CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Portuguese Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 900,060 Persons 16 years and over 710,521 100.0 Females 453,120 In labor force 491,819 69.2 Males 446,940 Civilian labor force 487,572 68.6 Median age 33.4 Employed 456,048 Sex ratio 98.6 Unemployed 31,524 6.5 Not in labor force 218,702 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 900,060 OCCUPATION Native born 667,477 74.2 Employed persons 16 years and over 456,048 100.0 Foreign born 232,583 25.8 Managerial and professional 89,058 19.5 Entered 1980 to 1990 56,499 24.3 Technical, sales, and administrative 131,795 28.9 Entered before 1980 176,084 75.7 Service 62,995 13.8 Naturalized citizen 99,894 42.9 Farming, forestry, and fishing 14,968 3.3 Not a citizen 132,689 57.1 Production, craft, and repair 64,777 14.2 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 92,455 20.3 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 722,513 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 178,042 24.6 Employed persons 16 years and over 456,048 100.0 Now married 431,668 59.7 Private wage and salary 369,709 81.1 Separated 12,423 1.7 Local government 27,951 6.1 Widowed 45,276 6.3 State government 26,215 5.7 Divorced 55,104 7.6 Federal government 11,433 2.5 Self-employed 29,131 6.4 Unpaid family worker 1,609 0.4 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 69,435 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,912 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 254,076 100.0 No workers 27,926 11.0 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 63,739 25.1 All persons 900,060 2 workers 117,811 46.4 In households 887,540 98.6 3 or more workers 44,600 17.6 In group quarters 12,520 1.4 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 335,989 100.0 Median income (dollars) $33,936 1 person 64,788 19.3 Mean income (dollars) $40,125 2 persons 101,936 30.3 Families 3 persons 65,829 19.6 Median income (dollars) $38,370 4 persons 62,716 18.7 Mean income (dollars) $44,530 5 or more persons 40,720 12.1 Per capita income (dollars) $14,756 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 225,081 100.0 Families 6.3 Preprimary school 13,498 6.0 Unrelated individuals 20.4 Elementary or high school 149,405 66.4 Persons 7.9 College 62,178 27.6 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 334,958 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 589,789 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 1,733 0.5 High school graduate or higher 360,149 61.1 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 2,251 0.7 Bachelor's degree or higher 70,455 11.9 Graduate degree or higher 21,494 3.6 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 155,675 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 108,020 69.4 Persons 5 years old and over 842,356 100.0 Not mortgaged 47,655 30.6 Speak a language other than English 318,104 37.8 Median mortgage (dollars) $230 Do not speak English "very well" 145,995 17.3 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 829,881 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $506 In linguistically isolated households 76,530 9.2