CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Acadian/Cajun Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 597,729 Persons 16 years and over 443,530 100.0 Females 293,803 In labor force 285,218 64.3 Males 303,926 Civilian labor force 278,322 62.8 Median age 29.7 Employed 260,605 Sex ratio 103.4 Unemployed 17,717 6.4 Not in labor force 158,312 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 597,729 OCCUPATION Native born 597,103 99.9 Employed persons 16 years and over 260,605 100.0 Foreign born 626 0.1 Managerial and professional 53,277 20.4 Entered 1980 to 1990 152 24.3 Technical, sales, and administrative 84,321 32.4 Entered before 1980 474 75.7 Service 28,755 11.0 Naturalized citizen 378 60.4 Farming, forestry, and fishing 6,655 2.6 Not a citizen 248 39.6 Production, craft, and repair 43,638 16.7 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 43,959 16.9 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 451,856 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 100,005 22.1 Employed persons 16 years and over 260,605 100.0 Now married 282,560 62.5 Private wage and salary 206,922 79.4 Separated 10,149 2.2 Local government 15,192 5.8 Widowed 25,179 5.6 State government 12,942 5.0 Divorced 33,963 7.5 Federal government 5,972 2.3 Self-employed 18,369 7.0 Unpaid family worker 1,208 0.5 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 41,141 Children ever born per 1000 women 2,217 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 167,429 100.0 No workers 18,898 11.3 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 55,799 33.3 All persons 597,729 2 workers 76,942 46.0 In households 584,986 97.9 3 or more workers 15,790 9.4 In group quarters 12,743 2.2 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 218,272 100.0 Median income (dollars) $25,131 1 person 41,789 19.1 Mean income (dollars) $30,613 2 persons 64,626 29.6 Families 3 persons 44,779 20.5 Median income (dollars) $28,635 4 persons 40,771 18.7 Mean income (dollars) $33,841 5 or more persons 26,307 12.1 Per capita income (dollars) $11,152 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 158,220 100.0 Families 13.4 Preprimary school 11,214 7.1 Unrelated individuals 32.2 Elementary or high school 113,341 71.6 Persons 16.4 College 33,665 21.3 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 218,581 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 357,535 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 1,191 0.5 High school graduate or higher 242,157 67.7 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 950 0.4 Bachelor's degree or higher 42,246 11.8 Graduate degree or higher 12,207 3.4 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 107,680 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 60,639 56.3 Persons 5 years old and over 549,588 100.0 Not mortgaged 47,041 43.7 Speak a language other than English 124,858 22.7 Median mortgage (dollars) $168 Do not speak English "very well" 34,644 6.3 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 536,853 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $378 In linguistically isolated households 17,531 3.3