CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Danish Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 980,868 Persons 16 years and over 797,947 100.0 Females 501,278 In labor force 520,689 65.3 Males 479,590 Civilian labor force 514,885 64.5 Median age 38.5 Employed 494,669 Sex ratio 95.7 Unemployed 20,216 3.9 Not in labor force 277,258 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 980,868 OCCUPATION Native born 943,621 96.2 Employed persons 16 years and over 494,669 100.0 Foreign born 37,247 3.8 Managerial and professional 166,613 33.7 Entered 1980 to 1990 8,109 21.8 Technical, sales, and administrative 160,504 32.4 Entered before 1980 29,138 78.2 Service 50,347 10.2 Naturalized citizen 20,449 54.9 Farming, forestry, and fishing 17,226 3.5 Not a citizen 16,798 45.1 Production, craft, and repair 50,193 10.1 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 49,786 10.1 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 809,460 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 163,275 20.2 Employed persons 16 years and over 494,669 100.0 Now married 508,565 62.8 Private wage and salary 361,257 73.0 Separated 9,149 1.1 Local government 38,914 7.9 Widowed 61,308 7.6 State government 25,347 5.1 Divorced 67,163 8.3 Federal government 16,850 3.4 Self-employed 49,540 10.0 Unpaid family worker 2,761 0.6 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 80,543 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,973 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 293,501 100.0 No workers 38,849 13.2 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 75,315 25.7 All persons 980,868 2 workers 141,589 48.2 In households 962,670 98.1 3 or more workers 37,748 12.9 In group quarters 18,198 1.9 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 416,490 100.0 Median income (dollars) $33,822 1 person 105,713 25.4 Mean income (dollars) $42,864 2 persons 154,927 37.2 Families 3 persons 62,171 14.9 Median income (dollars) $40,163 4 persons 56,561 13.6 Mean income (dollars) $49,531 5 or more persons 37,118 8.9 Per capita income (dollars) $18,091 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 232,214 100.0 Families 3.9 Preprimary school 16,782 7.2 Unrelated individuals 17.0 Elementary or high school 142,257 61.3 Persons 6.3 College 73,175 31.5 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 419,860 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 697,668 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 1,590 0.4 High school graduate or higher 607,022 87.0 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 1,980 0.5 Bachelor's degree or higher 191,103 27.4 Graduate degree or higher 65,576 9.4 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 237,661 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 154,116 64.8 Persons 5 years old and over 928,684 100.0 Not mortgaged 83,545 35.2 Speak a language other than English 47,481 5.1 Median mortgage (dollars) $209 Do not speak English "very well" 9,352 1.0 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 910,492 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $473 In linguistically isolated households 2,860 0.3