CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Israeli Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 69,018 Persons 16 years and over 47,604 100.0 Females 30,874 In labor force 32,941 69.2 Males 38,144 Civilian labor force 32,804 68.9 Median age 27.8 Employed 31,299 Sex ratio 123.5 Unemployed 1,505 4.6 Not in labor force 14,663 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 69,018 OCCUPATION Native born 29,972 43.4 Employed persons 16 years and over 31,299 100.0 Foreign born 39,046 56.6 Managerial and professional 13,963 44.6 Entered 1980 to 1990 21,980 56.3 Technical, sales, and administrative 10,575 33.8 Entered before 1980 17,066 43.7 Service 1,833 5.9 Naturalized citizen 17,483 44.8 Farming, forestry, and fishing 115 0.4 Not a citizen 21,563 55.2 Production, craft, and repair 2,846 9.1 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 1,967 6.3 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 48,876 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 15,068 30.8 Employed persons 16 years and over 31,299 100.0 Now married 29,171 59.7 Private wage and salary 24,517 78.3 Separated 709 1.5 Local government 1,017 3.2 Widowed 1,130 2.3 State government 1,292 4.1 Divorced 2,798 5.7 Federal government 633 2.0 Self-employed 3,717 11.9 Unpaid family worker 123 0.4 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 5,169 Children ever born per 1000 women 2,148 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 16,501 100.0 No workers 1,064 6.4 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 5,848 35.4 All persons 69,018 2 workers 7,974 48.3 In households 67,750 98.2 3 or more workers 1,615 9.8 In group quarters 1,268 1.9 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 23,659 100.0 Median income (dollars) $40,242 1 person 5,329 22.5 Mean income (dollars) $57,055 2 persons 6,078 25.7 Families 3 persons 3,933 16.6 Median income (dollars) $47,167 4 persons 4,656 19.7 Mean income (dollars) $66,069 5 or more persons 3,663 15.5 Per capita income (dollars) $19,195 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 26,426 100.0 Families 7.9 Preprimary school 2,607 9.9 Unrelated individuals 26.9 Elementary or high school 15,630 59.1 Persons 11.7 College 8,189 31.0 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 23,513 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 38,261 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 96 0.4 High school graduate or higher 33,411 87.3 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 142 0.6 Bachelor's degree or higher 16,176 42.3 Graduate degree or higher 8,197 21.4 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 8,951 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 7,826 87.4 Persons 5 years old and over 62,269 100.0 Not mortgaged 1,125 12.6 Speak a language other than English 41,016 65.9 Median mortgage (dollars) $352 Do not speak English "very well" 11,669 18.7 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 61,001 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $703 In linguistically isolated households 6,121 10.0