CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Icelander Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 27,171 Persons 16 years and over 21,588 100.0 Females 14,385 In labor force 14,541 67.4 Males 12,786 Civilian labor force 14,391 66.7 Median age 33.4 Employed 13,725 Sex ratio 88.9 Unemployed 666 4.6 Not in labor force 7,047 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 27,171 OCCUPATION Native born 21,686 79.8 Employed persons 16 years and over 13,725 100.0 Foreign born 5,485 20.2 Managerial and professional 4,954 36.1 Entered 1980 to 1990 2,100 38.3 Technical, sales, and administrative 4,266 31.1 Entered before 1980 3,385 61.7 Service 1,545 11.3 Naturalized citizen 2,031 37.0 Farming, forestry, and fishing 247 1.8 Not a citizen 3,454 63.0 Production, craft, and repair 1,275 9.3 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 1,438 10.5 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 21,873 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 5,555 25.4 Employed persons 16 years and over 13,725 100.0 Now married 12,909 59.0 Private wage and salary 9,893 72.1 Separated 387 1.8 Local government 1,148 8.4 Widowed 1,261 5.8 State government 848 6.2 Divorced 1,761 8.1 Federal government 494 3.6 Self-employed 1,272 9.3 Unpaid family worker 70 0.5 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 2,351 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,797 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 7,104 100.0 No workers 655 9.2 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 1,883 26.5 All persons 27,171 2 workers 3,584 50.5 In households 26,398 97.2 3 or more workers 982 13.8 In group quarters 773 2.9 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 10,671 100.0 Median income (dollars) $35,358 1 person 2,815 26.4 Mean income (dollars) $45,734 2 persons 3,358 31.5 Families 3 persons 1,696 15.9 Median income (dollars) $41,497 4 persons 1,598 15.0 Mean income (dollars) $53,286 5 or more persons 1,204 11.3 Per capita income (dollars) $18,026 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 7,571 100.0 Families 6.5 Preprimary school 670 8.8 Unrelated individuals 19.8 Elementary or high school 3,840 50.7 Persons 8.4 College 3,061 40.4 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 10,574 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 18,456 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 38 0.4 High school graduate or higher 16,552 89.7 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 81 0.8 Bachelor's degree or higher 6,185 33.5 Graduate degree or higher 2,324 12.6 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 5,297 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 3,927 74.1 Persons 5 years old and over 25,238 100.0 Not mortgaged 1,370 25.9 Speak a language other than English 4,280 17.0 Median mortgage (dollars) $209 Do not speak English "very well" 1,010 4.0 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 24,465 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $501 In linguistically isolated households 446 1.8