Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Fort bend county texas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 114,365 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 8,473 | 7.4 |
| Kindergarten | 6,535 | 5.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 54,650 | 47.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 26,670 | 23.3 |
| College or graduate school | 18,037 | 15.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 214,461 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 15,424 | 7.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 18,179 | 8.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 41,684 | 19.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 46,716 | 21.8 |
| Associate degree | 13,277 | 6.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 53,974 | 25.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 25,207 | 11.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 84.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 36.9 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 260,929 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 60,328 | 23.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 166,979 | 64.0 |
| Separated | 4,634 | 1.8 |
| Widowed | 9,446 | 3.6 |
Female | 7,782 | 3.0 |
| Divorced | 19,542 | 7.5 |
Female | 11,781 | 4.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 9,729 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 3,800 | 39.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 240,802 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 22,022 | 9.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 99,468 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,125 | 6.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 204,007 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 32,789 | 16.1 |
Percent employed | 66.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 171,218 | 83.9 |
Percent employed | 76.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 19,187 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 7,810 | 40.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 327,666 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 170,293 | 52.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 144,594 | 44.1 |
Same county | 52,477 | 16.0 |
Different county | 92,117 | 28.1 |
Same state | 67,889 | 20.7 |
Different state | 24,228 | 7.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 12,779 | 3.9 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 354,452 | 100.0 |
| Native | 289,574 | 81.7 |
Born in United States | 285,645 | 80.6 |
State of residence | 199,172 | 56.2 |
Different state | 86,473 | 24.4 |
Born outside United States | 3,929 | 1.1 |
| Foreign born | 64,878 | 18.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 24,187 | 6.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 30,828 | 8.7 |
Not a citizen | 34,050 | 9.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 64,878 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 4,270 | 6.6 |
| Asia | 29,944 | 46.2 |
| Africa | 3,471 | 5.4 |
| Oceania | 91 | 0.1 |
| Latin America | 25,924 | 40.0 |
| Northern America | 1,178 | 1.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 327,666 | 100.0 |
| English only | 227,070 | 69.3 |
| Language other than English | 100,596 | 30.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 37,065 | 11.3 |
Spanish | 57,612 | 17.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 23,062 | 7.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 16,603 | 5.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,125 | 1.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 22,409 | 6.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 9,118 | 2.8 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 354,452 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 356,548 | 100.6 |
| Arab | 2,816 | 0.8 |
| Czech1 | 8,765 | 2.5 |
| Danish | 984 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 2,757 | 0.8 |
| English | 24,428 | 6.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 9,719 | 2.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,932 | 0.5 |
| German | 38,188 | 10.8 |
| Greek | 810 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 769 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 23,557 | 6.6 |
| Italian | 8,585 | 2.4 |
| Lithuanian | 270 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 1,997 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 6,168 | 1.7 |
| Portuguese | 369 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 1,325 | 0.4 |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,696 | 1.3 |
| Scottish | 5,091 | 1.4 |
| Slovak | 250 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 4,953 | 1.4 |
| Swedish | 1,973 | 0.6 |
| Swiss | 640 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 273 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 18,949 | 5.3 |
| Welsh | 1,304 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 2,333 | 0.7 |
| Other ancestries | 182,647 | 51.5 |
| (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 |
