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2000 to 2001 American Community Survey Change Profile
San Francisco 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
164,616
100%
162,009
100%
-2,607
+/-6,009
no
Nursery school, preschool
8,213
5.0%
9,375
5.8%
0.8%
+/-1.0%
no
Kindergarten
5,825
3.5%
5,605
3.5%
0.0%
+/-1.0%
no
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
50,654
30.8%
50,617
31.2%
0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
High school grade (grades 9-12)
26,502
16.1%
27,241
16.8%
0.7%
+/-1.3%
no
College or graduate school
73,422
44.6%
69,171
42.7%
- 1.9%
+/-2.8%
no
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
579,186
100%
578,228
100%
-958
+/-403
yes
Less than 9th grade
47,920
8.3%
50,770
8.8%
0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
43,365
7.5%
40,258
7.0%
- 0.5%
+/-0.8%
no
High school graduate (including equivalency)
86,796
15.0%
81,591
14.1%
- 0.9%
+/-1.2%
no
Some college, no degree
93,803
16.2%
94,045
16.3%
0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
Associate degree
33,106
5.7%
32,743
5.7%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
Bachelor's degree
179,190
30.9%
179,460
31.0%
0.1%
+/-1.2%
no
Graduate or professional degree
95,006
16.4%
99,361
17.2%
0.8%
+/-1.0%
no
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
84.2
(NA)
84.3
(NA)
0.1
+/-1.2
no
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
47.3
(NA)
48.2
(NA)
0.9
+/-1.3
no
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
335,469
100%
328,831
100%
-6,638
+/-503
yes
Never married
170,335
50.8%
161,285
49.0%
- 1.8%
+/-1.5%
yes
Now married, except separated
127,551
38.0%
129,935
39.5%
1.5%
+/-1.7%
no
Separated
5,825
1.7%
5,916
1.8%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Widowed
7,286
2.2%
7,517
2.3%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Divorced
24,472
7.3%
24,178
7.4%
0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
 
Females 15 years and over
328,054
100%
323,362
100%
-4,692
+/-401
yes
Never married
132,053
40.3%
124,200
38.4%
- 1.9%
+/-1.3%
yes
Now married, except separated
124,168
37.8%
128,879
39.9%
2.1%
+/-1.5%
yes
Separated
7,444
2.3%
5,322
1.6%
- 0.7%
+/-0.5%
yes
Widowed
32,129
9.8%
33,748
10.4%
0.6%
+/-1.0%
no
Divorced
32,260
9.8%
31,213
9.7%
- 0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
a birth in the past 12 months
9,270
100%
8,136
100%
-1,134
+/-1,904
no
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
1,950
21.0%
1,846
22.7%
1.7%
+/-10.9%
no
Per 1,000 unmarried women
14
(NA)
14
(NA)
0
+/-8
no
As a percent of all women with a birth
21.0
(NA)
22.7
(NA)
1.7
+/-10.2
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
43
(NA)
38
(NA)
-5
+/-10
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
6
(NA)
23
(NA)
17
+/-21
no
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
61
(NA)
34
(NA)
-27
+/-13
yes
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
27
(NA)
45
(NA)
18
+/-12
yes
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households
17,695
100%
16,426
100%
-1,269
+/-2,991
no
Responsible for grandchildren
5,062
28.6%
3,871
23.6%
- 5.0%
+/-9.6%
no
less than 1 year
1,027
20.3%
142
3.7%
-16.6%
+/-11.9%
yes
1 or 2 years
1,463
28.9%
787
20.3%
- 8.6%
+/-17.0%
no
3 or 4 years
640
12.6%
1,505
38.9%
26.3%
+/-19.0%
yes
5 or more years
1,932
38.2%
1,437
37.1%
- 1.1%
+/-19.8%
no
 
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
64.3
(NA)
73.5
(NA)
9.2
+/-11.1
no
Percent who are married
65.3
(NA)
60.1
(NA)
-5.2
+/-17.0
no
Percent who are in labor force
34.4
(NA)
34.8
(NA)
0.4
+/-16.2
no
Percent who are in poverty
21.9
(NA)
15.6
(NA)
-6.3
+/-14.2
no
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
644,890
100%
633,998
100%
-10,892
+/-107
yes
Civilian veterans
42,320
6.6%
36,469
5.8%
- 0.8%
+/-0.5%
yes
 
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
99,432
100%
97,688
100%
-1,744
+/-1,886
no
With a disability
3,800
3.8%
6,350
6.5%
2.7%
+/-1.7%
yes
 
Population 21 to 64 years
524,198
100%
517,286
100%
-6,912
+/-1,848
yes
With a disability
51,471
9.8%
53,610
10.4%
0.6%
+/-0.8%
no
Percent employed
47.3
(NA)
43.0
(NA)
-4.3
+/-4.0
yes
No disability
472,727
90.2%
463,676
89.6%
- 0.6%
+/-1.0%
no
Percent employed
81.6
(NA)
79.5
(NA)
-2.1
+/-1.2
yes
 
