CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of English Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 22,703,652 Persons 16 years and over 18,703,335 100.0 Females 11,828,706 In labor force 11,685,163 62.5 Males 10,874,946 Civilian labor force 11,555,021 61.8 Median age 40.4 Employed 11,053,947 Sex ratio 91.9 Unemployed 501,074 4.3 Not in labor force 7,018,172 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 22,703,652 OCCUPATION Native born 22,077,642 97.2 Employed persons 16 years and over 11,053,947 100.0 Foreign born 626,010 2.8 Managerial and professional 3,800,331 34.4 Entered 1980 to 1990 149,645 23.9 Technical, sales, and administrative 3,626,639 32.8 Entered before 1980 476,365 76.1 Service 1,088,698 9.8 Naturalized citizen 299,686 47.9 Farming, forestry, and fishing 259,079 2.3 Not a citizen 326,324 52.1 Production, craft, and repair 1,103,264 10.0 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 1,175,936 10.6 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 18,971,188 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 3,810,529 20.1 Employed persons 16 years and over 11,053,947 100.0 Now married 11,694,486 61.6 Private wage and salary 8,169,317 73.9 Separated 253,633 1.3 Local government 855,898 7.7 Widowed 1,624,002 8.6 State government 609,725 5.5 Divorced 1,588,538 8.4 Federal government 391,175 3.5 Self-employed 969,495 8.8 Unpaid family worker 58,337 0.5 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 1,879,322 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,814 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 6,581,874 100.0 No workers 956,826 14.5 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 1,771,034 26.9 All persons 22,703,652 2 workers 3,012,153 45.8 In households 22,303,742 98.2 3 or more workers 841,861 12.8 In group quarters 399,910 1.8 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 9,506,623 100.0 Median income (dollars) $34,117 1 person 2,506,783 26.4 Mean income (dollars) $44,315 2 persons 3,514,953 37.0 Families 3 persons 1,503,627 15.8 Median income (dollars) $40,875 4 persons 1,244,122 13.1 Mean income (dollars) $51,507 5 or more persons 737,138 7.8 Per capita income (dollars) $18,594 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 5,053,888 100.0 Families 4.5 Preprimary school 357,287 7.1 Unrelated individuals 17.3 Elementary or high school 3,180,342 62.9 Persons 6.8 College 1,516,259 30.0 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 9,508,528 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 16,364,356 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 42,891 0.5 High school graduate or higher 13,785,306 84.2 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 45,690 0.5 Bachelor's degree or higher 4,653,895 28.4 Graduate degree or higher 1,687,371 10.3 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 5,420,063 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 3,387,453 62.5 Persons 5 years old and over 21,571,389 100.0 Not mortgaged 2,032,610 37.5 Speak a language other than English 440,603 2.0 Median mortgage (dollars) $213 Do not speak English "very well" 106,726 0.5 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 21,172,236 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $469 In linguistically isolated households 25,374 0.1