CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of American Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 13,039,560 Persons 16 years and over 9,544,739 100.0 Females 6,805,817 In labor force 5,769,978 60.5 Males 6,233,743 Civilian labor force 5,711,455 59.8 Median age 30.9 Employed 5,319,221 Sex ratio 91.6 Unemployed 392,234 6.9 Not in labor force 3,774,761 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 13,039,560 OCCUPATION Native born 13,023,012 99.9 Employed persons 16 years and over 5,319,221 100.0 Foreign born 16,548 0.1 Managerial and professional 866,908 16.3 Entered 1980 to 1990 4,162 25.2 Technical, sales, and administrative 1,574,215 29.6 Entered before 1980 12,386 74.8 Service 724,389 13.6 Naturalized citizen 10,785 65.2 Farming, forestry, and fishing 171,869 3.2 Not a citizen 5,763 34.8 Production, craft, and repair 800,171 15.0 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 1,181,669 22.2 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 9,742,874 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 2,245,065 23.0 Employed persons 16 years and over 5,319,221 100.0 Now married 5,628,649 57.8 Private wage and salary 4,252,240 79.9 Separated 192,987 2.0 Local government 308,485 5.8 Widowed 847,327 8.7 State government 213,551 4.0 Divorced 828,846 8.5 Federal government 137,231 2.6 Self-employed 381,838 7.2 Unpaid family worker 25,876 0.5 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 820,764 Children ever born per 1000 women 2,050 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 3,271,824 100.0 No workers 523,636 16.0 HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP 1 worker 991,600 30.3 All persons 13,039,560 2 workers 1,409,643 43.1 In households 12,858,106 98.6 3 or more workers 346,945 10.6 In group quarters 181,454 1.4 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 4,518,716 100.0 Median income (dollars) $22,721 1 person 1,089,263 24.1 Mean income (dollars) $29,399 2 persons 1,474,878 32.6 Families 3 persons 835,460 18.5 Median income (dollars) $27,198 4 persons 702,119 15.5 Mean income (dollars) $33,567 5 or more persons 416,996 9.2 Per capita income (dollars) $10,623 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL INCOME IN 1989 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL Persons 3 years and over enrolled 3,376,161 100.0 Families 13.4 Preprimary school 239,494 7.1 Unrelated individuals 31.4 Elementary or high school 2,540,005 75.2 Persons 15.8 College 596,662 17.7 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 4,547,632 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 7,772,841 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 58,745 1.3 High school graduate or higher 4,875,382 62.7 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 39,976 0.9 Bachelor's degree or higher 719,621 9.3 Graduate degree or higher 228,312 2.9 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 2,156,019 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 1,195,973 55.5 Persons 5 years old and over 11,904,791 100.0 Not mortgaged 960,046 44.5 Speak a language other than English 356,983 3.0 Median mortgage (dollars) $175 Do not speak English "very well" 109,345 0.9 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 11,724,025 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $376 In linguistically isolated households 46,615 0.4