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2000 to 2001 American Community Survey Change Profile
Pima County
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TABLE 2. PROFILE OF SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
  2000
Estimate
2000
Percent
Distribution
2001
Estimate
2001
Percent
Distribution
Difference
(2001 - 2000)
Margin
of Error
of Difference
Statistically
Significant
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
229,569
100%
232,217
100%
2,648
+/-4,376
no
Nursery school, preschool
12,266
5.3%
10,461
4.5%
- 0.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
Kindergarten
12,011
5.2%
13,070
5.6%
0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
93,460
40.7%
100,456
43.3%
2.6%
+/-0.7%
yes
High school grade (grades 9-12)
43,432
18.9%
46,159
19.9%
1.0%
+/-0.8%
yes
College or graduate school
68,400
29.8%
62,071
26.7%
- 3.1%
+/-1.5%
yes
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
531,818
100%
536,717
100%
4,899
+/-285
yes
Less than 9th grade
31,016
5.8%
33,327
6.2%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
52,433
9.9%
49,998
9.3%
- 0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
High school graduate (including equivalency)
127,211
23.9%
133,099
24.8%
0.9%
+/-1.0%
no
Some college, no degree
138,257
26.0%
129,751
24.2%
- 1.8%
+/-1.0%
yes
Associate degree
38,376
7.2%
40,811
7.6%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Bachelor's degree
83,646
15.7%
89,271
16.6%
0.9%
+/-0.8%
yes
Graduate or professional degree
60,879
11.4%
60,460
11.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
84.3
(NA)
84.5
(NA)
0.2
+/-1.0
no
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
27.2
(NA)
27.9
(NA)
0.7
+/-1.0
no
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
312,405
100%
315,267
100%
2,862
+/-492
yes
Never married
96,995
31.0%
99,867
31.7%
0.7%
+/-1.0%
no
Now married, except separated
169,767
54.3%
168,472
53.4%
- 0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
Separated
4,509
1.4%
3,404
1.1%
- 0.3%
+/-0.3%
no
Widowed
8,556
2.7%
7,688
2.4%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Divorced
32,578
10.4%
35,836
11.4%
1.0%
+/-1.0%
no
 
Females 15 years and over
336,146
100%
339,513
100%
3,367
+/-512
yes
Never married
82,170
24.4%
86,150
25.4%
1.0%
+/-1.0%
no
Now married, except separated
164,421
48.9%
164,994
48.6%
- 0.3%
+/-1.5%
no
Separated
6,970
2.1%
8,013
2.4%
0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Widowed
34,127
10.2%
33,000
9.7%
- 0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
Divorced
48,458
14.4%
47,356
13.9%
- 0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
a birth in the past 12 months
13,881
100%
12,031
100%
-1,850
+/-1,997
no
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
4,565
32.9%
4,012
33.3%
0.4%
+/-7.6%
no
Per 1,000 unmarried women
42
(NA)
37
(NA)
-5
+/-10
no
As a percent of all women with a birth
32.9
(NA)
33.3
(NA)
0.4
+/-7.4
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
66
(NA)
57
(NA)
-9
+/-10
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
56
(NA)
45
(NA)
-11
+/-26
no
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
118
(NA)
105
(NA)
-13
+/-18
no
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
23
(NA)
19
(NA)
-4
+/-7
no
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households
17,495
100%
17,585
100%
90
+/-2,653
no
Responsible for grandchildren
7,650
43.7%
7,395
42.1%
- 1.6%
+/-7.8%
no
less than 1 year
2,232
29.2%
1,924
26.0%
- 3.2%
+/-10.6%
no
1 or 2 years
1,250
16.3%
2,219
30.0%
13.7%
+/-8.7%
yes
3 or 4 years
1,283
16.8%
1,082
14.6%
- 2.2%
+/-6.9%
no
5 or more years
2,885
37.7%
2,170
29.3%
- 8.4%
+/-10.9%
no
 
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
59.4
(NA)
62.5
(NA)
3.1
+/-6.1
no
Percent who are married
73.7
(NA)
69.7
(NA)
-4.0
+/-8.9
no
Percent who are in labor force
53.2
(NA)
51.8
(NA)
-1.4
+/-9.7
no
Percent who are in poverty
20.1
(NA)
26.6
(NA)
6.5
+/-9.4
no
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
611,338
100%
614,708
100%
3,370
+/-922
yes
Civilian veterans
98,634
16.1%
95,487
15.5%
- 0.6%
+/-0.5%
yes
 
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
186,239
100%
194,370
100%
8,131
+/-1,874
yes
With a disability
15,392
8.3%
13,117
6.7%
- 1.6%
+/-1.2%
yes
 
Population 21 to 64 years
460,772
100%
461,505
100%
733
+/-2,036
no
With a disability
66,872
14.5%
67,449
14.6%
0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
Percent employed
46.0
(NA)
44.3
(NA)
-1.7
+/-3.0
no
No disability
393,900
85.5%
394,056
85.4%
- 0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
Percent employed
76.8
(NA)
76.4
(NA)
-0.4
+/-1.0
no
 
