduate school |
462,275 |
22.6 |
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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|
|
|
Population
25 years and over
|
5,282,994
|
100.0
|
| Less than 9th grade |
413,495 |
7.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma
|
741,229 |
14.0 |
| High school graduate (includes
equivalency) |
1,502,978 |
28.4 |
| Some college, no degree |
1,080,504 |
20.5 |
| Associate degree |
358,075 |
6.8 |
| Bachelor's degree |
808,070 |
15.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree
|
378,643 |
7.2 |
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| Percent high school graduate
or higher |
78.1 |
(X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or
higher |
22.5 |
(X) |
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MARITAL STATUS
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|
Population
15 years and over
|
6,393,707
|
100.0
|
| Never married |
1,595,469 |
25.0 |
| Now married, except separated
|
3,596,838 |
56.3 |
| Separated |
192,383 |
3.0 |
| Widowed |
432,299 |
6.8 |
|
Female
|
358,740 |
5.6 |
| Divorced |
576,718 |
9.0 |
|
Female
|
327,002 |
5.1 |
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GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
|
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|
|
Grandparent
living in household with one or more own grandchildren
under 18 years
|
160,576
|
100.0
|
| Grandparent responsible for
grandchildren |
79,810 |
49.7 |
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian
population 18 years and over
|
5,997,177
|
100.0
|
| Civilian veterans |
792,646 |
13.2 |
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DISABILITY STATUS OF
THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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|
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|
Population
5 to 20 years
|
1,749,742
|
100.0
|
| With a disability |
147,883 |
8.5 |
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Population
21 to 64 years
|
4,642,863
|
100.0
|
| With a disability |
969,694 |
20.9 |
|
Percent employed
|
57.9 |
(X) |
| No disability |
3,673,169 |
79.1 |
|
Percent employed
|
78.7 |
(X) |
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Population
65 years and over
|
924,128
|
100.0
|
| With a disability |
422,788 |
45.7 |
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RESIDENCE IN 1995
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|
Population
5 years and over
|
7,513,165
|
100.0
|
| Same house in 1995 |
3,980,197 |
53.0 |
| Different house in the U.S.
in 1995 |
3,336,631 |
44.4 |
|
Same county
|
1,678,629 |
22.3 |
|
Different county
|
1,658,002 |
22.1 |
|
Same state
|
738,666 |
9.8 |
|
Different state
|
919,336 |
12.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 |
196,337 |
2.6 |
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NATIVITY AND PLACE
OF BIRTH
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Total
population
|
8,049,313
|
100.0
|
| Native |
7,619,313 |
94.7 |
|
Born in United States
|
7,548,433 |
93.8 |
|
State of residence
|
5,073,066 |
63.0 |
|
Different state
|
2,475,367 |
30.8 |
|
Born outside United
States
|
70,880 |
0.9 |
| Foreign born |
430,000 |
5.3 |
|
Entered 1990 to March
2000
|
268,357 |
3.3 |
|
Naturalized citizen
|
112,822 |
1.4 |
|
Not a citizen
|
317,178 |
3.9 |
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REGION OF BIRTH OF
FOREIGN BORN
|
|
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Total
(excluding born at sea)
|
430,000
|
100.0
|
| Europe |
60,222 |
14.0 |
| Asia |
93,133 |
21.7 |
| Africa |
20,369 |
4.7 |
| Oceania |
1,825 |
0.4 |
| Latin America |
239,853 |
55.8 |
| Northern America |
14,598 |
3.4 |
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT
HOME
|
|
|
|
Population
5 years and over
|
7,513,165
|
100.0
|
| English only |
6,909,648 |
92.0 |
| Language other than English
|
603,517 |
8.0 |
|
Speak English less
than "very well"
|
297,858 |
4.0 |
|
Spanish
|
378,942 |
5.0 |
|
Speak English less
than "very well"
|
218,792 |
2.9 |
|
Other Indo-European
languages
|
119,961 |
1.6 |
|
Speak English less
than "very well"
|
32,041 |
0.4 |
|
Asian and Pacific Island
languages
|
78,246 |
1.0 |
|
Speak English less
than "very well"
|
39,065 |
0.5 |
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ANCESTRY (single or
multiple)
|
|
|
|
Total
population
|
8,049,313
|
100.0
|
|
Total
ancestries reported
|
6,982,680 |
86.7 |
| Arab |
19,580 |
0.2 |
| Czech1 |
14,661 |
0.2 |
| Danish |
11,093 |
0.1 |
| Dutch |
93,699 |
1.2 |
| English |
767,749 |
9.5 |
| French (except Basque)1
|
127,679 |
1.6 |
| French Canadian1
|
29,215 |
0.4 |
| German |
762,387 |
9.5 |
| Greek |
19,146 |
0.2 |
| Hungarian |
16,100 |
0.2 |
| Irish1 |
596,219 |
7.4 |
| Italian |
181,982 |
2.3 |
| Lithuanian |
6,635 |
0.1 |
| Norwegian |
32,627 |
0.4 |
| Polish |
87,968 |
1.1 |
| Portuguese |
7,294 |
0.1 |
| Russian |
25,363 |
0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish |
255,825 |
3.2 |
| Scottish |
177,546 |
2.2 |
| Slovak |
7,299 |
0.1 |
| Subsaharan African |
61,798 |
0.8 |
| Swedish |
40,697 |
0.5 |
| Swiss |
12,211 |
0.2 |
| Ukrainian |
9,607 |
0.1 |
| United States or American |
1,115,401 |
13.9 |
| Welsh |
38,287 |
0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic
groups) |
15,915 |
0.2 |
| Other ancestries |
2,448,697 |
30.4 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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