San Diego, CA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school371,387100.0
Nursery school, preschool19,7695.3
Kindergarten18,0384.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)135,63236.5
High school (grades 9-12)64,02117.2
College or graduate school133,92736.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over779,242100.0
Less than 9th grade63,8128.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma70,2309.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)132,32417.0
Some college, no degree181,50723.3
Associate degree58,5847.5
Bachelor's degree168,72321.7
Graduate or professional degree104,06213.4
Percent high school graduate or higher82.8(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher35.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over974,456100.0
Never married340,79735.0
Now married, except separated462,90047.5
Separated23,5142.4
Widowed48,0314.9
Female
38,7214.0
Divorced99,21410.2
Female
58,2766.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years28,945100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren8,84030.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over894,987100.0
Civilian veterans118,92313.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years266,180100.0
With a disability18,7857.1
Population 21 to 64 years708,132100.0
With a disability123,89117.5
Percent employed
56.1(X)
No disability584,24182.5
Percent employed
75.2(X)
Population 65 years and over124,298100.0
With a disability51,31041.3
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over1,141,742100.0
Same house in 1995497,95343.6
Different house in the U.S. in 1995587,13751.4
Same county
385,95233.8
Different county
201,18517.6
Same state
88,0117.7
Different state
113,1749.9
Elsewhere in 199556,6525.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population1,223,341100.0
Native909,11474.3
Born in United States
889,37072.7
State of residence
493,33440.3
Different state
396,03632.4
Born outside United States
19,7441.6
Foreign born314,22725.7
Entered 1990 to March 2000
117,6099.6
Naturalized citizen
134,45611.0
Not a citizen
179,77114.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)314,227100.0
Europe29,6769.4
Asia128,86641.0
Africa9,3633.0
Oceania1,8360.6
Latin America138,18244.0
Northern America6,3042.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over1,141,742100.0
English only714,48462.6
Language other than English427,25837.4
Speak English less than 'very well
198,64017.4
Spanish
244,25421.4
Speak English less than "very well"
119,95010.5
Other Indo-European languages
44,4143.9
Speak English less than "very well"
12,6851.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
126,47511.1
Speak English less than "very well"
61,0715.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population1,223,341100.0

Total ancestries reported

1,322,724108.1
Arab7,4480.6
Czech15,8160.5
Danish6,9230.6
Dutch12,9431.1
English97,8078.0
French (except Basque)128,9982.4
French Canadian16,5150.5
German131,59210.8
Greek5,5880.5
Hungarian5,7370.5
Irish1105,9748.7
Italian55,7644.6
Lithuanian2,7070.2
Norwegian18,6811.5
Polish25,2072.1
Portuguese8,0400.7
Russian16,9551.4
Scotch-Irish16,5521.4
Scottish21,9651.8
Slovak1,3600.1
Subsaharan African13,3641.1
Swedish17,6441.4
Swiss4,3490.4
Ukrainian3,1040.3
United States or American38,5573.2
Welsh7,8380.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)2,3900.2
Other ancestries652,90653.4
(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

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