CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Arab Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 716,391 Persons 16 years and over 540,620 100.0 Females 320,799 In labor force 358,770 66.4 Males 395,592 Civilian labor force 356,564 66.0 Median age 30.2 Employed 335,529 Sex ratio 123.3 Unemployed 21,035 5.9 Not in labor force 181,850 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 716,391 OCCUPATION Native born 424,677 59.3 Employed persons 16 years and over 335,529 100.0 Foreign born 291,714 40.7 Managerial and professional 122,006 36.4 Entered 1980 to 1990 150,360 51.5 Technical, sales, and administrative 121,446 36.2 Entered before 1980 141,354 48.5 Service 36,434 10.9 Naturalized citizen 142,796 49.0 Farming, forestry, and fishing 2,073 0.6 Not a citizen 148,918 51.0 Production, craft, and repair 25,060 7.5 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 28,510 8.5 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 549,291 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 164,763 30.0 Employed persons 16 years and over 335,529 100.0 Now married 316,406 57.6 Private wage and salary 258,026 76.9 Separated 8,346 1.5 Local government 18,351 5.5 Widowed 25,679 4.7 State government 14,973 4.5 Divorced 34,097 6.2 Federal government 8,186 2.4 Self-employed 33,876 10.1 Unpaid family worker 2,217 0.7 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 46,764 Children ever born per 1000 women 2,070 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 191,604 100.0 No workers 17,535 9.2 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 64,620 33.7 All persons 716,391 2 workers 85,306 44.5 In households 702,487 98.1 3 or more workers 24,143 12.6 In group quarters 13,904 2.0 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 267,939 100.0 Median income (dollars) $33,574 1 person 60,975 22.8 Mean income (dollars) $46,864 2 persons 73,937 27.6 Families 3 persons 45,773 17.1 Median income (dollars) $39,580 4 persons 44,414 16.6 Mean income (dollars) $53,337 5 or more persons 42,840 16.0 Per capita income (dollars) $17,348 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 222,684 100.0 Families 10.9 Preprimary school 15,548 7.0 Unrelated individuals 26.2 Elementary or high school 119,285 53.6 Persons 14.5 College 87,851 39.5 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 267,023 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 441,573 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 1,174 0.4 High school graduate or higher 363,934 82.4 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 1,645 0.6 Bachelor's degree or higher 160,370 36.3 Graduate degree or higher 66,908 15.2 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 122,563 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 92,631 75.6 Persons 5 years old and over 651,719 100.0 Not mortgaged 29,932 24.4 Speak a language other than English 334,273 51.3 Median mortgage (dollars) $287 Do not speak English "very well" 114,126 17.5 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 637,842 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $544 In linguistically isolated households 55,405 8.7