US Census Bureau
Skip top of page navigation

American Community Survey (ACS)


Skip top of page navigation
2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA
Supplementary Surveys Logo

 To print table, please use LANDSCAPE orientation.
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
1,372,964
100%
1,470,380
100%
97,416
+/-32,804
yes
Nursery school, preschool
87,805
6.4%
101,990
6.9%
0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Kindergarten
94,240
6.9%
88,200
6.0%
- 0.9%
+/-1.0%
no
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
645,880
47.0%
701,327
47.7%
0.7%
+/-1.0%
no
High school grade (grades 9-12)
287,461
20.9%
291,306
19.8%
- 1.1%
+/-1.0%
yes
College or graduate school
257,578
18.8%
287,557
19.6%
0.8%
+/-1.5%
no
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
3,183,880
100%
3,271,507
100%
87,627
+/-11,068
yes
Less than 9th grade
245,326
7.7%
241,597
7.4%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
374,320
11.8%
333,371
10.2%
- 1.6%
+/-1.0%
yes
High school graduate (including equivalency)
763,691
24.0%
785,593
24.0%
0.0%
+/-1.3%
no
Some college, no degree
728,472
22.9%
736,641
22.5%
- 0.4%
+/-1.0%
no
Associate degree
181,827
5.7%
203,580
6.2%
0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
Bachelor's degree
620,273
19.5%
675,821
20.7%
1.2%
+/-1.0%
yes
Graduate or professional degree
269,971
8.5%
294,904
9.0%
0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
80.5
(NA)
82.4
(NA)
1.9
+/-1.0
yes
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
28.0
(NA)
29.7
(NA)
1.7
+/-1.0
yes
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
1,924,900
100%
1,974,100
100%
49,200
+/-5,453
yes
Never married
570,133
29.6%
599,570
30.4%
0.8%
+/-1.3%
no
Now married, except separated
1,103,366
57.3%
1,137,511
57.6%
0.3%
+/-1.7%
no
Separated
31,791
1.7%
40,574
2.1%
0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
Widowed
30,730
1.6%
34,679
1.8%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Divorced
188,880
9.8%
161,766
8.2%
- 1.6%
+/-1.0%
yes
 
Females 15 years and over
1,982,168
100%
2,033,737
100%
51,569
+/-5,594
yes
Never married
476,605
24.0%
507,820
25.0%
1.0%
+/-1.2%
no
Now married, except separated
1,023,275
51.6%
1,063,214
52.3%
0.7%
+/-1.5%
no
Separated
62,775
3.2%
64,032
3.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Widowed
152,957
7.7%
142,300
7.0%
- 0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
Divorced
266,556
13.4%
256,371
12.6%
- 0.8%
+/-1.0%
no
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
a birth in the past 12 months
90,249
100%
84,663
100%
-5,586
+/-12,626
no
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
22,893
25.4%
24,905
29.4%
4.0%
+/-7.4%
no
Per 1,000 unmarried women
35
(NA)
38
(NA)
3
+/-12
no
As a percent of all women with a birth
25.4
(NA)
29.4
(NA)
4.0
+/-7.3
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
63
(NA)
58
(NA)
-5
+/-8
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
58
(NA)
51
(NA)
-7
+/-26
no
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
109
(NA)
100
(NA)
-9
+/-18
no
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
20
(NA)
22
(NA)
2
+/-8
no
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households
106,170
100%
128,708
100%
22,538
+/-17,051
yes
Responsible for grandchildren
48,141
45.3%
61,800
48.0%
2.7%
+/-8.1%
no
less than 1 year
12,540
26.0%
13,946
22.6%
- 3.4%
+/-8.1%
no
1 or 2 years
11,876
24.7%
10,250
16.6%
- 8.1%
+/-9.1%
no
3 or 4 years
9,855
20.5%
8,602
13.9%
- 6.6%
+/-9.1%
no
5 or more years
13,870
28.8%
29,002
46.9%
18.1%
+/-9.2%
yes
 
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
61.9
(NA)
61.4
(NA)
-0.5
+/-6.4
no
Percent who are married
69.7
(NA)
79.3
(NA)
9.6
+/-8.9
yes
Percent who are in labor force
57.9
(NA)
58.9
(NA)
1.0
+/-9.6
no
Percent who are in poverty
21.4
(NA)
18.1
(NA)
-3.3
+/-9.9
no
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
3,676,716
100%
3,770,640
100%
93,924
+/-2,995
yes
Civilian veterans
415,587
11.3%
405,353
10.8%
- 0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
 
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
1,233,216
100%
1,296,806
100%
63,590
+/-14,645
yes
With a disability
63,702
5.2%
77,612
6.0%
0.8%
+/-1.0%
no
 
Population 21 to 64 years
3,089,471
100%
3,159,836
100%
70,365
+/-15,779
yes
With a disability
342,662
11.1%
371,422
11.8%
0.7%
+/-0.8%
no
Percent employed
50.6
(NA)
55.0
(NA)
4.4
+/-4.1
yes
No disability
2,746,809
88.9%
2,788,414
88.2%
- 0.7%
+/-0.8%
no
Percent employed
80.8
(NA)
80.3
(NA)
-0.5
+/-1.0
no
 
