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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%