CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Bulgarian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 20,894 Persons 16 years and over 17,614 100.0 Females 9,656 In labor force 11,514 65.4 Males 11,238 Civilian labor force 11,369 64.5 Median age 39.2 Employed 10,731 Sex ratio 116.4 Unemployed 638 5.6 Not in labor force 6,100 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 20,894 OCCUPATION Native born 14,135 67.7 Employed persons 16 years and over 10,731 100.0 Foreign born 6,759 32.3 Managerial and professional 3,403 31.7 Entered 1980 to 1990 2,252 33.3 Technical, sales, and administrative 3,571 33.3 Entered before 1980 4,507 66.7 Service 1,058 9.9 Naturalized citizen 4,642 68.7 Farming, forestry, and fishing 208 1.9 Not a citizen 2,117 31.3 Production, craft, and repair 1,168 10.9 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 1,323 12.3 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 17,838 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 3,988 22.4 Employed persons 16 years and over 10,731 100.0 Now married 10,422 58.4 Private wage and salary 8,154 76.0 Separated 264 1.5 Local government 595 5.5 Widowed 1,294 7.3 State government 437 4.1 Divorced 1,870 10.5 Federal government 405 3.8 Self-employed 1,120 10.4 Unpaid family worker 20 0.2 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 1,553 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,518 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 6,701 100.0 No workers 936 14.0 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 1,830 27.3 All persons 20,894 2 workers 3,106 46.4 In households 20,479 98.0 3 or more workers 829 12.4 In group quarters 415 2.0 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 9,856 100.0 Median income (dollars) $31,850 1 person 2,718 27.6 Mean income (dollars) $43,336 2 persons 3,334 33.8 Families 3 persons 1,698 17.2 Median income (dollars) $39,882 4 persons 1,403 14.2 Mean income (dollars) $51,041 5 or more persons 703 7.1 Per capita income (dollars) $19,774 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 4,700 100.0 Families 7.7 Preprimary school 288 6.1 Unrelated individuals 16.8 Elementary or high school 2,676 56.9 Persons 10.2 College 1,736 36.9 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 9,838 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 15,463 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 35 0.4 High school graduate or higher 12,901 83.4 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 75 0.8 Bachelor's degree or higher 4,778 30.9 Graduate degree or higher 2,306 14.9 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 4,990 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 3,174 63.6 Persons 5 years old and over 19,874 100.0 Not mortgaged 1,816 36.4 Speak a language other than English 6,302 31.7 Median mortgage (dollars) $237 Do not speak English "very well" 2,390 12.0 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 19,459 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $502 In linguistically isolated households 1,257 6.5