CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Palestinian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 44,651 Persons 16 years and over 32,460 100.0 Females 18,427 In labor force 21,166 65.2 Males 26,224 Civilian labor force 21,122 65.1 Median age 27.1 Employed 19,706 Sex ratio 142.3 Unemployed 1,416 6.7 Not in labor force 11,294 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 44,651 OCCUPATION Native born 19,252 43.1 Employed persons 16 years and over 19,706 100.0 Foreign born 25,399 56.9 Managerial and professional 6,562 33.3 Entered 1980 to 1990 11,487 45.2 Technical, sales, and administrative 7,932 40.3 Entered before 1980 13,912 54.8 Service 1,919 9.7 Naturalized citizen 14,630 57.6 Farming, forestry, and fishing 102 0.5 Not a citizen 10,769 42.4 Production, craft, and repair 1,370 7.0 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 1,821 9.2 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 33,018 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 10,189 30.9 Employed persons 16 years and over 19,706 100.0 Now married 19,880 60.2 Private wage and salary 15,063 76.4 Separated 561 1.7 Local government 631 3.2 Widowed 1,144 3.5 State government 774 3.9 Divorced 1,244 3.8 Federal government 302 1.5 Self-employed 2,710 13.8 Unpaid family worker 226 1.1 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 2,080 Children ever born per 1000 women 3,053 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 12,290 100.0 No workers 790 6.4 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 4,714 38.4 All persons 44,651 2 workers 5,029 40.9 In households 43,944 98.4 3 or more workers 1,757 14.3 In group quarters 707 1.6 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 15,209 100.0 Median income (dollars) $31,300 1 person 2,334 15.3 Mean income (dollars) $45,069 2 persons 3,399 22.3 Families 3 persons 2,957 19.4 Median income (dollars) $35,102 4 persons 2,369 15.6 Mean income (dollars) $49,621 5 or more persons 4,150 27.3 Per capita income (dollars) $15,003 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 15,552 100.0 Families 14.8 Preprimary school 1,011 6.5 Unrelated individuals 33.8 Elementary or high school 8,101 52.1 Persons 19.5 College 6,440 41.4 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 15,071 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 24,676 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 89 0.6 High school graduate or higher 19,567 79.3 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 174 1.2 Bachelor's degree or higher 9,016 36.5 Graduate degree or higher 3,792 15.4 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 6,441 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 5,307 82.4 Persons 5 years old and over 39,875 100.0 Not mortgaged 1,134 17.6 Speak a language other than English 32,150 80.6 Median mortgage (dollars) $338 Do not speak English "very well" 9,895 24.8 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 39,168 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $555 In linguistically isolated households 4,352 11.1