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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 63,319
Urban population.................................................... 46,005
Percent of total population..................................... 72.7
Rural population.................................................... 17,314
Percent of total population..................................... 27.3
Farm population................................................... 172
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 17,097
Preprimary school................................................... 1,305
Elementary or high school........................................... 12,815
Percent in private school......................................... 6.6
College............................................................. 2,977
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 38,464
Less than 9th grade................................................. 3,169
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 4,793
High school graduate................................................ 11,976
Some college, no degree............................................. 8,866
Associates degree................................................... 2,328
Bachelor's degree................................................... 4,502
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 2,830
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 79.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 19.1
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 57,103
Lived in same house................................................. 29,383
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 27,202
Same State........................................................ 18,111
Same county..................................................... 6,269
Different county................................................ 11,842
Different State................................................... 9,091
Lived abroad........................................................ 518
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 38,179
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 1,645
With a mobility limitation........................................ 662
With a self-care limitation....................................... 1,275
With a work disability.............................................. 2,801
In labor force.................................................. 1,140
Prevented from working............................................ 1,351
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 6,242
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 903
With a mobility limitation........................................ 681
With a self-care limitation....................................... 573
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 449
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,583
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,004
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 7,762
65 years and over................................................. 1,890
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 61,047
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 55.2
Foreign-born population............................................. 2,272
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 500
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 57,103
Speak a language other than English................................. 20,613
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 6,421
Speak Spanish..................................................... 10,309
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 1,831
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 223
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 79
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 73,011
Arab................................................................ 161
Austrian............................................................ 153
Belgian............................................................. 48
Canadian............................................................ 89
Czech............................................................... 412
Danish.............................................................. 355
Dutch............................................................... 1,197
English............................................................. 6,772
Finnish............................................................. 108
French (except Basque).............................................. 2,070
French Canadian..................................................... 334
German.............................................................. 11,267
Greek............................................................... 165
Hungarian........................................................... 235
Irish............................................................... 6,663
Italian............................................................. 3,376
Lithuanian.......................................................... 182
Norwegian........................................................... 711
Polish.............................................................. 1,285
Portuguese.......................................................... 86
Romanian............................................................ 23
Russian............................................................. 406
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 1,151
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Scottish............................................................ 1,347
Slovak.............................................................. 423
Subsaharan African.................................................. 11
Swedish............................................................. 964
Swiss............................................................... 145
Ukrainian........................................................... 47
United States or American........................................... 1,261
Welsh............................................................... 500
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 104
Yugoslavian......................................................... 71
Other ancestries.................................................... 30,889
Note: Data are based on sample and are subject to sampling variability.
See Corresponding File for Selected Definitions
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