CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of French Canadian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 1,698,394 Persons 16 years and over 1,389,686 100.0 Females 848,452 In labor force 969,101 69.7 Males 849,942 Civilian labor force 950,931 68.4 Median age 35.0 Employed 898,591 Sex ratio 100.2 Unemployed 52,340 5.5 Not in labor force 420,585 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 1,698,394 OCCUPATION Native born 1,584,952 93.3 Employed persons 16 years and over 898,591 100.0 Foreign born 113,442 6.7 Managerial and professional 231,525 25.8 Entered 1980 to 1990 14,195 12.5 Technical, sales, and administrative 291,417 32.4 Entered before 1980 99,247 87.5 Service 111,339 12.4 Naturalized citizen 63,846 56.3 Farming, forestry, and fishing 12,557 1.4 Not a citizen 49,596 43.7 Production, craft, and repair 124,560 13.9 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 127,193 14.2 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 1,407,889 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 320,805 22.8 Employed persons 16 years and over 898,591 100.0 Now married 848,921 60.3 Private wage and salary 714,673 79.5 Separated 23,520 1.7 Local government 55,712 6.2 Widowed 95,432 6.8 State government 36,489 4.1 Divorced 119,211 8.5 Federal government 29,961 3.3 Self-employed 58,587 6.5 Unpaid family worker 3,169 0.4 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 137,509 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,889 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 528,636 100.0 No workers 55,935 10.6 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 134,573 25.5 All persons 1,698,394 2 workers 257,908 48.8 In households 1,652,872 97.3 3 or more workers 80,220 15.2 In group quarters 45,522 2.8 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 729,031 100.0 Median income (dollars) $33,702 1 person 159,244 21.8 Mean income (dollars) $39,674 2 persons 242,702 33.3 Families 3 persons 133,175 18.3 Median income (dollars) $38,996 4 persons 121,646 16.7 Mean income (dollars) $44,863 5 or more persons 72,264 9.9 Per capita income (dollars) $16,410 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 381,744 100.0 Families 5.4 Preprimary school 28,751 7.5 Unrelated individuals 18.5 Elementary or high school 229,468 60.1 Persons 7.6 College 123,525 32.4 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 727,946 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 1,183,615 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 2,607 0.4 High school graduate or higher 913,427 77.2 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 2,841 0.4 Bachelor's degree or higher 198,061 16.7 Graduate degree or higher 65,189 5.5 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 369,492 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 262,427 71.0 Persons 5 years old and over 1,600,283 100.0 Not mortgaged 107,065 29.0 Speak a language other than English 232,322 14.5 Median mortgage (dollars) $239 Do not speak English "very well" 59,893 3.7 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 1,554,872 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $473 In linguistically isolated households 26,842 1.7