Jump to first page How Houston Has Changed, /8 Data From the 1997/8 American Community Survey Small Area File

Jump to first page Karl Eschbach University of Houston Department of Sociology with Paula Pipes (UH-Sociology) Anna Zakos-Feliberti (UTSPH)

Jump to first page Methodology of ACS n Monthly sample, cumulative 3% each year. n Systematic sample of Master Address File. n Housing unit sample—no group quarters. n Mail survey, with CATI & CAPI follow-up. n Totals controlled to age, sex, race & ethnicity estimates for county for July 1 of each year. n Multi-year figures are averages of years. n Residence based on two-month rule, not “usual” residence.

Jump to first page 94 Small Areas n Areas are locally defined n Boundaries are based on 1990 census tracts n Each area has 1997/8 population of at least 30,000 n Two of the ACS areas have zero population

Jump to first page 1997/8 ACS AREAS

Jump to first page County Total Persons in Group Quarters Persons in house- holds Persons in house- holds Change (In House- holds) /890-97/8 Harris2,818,19928,8392,789,3603,150,314360,954 Fort Bend225,4214,380221,041323,499102,458 Total3,043,62033,2193,010,4013,473,813463,412 Households & Group Quarters

Jump to first page Group Quarters Population, 1990

Jump to first page Group Quarters n 1% of the population lives in group quarters. n 1990 group quarters is 7% of the size of the population increase from /8. n Four GQ are most important: Harris County Jail, UH & TSU dorms, Rice dorms, TC Jester Prison. Half of the 1990 group quarters population lived in the ACS areas containing these institutions.

Jump to first page 1997/8 Population

Jump to first page Population Change 90-97/8

Jump to first page Growth Rate, /8

Jump to first page 1997/8 Persons Per Square Mile

Jump to first page Change in density, 90-97/8

Jump to first page Race/Ethnic Composition, 1990

Jump to first page Race/Ethnic Composition, 1997/8

Jump to first page Race/Ethnic Growth, 90-97/8

Jump to first page Race/Ethnic Decline, 90-97/8

Jump to first page Index of Dissimilarity: ACS Areas, 1990 & 97/8 Groups /8 White:Black5861 White:Hispanic4246 White:Asian3842 Black:Hispanic4947 Black:Asian5955 Hispanic:Asian52

Jump to first page Percent Foreign Born, 1997/8

Jump to first page Increase in % Foreign Born, 90-97/8

Jump to first page Change in Foreign Born Population, /8

Jump to first page Year of Entry of Foreign Born, 1997/8

Jump to first page Change in Arab Population, 90-97/8

Jump to first page Change in Sub-Saharan African Population, 90-97/8

Jump to first page Monolingual Spanish, 1997/8

Jump to first page Change in Monolingual Spanish, /8

Jump to first page Monolingual API Language, 1997/8

Jump to first page Change in Monolingual API, /8

Jump to first page % Speak English not well or at all, 1997/8

Jump to first page Education-Adults 25+, 97/8

Jump to first page Change in College Degrees (BA/BS+), 90-97/8

Jump to first page % Change in College Degrees (BA/BS+), 90-97/8

Jump to first page Change in Low Education, 90-97/8

Jump to first page % Change in Low Education, 90-97/8

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Poverty Rate 1990

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