CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Greek Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 921,782 Persons 16 years and over 730,651 100.0 Females 448,861 In labor force 497,689 68.1 Males 472,921 Civilian labor force 493,690 67.6 Median age 33.6 Employed 468,106 Sex ratio 105.4 Unemployed 25,584 5.2 Not in labor force 232,962 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 921,782 OCCUPATION Native born 728,254 79.0 Employed persons 16 years and over 468,106 100.0 Foreign born 193,528 21.0 Managerial and professional 162,496 34.7 Entered 1980 to 1990 25,043 12.9 Technical, sales, and administrative 150,663 32.2 Entered before 1980 168,485 87.1 Service 63,755 13.6 Naturalized citizen 137,155 70.9 Farming, forestry, and fishing 3,573 0.8 Not a citizen 56,373 29.1 Production, craft, and repair 45,815 9.8 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 41,804 8.9 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 742,049 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 215,475 29.0 Employed persons 16 years and over 468,106 100.0 Now married 421,149 56.8 Private wage and salary 363,962 77.8 Separated 9,383 1.3 Local government 28,833 6.2 Widowed 43,620 5.9 State government 16,514 3.5 Divorced 52,422 7.1 Federal government 12,266 2.6 Self-employed 43,911 9.4 Unpaid family worker 2,620 0.6 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 66,814 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,687 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 250,859 100.0 No workers 23,547 9.4 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 71,008 28.3 All persons 921,782 2 workers 117,848 47.0 In households 903,777 98.0 3 or more workers 38,456 15.3 In group quarters 18,005 2.0 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 353,122 100.0 Median income (dollars) $37,212 1 person 82,488 23.4 Mean income (dollars) $48,318 2 persons 112,517 31.9 Families 3 persons 62,055 17.6 Median income (dollars) $43,330 4 persons 60,306 17.1 Mean income (dollars) $55,279 5 or more persons 35,756 10.1 Per capita income (dollars) $18,361 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 249,244 100.0 Families 5.2 Preprimary school 18,511 7.4 Unrelated individuals 19.8 Elementary or high school 139,533 56.0 Persons 7.3 College 91,200 36.6 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 350,868 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 607,249 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 1,137 0.3 High school graduate or higher 472,788 77.9 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 1,511 0.4 Bachelor's degree or higher 169,834 28.0 Graduate degree or higher 65,079 10.7 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 186,454 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 134,091 71.9 Persons 5 years old and over 859,323 100.0 Not mortgaged 52,363 28.1 Speak a language other than English 358,579 41.7 Median mortgage (dollars) $281 Do not speak English "very well" 113,936 13.3 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 841,323 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $536 In linguistically isolated households 45,647 5.4