CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Dutch West Indian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 33,473 Persons 16 years and over 27,325 100.0 Females 17,272 In labor force 18,432 67.5 Males 16,201 Civilian labor force 18,252 66.8 Median age 34.1 Employed 17,090 Sex ratio 93.8 Unemployed 1,162 6.4 Not in labor force 8,893 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 33,473 OCCUPATION Native born 32,143 96.0 Employed persons 16 years and over 17,090 100.0 Foreign born 1,330 4.0 Managerial and professional 2,907 17.0 Entered 1980 to 1990 513 38.6 Technical, sales, and administrative 5,129 30.0 Entered before 1980 817 61.4 Service 2,663 15.6 Naturalized citizen 497 37.4 Farming, forestry, and fishing 602 3.5 Not a citizen 833 62.6 Production, craft, and repair 2,870 16.8 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 2,919 17.1 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 27,618 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 4,654 16.9 Employed persons 16 years and over 17,090 100.0 Now married 17,464 63.2 Private wage and salary 13,222 77.4 Separated 650 2.4 Local government 987 5.8 Widowed 1,687 6.1 State government 936 5.5 Divorced 3,163 11.5 Federal government 477 2.8 Self-employed 1,371 8.0 Unpaid family worker 97 0.6 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 3,326 Children ever born per 1000 women 2,040 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 10,318 100.0 No workers 889 8.6 HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP 1 worker 3,165 30.7 All persons 33,473 2 workers 4,870 47.2 In households 32,862 98.2 3 or more workers 1,394 13.5 In group quarters 611 1.9 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 13,622 100.0 Median income (dollars) $24,335 1 person 2,796 20.5 Mean income (dollars) $29,359 2 persons 3,892 28.6 Families 3 persons 2,879 21.1 Median income (dollars) $27,924 4 persons 2,513 18.4 Mean income (dollars) $32,855 5 or more persons 1,542 11.3 Per capita income (dollars) $11,809 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL INCOME IN 1989 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL Persons 3 years and over enrolled 7,449 100.0 Families 13.9 Preprimary school 416 5.6 Unrelated individuals 36.7 Elementary or high school 5,057 67.9 Persons 18.0 College 1,976 26.5 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 13,701 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 23,067 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 79 0.6 High school graduate or higher 15,421 66.9 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 155 1.1 Bachelor's degree or higher 2,206 9.6 Graduate degree or higher 630 2.7 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 6,012 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 4,082 67.9 Persons 5 years old and over 31,710 100.0 Not mortgaged 1,930 32.1 Speak a language other than English 1,548 4.9 Median mortgage (dollars) $168 Do not speak English "very well" 416 1.3 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 31,099 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $378 In linguistically isolated households 181 0.6