CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Dutch Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 3,475,410 Persons 16 years and over 2,813,428 100.0 Females 1,795,146 In labor force 1,809,891 64.3 Males 1,680,264 Civilian labor force 1,789,799 63.6 Median age 37.3 Employed 1,705,842 Sex ratio 93.6 Unemployed 83,957 4.7 Not in labor force 1,003,537 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 3,475,410 OCCUPATION Native born 3,349,487 96.4 Employed persons 16 years and over 1,705,842 100.0 Foreign born 125,923 3.6 Managerial and professional 452,913 26.6 Entered 1980 to 1990 21,751 17.3 Technical, sales, and administrative 535,307 31.4 Entered before 1980 104,172 82.7 Service 203,615 11.9 Naturalized citizen 73,486 58.4 Farming, forestry, and fishing 54,152 3.2 Not a citizen 52,437 41.6 Production, craft, and repair 210,307 12.3 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 249,548 14.6 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 2,854,904 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 559,595 19.6 Employed persons 16 years and over 1,705,842 100.0 Now married 1,791,121 62.7 Private wage and salary 1,322,837 77.5 Separated 40,632 1.4 Local government 109,751 6.4 Widowed 229,094 8.0 State government 73,145 4.3 Divorced 234,462 8.2 Federal government 47,902 2.8 Self-employed 142,888 8.4 Unpaid family worker 9,319 0.5 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 270,567 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,968 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 1,016,829 100.0 No workers 135,566 13.3 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 273,392 26.9 All persons 3,475,410 2 workers 474,781 46.7 In households 3,415,078 98.3 3 or more workers 133,090 13.1 In group quarters 60,332 1.8 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 1,421,361 100.0 Median income (dollars) $30,929 1 person 340,157 23.9 Mean income (dollars) $38,770 2 persons 506,727 35.7 Families 3 persons 235,086 16.5 Median income (dollars) $36,470 4 persons 207,021 14.6 Mean income (dollars) $44,586 5 or more persons 132,370 9.3 Per capita income (dollars) $15,731 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 770,249 100.0 Families 5.8 Preprimary school 57,443 7.5 Unrelated individuals 20.7 Elementary or high school 500,897 65.0 Persons 8.4 College 211,909 27.5 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 1,423,494 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 2,433,010 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 7,831 0.6 High school graduate or higher 1,868,402 76.8 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 7,224 0.5 Bachelor's degree or higher 449,564 18.5 Graduate degree or higher 154,830 6.4 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 771,323 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 484,483 62.8 Persons 5 years old and over 3,274,078 100.0 Not mortgaged 286,840 37.2 Speak a language other than English 150,764 4.6 Median mortgage (dollars) $202 Do not speak English "very well" 34,153 1.0 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 3,213,800 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $435 In linguistically isolated households 12,007 0.4