SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

10,129,990

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

547,066

5.4

Kindergarten

554,361

5.5

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

4,349,867

42.9

High school (grades 9-12)

2,122,098

20.9

College or graduate school

2,556,598

25.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

21,298,900

100.0

Less than 9th grade

2,446,324

11.5

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

2,496,419

11.7

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

4,288,452

20.1

Some college, no degree

4,879,336

22.9

Associate degree

1,518,403

7.1

Bachelor's degree

3,640,157

17.1

Graduate or professional degree

2,029,809

9.5

Percent high school graduate or higher

76.8

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

26.6

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

26,076,163

100.0

Never married

7,843,907

30.1

Now married, except separated

13,657,201

52.4

Separated

642,670

2.5

Widowed

1,457,818

5.6

Female

1,179,638

4.5

Divorced

2,474,567

9.5

Female

1,457,510

5.6

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

928,290

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

294,969

31.8

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

24,501,941

100.0

Civilian veterans

2,569,340

10.5

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

8,172,459

100.0

With a disability

609,271

7.5

Population 21 to 64 years

19,210,794

100.0

With a disability

3,848,497

20.0

Percent employed

54.9

(X)

No disability

15,362,297

80.0

Percent employed

73.1

(X)

Population 65 years and over

3,469,810

100.0

With a disability

1,465,593

42.2

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

31,416,629

100.0

Same house in 1995

15,757,539

50.2

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

14,251,432

45.4

Same county

9,714,481

30.9

Different county

4,536,951

14.4

Same state

3,087,987

9.8

Different state

1,448,964

4.6

Elsewhere in 1995

1,407,658

4.5

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

33,871,648

100.0

Native

25,007,393

73.8

Born in United States

24,633,720

72.7

State of residence

17,019,097

50.2

Different state

7,614,623

22.5

Born outside United States

373,673

1.1

Foreign born

8,864,255

26.2

Entered 1990 to March 2000

3,270,746

9.7

Naturalized citizen

3,473,266

10.3

Not a citizen

5,390,989

15.9

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

8,864,188

100.0

Europe

696,578

7.9

Asia

2,918,642

32.9

Africa

113,255

1.3

Oceania

67,131

0.8

Latin America

4,926,803

55.6

Northern America

141,779

1.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

31,416,629

100.0

English only

19,014,873

60.5

Language other than English

12,401,756

39.5

Speak English less than 'very well

6,277,779

20.0

Spanish

8,105,505

25.8

Speak English less than "very well"

4,303,949

13.7

Other Indo-European languages

1,335,332

4.3

Speak English less than "very well"

453,589

1.4

Asian and Pacific Island languages

2,709,179

8.6

Speak English less than "very well"

1,438,588

4.6

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

33,871,648

100.0

Total ancestries reported

35,569,389

105.0

Arab

192,887

0.6

Czech¹

118,889

0.4

Danish

207,030

0.6

Dutch

417,382

1.2

English

2,521,355

7.4

French (except Basque)¹

783,576

2.3

French Canadian¹

148,265

0.4

German

3,332,396

9.8

Greek

125,284

0.4

Hungarian

133,988

0.4

Irish¹

2,622,089

7.7

Italian

1,450,884

4.3

Lithuanian

51,406

0.2

Norwegian

436,128

1.3

Polish

491,325

1.5

Portuguese

330,974

1.0

Russian

402,480

1.2

Scotch-Irish

410,310

1.2

Scottish

541,890

1.6

Slovak

24,535

0.1

Subsaharan African

184,921

0.5

Swedish

459,897

1.4

Swiss

115,485

0.3

Ukrainian

83,125

0.2

United States or American

1,140,830

3.4

Welsh

188,414

0.6

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

63,639

0.2

Other ancestries

18,590,005

54.9