CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Canadian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 361,612 Persons 16 years and over 300,242 100.0 Females 190,957 In labor force 180,079 60.0 Males 170,655 Civilian labor force 177,813 59.2 Median age 39.5 Employed 168,694 Sex ratio 89.4 Unemployed 9,119 5.1 Not in labor force 120,163 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 361,612 OCCUPATION Native born 238,170 65.9 Employed persons 16 years and over 168,694 100.0 Foreign born 123,442 34.1 Managerial and professional 54,856 32.5 Entered 1980 to 1990 30,206 24.5 Technical, sales, and administrative 55,449 32.9 Entered before 1980 93,236 75.5 Service 18,788 11.1 Naturalized citizen 54,892 44.5 Farming, forestry, and fishing 2,360 1.4 Not a citizen 68,550 55.5 Production, craft, and repair 18,669 11.1 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 18,572 11.0 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 303,682 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 66,674 22.0 Employed persons 16 years and over 168,694 100.0 Now married 173,936 57.3 Private wage and salary 133,606 79.2 Separated 4,552 1.5 Local government 10,428 6.2 Widowed 33,446 11.0 State government 6,397 3.8 Divorced 25,074 8.3 Federal government 4,392 2.6 Self-employed 13,111 7.8 Unpaid family worker 760 0.5 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 26,683 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,751 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 100,793 100.0 No workers 16,631 16.5 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 27,081 26.9 All persons 361,612 2 workers 43,782 43.4 In households 352,325 97.4 3 or more workers 13,299 13.2 In group quarters 9,287 2.6 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 159,316 100.0 Median income (dollars) $31,510 1 person 50,048 31.4 Mean income (dollars) $41,817 2 persons 55,880 35.1 Families 3 persons 23,097 14.5 Median income (dollars) $40,407 4 persons 19,067 12.0 Mean income (dollars) $51,209 5 or more persons 11,224 7.0 Per capita income (dollars) $18,223 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 78,670 100.0 Families 5.3 Preprimary school 6,145 7.8 Unrelated individuals 18.3 Elementary or high school 46,040 58.5 Persons 8.0 College 26,485 33.7 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 159,866 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 262,155 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 572 0.4 High school graduate or higher 203,715 77.7 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 931 0.6 Bachelor's degree or higher 58,088 22.2 Graduate degree or higher 22,428 8.6 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 78,834 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 50,288 63.8 Persons 5 years old and over 342,069 100.0 Not mortgaged 28,546 36.2 Speak a language other than English 28,858 8.4 Median mortgage (dollars) $242 Do not speak English "very well" 7,556 2.2 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 332,821 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $499 In linguistically isolated households 3,652 1.1