Population 65 years and over
115,348
100%
119,137
100%
3,789
+/-538
yes
With a disability
47,292
41.0%
49,602
41.6%
0.6%
+/-2.1%
no
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
810,178
100%
829,037
100%
18,859
+/-1,642
yes
Same house
639,818
79.0%
664,056
80.1%
1.1%
+/-1.2%
no
Different house in the U.S.
163,058
20.1%
157,811
19.0%
- 1.1%
+/-1.2%
no
Same county
117,000
14.4%
115,773
14.0%
- 0.4%
+/-1.0%
no
Different county
46,058
5.7%
42,038
5.1%
- 0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
Same state
11,070
1.4%
12,482
1.5%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Different state
34,988
4.3%
29,556
3.6%
- 0.7%
+/-0.5%
yes
Abroad
7,302
0.9%
7,170
0.9%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
821,712
100%
841,014
100%
19,302
*****
- -
Native
729,403
88.8%
744,823
88.6%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Born in United States
716,102
87.1%
733,117
87.2%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
State of residence
302,305
36.8%
320,448
38.1%
1.3%
+/-1.0%
yes
Different state
413,797
50.4%
412,669
49.1%
- 1.3%
+/-1.0%
yes
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
born abroad to American parent(s)
13,301
1.6%
11,706
1.4%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Foreign born
92,309
11.2%
96,191
11.4%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Naturalized citizen
38,129
41.3%
37,342
38.8%
- 2.5%
+/-3.1%
no
Not a citizen
54,180
58.7%
58,849
61.2%
2.5%
+/-3.8%
no
Entered 1990 or later
34,781
37.7%
37,449
38.9%
1.2%
+/-3.8%
no
Entered before 1990
57,528
62.3%
58,742
61.1%
- 1.2%
+/-2.5%
no
 
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
92,309
100%
96,191
100%
3,882
+/-5,861
no
Europe
10,800
11.7%
11,414
11.9%
0.2%
+/-1.8%
no
Asia
13,046
14.1%
14,394
15.0%
0.9%
+/-1.5%
no
Africa
1,494
1.6%
1,559
1.6%
0.0%
+/-1.0%
no
Oceania
446
0.5%
555
0.6%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Latin America
63,007
68.3%
64,631
67.2%
- 1.1%
+/-3.8%
no
Northern America
3,516
3.8%
3,638
3.8%
0.0%
+/-1.3%
no
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over
765,915
100%
779,668
100%
13,753
+/-205
yes
English only
556,714
72.7%
567,026
72.7%
0.0%
+/-0.8%
no
Language other than English
209,201
27.3%
212,642
27.3%
0.0%
+/-0.8%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
69,508
9.1%
75,238
9.7%
0.6%
+/-0.8%
no
Spanish
173,091
22.6%
177,160
22.7%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
58,289
7.6%
63,400
8.1%
0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
Other Indo-European languages
16,974
2.2%
14,965
1.9%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Speak English less than "very well"
3,505
0.5%
3,514
0.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
10,203
1.3%
11,084
1.4%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
5,050
0.7%
5,726
0.7%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Other languages
8,933
1.2%
9,433
1.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
2,664
0.3%
2,598
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
Total Population
821,712
100%
841,014
100%
19,302
*****
- -
Arab
3,974
0.5%
3,172
0.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Czech
5,125
0.6%
3,379
0.4%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Danish
5,594
0.7%
5,384
0.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Dutch
15,489
1.9%
14,213
1.7%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
English
89,265
10.9%
97,961
11.6%
0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
French (except Basque)
27,631
3.4%
30,353
3.6%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
French Canadian
5,186
0.6%
5,219
0.6%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
German
142,019
17.3%
142,492
16.9%
- 0.4%
+/-1.0%
no
Greek
2,993
0.4%
2,631
0.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Hungarian
3,782
0.5%
5,242
0.6%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Irish
92,635
11.3%
94,769
11.3%
0.0%
+/-1.0%
no
Italian
34,834
4.2%
35,098
4.2%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
Lithuanian
1,936
0.2%
1,683
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Norwegian
14,360
1.7%
14,097
1.7%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Polish
21,240
2.6%
21,016
2.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
Portuguese
1,737
0.2%
1,713
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Russian
9,665
1.2%
10,445
1.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Scotch-Irish
15,863
1.9%
16,057
1.9%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Scottish
20,172
2.5%
20,919
2.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Slovak
1,655
0.2%
1,350
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Subsaharan African
1,969
0.2%
3,524
0.4%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Swedish
15,984
1.9%
14,150
1.7%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Swiss
3,370
0.4%
3,539
0.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Ukrainian
2,202
0.3%
2,101
0.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
United States or American
30,369
3.7%
33,827
4.0%
0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Welsh
6,701
0.8%
7,262
0.9%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
941
0.1%
593
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 

The profile universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability.

School enrollment estimates from the 2000 and 2001 American Community Survey will tend to be lower than similar estimates from Census 2000 and the Current Population Survey because the school enrollment estimates from the 2000 and 2001 American Community Survey do not include individuals residing in group quarters, such as college dormitories.

Ancestry listed in this table refers to the total number of reports; for example, the estimate given for Russian represents the number of people who listed Russian as either their first or second ancestry. This table lists only the largest ancestry groups; see the Detailed Tables for more categories. Race and Hispanic origin groups are not included in this table because official data for those groups come from the Race and Hispanic origin questions rather than the ancestry question (see Table 1).

1. An '*' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error of the difference. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error of the difference. In this case, an '-' entry is placed in the Difference (2001-2000) column. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in an Estimate or Percent Distribution column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. In this case, an '---' entry is placed in the Difference (2001-2000) column. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that both single year estimates are controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. There is an '--' entry in the Statistically Significant column when the Margin of Error of the Difference is set to '*', '**', '***', or '*****'.
9. An 'N' entry in an Estimate, Percent Distribution, Difference (2001-2000), and/or Margin of Error of the Difference columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
10. An '(NA)' entry in the 2000 or 2001 Percent Distribution, Difference (2001-2000), Margin of Error of the Difference, and/or Statistically Significant columns indicates that a test or calculation was not done.

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