Households and Educational Attainment
According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the types of households were as follows out of 1,275,534 total:
- Family households: 61.1% (778,991)
- With own children under 18 years: 30.9% (394,253)
- Married-couple family: 39.1% (498,998)
- With own children under 18 years: 19.6% (250,054)
- Male householder, no wife present, family: 6.9% (88,600)
- With own children under 18 years: 3.0% (38,239)
- Female householder, no husband present, family: 15.0% (191,393)
- With own children under 18 years: 8.3% (105,960)
- Non-family households: 38.9% (496,543)
- Householder living alone: 30.2% (385,843)
- 65 years and over: 8.0% (102,016)
- Households with one or more people under 18 years: 34.6% (441,723)
- Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 21.1% (268,624)
- Average household size: 2.87
- Average family size: 3.67
According to the same survey, the educational status of residents over 25 years (2,407,775 total) was as follows:
- Less than 9th grade: 15.9% (383,385)
- 9th to 12th grade, no diploma: 11.1% (267,833)
- High school graduate: 21.1% (509,021)
- Some college, no degree: 16.7% (402,973)
- Associate's degree: 5.9% (141,764)
- Bachelor's degree: 19.2% (462,701)
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.0% (240,098)
- Percent high school graduate or higher: 73.0%
- Percent bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%
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