CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Croatian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 409,458 Persons 16 years and over 337,434 100.0 Females 206,110 In labor force 210,135 62.3 Males 203,348 Civilian labor force 208,311 61.7 Median age 38.1 Employed 197,997 Sex ratio 98.7 Unemployed 10,314 5.0 Not in labor force 127,299 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 409,458 OCCUPATION Native born 378,837 92.5 Employed persons 16 years and over 197,997 100.0 Foreign born 30,621 7.5 Managerial and professional 54,402 27.5 Entered 1980 to 1990 4,067 13.3 Technical, sales, and administrative 64,268 32.5 Entered before 1980 26,554 86.7 Service 22,644 11.4 Naturalized citizen 22,925 74.9 Farming, forestry, and fishing 2,829 1.4 Not a citizen 7,696 25.1 Production, craft, and repair 26,275 13.3 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 27,579 13.9 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 341,930 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 80,200 23.5 Employed persons 16 years and over 197,997 100.0 Now married 200,549 58.7 Private wage and salary 158,148 79.9 Separated 5,180 1.5 Local government 13,016 6.6 Widowed 28,699 8.4 State government 7,663 3.9 Divorced 27,302 8.0 Federal government 5,669 2.9 Self-employed 12,797 6.5 Unpaid family worker 704 0.4 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 31,568 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,757 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 122,760 100.0 No workers 19,474 15.9 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 34,488 28.1 All persons 409,458 2 workers 52,818 43.0 In households 402,743 98.4 3 or more workers 15,980 13.0 In group quarters 6,715 1.7 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 177,288 100.0 Median income (dollars) $30,991 1 person 47,228 26.6 Mean income (dollars) $38,780 2 persons 60,910 34.4 Families 3 persons 29,010 16.4 Median income (dollars) $37,291 4 persons 24,986 14.1 Mean income (dollars) $45,285 5 or more persons 15,154 8.5 Per capita income (dollars) $16,411 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 90,906 100.0 Families 6.1 Preprimary school 5,905 6.5 Unrelated individuals 20.6 Elementary or high school 56,170 61.8 Persons 8.9 College 28,831 31.7 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 176,831 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 292,259 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 816 0.5 High school graduate or higher 216,420 74.1 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 771 0.4 Bachelor's degree or higher 55,325 18.9 Graduate degree or higher 20,126 6.9 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 104,935 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 59,875 57.1 Persons 5 years old and over 387,704 100.0 Not mortgaged 45,060 42.9 Speak a language other than English 52,071 13.4 Median mortgage (dollars) $214 Do not speak English "very well" 18,092 4.7 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 380,995 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $430 In linguistically isolated households 7,749 2.0