Population 65 years and over
394,335
100%
409,561
100%
15,226
+/-6,640
yes
With a disability
158,284
40.1%
175,324
42.8%
2.7%
+/-3.1%
no
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
5,066,957
100%
5,243,812
100%
176,855
+/-11,017
yes
Same house
4,006,544
79.1%
4,285,421
81.7%
2.6%
+/-1.3%
yes
Different house in the U.S.
988,002
19.5%
914,280
17.4%
- 2.1%
+/-1.5%
yes
Same county
589,739
11.6%
607,048
11.6%
0.0%
+/-1.3%
no
Different county
398,263
7.9%
307,232
5.9%
- 2.0%
+/-1.0%
yes
Same state
242,756
4.8%
203,838
3.9%
- 0.9%
+/-0.7%
yes
Different state
155,507
3.1%
103,394
2.0%
- 1.1%
+/-0.7%
yes
Abroad
72,411
1.4%
44,111
0.8%
- 0.6%
+/-0.3%
yes
 
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
5,139,843
100%
5,318,775
100%
178,932
*****
- -
Native
4,358,648
84.8%
4,517,664
84.9%
0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
Born in United States
4,301,557
83.7%
4,462,870
83.9%
0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
State of residence
2,840,184
55.3%
2,978,776
56.0%
0.7%
+/-1.3%
no
Different state
1,461,373
28.4%
1,484,094
27.9%
- 0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
born abroad to American parent(s)
57,091
1.1%
54,794
1.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Foreign born
781,195
15.2%
801,111
15.1%
- 0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
Naturalized citizen
218,554
28.0%
213,211
26.6%
- 1.4%
+/-2.6%
no
Not a citizen
562,641
72.0%
587,900
73.4%
1.4%
+/-3.3%
no
Entered 1990 or later
466,912
59.8%
451,945
56.4%
- 3.4%
+/-4.8%
no
Entered before 1990
314,283
40.2%
349,166
43.6%
3.4%
+/-2.6%
yes
 
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
781,195
100%
801,111
100%
19,916
+/-45,253
no
Europe
35,927
4.6%
49,794
6.2%
1.6%
+/-1.5%
yes
Asia
175,569
22.5%
182,093
22.7%
0.2%
+/-1.5%
no
Africa
29,549
3.8%
26,884
3.4%
- 0.4%
+/-1.5%
no
Oceania
2,016
0.3%
2,370
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Latin America
526,330
67.4%
529,902
66.1%
- 1.3%
+/-3.5%
no
Northern America
11,804
1.5%
10,068
1.3%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over
4,720,735
100%
4,869,786
100%
149,051
+/-4,856
yes
English only
3,569,440
75.6%
3,639,488
74.7%
- 0.9%
+/-1.0%
no
Language other than English
1,151,295
24.4%
1,230,298
25.3%
0.9%
+/-1.0%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
545,983
11.6%
572,115
11.7%
0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
Spanish
898,787
19.0%
938,528
19.3%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
446,746
9.5%
462,164
9.5%
0.0%
+/-0.8%
no
Other Indo-European languages
92,354
2.0%
111,046
2.3%
0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
23,082
0.5%
32,126
0.7%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
129,322
2.7%
140,511
2.9%
0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
63,394
1.3%
67,294
1.4%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Other languages
30,832
0.7%
40,213
0.8%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
12,761
0.3%
10,531
0.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
Total Population
5,139,843
100%
5,318,775
100%
178,932
*****
- -
Arab
22,940
0.4%
26,334
0.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Czech
31,647
0.6%
41,864
0.8%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Danish
12,520
0.2%
15,163
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Dutch
67,324
1.3%
61,380
1.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
English
463,359
9.0%
525,232
9.9%
0.9%
+/-0.7%
yes
French (except Basque)
149,654
2.9%
142,066
2.7%
- 0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
French Canadian
16,840
0.3%
19,113
0.4%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
German
550,782
10.7%
634,061
11.9%
1.2%
+/-1.0%
yes
Greek
8,321
0.2%
13,518
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Hungarian
10,791
0.2%
8,945
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Irish
483,482
9.4%
513,467
9.7%
0.3%
+/-0.8%
no
Italian
112,846
2.2%
125,553
2.4%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Lithuanian
4,896
0.1%
4,422
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Norwegian
35,327
0.7%
42,773
0.8%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Polish
57,550
1.1%
64,263
1.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Portuguese
1,529
0.1%
5,948
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Russian
22,666
0.4%
17,171
0.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Scotch-Irish
119,029
2.3%
111,300
2.1%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Scottish
92,558
1.8%
107,989
2.0%
0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Slovak
6,481
0.1%
7,321
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Subsaharan African
39,319
0.8%
40,570
0.8%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Swedish
41,314
0.8%
45,643
0.9%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Swiss
8,793
0.2%
12,630
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Ukrainian
4,610
0.1%
5,462
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
United States or American
593,441
11.5%
442,587
8.3%
- 3.2%
+/-1.0%
yes
Welsh
30,131
0.6%
28,171
0.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
14,431
0.3%
8,359
0.2%
- 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 Census 2000 Supplementary Survey and the 2001 Supplementary Survey will tend to be lower than similar estimates from Census 2000 and the Current Population Survey because the school enrollment estimates from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey and the 2001 Supplementary 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.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau  |  American Community Survey Office  |  Page Last Modified: August 29, 2007