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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Houston, TX PMSA
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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
1,163,482
100%
1,203,851
100%
40,369
+/-22,333
yes
Nursery school, preschool
73,381
6.3%
79,179
6.6%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Kindergarten
66,683
5.7%
72,181
6.0%
0.3%
+/-0.8%
no
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
554,958
47.7%
571,835
47.5%
- 0.2%
+/-0.8%
no
High school grade (grades 9-12)
256,756
22.1%
261,314
21.7%
- 0.4%
+/-1.2%
no
College or graduate school
211,704
18.2%
219,342
18.2%
0.0%
+/-1.3%
no
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
2,494,835
100%
2,543,867
100%
49,032
+/-17,612
yes
Less than 9th grade
284,019
11.4%
278,077
10.9%
- 0.5%
+/-0.8%
no
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
292,665
11.7%
323,232
12.7%
1.0%
+/-1.0%
no
High school graduate (including equivalency)
586,935
23.5%
552,737
21.7%
- 1.8%
+/-1.2%
yes
Some college, no degree
532,064
21.3%
529,799
20.8%
- 0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Associate degree
124,297
5.0%
135,312
5.3%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Bachelor's degree
453,206
18.2%
484,046
19.0%
0.8%
+/-1.0%
no
Graduate or professional degree
221,649
8.9%
240,664
9.5%
0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
76.9
(NA)
76.4
(NA)
-0.5
+/-1.0
no
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
27.1
(NA)
28.5
(NA)
1.4
+/-1.0
yes
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
1,520,307
100%
1,546,466
100%
26,159
+/-11,580
yes
Never married
497,516
32.7%
481,557
31.1%
- 1.6%
+/-1.2%
yes
Now married, except separated
857,256
56.4%
891,905
57.7%
1.3%
+/-1.3%
no
Separated
26,420
1.7%
30,761
2.0%
0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Widowed
27,403
1.8%
24,229
1.6%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Divorced
111,712
7.3%
118,014
7.6%
0.3%
+/-0.8%
no
 
Females 15 years and over
1,572,737
100%
1,606,177
100%
33,440
+/-12,618
yes
Never married
404,717
25.7%
398,453
24.8%
- 0.9%
+/-1.2%
no
Now married, except separated
820,206
52.2%
853,654
53.1%
0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
Separated
53,131
3.4%
59,211
3.7%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Widowed
120,255
7.6%
117,622
7.3%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Divorced
174,428
11.1%
177,237
11.0%
- 0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
a birth in the past 12 months
76,890
100%
74,658
100%
-2,232
+/-10,631
no
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
21,745
28.3%
20,620
27.6%
- 0.7%
+/-7.3%
no
Per 1,000 unmarried women
42
(NA)
41
(NA)
-1
+/-13
no
As a percent of all women with a birth
28.3
(NA)
27.6
(NA)
-0.7
+/-6.9
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
67
(NA)
64
(NA)
-3
+/-10
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
53
(NA)
50
(NA)
-3
+/-26
no
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
121
(NA)
114
(NA)
-7
+/-18
no
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
22
(NA)
25
(NA)
3
+/-7
no
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households
102,708
100%
107,200
100%
4,492
+/-13,641
no
Responsible for grandchildren
48,622
47.3%
47,467
44.3%
- 3.0%
+/-7.3%
no
less than 1 year
12,527
25.8%
10,950
23.1%
- 2.7%
+/-8.4%
no
1 or 2 years
14,444
29.7%
13,227
27.9%
- 1.8%
+/-10.1%
no
3 or 4 years
9,066
18.6%
7,908
16.7%
- 1.9%
+/-8.6%
no
5 or more years
12,585
25.9%
15,382
32.4%
6.5%
+/-8.1%
no
 
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
62.4
(NA)
63.4
(NA)
1.0
+/-6.1
no
Percent who are married
72.9
(NA)
66.3
(NA)
-6.6
+/-8.9
no
Percent who are in labor force
64.4
(NA)
75.0
(NA)
10.6
+/-7.8
yes
Percent who are in poverty
21.5
(NA)
15.2
(NA)
-6.3
+/-7.9
no
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
2,893,215
100%
2,952,463
100%
59,248
+/-19,458
yes
Civilian veterans
265,768
9.2%
265,683
9.0%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
 
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
1,046,317
100%
1,084,455
100%
38,138
+/-14,228
yes
With a disability
50,566
4.8%
57,115
5.3%
0.5%
+/-0.8%
no
 
Population 21 to 64 years
2,417,624
100%
2,462,638
100%
45,014
+/-17,424
yes
With a disability
245,702
10.2%
246,621
10.0%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Percent employed
50.6
(NA)
52.7
(NA)
2.1
+/-3.8
no
No disability
2,171,922
89.8%
2,216,017
90.0%
0.2%
+/-0.8%
no
Percent employed
78.1
(NA)
77.7
(NA)
-0.4
+/-1.0
no
 
Population 65 years and over
302,069
100%
311,171
100%
9,102
+/-10,416
no
With a disability
124,227
41.1%
129,156
41.5%
0.4%
+/-2.6%
no
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
4,043,435
100%
4,152,914
100%
109,479
+/-29,288
yes
Same house
3,366,427
83.3%
3,409,064
82.1%
- 1.2%
+/-1.3%
no
Different house in the U.S.
628,328
15.5%
689,609