ACS: 2000-2001 ACS Change Profile for Harris County -- Table 2

2000 to 2001 American Community Survey Change Profile Harris 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	944,652	100%	950,272	100%	5,620	+/-17,157	no
Nursery school, preschool	59,191	6.3%	63,007	6.6%	0.3%	+/-0.8%	no
Kindergarten	54,658	5.8%	60,201	6.3%	0.5%	+/-1.0%	no
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	449,554	47.6%	457,602	48.2%	0.6%	+/-0.7%	no
High school grade (grades 9-12)	203,374	21.5%	199,115	21.0%	- 0.5%	+/-1.0%	no
College or graduate school	177,875	18.8%	170,347	17.9%	- 0.9%	+/-1.5%	no

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	2,033,758	100%	2,063,245	100%	29,487	+/-1,195	yes
Less than 9th grade	253,750	12.5%	244,499	11.9%	- 0.6%	+/-1.0%	no
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	253,769	12.5%	270,042	13.1%	0.6%	+/-1.0%	no
High school graduate (including equivalency)	460,456	22.6%	450,277	21.8%	- 0.8%	+/-1.2%	no
Some college, no degree	431,275	21.2%	419,403	20.3%	- 0.9%	+/-1.0%	no
Associate degree	99,936	4.9%	109,598	5.3%	0.4%	+/-0.7%	no
Bachelor's degree	354,294	17.4%	378,362	18.3%	0.9%	+/-1.0%	no
Graduate or professional degree	180,278	8.9%	191,064	9.3%	0.4%	+/-0.7%	no

Percent high school graduate or higher	75.0	(NA)	75.1	(NA)	0.1	+/-1.2	no
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	26.3	(NA)	27.6	(NA)	1.3	+/-1.0	yes

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	1,244,770	100%	1,256,997	100%	12,227	+/-538	yes
Never married	427,139	34.3%	402,239	32.0%	- 2.3%	+/-1.3%	yes
Now married, except separated	680,925	54.7%	706,625	56.2%	1.5%	+/-1.5%	no
Separated	19,853	1.6%	27,571	2.2%	0.6%	+/-0.5%	yes
Widowed	22,533	1.8%	20,550	1.6%	- 0.2%	+/-0.3%	no
Divorced	94,320	7.6%	100,012	8.0%	0.4%	+/-0.8%	no

Females 15 years and over	1,286,170	100%	1,299,394	100%	13,224	+/-714	yes
Never married	348,820	27.1%	334,808	25.8%	- 1.3%	+/-1.2%	yes
Now married, except separated	648,745	50.4%	665,004	51.2%	0.8%	+/-1.5%	no
Separated	44,899	3.5%	48,257	3.7%	0.2%	+/-0.7%	no
Widowed	97,286	7.6%	95,736	7.4%	- 0.2%	+/-0.7%	no
Divorced	146,420	11.4%	155,589	12.0%	0.6%	+/-1.0%	no

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
a birth in the past 12 months	66,680	100%	64,041	100%	-2,639	+/-9,535	no
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	19,863	29.8%	18,205	28.4%	- 1.4%	+/-7.3%	no
Per 1,000 unmarried women	45	(NA)	43	(NA)	-2	+/-13	no
As a percent of all women with a birth	29.8	(NA)	28.4	(NA)	-1.4	+/-6.8	no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	70	(NA)	68	(NA)	-2	+/-10	no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	57	(NA)	52	(NA)	-5	+/-28	no
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	122	(NA)	115	(NA)	-7	+/-18	no
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	25	(NA)	28	(NA)	3	+/-10	no

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households	81,797	100%	91,449	100%	9,652	+/-11,555	no
Responsible for grandchildren	39,869	48.7%	40,292	44.1%	- 4.6%	+/-6.9%	no
less than 1 year	9,648	24.2%	9,381	23.3%	- 0.9%	+/-8.1%	no
1 or 2 years	11,739	29.4%	9,878	24.5%	- 4.9%	+/-9.2%	no
3 or 4 years	7,945	19.9%	7,735	19.2%	- 0.7%	+/-10.1%	no
5 or more years	10,537	26.4%	13,298	33.0%	6.6%	+/-8.7%	no

Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female	65.3	(NA)	63.9	(NA)	-1.4	+/-6.6	no
Percent who are married	72.4	(NA)	64.1	(NA)	-8.3	+/-9.9	no
Percent who are in labor force	63.1	(NA)	73.1	(NA)	10.0	+/-7.8	yes
Percent who are in poverty	23.7	(NA)	15.5	(NA)	-8.2	+/-8.9	no

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	2,374,642	100%	2,399,881	100%	25,239	+/-1,459	yes
Civilian veterans	202,491	8.5%	211,093	8.8%	0.3%	+/-0.5%	no

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	846,935	100%	861,149	100%	14,214	+/-7,791	yes
With a disability	41,736	4.9%	47,234	5.5%	0.6%	+/-1.0%	no

Population 21 to 64 years	1,986,784	100%	2,009,224	100%	22,440	+/-8,019	yes
With a disability	194,927	9.8%	199,054	9.9%	0.1%	+/-0.8%	no
Percent employed	50.9	(NA)	52.5	(NA)	1.6	+/-3.6	no
No disability	1,791,857	90.2%	1,810,170	90.1%	- 0.1%	+/-1.0%	no
Percent employed	77.8	(NA)	77.9	(NA)	0.1	+/-1.2	no

Population 65 years and over	241,495	100%	248,647	100%	7,152	+/-535	yes
With a disability	102,207	42.3%	107,249	43.1%	0.8%	+/-3.0%	no

