SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION BY RACE: MARCH 1997 | ||||||||||
(Numbers in thousands) | ||||||||||
Marital Status of People 18 Years Old and Older by Race: March 1997 | ||||||||||
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |||||
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Total population 18+ | 164,050 | 100.0 | 22,772 | 100.0 | 7,130 | 100.0 | ||||
Married, spouse present | 96,747 | 59.0 | 7,759 | 34.1 | 4,068 | 57.1 | ||||
Married, spouse absent | 5,018 | 3.1 | 1,893 | 8.3 | 349 | 4.9 | ||||
Separated | 3,241 | 2.0 | 1,525 | 6.7 | 137 | 1.9 | ||||
Other | 1,776 | 1.1 | 369 | 1.6 | 212 | 3.0 | ||||
Widowed | 11,662 | 7.1 | 1,646 | 7.2 | 332 | 4.7 | ||||
Divorced | 16,149 | 9.8 | 2,569 | 11.3 | 329 | 4.6 | ||||
Never Married | 34,474 | 21.0 | 8,905 | 39.1 | 2,052 | 28.8 | ||||
Geographical Mobility of People 1 Year Old and Older Between March 1996 and March 1997 by Race | ||||||||||
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |||||
Residence in 1996 | ||||||||||
Total population 1+ | 217,026 | 100.0 | 33,659 | 100.0 | 9,905 | 100.0 | ||||
Same house | 182,800 | 84.2 | 26,999 | 80.2 | 7,924 | 80.0 | ||||
Different house in the U.S. | 33,299 | 15.3 | 6,600 | 19.6 | 1,676 | 16.9 | ||||
Same county | 21,485 | 9.9 | 4,847 | 14.4 | 1,073 | 10.8 | ||||
Different county | 11,814 | 5.4 | 1,752 | 5.2 | 603 | 6.1 | ||||
Same state | 6,523 | 3.0 | 1,044 | 3.1 | 309 | 3.1 | ||||
Different state | 5,291 | 2.4 | 709 | 2.1 | 294 | 3.0 | ||||
Abroad | 927 | 0.4 | 61 | 0.2 | 305 | 3.1 | ||||
Total movers | 34,226 | 15.8 | 6,661 | 19.8 | 1,981 | 20.0 | ||||
Educational Attainment of People 25 Years Old and Older by Race: March 1997 | ||||||||||
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |||||
Educational Attainment | ||||||||||
Total population 25+ | 144,058 | 100.0 | 19,072 | 100.0 | 6,107 | 100.0 | ||||
None | 661 | 0.5 | 110 | 0.6 | 126 | 2.1 | ||||
Elementary: 1-4 | 1,467 | 1.0 | 301 | 1.6 | 125 | 2.0 | ||||
Elementary: 5-6 | 2,887 | 2.0 | 429 | 2.2 | 172 | 2.8 | ||||
Elementary: 7-8 | 5,823 | 4.0 | 845 | 4.4 | 176 | 2.9 | ||||
High school: 1 | 3,368 | 2.3 | 500 | 2.6 | 112 | 1.8 | ||||
High school: 2 | 4,563 | 3.2 | 872 | 4.6 | 109 | 1.8 | ||||
High school: 3 | 5,659 | 3.9 | 1,733 | 9.1 | 101 | 1.7 | ||||
High school graduate | 48,860 | 33.9 | 6,835 | 35.8 | 1,416 | 23.2 | ||||
Some college, no degree | 24,724 | 17.2 | 3,641 | 19.1 | 780 | 12.8 | ||||
Associate degree: occupational program | 5,603 | 3.9 | 653 | 3.4 | 200 | 3.3 | ||||
Associate degree: academic program | 5,012 | 3.5 | 619 | 3.2 | 214 | 3.5 | ||||
Bachelor's degree | 23,771 | 16.5 | 1,817 | 9.5 | 1,665 | 27.3 | ||||
Master's degree | 7,943 | 5.5 | 567 | 3.0 | 578 | 9.5 | ||||
Professional degree | 2,170 | 1.5 | 85 | 0.4 | 190 | 3.1 | ||||
Doctorate degree | 1,547 | 1.1 | 65 | 0.3 | 143 | 2.3 | ||||
Households by Type and Race of Householder: March 1997 | ||||||||||
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |||||
Households by type | ||||||||||
Total households | 85,059 | 100.0 | 12,109 | 100.0 | 2,998 | 100.0 | ||||
Married couples with children | 21,914 | 25.8 | 1,974 | 16.3 | 1,032 | 34.4 | ||||
Married couples without children | 25,736 | 30.3 | 1,877 | 15.5 | 731 | 24.4 | ||||
Other families with children | 6,322 | 7.4 | 2,913 | 24.1 | 171 | 5.7 | ||||
Other families without children | 4,962 | 5.8 | 1,692 | 14.0 | 312 | 10.4 | ||||
People living alone | 21,513 | 25.3 | 3,126 | 25.8 | 560 | 18.7 | ||||
Other nonfamily households | 4,612 | 5.4 | 528 | 4.4 | 191 | 6.4 | ||||
Source: March 1997 Current Population Survey, U.S. Census Bureau |