CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Jamaican Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 410,933 Persons 16 years and over 327,650 100.0 Females 221,705 In labor force 249,302 76.1 Males 189,228 Civilian labor force 244,408 74.6 Median age 31.4 Employed 222,959 Sex ratio 85.4 Unemployed 21,449 8.8 Not in labor force 78,348 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 410,933 OCCUPATION Native born 111,690 27.2 Employed persons 16 years and over 222,959 100.0 Foreign born 299,243 72.8 Managerial and professional 48,364 21.7 Entered 1980 to 1990 137,015 45.8 Technical, sales, and administrative 70,169 31.5 Entered before 1980 162,228 54.2 Service 57,221 25.7 Naturalized citizen 113,417 37.9 Farming, forestry, and fishing 1,566 0.7 Not a citizen 185,826 62.1 Production, craft, and repair 21,071 9.5 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 24,568 11.0 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 333,885 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 127,854 38.3 Employed persons 16 years and over 222,959 100.0 Now married 146,092 43.8 Private wage and salary 178,752 80.2 Separated 18,202 5.5 Local government 20,510 9.2 Widowed 13,626 4.1 State government 9,815 4.4 Divorced 28,111 8.4 Federal government 4,696 2.1 Self-employed 8,759 3.9 Unpaid family worker 427 0.2 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 36,775 Children ever born per 1000 women 2,160 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 111,659 100.0 No workers 6,745 6.0 HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP 1 worker 32,311 28.9 All persons 410,933 2 workers 50,253 45.0 In households 396,703 96.5 3 or more workers 22,350 20.0 In group quarters 14,230 3.6 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 150,142 100.0 Median income (dollars) $30,461 1 person 31,486 21.0 Mean income (dollars) $36,633 2 persons 36,531 24.3 Families 3 persons 29,189 19.4 Median income (dollars) $34,018 4 persons 24,906 16.6 Mean income (dollars) $39,966 5 or more persons 28,030 18.7 Per capita income (dollars) $13,149 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL INCOME IN 1989 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL Persons 3 years and over enrolled 129,320 100.0 Families 11.1 Preprimary school 6,624 5.1 Unrelated individuals 25.5 Elementary or high school 72,893 56.4 Persons 13.1 College 49,803 38.5 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 150,223 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 261,804 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 998 0.7 High school graduate or higher 180,480 68.9 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 1,052 0.7 Bachelor's degree or higher 40,950 15.6 Graduate degree or higher 13,714 5.2 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 46,818 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 42,083 89.9 Persons 5 years old and over 386,376 100.0 Not mortgaged 4,735 10.1 Speak a language other than English 28,703 7.4 Median mortgage (dollars) $257 Do not speak English "very well" 7,167 1.9 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 372,181 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $543 In linguistically isolated households 2,319 0.6