CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Austrian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 545,856 Persons 16 years and over 486,337 100.0 Females 281,313 In labor force 287,388 59.1 Males 264,543 Civilian labor force 285,027 58.6 Median age 46.5 Employed 273,671 Sex ratio 94.0 Unemployed 11,356 4.0 Not in labor force 198,949 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 545,856 OCCUPATION Native born 484,868 88.8 Employed persons 16 years and over 273,671 100.0 Foreign born 60,988 11.2 Managerial and professional 125,050 45.7 Entered 1980 to 1990 5,073 8.3 Technical, sales, and administrative 90,324 33.0 Entered before 1980 55,915 91.7 Service 19,423 7.1 Naturalized citizen 48,137 78.9 Farming, forestry, and fishing 3,084 1.1 Not a citizen 12,851 21.1 Production, craft, and repair 19,129 7.0 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 16,661 6.1 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 490,283 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 101,296 20.7 Employed persons 16 years and over 273,671 100.0 Now married 290,193 59.2 Private wage and salary 200,830 73.4 Separated 5,440 1.1 Local government 21,649 7.9 Widowed 56,930 11.6 State government 13,100 4.8 Divorced 36,424 7.4 Federal government 8,806 3.2 Self-employed 28,028 10.2 Unpaid family worker 1,258 0.5 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 41,514 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,454 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 174,668 100.0 No workers 30,837 17.7 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 46,789 26.8 All persons 545,856 2 workers 77,165 44.2 In households 533,774 97.8 3 or more workers 19,877 11.4 In group quarters 12,082 2.3 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 279,243 100.0 Median income (dollars) $38,278 1 person 91,328 32.7 Mean income (dollars) $55,441 2 persons 106,572 38.2 Families 3 persons 36,077 12.9 Median income (dollars) $49,894 4 persons 29,693 10.6 Mean income (dollars) $69,108 5 or more persons 15,573 5.6 Per capita income (dollars) $27,439 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 93,907 100.0 Families 2.7 Preprimary school 7,079 7.5 Unrelated individuals 14.3 Elementary or high school 45,652 48.6 Persons 5.3 College 41,176 43.8 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 280,653 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 443,870 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 892 0.3 High school graduate or higher 381,905 86.0 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 1,392 0.5 Bachelor's degree or higher 165,364 37.3 Graduate degree or higher 76,551 17.2 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 147,504 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 89,319 60.6 Persons 5 years old and over 528,046 100.0 Not mortgaged 58,185 39.4 Speak a language other than English 57,444 10.9 Median mortgage (dollars) $268 Do not speak English "very well" 12,222 2.3 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 515,971 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $541 In linguistically isolated households 6,001 1.2