CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Polish Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 6,542,844 Persons 16 years and over 5,301,099 100.0 Females 3,363,930 In labor force 3,496,157 66.0 Males 3,178,914 Civilian labor force 3,462,352 65.3 Median age 36.1 Employed 3,295,649 Sex ratio 94.5 Unemployed 166,703 4.8 Not in labor force 1,804,942 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 6,542,844 OCCUPATION Native born 6,134,240 93.8 Employed persons 16 years and over 3,295,649 100.0 Foreign born 408,604 6.2 Managerial and professional 997,261 30.3 Entered 1980 to 1990 120,560 29.5 Technical, sales, and administrative 1,120,641 34.0 Entered before 1980 288,044 70.5 Service 364,808 11.1 Naturalized citizen 252,021 61.7 Farming, forestry, and fishing 41,412 1.3 Not a citizen 156,583 38.3 Production, craft, and repair 371,053 11.3 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 400,474 12.2 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 5,376,514 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 1,373,714 25.6 Employed persons 16 years and over 3,295,649 100.0 Now married 3,118,051 58.0 Private wage and salary 2,637,185 80.0 Separated 70,877 1.3 Local government 225,527 6.8 Widowed 441,091 8.2 State government 120,961 3.7 Divorced 372,781 6.9 Federal government 100,379 3.0 Self-employed 200,598 6.1 Unpaid family worker 10,999 0.3 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 555,582 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,709 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 1,795,226 100.0 No workers 245,429 13.7 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 463,838 25.8 All persons 6,542,844 2 workers 830,993 46.3 In households 6,416,786 98.1 3 or more workers 254,966 14.2 In group quarters 126,058 2.0 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 2,619,026 100.0 Median income (dollars) $34,763 1 person 691,473 26.4 Mean income (dollars) $43,913 2 persons 877,046 33.5 Families 3 persons 436,569 16.7 Median income (dollars) $41,700 4 persons 388,493 14.8 Mean income (dollars) $51,539 5 or more persons 225,445 8.6 Per capita income (dollars) $17,722 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 1,562,278 100.0 Families 4.3 Preprimary school 121,285 7.8 Unrelated individuals 17.8 Elementary or high school 930,344 59.6 Persons 6.6 College 510,649 32.7 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 2,614,760 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 4,512,634 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 9,432 0.4 High school graduate or higher 3,542,772 78.5 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 10,708 0.4 Bachelor's degree or higher 1,044,445 23.1 Graduate degree or higher 407,158 9.0 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 1,465,202 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 920,983 62.9 Persons 5 years old and over 6,152,525 100.0 Not mortgaged 544,219 37.1 Speak a language other than English 787,847 12.8 Median mortgage (dollars) $249 Do not speak English "very well" 281,479 4.6 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 6,026,538 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $477 In linguistically isolated households 161,391 2.7