US Census Bureau
Skip top of page navigation

American Community Survey (ACS)


Skip top of page navigation
2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
San Antonio, TX MSA
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
439,930
100%
449,770
100%
9,840
+/-16,073
no
Nursery school, preschool
22,534
5.1%
33,387
7.4%
2.3%
+/-1.7%
yes
Kindergarten
29,545
6.7%
24,940
5.5%
- 1.2%
+/-1.7%
no
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
202,882
46.1%
211,205
47.0%
0.9%
+/-1.8%
no
High school grade (grades 9-12)
97,403
22.1%
103,055
22.9%
0.8%
+/-1.8%
no
College or graduate school
87,566
19.9%
77,183
17.2%
- 2.7%
+/-3.0%
no
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
957,316
100%
968,482
100%
11,166
+/-4,777
yes
Less than 9th grade
106,474
11.1%
119,546
12.3%
1.2%
+/-1.5%
no
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
114,308
11.9%
127,498
13.2%
1.3%
+/-1.7%
no
High school graduate (including equivalency)
253,138
26.4%
239,662
24.7%
- 1.7%
+/-2.1%
no
Some college, no degree
223,034
23.3%
225,411
23.3%
0.0%
+/-2.1%
no
Associate degree
49,975
5.2%
48,722
5.0%
- 0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Bachelor's degree
129,594
13.5%
127,699
13.2%
- 0.3%
+/-1.3%
no
Graduate or professional degree
80,793
8.4%
79,944
8.3%
- 0.1%
+/-1.2%
no
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
76.9
(NA)
74.5
(NA)
-2.4
+/-2.0
yes
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
22.0
(NA)
21.4
(NA)
-0.6
+/-2.0
no
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
564,107
100%
572,999
100%
8,892
+/-4,320
yes
Never married
171,139
30.3%
179,018
31.2%
0.9%
+/-2.3%
no
Now married, except separated
312,716
55.4%
320,800
56.0%
0.6%
+/-2.8%
no
Separated
11,974
2.1%
13,845
2.4%
0.3%
+/-0.8%
no
Widowed
13,065
2.3%
8,831
1.5%
- 0.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
Divorced
55,213
9.8%
50,505
8.8%
- 1.0%
+/-1.8%
no
 
Females 15 years and over
617,153
100%
626,714
100%
9,561
+/-3,927
yes
Never married
158,179
25.6%
166,168
26.5%
0.9%
+/-2.0%
no
Now married, except separated
305,514
49.5%
309,445
49.4%
- 0.1%
+/-2.8%
no
Separated
19,766
3.2%
23,475
3.7%
0.5%
+/-1.2%
no
Widowed
58,542
9.5%
50,189
8.0%
- 1.5%
+/-1.3%
yes
Divorced
75,152
12.2%
77,437
12.4%
0.2%
+/-1.8%
no
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
a birth in the past 12 months
23,594
100%
24,091
100%
497
+/-6,376
no
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
6,345
26.9%
8,155
33.9%
7.0%
+/-14.0%
no
Per 1,000 unmarried women
31
(NA)
39
(NA)
8
+/-18
no
As a percent of all women with a birth
26.9
(NA)
33.9
(NA)
7.0
+/-13.9
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
57
(NA)
57
(NA)
0
+/-15
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
57
(NA)
38
(NA)
-19
+/-35
no
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
89
(NA)
113
(NA)
24
+/-33
no
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
28
(NA)
16
(NA)
-12
+/-15
no
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households
44,335
100%
45,313
100%
978
+/-11,065
no
Responsible for grandchildren
16,332
36.8%
20,793
45.9%
9.1%
+/-12.4%
no
less than 1 year
5,983
36.6%
4,927
23.7%
-12.9%
+/-18.2%
no
1 or 2 years
2,726
16.7%
6,830
32.8%
16.1%
+/-17.5%
no
3 or 4 years
2,112
12.9%
2,192
10.5%
- 2.4%
+/-15.8%
no
5 or more years
5,511
33.7%
6,844
32.9%
- 0.8%
+/-18.2%
no
 
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
55.2
(NA)
60.2
(NA)
5.0
+/-11.7
no
Percent who are married
82.0
(NA)
75.0
(NA)
-7.0
+/-14.9
no
Percent who are in labor force
53.3
(NA)
54.4
(NA)
1.1
+/-17.7
no
Percent who are in poverty
21.3
(NA)
25.9
(NA)
4.6
+/-18.2
no
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
1,089,147
100%
1,107,019
100%
17,872
+/-5,683
yes
Civilian veterans
166,542
15.3%
170,487
15.4%
0.1%
+/-1.3%
no
 
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
390,771
100%
400,025
100%
9,254
+/-7,037
yes
With a disability
27,565
7.1%
26,874
6.7%
- 0.4%
+/-2.0%
no
 
Population 21 to 64 years
862,705
100%
875,780
100%
13,075
+/-9,141
yes
With a disability
129,689
15.0%
123,943
14.2%
- 0.8%
+/-1.8%
no
Percent employed
45.4
(NA)
39.4
(NA)
-6.0
+/-5.8
yes
No disability
733,016
85.0%
751,837
85.8%
0.8%
+/-2.0%
no
Percent employed
76.9
(NA)
77.1
(NA)
0.2
+/-2.6
no
 
Population 65 years and over
161,591
100%
164,765
100%
3,174
+/-3,255
no
With a disability
70,858
43.9%
74,608
45.3%
1.4%
+/-5.0%
no
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
1,532,272
100%
1,559,895
100%
27,623
+/-7,783
yes
Same house
1,247,952
81.4%
1,234,197
79.1%
- 2.3%
+/-3.0%
no
Different house in the U.S.
274,818
17.9%
318,637
20.4%