Population 65 years and over
101,818
100%
100,770
100%
-1,048
+/-315
yes
With a disability
43,975
43.2%
42,731
42.4%
- 0.8%
+/-3.1%
no
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
750,359
100%
743,657
100%
-6,702
+/-1,713
yes
Same house
646,762
86.2%
646,372
86.9%
0.7%
+/-1.3%
no
Different house in the U.S.
89,579
11.9%
82,123
11.0%
- 0.9%
+/-1.0%
no
Same county
49,862
6.6%
45,404
6.1%
- 0.5%
+/-0.8%
no
Different county
39,717
5.3%
36,719
4.9%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Same state
22,170
3.0%
21,070
2.8%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Different state
17,547
2.3%
15,649
2.1%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Abroad
14,018
1.9%
15,162
2.0%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
 
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
756,976
100%
750,966
100%
-6,010
*****
- -
Native
476,945
63.0%
464,287
61.8%
- 1.2%
+/-1.2%
no
Born in United States
463,947
61.3%
453,405
60.4%
- 0.9%
+/-1.0%
no
State of residence
265,699
35.1%
258,224
34.4%
- 0.7%
+/-1.2%
no
Different state
198,248
26.2%
195,181
26.0%
- 0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
born abroad to American parent(s)
12,998
1.7%
10,882
1.4%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Foreign born
280,031
37.0%
286,679
38.2%
1.2%
+/-1.2%
no
Naturalized citizen
158,380
56.6%
162,578
56.7%
0.1%
+/-2.3%
no
Not a citizen
121,651
43.4%
124,101
43.3%
- 0.1%
+/-3.0%
no
Entered 1990 or later
108,997
38.9%
113,415
39.6%
0.7%
+/-3.5%
no
Entered before 1990
171,034
61.1%
173,264
60.4%
- 0.7%
+/-2.1%
no
 
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
279,985
100%
286,679
100%
6,694
+/-8,864
no
Europe
39,433
14.1%
40,835
14.2%
0.1%
+/-1.8%
no
Asia
171,009
61.1%
173,843
60.6%
- 0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Africa
2,982
1.1%
4,677
1.6%
0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
Oceania
2,677
1.0%
3,543
1.2%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Latin America
59,638
21.3%
59,364
20.7%
- 0.6%
+/-1.8%
no
Northern America
4,246
1.5%
4,417
1.5%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over
725,627
100%
715,790
100%
-9,837
+/-318
yes
English only
396,054
54.6%
384,403
53.7%
- 0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
Language other than English
329,573
45.4%
331,387
46.3%
0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
178,008
24.5%
173,413
24.2%
- 0.3%
+/-1.3%
no
Spanish
83,879
11.6%
88,007
12.3%
0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
40,770
5.6%
41,768
5.8%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Other Indo-European languages
47,154
6.5%
45,499
6.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
17,794
2.5%
17,243
2.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
190,827
26.3%
189,971
26.5%
0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
117,233
16.2%
111,159
15.5%
- 0.7%
+/-1.0%
no
Other languages
7,713
1.1%
7,910
1.1%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
2,211
0.3%
3,243
0.5%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
 
ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
Total Population
756,976
100%
750,966
100%
-6,010
*****
- -
Arab
7,443
1.0%
8,254
1.1%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Czech
1,814
0.2%
2,372
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Danish
3,990
0.5%
3,260
0.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Dutch
6,320
0.8%
5,479
0.7%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
English
48,712
6.4%
52,758
7.0%
0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
French (except Basque)
17,190
2.3%
19,503
2.6%
0.3%
+/-0.3%
no
French Canadian
2,346
0.3%
2,066
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
German
62,054
8.2%
59,800
8.0%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Greek
5,553
0.7%
4,877
0.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Hungarian
3,267
0.4%
2,776
0.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Irish
68,127
9.0%
66,977
8.9%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Italian
35,541
4.7%
36,482
4.9%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Lithuanian
2,236
0.3%
1,767
0.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Norwegian
6,562
0.9%
6,783
0.9%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Polish
15,266
2.0%
14,533
1.9%
- 0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
Portuguese
3,375
0.4%
4,273
0.6%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Russian
23,317
3.1%
24,715
3.3%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Scotch-Irish
8,970
1.2%
9,261
1.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Scottish
12,847
1.7%
15,320
2.0%
0.3%
+/-0.3%
no
Slovak
1,129
0.1%
615
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Subsaharan African
4,593
0.6%
6,237
0.8%
0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Swedish
10,337
1.4%
9,232
1.2%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Swiss
3,181
0.4%
3,757
0.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Ukrainian
4,353
0.6%
6,629
0.9%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
United States or American
10,464
1.4%
8,951
1.2%
- 0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Welsh
4,485
0.6%
4,717
0.6%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
1,147
0.2%
699
0.1%
- 0.1%
+/-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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