CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for All Persons: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 248,709,873 Persons 16 years and over 191,829,271 100.0 Females 127,537,494 In labor force 125,182,378 65.3 Males 121,172,379 Civilian labor force 123,473,450 64.4 Median age 33.0 Employed 115,681,202 Sex ratio 95.0 Unemployed 7,792,248 6.3 Not in labor force 66,646,893 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 248,709,873 OCCUPATION Native born 228,942,557 92.1 Employed persons 16 years and over 115,681,202 100.0 Foreign born 19,767,316 7.9 Managerial and professional 30,533,582 26.4 Entered 1980 to 1990 8,663,627 43.8 Technical, sales, and administrative 36,718,398 31.7 Entered before 1980 11,103,689 56.2 Service 15,295,917 13.2 Naturalized citizen 7,996,998 40.5 Farming, forestry, and fishing 2,839,010 2.5 Not a citizen 11,770,318 59.5 Production, craft, and repair 13,097,963 11.3 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 17,196,332 14.9 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 195,167,742 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 51,634,201 26.5 Employed persons 16 years and over 115,681,202 100.0 Now married 108,390,457 55.5 Private wage and salary 89,541,393 77.4 Separated 4,441,034 2.3 Local government 8,244,755 7.1 Widowed 14,438,368 7.4 State government 5,381,445 4.7 Divorced 16,263,682 8.3 Federal government 3,940,900 3.4 Self-employed 8,067,483 7.0 Unpaid family worker 505,226 0.4 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 19,012,425 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,960 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 65,049,428 100.0 No workers 8,477,151 13.0 HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP 1 worker 18,243,077 28.0 All persons 248,709,873 2 workers 29,637,580 45.6 In households 242,050,161 97.3 3 or more workers 8,691,620 13.4 In group quarters 6,659,712 2.8 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 91,993,582 100.0 Median income (dollars) $30,056 1 person 22,421,114 24.4 Mean income (dollars) $38,453 2 persons 29,379,586 31.9 Families 3 persons 15,962,545 17.4 Median income (dollars) $35,225 4 persons 13,956,079 15.2 Mean income (dollars) $43,803 5 or more persons 10,274,258 11.2 Per capita income (dollars) $14,420 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL INCOME IN 1989 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL Persons 3 years and over enrolled 64,987,101 100.0 Families 10.0 Preprimary school 4,503,285 6.9 Unrelated individuals 24.2 Elementary or high school 42,566,788 65.5 Persons 13.1 College 17,917,028 27.6 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 91,947,410 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 158,868,436 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 721,693 0.8 High school graduate or higher 119,524,718 75.2 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 668,804 0.7 Bachelor's degree or higher 32,310,253 20.3 Graduate degree or higher 11,477,686 7.2 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 45,550,059 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 29,811,735 65.4 Persons 5 years old and over 230,445,777 100.0 Not mortgaged 15,738,324 34.6 Speak a language other than English 31,844,979 13.8 Median mortgage (dollars) $209 Do not speak English "very well" 13,982,502 6.1 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 223,812,984 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $447 In linguistically isolated households 7,741,259 3.5