CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Lebanese Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 309,578 Persons 16 years and over 244,387 100.0 Females 147,802 In labor force 165,728 67.8 Males 161,776 Civilian labor force 164,584 67.3 Median age 32.3 Employed 156,608 Sex ratio 109.5 Unemployed 7,976 4.8 Not in labor force 78,659 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 309,578 OCCUPATION Native born 230,736 74.5 Employed persons 16 years and over 156,608 100.0 Foreign born 78,842 25.5 Managerial and professional 59,717 38.1 Entered 1980 to 1990 38,602 49.0 Technical, sales, and administrative 56,552 36.1 Entered before 1980 40,240 51.0 Service 15,958 10.2 Naturalized citizen 40,150 50.9 Farming, forestry, and fishing 1,159 0.7 Not a citizen 38,692 49.1 Production, craft, and repair 11,891 7.6 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 11,331 7.2 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 247,881 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 74,762 30.2 Employed persons 16 years and over 156,608 100.0 Now married 137,605 55.5 Private wage and salary 120,189 76.7 Separated 3,072 1.2 Local government 9,513 6.1 Widowed 14,642 5.9 State government 7,090 4.5 Divorced 17,800 7.2 Federal government 3,551 2.3 Self-employed 15,359 9.8 Unpaid family worker 906 0.6 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 22,059 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,771 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 85,310 100.0 No workers 7,858 9.2 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 26,841 31.5 All persons 309,578 2 workers 39,208 46.0 In households 303,534 98.0 3 or more workers 11,403 13.4 In group quarters 6,044 2.0 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 123,709 100.0 Median income (dollars) $35,721 1 person 31,600 25.5 Mean income (dollars) $48,934 2 persons 37,203 30.1 Families 3 persons 20,833 16.8 Median income (dollars) $42,104 4 persons 19,251 15.6 Mean income (dollars) $56,210 5 or more persons 14,822 12.0 Per capita income (dollars) $19,545 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 86,252 100.0 Families 7.1 Preprimary school 6,289 7.3 Unrelated individuals 20.9 Elementary or high school 46,150 53.5 Persons 10.0 College 33,813 39.2 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 122,886 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 203,212 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 395 0.3 High school graduate or higher 170,513 83.9 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 560 0.5 Bachelor's degree or higher 70,356 34.6 Graduate degree or higher 28,371 14.0 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 64,929 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 46,011 70.9 Persons 5 years old and over 286,259 100.0 Not mortgaged 18,918 29.1 Speak a language other than English 95,895 33.5 Median mortgage (dollars) $281 Do not speak English "very well" 29,643 10.4 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 280,215 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $531 In linguistically isolated households 12,649 4.5