Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Dallas county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 591,553 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 41,239 | 7.0 |
| Kindergarten | 36,947 | 6.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 280,153 | 47.4 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 124,272 | 21.0 |
| College or graduate school | 108,942 | 18.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 1,365,848 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 163,076 | 11.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 179,020 | 13.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 295,823 | 21.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 291,063 | 21.3 |
| Associate degree | 68,717 | 5.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 245,829 | 18.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 122,320 | 9.0 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 75.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 27.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 1,695,384 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 508,471 | 30.0 |
| Now married, except separated | 870,992 | 51.4 |
| Separated | 51,058 | 3.0 |
| Widowed | 84,460 | 5.0 |
Female | 69,817 | 4.1 |
| Divorced | 180,403 | 10.6 |
Female | 107,510 | 6.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 58,182 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 26,336 | 45.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,600,826 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 150,632 | 9.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 532,080 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 45,831 | 8.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 1,313,495 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 274,176 | 20.9 |
Percent employed | 61.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 1,039,319 | 79.1 |
Percent employed | 76.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 168,972 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 72,304 | 42.8 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 2,038,325 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 923,752 | 45.3 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 977,492 | 48.0 |
Same county | 664,899 | 32.6 |
Different county | 312,593 | 15.3 |
Same state | 171,981 | 8.4 |
Different state | 140,612 | 6.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 137,081 | 6.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 2,218,899 | 100.0 |
| Native | 1,755,325 | 79.1 |
Born in United States | 1,737,373 | 78.3 |
State of residence | 1,224,712 | 55.2 |
Different state | 512,661 | 23.1 |
Born outside United States | 17,952 | 0.8 |
| Foreign born | 463,574 | 20.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 264,942 | 11.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 102,201 | 4.6 |
Not a citizen | 361,373 | 16.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 463,574 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 18,701 | 4.0 |
| Asia | 76,138 | 16.4 |
| Africa | 17,044 | 3.7 |
| Oceania | 967 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 346,793 | 74.8 |
| Northern America | 3,931 | 0.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 2,038,325 | 100.0 |
| English only | 1,375,049 | 67.5 |
| Language other than English | 663,276 | 32.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 367,243 | 18.0 |
Spanish | 539,570 | 26.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 316,065 | 15.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 46,167 | 2.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 14,115 | 0.7 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 58,131 | 2.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 31,347 | 1.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 2,218,899 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 2,091,022 | 94.2 |
| Arab | 8,649 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 10,676 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 4,541 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 18,515 | 0.8 |
| English | 151,028 | 6.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 39,267 | 1.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 6,186 | 0.3 |
| German | 169,946 | 7.7 |
| Greek | 3,601 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 3,392 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 140,456 | 6.3 |
| Italian | 34,275 | 1.5 |
| Lithuanian | 1,586 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 12,617 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 19,785 | 0.9 |
| Portuguese | 1,613 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 8,700 | 0.4 |
| Scotch-Irish | 34,102 | 1.5 |
| Scottish | 31,447 | 1.4 |
| Slovak | 1,133 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 30,599 | 1.4 |
| Swedish | 13,388 | 0.6 |
| Swiss | 3,326 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 1,795 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 133,618 | 6.0 |
| Welsh | 9,289 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 4,104 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 1,193,388 | 53.8 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
