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How Houston Has Changed, 1990-1997/8

How Houston Has Changed, 1990-1997/8. Data From the 1997/8 American Community Survey Small Area File. Karl Eschbach University of Houston Department of Sociology. with Paula Pipes (UH-Sociology) Anna Zakos-Feliberti (UTSPH). Methodology of ACS. Monthly sample, cumulative 3% each year.

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How Houston Has Changed, 1990-1997/8

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  1. How Houston Has Changed, 1990-1997/8 Data From the 1997/8 American Community Survey Small Area File

  2. Karl EschbachUniversity of HoustonDepartment of Sociology with Paula Pipes (UH-Sociology) Anna Zakos-Feliberti (UTSPH)

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

  4. 94 Small Areas • Areas are locally defined • Boundaries are based on 1990 census tracts • Each area has 1997/8 population of at least 30,000 • Two of the ACS areas have zero population

  5. 1997/8 ACS AREAS

  6. Persons in house- holds County Total Persons in Group Quarters Persons in house- holds Change (In House-holds) 1990 1990 1990 1997/8 90-97/8 Harris 2,818,199 28,839 2,789,360 3,150,314 360,954 Fort Bend 225,421 4,380 221,041 323,499 102,458 Total 3,043,620 33,219 3,010,401 3,473,813 463,412 Households & Group Quarters

  7. Group Quarters Population, 1990

  8. Group Quarters • 1% of the population lives in group quarters. • 1990 group quarters is 7% of the size of the population increase from 1990-1997/8. • 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.

  9. 1997/8 Population

  10. Population Change 90-97/8

  11. Growth Rate, 1990-97/8

  12. 1997/8 Persons Per Square Mile

  13. Change in density, 90-97/8

  14. Race/Ethnic Composition, 1990

  15. Race/Ethnic Composition, 1997/8

  16. Race/Ethnic Growth, 90-97/8

  17. Race/Ethnic Decline, 90-97/8

  18. Index of Dissimilarity: ACS Areas, 1990 & 97/8

  19. Percent Foreign Born, 1997/8

  20. Increase in % Foreign Born, 90-97/8

  21. Change in Foreign Born Population, 1990-1997/8

  22. Year of Entry of Foreign Born, 1997/8

  23. Change in Arab Population, 90-97/8

  24. Change in Sub-Saharan African Population, 90-97/8

  25. Monolingual Spanish, 1997/8

  26. Change in Monolingual Spanish, 1990-97/8

  27. Monolingual API Language, 1997/8

  28. Change in Monolingual API, 1990-97/8

  29. % Speak English not well or at all, 1997/8

  30. Education-Adults 25+, 97/8

  31. Change in College Degrees (BA/BS+), 90-97/8

  32. % Change in College Degrees (BA/BS+), 90-97/8

  33. Change in Low Education, 90-97/8

  34. % Change in Low Education, 90-97/8

  35. Poverty Rate 1990

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