CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Pennsylvania German Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 246,461 Persons 16 years and over 208,427 100.0 Females 140,741 In labor force 117,391 56.3 Males 105,720 Civilian labor force 116,416 55.9 Median age 42.8 Employed 110,309 Sex ratio 75.1 Unemployed 6,107 5.2 Not in labor force 91,036 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 246,461 OCCUPATION Native born 245,954 99.8 Employed persons 16 years and over 110,309 100.0 Foreign born 507 0.2 Managerial and professional 17,251 15.6 Entered 1980 to 1990 173 34.1 Technical, sales, and administrative 31,344 28.4 Entered before 1980 334 65.9 Service 15,928 14.4 Naturalized citizen 180 35.5 Farming, forestry, and fishing 4,413 4.0 Not a citizen 327 64.5 Production, craft, and repair 15,190 13.8 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 26,183 23.7 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 210,859 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 36,520 17.3 Employed persons 16 years and over 110,309 100.0 Now married 125,334 59.4 Private wage and salary 89,080 80.8 Separated 3,348 1.6 Local government 5,601 5.1 Widowed 28,254 13.4 State government 3,544 3.2 Divorced 17,403 8.3 Federal government 2,306 2.1 Self-employed 8,882 8.1 Unpaid family worker 896 0.8 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 16,895 Children ever born per 1000 women 2,087 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 70,083 100.0 No workers 12,039 17.2 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 20,079 28.7 All persons 246,461 2 workers 28,237 40.3 In households 242,050 98.2 3 or more workers 9,728 13.9 In group quarters 4,411 1.8 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 105,626 100.0 Median income (dollars) $23,286 1 person 31,403 29.7 Mean income (dollars) $29,416 2 persons 36,085 34.2 Families 3 persons 16,668 15.8 Median income (dollars) $29,779 4 persons 12,499 11.8 Mean income (dollars) $35,359 5 or more persons 8,971 8.5 Per capita income (dollars) $12,576 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 38,343 100.0 Families 8.1 Preprimary school 2,289 6.0 Unrelated individuals 22.7 Elementary or high school 27,487 71.7 Persons 12.1 College 8,567 22.3 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 106,234 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 185,080 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 1,849 1.7 High school graduate or higher 117,413 63.4 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 1,421 1.3 Bachelor's degree or higher 14,574 7.9 Graduate degree or higher 5,088 2.7 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 55,538 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 25,647 46.2 Persons 5 years old and over 234,601 100.0 Not mortgaged 29,891 53.8 Speak a language other than English 18,937 8.1 Median mortgage (dollars) $198 Do not speak English "very well" 8,060 3.4 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 230,206 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $385 In linguistically isolated households 4,925 2.1