San Antonio city, Texas - Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2008

San Antonio city, Texas

Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2008

Data Set: 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Survey: American Community Survey

Social - Education, Marital Status, Relationships, Fertility, Grandparents...
Economic - Income, Employment, Occupation, Commuting to Work...
Housing - Occupancy and Structure, Housing Value and Costs, Utilities...
Demographic - Sex and Age, Race, Hispanic Origin, Housing Units...
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NOTE. Although the American Community Survey (ACS) produces population, demographic and housing unit estimates, it is the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program that produces and disseminates the official estimates of the population for the nation, states, counties, cities and towns and estimates of housing units for states and counties.

For more information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Selected Social Characteristics in the United States	Estimate	Margin of Error	Percent	Margin of Error
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	447,106	+/-5,985	447,106	(X)
Family households (families)	286,805	+/-5,502	64.1%	+/-1.1
With own children under 18 years	139,697	+/-4,957	31.2%	+/-1.1
Married-couple family	193,050	+/-5,366	43.2%	+/-1.1
With own children under 18 years	88,409	+/-4,297	19.8%	+/-0.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	23,216	+/-2,511	5.2%	+/-0.6
With own children under 18 years	11,270	+/-1,891	2.5%	+/-0.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	70,539	+/-4,440	15.8%	+/-1.0
With own children under 18 years	40,018	+/-3,619	9.0%	+/-0.8
Nonfamily households	160,301	+/-5,520	35.9%	+/-1.1
Householder living alone	139,113	+/-5,216	31.1%	+/-1.0
65 years and over	37,898	+/-2,477	8.5%	+/-0.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	160,624	+/-5,157	35.9%	+/-1.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	94,045	+/-2,649	21.0%	+/-0.5

Average household size	2.84	+/-0.03	(X)	(X)
Average family size	3.64	+/-0.05	(X)	(X)

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	1,271,426	+/-13,239	1,271,426	(X)
Householder	447,106	+/-5,985	35.2%	+/-0.4
Spouse	192,588	+/-5,441	15.1%	+/-0.4
Child	437,859	+/-11,199	34.4%	+/-0.7
Other relatives	126,619	+/-8,116	10.0%	+/-0.6
Nonrelatives	67,254	+/-6,526	5.3%	+/-0.5
Unmarried partner	20,449	+/-2,511	1.6%	+/-0.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	478,409	+/-5,433	478,409	(X)
Never married	174,711	+/-5,447	36.5%	+/-1.0
Now married, except separated	227,662	+/-6,220	47.6%	+/-1.3
Separated	13,481	+/-2,538	2.8%	+/-0.5
Widowed	10,272	+/-1,445	2.1%	+/-0.3
Divorced	52,283	+/-3,852	10.9%	+/-0.8

Females 15 years and over	513,859	+/-5,214	513,859	(X)
Never married	157,868	+/-5,750	30.7%	+/-1.0
Now married, except separated	218,178	+/-6,061	42.5%	+/-1.1
Separated	17,970	+/-2,264	3.5%	+/-0.4
Widowed	47,964	+/-2,983	9.3%	+/-0.6
Divorced	71,879	+/-4,843	14.0%	+/-0.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months	25,033	+/-3,227	25,033	(X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	10,163	+/-1,812	40.6%	+/-5.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	55	+/-10	(X)	(X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	75	+/-9	(X)	(X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	57	+/-20	(X)	(X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	126	+/-19	(X)	(X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	31	+/-8	(X)	(X)

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	44,036	+/-4,241	44,036	(X)
Responsible for grandchildren	19,013	+/-2,907	43.2%	+/-4.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	5,660	+/-1,719	12.9%	+/-3.7
1 or 2 years	3,931	+/-1,468	8.9%	+/-3.3
3 or 4 years	3,904	+/-1,699	8.9%	+/-3.5
5 or more years	5,518	+/-1,323	12.5%	+/-2.9

Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years	19,013	+/-2,907	19,013	(X)
Who are female	12,269	+/-1,956	64.5%	+/-3.6
Who are married	13,200	+/-2,355	69.4%	+/-5.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	369,644	+/-7,573	369,644	(X)
Nursery school, preschool	24,892	+/-2,728	6.7%	+/-0.7
Kindergarten	21,591	+/-2,576	5.8%	+/-0.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	155,165	+/-5,605	42.0%	+/-1.3
High school (grades 9-12)	74,884	+/-3,989	20.3%	+/-1.0
College or graduate school	93,112	+/-5,077	25.2%	+/-1.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	796,348	+/-7,028	796,348	(X)
Less than 9th grade	83,688	+/-4,802	10.5%	+/-0.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	85,554	+/-5,345	10.7%	+/-0.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	208,070	+/-8,578	26.1%	+/-1.1
Some college, no degree	184,125	+/-7,164	23.1%	+/-0.9
Associate's degree	48,791	+/-3,593	6.1%	+/-0.4
Bachelor's degree	123,380	+/-6,656	15.5%	+/-0.8
Graduate or professional degree	62,740	+/-3,847	7.9%	+/-0.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	78.7%	+/-1.0	(X)	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	+/-0.9	(X)	(X)

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	926,190	+/-8,568	926,190	(X)
Civilian veterans	109,539	+/-4,656	11.8%	+/-0.5

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population	1,268,597	+/-12,720	1,268,597	(X)
With a disability	178,777	+/-7,415	14.1%	+/-0.6

Under 18 years	355,841	+/-6,522	355,841	(X)
With a disability	16,705	+/-2,415	4.7%	+/-0.7

18 to 64 years	781,664	+/-8,584	781,664	(X)
With a disability	102,554	+/-5,723	13.1%	+/-0.7

65 years and over	131,092	+/-2,540	131,092	(X)
With a disability	59,518	+/-3,357	45.4%	+/-2.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	1,271,196	+/-12,515	1,271,196	(X)
Same house	1,035,612	+/-17,590	81.5%	+/-1.2
Different house in the U.S.	227,340	+/-14,735	17.9%	+/-1.1
Same county	177,157	+/-13,298	13.9%	+/-1.0
Different county	50,183	+/-6,904	3.9%	+/-0.5
Same state	28,017	+/-5,030	2.2%	+/-0.4
Different state	22,166	+/-4,574	1.7%	+/-0.4
Abroad	8,244	+/-2,346	0.6%	+/-0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	1,292,997	+/-12,644	1,292,997	(X)
Native	1,128,353	+/-14,874	87.3%	+/-0.8
Born in United States	1,102,096	+/-14,444	85.2%	+/-0.8
State of residence	848,436	+/-15,500	65.6%	+/-1.0
Different state	253,660	+/-8,873	19.6%	+/-0.7
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)	26,257	+/-3,564	2.0%	+/-0.3
Foreign born	164,644	+/-9,863	12.7%	+/-0.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	164,644	+/-9,863	164,644	(X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen	64,782	+/-4,332	39.3%	+/-2.5
Not a U.S. citizen	99,862	+/-8,617	60.7%	+/-2.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	190,901	+/-10,339	190,901	(X)

Native	26,257	+/-3,564	26,257	(X)
Entered 2000 or later	5,725	+/-2,370	21.8%	+/-7.2
Entered before 2000	20,532	+/-2,479	78.2%	+/-7.2

