CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Irish Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 22,721,252 Persons 16 years and over 18,242,421 100.0 Females 12,004,160 In labor force 12,067,820 66.2 Males 10,717,092 Civilian labor force 11,907,702 65.3 Median age 34.9 Employed 11,292,047 Sex ratio 89.3 Unemployed 615,655 5.2 Not in labor force 6,174,601 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 22,721,252 OCCUPATION Native born 22,451,511 98.8 Employed persons 16 years and over 11,292,047 100.0 Foreign born 269,741 1.2 Managerial and professional 3,223,378 28.5 Entered 1980 to 1990 49,130 18.2 Technical, sales, and administrative 3,814,660 33.8 Entered before 1980 220,611 81.8 Service 1,371,397 12.1 Naturalized citizen 172,208 63.8 Farming, forestry, and fishing 208,360 1.8 Not a citizen 97,533 36.2 Production, craft, and repair 1,247,623 11.0 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 1,426,629 12.6 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 18,511,696 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 4,481,803 24.2 Employed persons 16 years and over 11,292,047 100.0 Now married 10,741,471 58.0 Private wage and salary 8,770,945 77.7 Separated 309,544 1.7 Local government 822,013 7.3 Widowed 1,385,257 7.5 State government 517,250 4.6 Divorced 1,593,621 8.6 Federal government 365,386 3.2 Self-employed 771,207 6.8 Unpaid family worker 45,246 0.4 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 1,890,192 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,890 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 6,088,778 100.0 No workers 738,839 12.1 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 1,650,671 27.1 All persons 22,721,252 2 workers 2,876,777 47.2 In households 22,221,631 97.8 3 or more workers 822,491 13.5 In group quarters 499,621 2.2 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 8,807,812 100.0 Median income (dollars) $31,845 1 person 2,246,608 25.5 Mean income (dollars) $40,358 2 persons 2,945,066 33.4 Families 3 persons 1,528,911 17.4 Median income (dollars) $38,101 4 persons 1,283,890 14.6 Mean income (dollars) $46,686 5 or more persons 803,337 9.1 Per capita income (dollars) $15,957 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 5,388,253 100.0 Families 6.5 Preprimary school 409,115 7.6 Unrelated individuals 20.7 Elementary or high school 3,301,091 61.3 Persons 8.7 College 1,678,047 31.1 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 8,824,761 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 15,416,152 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 44,195 0.5 High school graduate or higher 12,268,581 79.6 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 44,447 0.5 Bachelor's degree or higher 3,272,667 21.2 Graduate degree or higher 1,107,025 7.2 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 4,577,760 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 3,043,769 66.5 Persons 5 years old and over 21,289,076 100.0 Not mortgaged 1,533,991 33.5 Speak a language other than English 471,219 2.2 Median mortgage (dollars) $210 Do not speak English "very well" 116,354 0.5 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 20,789,944 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $464 In linguistically isolated households 24,669 0.1