CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Romanian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 235,774 Persons 16 years and over 201,192 100.0 Females 118,778 In labor force 126,810 63.0 Males 116,996 Civilian labor force 126,104 62.7 Median age 41.7 Employed 119,759 Sex ratio 98.5 Unemployed 6,345 5.0 Not in labor force 74,382 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 235,774 OCCUPATION Native born 167,117 70.9 Employed persons 16 years and over 119,759 100.0 Foreign born 68,657 29.1 Managerial and professional 49,588 41.4 Entered 1980 to 1990 36,443 53.1 Technical, sales, and administrative 36,915 30.8 Entered before 1980 32,214 46.9 Service 11,189 9.3 Naturalized citizen 37,416 54.5 Farming, forestry, and fishing 736 0.6 Not a citizen 31,241 45.5 Production, craft, and repair 11,336 9.5 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 9,995 8.3 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 203,586 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 40,776 20.0 Employed persons 16 years and over 119,759 100.0 Now married 127,711 62.7 Private wage and salary 91,754 76.6 Separated 2,689 1.3 Local government 7,874 6.6 Widowed 17,659 8.7 State government 4,617 3.9 Divorced 14,751 7.2 Federal government 2,520 2.1 Self-employed 12,457 10.4 Unpaid family worker 537 0.4 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 20,609 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,673 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 73,111 100.0 No workers 10,991 15.0 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 19,942 27.3 All persons 235,774 2 workers 33,810 46.2 In households 231,713 98.3 3 or more workers 8,368 11.4 In group quarters 4,061 1.8 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 108,075 100.0 Median income (dollars) $37,452 1 person 30,085 27.8 Mean income (dollars) $53,781 2 persons 39,551 36.6 Families 3 persons 16,336 15.1 Median income (dollars) $46,457 4 persons 13,495 12.5 Mean income (dollars) $63,667 5 or more persons 8,608 8.0 Per capita income (dollars) $24,091 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 48,154 100.0 Families 6.1 Preprimary school 2,835 5.9 Unrelated individuals 16.8 Elementary or high school 26,799 55.7 Persons 9.1 College 18,520 38.5 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 108,363 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 179,715 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 415 0.4 High school graduate or higher 148,623 82.7 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 620 0.6 Bachelor's degree or higher 63,990 35.6 Graduate degree or higher 32,612 18.1 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 50,253 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 35,080 69.8 Persons 5 years old and over 225,229 100.0 Not mortgaged 15,173 30.2 Speak a language other than English 73,188 32.5 Median mortgage (dollars) $283 Do not speak English "very well" 34,124 15.2 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 221,173 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $540 In linguistically isolated households 21,294 9.6