CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Norwegian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 2,517,760 Persons 16 years and over 2,027,503 100.0 Females 1,290,519 In labor force 1,369,201 67.5 Males 1,227,241 Civilian labor force 1,352,999 66.7 Median age 36.2 Employed 1,293,322 Sex ratio 95.1 Unemployed 59,677 4.4 Not in labor force 658,302 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 2,517,760 OCCUPATION Native born 2,470,364 98.1 Employed persons 16 years and over 1,293,322 100.0 Foreign born 47,396 1.9 Managerial and professional 399,086 30.9 Entered 1980 to 1990 7,555 15.9 Technical, sales, and administrative 416,916 32.2 Entered before 1980 39,841 84.1 Service 147,521 11.4 Naturalized citizen 30,928 65.3 Farming, forestry, and fishing 51,294 4.0 Not a citizen 16,468 34.7 Production, craft, and repair 133,252 10.3 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 145,253 11.2 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 2,056,469 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 462,757 22.5 Employed persons 16 years and over 1,293,322 100.0 Now married 1,258,894 61.2 Private wage and salary 952,494 73.6 Separated 24,228 1.2 Local government 102,694 7.9 Widowed 145,761 7.1 State government 65,638 5.1 Divorced 164,829 8.0 Federal government 39,695 3.1 Self-employed 125,972 9.7 Unpaid family worker 6,829 0.5 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 210,715 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,894 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 715,790 100.0 No workers 83,869 11.7 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 177,699 24.8 All persons 2,517,760 2 workers 363,399 50.8 In households 2,460,502 97.7 3 or more workers 90,823 12.7 In group quarters 57,258 2.3 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 1,042,158 100.0 Median income (dollars) $32,207 1 person 267,026 25.6 Mean income (dollars) $40,497 2 persons 367,262 35.2 Families 3 persons 164,802 15.8 Median income (dollars) $38,430 4 persons 151,795 14.6 Mean income (dollars) $46,888 5 or more persons 91,273 8.8 Per capita income (dollars) $16,761 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 604,016 100.0 Families 5.1 Preprimary school 44,555 7.4 Unrelated individuals 18.7 Elementary or high school 366,342 60.7 Persons 7.5 College 193,119 32.0 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 1,041,833 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 1,745,104 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 4,704 0.5 High school graduate or higher 1,499,459 85.9 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 5,250 0.5 Bachelor's degree or higher 453,834 26.0 Graduate degree or higher 143,084 8.2 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 546,708 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 368,789 67.5 Persons 5 years old and over 2,370,427 100.0 Not mortgaged 177,919 32.5 Speak a language other than English 101,578 4.3 Median mortgage (dollars) $207 Do not speak English "very well" 22,508 0.9 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 2,313,245 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $447 In linguistically isolated households 7,515 0.3