CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Egyptian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 73,097 Persons 16 years and over 53,210 100.0 Females 30,673 In labor force 38,664 72.7 Males 42,424 Civilian labor force 38,507 72.4 Median age 31.7 Employed 35,995 Sex ratio 138.3 Unemployed 2,512 6.5 Not in labor force 14,546 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 73,097 OCCUPATION Native born 22,541 30.8 Employed persons 16 years and over 35,995 100.0 Foreign born 50,556 69.2 Managerial and professional 16,424 45.6 Entered 1980 to 1990 25,234 49.9 Technical, sales, and administrative 10,270 28.5 Entered before 1980 25,322 50.1 Service 4,364 12.1 Naturalized citizen 28,540 56.5 Farming, forestry, and fishing 77 0.2 Not a citizen 22,016 43.5 Production, craft, and repair 1,995 5.5 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 2,865 8.0 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 54,160 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 13,797 25.5 Employed persons 16 years and over 35,995 100.0 Now married 34,762 64.2 Private wage and salary 26,835 74.6 Separated 1,082 2.0 Local government 2,549 7.1 Widowed 1,844 3.4 State government 2,065 5.7 Divorced 2,675 4.9 Federal government 1,330 3.7 Self-employed 3,126 8.7 Unpaid family worker 90 0.3 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 5,538 Children ever born per 1000 women 2,089 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 20,437 100.0 No workers 1,037 5.1 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 6,643 32.5 All persons 73,097 2 workers 10,475 51.3 In households 72,051 98.6 3 or more workers 2,282 11.2 In group quarters 1,046 1.5 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 26,774 100.0 Median income (dollars) $40,095 1 person 5,088 19.0 Mean income (dollars) $53,727 2 persons 6,260 23.4 Families 3 persons 4,854 18.1 Median income (dollars) $45,700 4 persons 6,319 23.6 Mean income (dollars) $60,058 5 or more persons 4,253 15.9 Per capita income (dollars) $19,000 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 23,718 100.0 Families 9.3 Preprimary school 1,896 8.0 Unrelated individuals 26.3 Elementary or high school 13,281 56.0 Persons 11.6 College 8,541 36.0 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 26,820 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 45,689 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 119 0.4 High school graduate or higher 41,872 91.6 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 202 0.8 Bachelor's degree or higher 27,589 60.4 Graduate degree or higher 11,704 25.6 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 10,536 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 9,699 92.1 Persons 5 years old and over 65,941 100.0 Not mortgaged 837 7.9 Speak a language other than English 51,103 77.5 Median mortgage (dollars) $352 Do not speak English "very well" 17,402 26.4 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 64,901 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $587 In linguistically isolated households 9,611 14.8