CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Slovak Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 1,210,652 Persons 16 years and over 1,024,984 100.0 Females 620,441 In labor force 634,814 61.9 Males 590,211 Civilian labor force 628,248 61.3 Median age 39.9 Employed 600,347 Sex ratio 95.1 Unemployed 27,901 4.4 Not in labor force 390,170 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 1,210,652 OCCUPATION Native born 1,171,040 96.7 Employed persons 16 years and over 600,347 100.0 Foreign born 39,612 3.3 Managerial and professional 188,703 31.4 Entered 1980 to 1990 5,436 13.7 Technical, sales, and administrative 203,615 33.9 Entered before 1980 34,176 86.3 Service 63,020 10.5 Naturalized citizen 32,031 80.9 Farming, forestry, and fishing 7,469 1.2 Not a citizen 7,581 19.1 Production, craft, and repair 68,052 11.3 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 69,488 11.6 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 1,037,223 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 245,109 23.6 Employed persons 16 years and over 600,347 100.0 Now married 609,938 58.8 Private wage and salary 475,051 79.1 Separated 12,149 1.2 Local government 43,208 7.2 Widowed 102,134 9.8 State government 24,476 4.1 Divorced 67,893 6.5 Federal government 20,960 3.5 Self-employed 34,377 5.7 Unpaid family worker 2,275 0.4 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 93,871 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,678 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 366,227 100.0 No workers 59,635 16.3 HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP 1 worker 95,626 26.1 All persons 1,210,652 2 workers 160,872 43.9 In households 1,187,508 98.1 3 or more workers 50,094 13.7 In group quarters 23,144 1.9 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 534,297 100.0 Median income (dollars) $32,352 1 person 146,233 27.4 Mean income (dollars) $39,915 2 persons 187,035 35.0 Families 3 persons 86,913 16.3 Median income (dollars) $40,072 4 persons 73,133 13.7 Mean income (dollars) $47,269 5 or more persons 40,983 7.7 Per capita income (dollars) $17,341 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL INCOME IN 1989 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL Persons 3 years and over enrolled 252,405 100.0 Families 3.8 Preprimary school 18,415 7.3 Unrelated individuals 17.3 Elementary or high school 142,360 56.4 Persons 6.0 College 91,630 36.3 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 532,279 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 898,926 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 2,001 0.4 High school graduate or higher 702,818 78.2 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 2,166 0.4 Bachelor's degree or higher 194,433 21.6 Graduate degree or higher 68,215 7.6 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 336,234 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 184,234 54.8 Persons 5 years old and over 1,154,335 100.0 Not mortgaged 152,000 45.2 Speak a language other than English 102,749 8.9 Median mortgage (dollars) $225 Do not speak English "very well" 30,445 2.6 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 1,131,197 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $450 In linguistically isolated households 14,516 1.3