SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

2,217,832

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

181,423

8.2

Kindergarten

121,950

5.5

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

978,203

44.1

High school (grades 9-12)

465,954

21.0

College or graduate school

470,302

21.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

5,657,799

100.0

Less than 9th grade

373,429

6.6

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

641,048

11.3

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

1,661,493

29.4

Some college, no degree

998,872

17.7

Associate degree

298,096

5.3

Bachelor's degree

1,063,665

18.8

Graduate or professional degree

621,196

11.0

Percent high school graduate or higher

82.1

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

29.8

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

6,655,333

100.0

Never married

1,868,368

28.1

Now married, except separated

3,636,045

54.6

Separated

159,293

2.4

Widowed

490,779

7.4

Female

400,113

6.0

Divorced

500,848

7.5

Female

302,581

4.5

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

185,771

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

58,789

31.6

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

6,321,650

100.0

Civilian veterans

672,217

10.6

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

1,806,868

100.0

With a disability

134,026

7.4

Population 21 to 64 years

4,864,368

100.0

With a disability

844,726

17.4

Percent employed

59.4

(X)

No disability

4,019,642

82.6

Percent employed

77.0

(X)

Population 65 years and over

1,063,982

100.0

With a disability

411,059

38.6

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

7,856,268

100.0

Same house in 1995

4,697,484

59.8

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

2,847,019

36.2

Same county

1,628,378

20.7

Different county

1,218,641

15.5

Same state

684,063

8.7

Different state

534,578

6.8

Elsewhere in 1995

311,765

4.0

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

8,414,350

100.0

Native

6,938,023

82.5

Born in United States

6,738,114

80.1

State of residence

4,490,524

53.4

Different state

2,247,590

26.7

Born outside United States

199,909

2.4

Foreign born

1,476,327

17.5

Entered 1990 to March 2000

614,416

7.3

Naturalized citizen

682,304

8.1

Not a citizen

794,023

9.4

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

1,476,327

100.0

Europe

352,914

23.9

Asia

410,123

27.8

Africa

59,917

4.1

Oceania

2,354

0.2

Latin America

634,084

43.0

Northern America

16,935

1.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

7,856,268

100.0

English only

5,854,578

74.5

Language other than English

2,001,690

25.5

Speak English less than 'very well

873,088

11.1

Spanish

967,741

12.3

Speak English less than "very well"

483,069

6.1

Other Indo-European languages

659,248

8.4

Speak English less than "very well"

241,627

3.1

Asian and Pacific Island languages

275,832

3.5

Speak English less than "very well"

119,581

1.5

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

8,414,350

100.0

Total ancestries reported

9,586,504

113.9

Arab

72,468

0.9

Czech¹

45,432

0.5

Danish

22,534

0.3

Dutch

119,315

1.4

English

521,902

6.2

French (except Basque)¹

125,493

1.5

French Canadian¹

30,126

0.4

German

1,063,384

12.6

Greek

61,522

0.7

Hungarian

115,615

1.4

Irish¹

1,336,723

15.9

Italian

1,503,637

17.9

Lithuanian

37,726

0.4

Norwegian

48,403

0.6

Polish

576,473

6.9

Portuguese

72,196

0.9

Russian

189,524

2.3

Scotch-Irish

77,111

0.9

Scottish

106,607

1.3

Slovak

46,264

0.5

Subsaharan African

70,005

0.8

Swedish

58,564

0.7

Swiss

19,983

0.2

Ukrainian

73,809

0.9

United States or American

263,807

3.1

Welsh

40,010

0.5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

116,475

1.4

Other ancestries

2,771,396

32.9