SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

1,362,507

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

90,516

6.6

Kindergarten

71,974

5.3

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

595,721

43.7

High school (grades 9-12)

308,038

22.6

College or graduate school

296,258

21.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

3,164,345

100.0

Less than 9th grade

158,858

5.0

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

222,487

7.0

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

912,672

28.8

Some college, no degree

759,153

24.0

Associate degree

243,093

7.7

Bachelor's degree

605,210

19.1

Graduate or professional degree

262,872

8.3

Percent high school graduate or higher

87.9

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

27.4

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

3,857,755

100.0

Never married

1,083,369

28.1

Now married, except separated

2,172,676

56.3

Separated

40,287

1.0

Widowed

224,775

5.8

Female

184,628

4.8

Divorced

336,648

8.7

Female

185,992

4.8

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

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

45,217

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

17,682

39.1

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

3,630,355

100.0

Civilian veterans

464,968

12.8

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

1,168,374

100.0

With a disability

82,719

7.1

Population 21 to 64 years

2,803,699

100.0

With a disability

392,313

14.0

Percent employed

65.0

(X)

No disability

2,411,386

86.0

Percent employed

84.3

(X)

Population 65 years and over

554,138

100.0

With a disability

204,204

36.9

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

4,591,491

100.0

Same house in 1995

2,617,599

57.0

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

1,889,387

41.1

Same county

933,981

20.3

Different county

955,406

20.8

Same state

600,156

13.1

Different state

355,250

7.7

Elsewhere in 1995

84,505

1.8

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

4,919,479

100.0

Native

4,659,016

94.7

Born in United States

4,632,962

94.2

State of residence

3,451,522

70.2

Different state

1,181,440

24.0

Born outside United States

26,054

0.5

Foreign born

260,463

5.3

Entered 1990 to March 2000

141,968

2.9

Naturalized citizen

97,308

2.0

Not a citizen

163,155

3.3

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

260,454

100.0

Europe

43,652

16.8

Asia

105,153

40.4

Africa

34,469

13.2

Oceania

1,375

0.5

Latin America

62,556

24.0

Northern America

13,249

5.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

4,591,491

100.0

English only

4,201,503

91.5

Language other than English

389,988

8.5

Speak English less than 'very well

167,511

3.6

Spanish

132,066

2.9

Speak English less than "very well"

61,817

1.3

Other Indo-European languages

110,644

2.4

Speak English less than "very well"

30,433

0.7

Asian and Pacific Island languages

103,520

2.3

Speak English less than "very well"

57,969

1.3

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

4,919,479

100.0

Total ancestries reported

6,181,742

125.7

Arab

13,923

0.3

Czech¹

101,702

2.1

Danish

88,924

1.8

Dutch

99,944

2.0

English

309,802

6.3

French (except Basque)¹

202,946

4.1

French Canadian¹

59,719

1.2

German

1,806,650

36.7

Greek

10,619

0.2

Hungarian

12,279

0.2

Irish¹

552,952

11.2

Italian

111,270

2.3

Lithuanian

5,633

0.1

Norwegian

850,742

17.3

Polish

240,405

4.9

Portuguese

2,487

0.1

Russian

35,513

0.7

Scotch-Irish

46,370

0.9

Scottish

62,152

1.3

Slovak

7,786

0.2

Subsaharan African

43,628

0.9

Swedish

486,507

9.9

Swiss

23,140

0.5

Ukrainian

14,356

0.3

United States or American

142,500

2.9

Welsh

21,677

0.4

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

3,991

0.1

Other ancestries

824,125

16.8