CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Brazilian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 57,108 Persons 16 years and over 43,190 100.0 Females 29,560 In labor force 31,662 73.3 Males 27,548 Civilian labor force 31,422 72.8 Median age 27.7 Employed 29,469 Sex ratio 93.2 Unemployed 1,953 6.2 Not in labor force 11,528 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 57,108 OCCUPATION Native born 15,713 27.5 Employed persons 16 years and over 29,469 100.0 Foreign born 41,395 72.5 Managerial and professional 6,059 20.6 Entered 1980 to 1990 29,674 71.7 Technical, sales, and administrative 6,191 21.0 Entered before 1980 11,721 28.3 Service 8,887 30.2 Naturalized citizen 7,544 18.2 Farming, forestry, and fishing 389 1.3 Not a citizen 33,851 81.8 Production, craft, and repair 3,583 12.2 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 4,360 14.8 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 43,884 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 15,794 36.0 Employed persons 16 years and over 29,469 100.0 Now married 23,056 52.5 Private wage and salary 25,007 84.9 Separated 1,236 2.8 Local government 895 3.0 Widowed 915 2.1 State government 654 2.2 Divorced 2,883 6.6 Federal government 560 1.9 Self-employed 2,318 7.9 Unpaid family worker 35 0.1 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 5,139 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,611 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 10,912 100.0 No workers 621 5.7 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 3,685 33.8 All persons 57,108 2 workers 5,351 49.0 In households 56,314 98.6 3 or more workers 1,255 11.5 In group quarters 794 1.4 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 16,898 100.0 Median income (dollars) $27,309 1 person 3,615 21.4 Mean income (dollars) $35,497 2 persons 5,063 30.0 Families 3 persons 3,197 18.9 Median income (dollars) $29,987 4 persons 2,776 16.4 Mean income (dollars) $38,044 5 or more persons 2,247 13.3 Per capita income (dollars) $11,446 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 19,406 100.0 Families 12.3 Preprimary school 1,389 7.2 Unrelated individuals 30.5 Elementary or high school 9,960 51.3 Persons 15.6 College 8,057 41.5 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 16,774 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 33,480 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 181 1.1 High school graduate or higher 26,141 78.1 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 215 1.3 Bachelor's degree or higher 9,274 27.7 Graduate degree or higher 3,633 10.9 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 2,802 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 2,405 85.8 Persons 5 years old and over 52,292 100.0 Not mortgaged 397 14.2 Speak a language other than English 42,366 81.0 Median mortgage (dollars) $284 Do not speak English "very well" 22,587 43.2 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 51,543 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $633 In linguistically isolated households 14,707 28.5