Pharr, TX Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school14,832100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,0036.8
Kindergarten1,0306.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)7,35949.6
High school (grades 9-12)3,46823.4
College or graduate school1,97213.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over25,135100.0
Less than 9th grade9,08336.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,16816.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)5,15920.5
Some college, no degree3,45613.7
Associate degree4601.8
Bachelor's degree1,8847.5
Graduate or professional degree9253.7
Percent high school graduate or higher47.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher11.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over32,873100.0
Never married8,17724.9
Now married, except separated20,21661.5
Separated9893.0
Widowed1,8085.5
Female
1,5404.7
Divorced1,6835.1
Female
1,0823.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,400100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren71829.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over30,438100.0
Civilian veterans1,9146.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years13,629100.0
With a disability9737.1
Population 21 to 64 years22,445100.0
With a disability5,59624.9
Percent employed
50.1(X)
No disability16,84975.1
Percent employed
58.4(X)
Population 65 years and over5,632100.0
With a disability2,45643.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over41,723100.0
Same house in 199525,58461.3
Different house in the U.S. in 199514,32534.3
Same county
11,16726.8
Different county
3,1587.6
Same state
1,2172.9
Different state
1,9414.7
Elsewhere in 19951,8144.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population46,616100.0
Native31,13966.8
Born in United States
30,79166.1
State of residence
25,75155.2
Different state
5,04010.8
Born outside United States
3480.7
Foreign born15,47733.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
5,46111.7
Naturalized citizen
4,4809.6
Not a citizen
10,99723.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)15,477100.0
Europe700.5
Asia1501.0
Africa00.0
Oceania50.0
Latin America15,17398.0
Northern America790.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over41,723100.0
English only5,79513.9
Language other than English35,92886.1
Speak English less than 'very well
18,20243.6
Spanish
35,67285.5
Speak English less than "very well"
18,09643.4
Other Indo-European languages
1090.3
Speak English less than "very well"
500.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1470.4
Speak English less than "very well"
560.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population46,616100.0

Total ancestries reported

43,61893.6
Arab00.0
Czech1510.1
Danish500.1
Dutch580.1
English8271.8
French (except Basque)12010.4
French Canadian1220.0
German1,0042.2
Greek160.0
Hungarian00.0
Irish14050.9
Italian1330.3
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian1130.2
Polish790.2
Portuguese00.0
Russian00.0
Scotch-Irish2750.6
Scottish1320.3
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African300.1
Swedish940.2
Swiss240.1
Ukrainian230.0
United States or American9172.0
Welsh360.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)80.0
Other ancestries39,12083.9
(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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