CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Barbadian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 33,178 Persons 16 years and over 28,805 100.0 Females 18,259 In labor force 21,200 73.6 Males 14,919 Civilian labor force 20,688 71.8 Median age 37.4 Employed 19,188 Sex ratio 81.7 Unemployed 1,500 7.3 Not in labor force 7,605 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 33,178 OCCUPATION Native born 8,443 25.4 Employed persons 16 years and over 19,188 100.0 Foreign born 24,735 74.6 Managerial and professional 4,885 25.5 Entered 1980 to 1990 9,028 36.5 Technical, sales, and administrative 6,237 32.5 Entered before 1980 15,707 63.5 Service 4,882 25.4 Naturalized citizen 11,109 44.9 Farming, forestry, and fishing 51 0.3 Not a citizen 13,626 55.1 Production, craft, and repair 1,316 6.9 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 1,817 9.5 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 29,105 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 10,049 34.5 Employed persons 16 years and over 19,188 100.0 Now married 12,989 44.6 Private wage and salary 14,875 77.5 Separated 1,810 6.2 Local government 2,464 12.8 Widowed 1,533 5.3 State government 892 4.6 Divorced 2,724 9.4 Federal government 441 2.3 Self-employed 516 2.7 Unpaid family worker 0 0.0 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 3,556 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,713 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 10,257 100.0 No workers 686 6.7 HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP 1 worker 2,889 28.2 All persons 33,178 2 workers 4,679 45.6 In households 32,088 96.7 3 or more workers 2,003 19.5 In group quarters 1,090 3.4 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 14,255 100.0 Median income (dollars) $33,480 1 person 3,418 24.0 Mean income (dollars) $40,090 2 persons 3,742 26.3 Families 3 persons 2,850 20.0 Median income (dollars) $38,735 4 persons 2,156 15.1 Mean income (dollars) $44,797 5 or more persons 2,089 14.7 Per capita income (dollars) $16,178 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL INCOME IN 1989 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL Persons 3 years and over enrolled 8,596 100.0 Families 6.5 Preprimary school 263 3.1 Unrelated individuals 20.0 Elementary or high school 4,045 47.1 Persons 8.8 College 4,288 49.9 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 13,921 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 24,457 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 107 0.8 High school graduate or higher 17,562 71.8 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 110 0.8 Bachelor's degree or higher 3,870 15.8 Graduate degree or higher 1,480 6.1 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 3,409 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 2,948 86.5 Persons 5 years old and over 31,994 100.0 Not mortgaged 461 13.5 Speak a language other than English 1,881 5.9 Median mortgage (dollars) $323 Do not speak English "very well" 450 1.4 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 30,904 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $501 In linguistically isolated households 130 0.4