CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Italian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 11,286,815 Persons 16 years and over 9,033,758 100.0 Females 5,707,902 In labor force 6,048,030 66.9 Males 5,578,913 Civilian labor force 5,989,508 66.3 Median age 33.8 Employed 5,693,696 Sex ratio 97.7 Unemployed 295,812 4.9 Not in labor force 2,985,728 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 11,286,815 OCCUPATION Native born 10,643,612 94.3 Employed persons 16 years and over 5,693,696 100.0 Foreign born 643,203 5.7 Managerial and professional 1,683,329 29.6 Entered 1980 to 1990 56,402 8.8 Technical, sales, and administrative 2,032,545 35.7 Entered before 1980 586,801 91.2 Service 681,378 12.0 Naturalized citizen 466,967 72.6 Farming, forestry, and fishing 59,497 1.0 Not a citizen 176,236 27.4 Production, craft, and repair 630,252 11.1 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 606,695 10.7 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 9,163,711 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 2,488,504 27.2 Employed persons 16 years and over 5,693,696 100.0 Now married 5,246,213 57.2 Private wage and salary 4,506,231 79.1 Separated 142,288 1.6 Local government 435,925 7.7 Widowed 636,430 6.9 State government 203,605 3.6 Divorced 650,276 7.1 Federal government 155,513 2.7 Self-employed 373,026 6.6 Unpaid family worker 19,396 0.3 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 868,506 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,718 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 3,108,115 100.0 No workers 388,983 12.5 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 839,901 27.0 All persons 11,286,815 2 workers 1,416,464 45.6 In households 11,051,735 97.9 3 or more workers 462,767 14.9 In group quarters 235,080 2.1 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 4,370,187 100.0 Median income (dollars) $36,060 1 person 1,020,312 23.3 Mean income (dollars) $44,865 2 persons 1,444,157 33.0 Families 3 persons 785,835 18.0 Median income (dollars) $42,242 4 persons 695,790 15.9 Mean income (dollars) $51,442 5 or more persons 424,093 9.7 Per capita income (dollars) $17,384 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 2,787,190 100.0 Families 4.9 Preprimary school 225,660 8.1 Unrelated individuals 18.8 Elementary or high school 1,625,877 58.3 Persons 6.9 College 935,653 33.6 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 4,356,526 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 7,516,642 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 13,009 0.3 High school graduate or higher 5,809,097 77.3 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 15,267 0.4 Bachelor's degree or higher 1,576,044 21.0 Graduate degree or higher 558,069 7.4 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 2,384,265 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 1,617,754 67.9 Persons 5 years old and over 10,532,011 100.0 Not mortgaged 766,511 32.1 Speak a language other than English 1,317,697 12.5 Median mortgage (dollars) $278 Do not speak English "very well" 442,776 4.2 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 10,297,426 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $519 In linguistically isolated households 179,888 1.7