CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Armenian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 267,975 Persons 16 years and over 216,553 100.0 Females 134,067 In labor force 131,624 60.8 Males 133,908 Civilian labor force 131,115 60.5 Median age 35.9 Employed 121,631 Sex ratio 99.9 Unemployed 9,484 7.2 Not in labor force 84,929 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 267,975 OCCUPATION Native born 148,857 55.5 Employed persons 16 years and over 121,631 100.0 Foreign born 119,118 44.5 Managerial and professional 42,797 35.2 Entered 1980 to 1990 60,238 50.6 Technical, sales, and administrative 43,846 36.0 Entered before 1980 58,880 49.4 Service 9,766 8.0 Naturalized citizen 48,194 40.5 Farming, forestry, and fishing 1,107 0.9 Not a citizen 70,924 59.5 Production, craft, and repair 14,164 11.6 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 9,951 8.2 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 219,271 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 61,507 28.1 Employed persons 16 years and over 121,631 100.0 Now married 125,985 57.5 Private wage and salary 92,332 75.9 Separated 2,554 1.2 Local government 7,432 6.1 Widowed 17,080 7.8 State government 3,983 3.3 Divorced 12,145 5.5 Federal government 2,470 2.0 Self-employed 14,671 12.1 Unpaid family worker 743 0.6 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 20,100 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,622 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 73,236 100.0 No workers 11,957 16.3 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 21,533 29.4 All persons 267,975 2 workers 29,500 40.3 In households 264,584 98.7 3 or more workers 10,246 14.0 In group quarters 3,391 1.3 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 102,110 100.0 Median income (dollars) $36,860 1 person 24,461 24.0 Mean income (dollars) $50,151 2 persons 29,720 29.1 Families 3 persons 17,227 16.9 Median income (dollars) $43,018 4 persons 18,899 18.5 Mean income (dollars) $57,147 5 or more persons 11,803 11.6 Per capita income (dollars) $18,993 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 70,868 100.0 Families 10.5 Preprimary school 4,366 6.2 Unrelated individuals 17.4 Elementary or high school 39,906 56.3 Persons 13.1 College 26,596 37.5 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 101,645 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 186,469 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 418 0.4 High school graduate or higher 141,696 76.0 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 608 0.6 Bachelor's degree or higher 53,312 28.6 Graduate degree or higher 20,533 11.0 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 51,271 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 36,711 71.6 Persons 5 years old and over 251,525 100.0 Not mortgaged 14,560 28.4 Speak a language other than English 144,371 57.4 Median mortgage (dollars) $303 Do not speak English "very well" 72,299 28.7 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 248,134 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $616 In linguistically isolated households 46,922 18.9