CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Haitian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 280,874 Persons 16 years and over 201,968 100.0 Females 140,321 In labor force 154,162 76.3 Males 140,553 Civilian labor force 153,225 75.9 Median age 29.5 Employed 134,724 Sex ratio 100.2 Unemployed 18,501 12.1 Not in labor force 47,806 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 280,874 OCCUPATION Native born 81,848 29.1 Employed persons 16 years and over 134,724 100.0 Foreign born 199,026 70.9 Managerial and professional 18,944 14.1 Entered 1980 to 1990 115,312 57.9 Technical, sales, and administrative 29,843 22.2 Entered before 1980 83,714 42.1 Service 44,605 33.1 Naturalized citizen 52,104 26.2 Farming, forestry, and fishing 3,724 2.8 Not a citizen 146,922 73.8 Production, craft, and repair 10,475 7.8 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 27,133 20.1 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 206,324 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 78,052 37.8 Employed persons 16 years and over 134,724 100.0 Now married 95,437 46.3 Private wage and salary 111,920 83.1 Separated 11,117 5.4 Local government 10,713 8.0 Widowed 6,573 3.2 State government 5,051 3.7 Divorced 15,145 7.3 Federal government 2,209 1.6 Self-employed 4,646 3.4 Unpaid family worker 185 0.1 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 24,743 Children ever born per 1000 women 2,409 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 69,283 100.0 No workers 3,955 5.7 HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP 1 worker 22,043 31.8 All persons 280,874 2 workers 29,588 42.7 In households 276,596 98.5 3 or more workers 13,697 19.8 In group quarters 4,278 1.5 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 83,496 100.0 Median income (dollars) $25,547 1 person 9,429 11.3 Mean income (dollars) $32,271 2 persons 13,800 16.5 Families 3 persons 15,982 19.1 Median income (dollars) $25,651 4 persons 17,038 20.4 Mean income (dollars) $32,813 5 or more persons 27,247 32.6 Per capita income (dollars) $9,303 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL INCOME IN 1989 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL Persons 3 years and over enrolled 111,331 100.0 Families 20.7 Preprimary school 5,606 5.0 Unrelated individuals 33.7 Elementary or high school 67,738 60.8 Persons 22.2 College 37,987 34.1 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 83,763 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 163,990 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 2,260 2.7 High school graduate or higher 95,122 58.0 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 1,929 2.3 Bachelor's degree or higher 20,040 12.2 Graduate degree or higher 7,224 4.4 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 18,357 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 16,981 92.5 Persons 5 years old and over 254,640 100.0 Not mortgaged 1,376 7.5 Speak a language other than English 223,481 87.8 Median mortgage (dollars) $258 Do not speak English "very well" 119,680 47.0 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 250,408 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $511 In linguistically isolated households 76,087 30.4