CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Belgian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 248,075 Persons 16 years and over 204,130 100.0 Females 125,320 In labor force 135,059 66.2 Males 122,755 Civilian labor force 133,728 65.5 Median age 37.4 Employed 128,239 Sex ratio 98.0 Unemployed 5,489 4.1 Not in labor force 69,071 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 248,075 OCCUPATION Native born 220,783 89.0 Employed persons 16 years and over 128,239 100.0 Foreign born 27,292 11.0 Managerial and professional 39,585 30.9 Entered 1980 to 1990 6,574 24.1 Technical, sales, and administrative 40,784 31.8 Entered before 1980 20,718 75.9 Service 13,290 10.4 Naturalized citizen 16,070 58.9 Farming, forestry, and fishing 4,351 3.4 Not a citizen 11,222 41.1 Production, craft, and repair 14,459 11.3 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 15,770 12.3 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 207,044 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 44,955 21.7 Employed persons 16 years and over 128,239 100.0 Now married 128,806 62.2 Private wage and salary 100,175 78.1 Separated 2,078 1.0 Local government 8,356 6.5 Widowed 16,221 7.8 State government 4,982 3.9 Divorced 14,984 7.2 Federal government 3,539 2.8 Self-employed 10,538 8.2 Unpaid family worker 649 0.5 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 19,543 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,882 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 74,422 100.0 No workers 10,101 13.6 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 18,780 25.2 All persons 248,075 2 workers 35,304 47.4 In households 243,694 98.2 3 or more workers 10,237 13.8 In group quarters 4,381 1.8 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 106,308 100.0 Median income (dollars) $34,598 1 person 26,695 25.1 Mean income (dollars) $43,408 2 persons 37,436 35.2 Families 3 persons 16,503 15.5 Median income (dollars) $40,774 4 persons 15,715 14.8 Mean income (dollars) $50,334 5 or more persons 9,959 9.4 Per capita income (dollars) $18,406 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 57,201 100.0 Families 3.9 Preprimary school 4,258 7.4 Unrelated individuals 17.3 Elementary or high school 33,808 59.1 Persons 6.2 College 19,135 33.5 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 105,903 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 177,371 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 378 0.4 High school graduate or higher 143,730 81.0 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 429 0.4 Bachelor's degree or higher 41,233 23.2 Graduate degree or higher 15,546 8.8 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 61,216 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 37,969 62.0 Persons 5 years old and over 235,257 100.0 Not mortgaged 23,247 38.0 Speak a language other than English 25,460 10.8 Median mortgage (dollars) $229 Do not speak English "very well" 6,058 2.6 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 230,876 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $457 In linguistically isolated households 2,839 1.2