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	3,305,677	100%	3,361,835	100%	56,158	+/-8,105	yes
Same house	2,715,478	82.1%	2,723,547	81.0%	- 1.1%	+/-1.3%	no
Different house in the U.S.	547,717	16.6%	597,279	17.8%	1.2%	+/-1.3%	no
Same county	421,927	12.8%	486,321	14.5%	1.7%	+/-1.3%	yes
Different county	125,790	3.8%	110,958	3.3%	- 0.5%	+/-0.7%	no
Same state	69,093	2.1%	58,779	1.7%	- 0.4%	+/-0.5%	no
Different state	56,697	1.7%	52,179	1.6%	- 0.1%	+/-0.5%	no
Abroad	42,482	1.3%	41,009	1.2%	- 0.1%	+/-0.3%	no

PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population	3,358,444	100%	3,418,455	100%	60,011	*****	- -
Native	2,593,869	77.2%	2,644,096	77.3%	0.1%	+/-1.0%	no
Born in United States	2,558,444	76.2%	2,612,995	76.4%	0.2%	+/-1.0%	no
State of residence	1,819,368	54.2%	1,873,584	54.8%	0.6%	+/-1.0%	no
Different state	739,076	22.0%	739,411	21.6%	- 0.4%	+/-0.8%	no
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
born abroad to American parent(s)	35,425	1.1%	31,101	0.9%	- 0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Foreign born	764,575	22.8%	774,359	22.7%	- 0.1%	+/-1.0%	no
Naturalized citizen	212,079	27.7%	217,699	28.1%	0.4%	+/-2.1%	no
Not a citizen	552,496	72.3%	556,660	71.9%	- 0.4%	+/-2.3%	no
Entered 1990 or later	405,958	53.1%	402,191	51.9%	- 1.2%	+/-3.3%	no
Entered before 1990	358,617	46.9%	372,168	48.1%	1.2%	+/-2.1%	no

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported	764,575	100%	774,359	100%	9,784	+/-31,385	no
Europe	35,381	4.6%	38,864	5.0%	0.4%	+/-1.0%	no
Asia	158,200	20.7%	150,456	19.4%	- 1.3%	+/-1.2%	yes
Africa	16,431	2.1%	23,593	3.0%	0.9%	+/-0.8%	yes
Oceania	2,234	0.3%	1,472	0.2%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Latin America	542,418	70.9%	551,698	71.2%	0.3%	+/-1.8%	no
Northern America	9,911	1.3%	8,276	1.1%	- 0.2%	+/-0.5%	no

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	3,077,358	100%	3,120,278	100%	42,920	+/-1,054	yes
English only	1,937,130	62.9%	1,967,511	63.1%	0.2%	+/-0.8%	no
Language other than English	1,140,228	37.1%	1,152,767	36.9%	- 0.2%	+/-0.8%	no
Speak English less than "very well"	634,243	20.6%	603,552	19.3%	- 1.3%	+/-1.0%	yes
Spanish	909,170	29.5%	931,445	29.9%	0.4%	+/-0.7%	no
Speak English less than "very well"	531,525	17.3%	505,495	16.2%	- 1.1%	+/-0.8%	yes
Other Indo-European languages	89,072	2.9%	73,558	2.4%	- 0.5%	+/-0.5%	no
Speak English less than "very well"	25,714	0.8%	22,306	0.7%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	118,471	3.8%	120,416	3.9%	0.1%	+/-0.5%	no
Speak English less than "very well"	71,301	2.3%	64,662	2.1%	- 0.2%	+/-0.3%	no
Other languages	23,515	0.8%	27,348	0.9%	0.1%	+/-0.3%	no
Speak English less than "very well"	5,703	0.2%	11,089	0.4%	0.2%	+/-0.2%	no

ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
Total Population	3,358,444	100%	3,418,455	100%	60,011	*****	- -
Arab	17,576	0.5%	19,333	0.6%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Czech	27,034	0.8%	28,400	0.8%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Danish	7,044	0.2%	5,856	0.2%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Dutch	31,133	0.9%	27,579	0.8%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
English	232,428	6.9%	232,332	6.8%	- 0.1%	+/-0.7%	no
French (except Basque)	86,383	2.6%	94,183	2.8%	0.2%	+/-0.3%	no
French Canadian	10,458	0.3%	10,022	0.3%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
German	333,648	9.9%	326,072	9.5%	- 0.4%	+/-0.7%	no
Greek	6,058	0.2%	5,878	0.2%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Hungarian	8,341	0.2%	7,410	0.2%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Irish	239,135	7.1%	209,757	6.1%	- 1.0%	+/-0.7%	yes
Italian	71,359	2.1%	70,772	2.1%	0.0%	+/-0.3%	no
Lithuanian	2,145	0.1%	2,980	0.1%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Norwegian	22,670	0.7%	16,398	0.5%	- 0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Polish	47,620	1.4%	43,884	1.3%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Portuguese	2,617	0.1%	3,105	0.1%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Russian	15,230	0.5%	14,259	0.4%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Scotch-Irish	55,362	1.6%	51,649	1.5%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Scottish	48,249	1.4%	48,879	1.4%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Slovak	1,192	0.1%	2,162	0.1%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Subsaharan African	24,034	0.7%	25,678	0.8%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Swedish	17,738	0.5%	21,265	0.6%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Swiss	4,012	0.1%	4,952	0.1%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Ukrainian	5,160	0.2%	3,378	0.1%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
United States or American	142,756	4.3%	194,856	5.7%	1.4%	+/-0.7%	yes
Welsh	13,340	0.4%	10,847	0.3%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	6,225	0.2%	10,512	0.3%	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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