CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Swedish Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 2,881,950 Persons 16 years and over 2,347,151 100.0 Females 1,505,910 In labor force 1,557,002 66.3 Males 1,376,040 Civilian labor force 1,540,401 65.6 Median age 37.0 Employed 1,475,674 Sex ratio 91.4 Unemployed 64,727 4.2 Not in labor force 790,149 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 2,881,950 OCCUPATION Native born 2,823,275 98.0 Employed persons 16 years and over 1,475,674 100.0 Foreign born 58,675 2.0 Managerial and professional 484,422 32.8 Entered 1980 to 1990 13,133 22.4 Technical, sales, and administrative 491,104 33.3 Entered before 1980 45,542 77.6 Service 155,507 10.5 Naturalized citizen 33,782 57.6 Farming, forestry, and fishing 40,645 2.8 Not a citizen 24,893 42.4 Production, craft, and repair 149,296 10.1 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 154,700 10.5 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 2,379,438 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 520,318 21.9 Employed persons 16 years and over 1,475,674 100.0 Now married 1,462,547 61.5 Private wage and salary 1,111,013 75.3 Separated 29,417 1.2 Local government 114,440 7.8 Widowed 171,464 7.2 State government 69,702 4.7 Divorced 195,692 8.2 Federal government 44,132 3.0 Self-employed 129,138 8.8 Unpaid family worker 7,249 0.5 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 252,423 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,843 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 821,231 100.0 No workers 106,421 13.0 HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP 1 worker 209,319 25.5 All persons 2,881,950 2 workers 401,572 48.9 In households 2,823,306 98.0 3 or more workers 103,919 12.7 In group quarters 58,644 2.1 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 1,194,585 100.0 Median income (dollars) $33,881 1 person 307,202 25.7 Mean income (dollars) $42,532 2 persons 428,842 35.9 Families 3 persons 190,032 15.9 Median income (dollars) $40,459 4 persons 167,711 14.0 Mean income (dollars) $49,443 5 or more persons 100,798 8.4 Per capita income (dollars) $17,720 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL INCOME IN 1989 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL Persons 3 years and over enrolled 676,913 100.0 Families 4.5 Preprimary school 51,624 7.6 Unrelated individuals 17.3 Elementary or high school 404,439 59.7 Persons 6.7 College 220,850 32.6 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 1,194,069 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 2,033,196 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 4,567 0.4 High school graduate or higher 1,774,651 87.3 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 5,552 0.5 Bachelor's degree or higher 557,287 27.4 Graduate degree or higher 184,088 9.1 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 658,534 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 436,105 66.2 Persons 5 years old and over 2,722,830 100.0 Not mortgaged 222,429 33.8 Speak a language other than English 108,148 4.0 Median mortgage (dollars) $218 Do not speak English "very well" 22,392 0.8 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 2,664,241 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $478 In linguistically isolated households 7,325 0.3