Foreign born	164,644	+/-9,863	164,644	(X)
Entered 2000 or later	39,444	+/-5,774	24.0%	+/-2.9
Entered before 2000	125,200	+/-8,008	76.0%	+/-2.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	164,644	+/-9,863	164,644	(X)
Europe	9,302	+/-1,746	5.6%	+/-1.1
Asia	20,940	+/-2,417	12.7%	+/-1.5
Africa	3,808	+/-1,975	2.3%	+/-1.2
Oceania	426	+/-283	0.3%	+/-0.2
Latin America	127,764	+/-9,007	77.6%	+/-2.2
Northern America	2,404	+/-1,146	1.5%	+/-0.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	1,185,499	+/-11,020	1,185,499	(X)
English only	643,337	+/-13,795	54.3%	+/-1.1
Language other than English	542,162	+/-13,927	45.7%	+/-1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	168,825	+/-8,611	14.2%	+/-0.7
Spanish	503,898	+/-13,133	42.5%	+/-1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	153,829	+/-8,321	13.0%	+/-0.7
Other Indo-European languages	15,433	+/-2,586	1.3%	+/-0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	4,160	+/-1,444	0.4%	+/-0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	17,503	+/-2,605	1.5%	+/-0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	8,970	+/-2,319	0.8%	+/-0.2
Other languages	5,328	+/-2,549	0.4%	+/-0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,866	+/-985	0.2%	+/-0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	1,292,997	+/-12,644	1,292,997	(X)
American	52,334	+/-6,928	4.0%	+/-0.5
Arab	8,581	+/-3,891	0.7%	+/-0.3
Czech	5,216	+/-1,763	0.4%	+/-0.1
Danish	2,408	+/-1,465	0.2%	+/-0.1
Dutch	6,353	+/-1,574	0.5%	+/-0.1
English	68,490	+/-6,270	5.3%	+/-0.5
French (except Basque)	23,437	+/-3,379	1.8%	+/-0.3
French Canadian	2,695	+/-1,049	0.2%	+/-0.1
German	117,194	+/-7,258	9.1%	+/-0.6
Greek	1,772	+/-702	0.1%	+/-0.1
Hungarian	930	+/-578	0.1%	+/-0.1
Irish	67,894	+/-6,090	5.3%	+/-0.5
Italian	26,045	+/-3,679	2.0%	+/-0.3
Lithuanian	2,178	+/-1,414	0.2%	+/-0.1
Norwegian	4,883	+/-1,429	0.4%	+/-0.1
Polish	14,962	+/-2,591	1.2%	+/-0.2
Portuguese	2,526	+/-1,987	0.2%	+/-0.2
Russian	3,974	+/-1,175	0.3%	+/-0.1
Scotch-Irish	8,830	+/-1,842	0.7%	+/-0.1
Scottish	16,216	+/-2,687	1.3%	+/-0.2
Slovak	655	+/-340	0.1%	+/-0.1
Subsaharan African	7,982	+/-2,990	0.6%	+/-0.2
Swedish	5,990	+/-1,592	0.5%	+/-0.1
Swiss	901	+/-498	0.1%	+/-0.1
Ukrainian	893	+/-580	0.1%	+/-0.1
Welsh	2,628	+/-1,046	0.2%	+/-0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	2,402	+/-1,130	0.2%	+/-0.1

Selected Social Characteristics in the United States	Estimate	Margin of Error	Percent	Margin of Error

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:
�Ancestry listed in this table refers to the total number of people who responded with a particular ancestry; 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 Demographic Table).
�Starting in 2008, the Scotch-Irish category does not include Irish-Scotch.
�The Census Bureau introduced a new set of disability questions in the 2008 ACS questionnaire. Accordingly, comparisons of disability data from 2008 or later with data from prior years are not recommended. For more information on these questions and their evaluation in the 2006 ACS Content Test, see the Evaluation Report Covering Disability.
�Data for year of entry of the native population reflect the year of entry into the U.S. by people who were born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas or born outside the U.S. to a U.S. citizen parent and who subsequently moved to the U.S.
�Due to a reduction in the Failed Edit Follow-up (FEFU) operation for 4-months in 2008, there was an increase in the amount of missing data and an increase in item allocation rates. For more information see the ACS User Notes.
�While the 2008 American Community Survey (ACS) data generally reflect the November 2007 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in ACS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities. The 2008 Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) data generally reflect the November 2007 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in PRCS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities.
�Estimates of urban and rural population, housing units, and characteristics reflect boundaries of urban areas defined based on Census 2000 data. Boundaries for urban areas have not been updated since Census 2000. As a result, data for urban and rural areas from the ACS do not necessarily reflect the results of ongoing urbanization.

Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
6. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
7. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
8. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.

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