CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Swiss Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 607,833 Persons 16 years and over 497,632 100.0 Females 304,573 In labor force 317,662 63.8 Males 303,260 Civilian labor force 314,728 63.2 Median age 39.6 Employed 304,301 Sex ratio 99.6 Unemployed 10,427 3.3 Not in labor force 179,970 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 607,833 OCCUPATION Native born 571,933 94.1 Employed persons 16 years and over 304,301 100.0 Foreign born 35,900 5.9 Managerial and professional 112,812 37.1 Entered 1980 to 1990 8,779 24.5 Technical, sales, and administrative 90,043 29.6 Entered before 1980 27,121 75.5 Service 27,547 9.1 Naturalized citizen 20,671 57.6 Farming, forestry, and fishing 15,643 5.1 Not a citizen 15,229 42.4 Production, craft, and repair 29,345 9.6 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 28,911 9.5 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 504,445 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 108,065 21.4 Employed persons 16 years and over 304,301 100.0 Now married 316,158 62.7 Private wage and salary 219,092 72.0 Separated 4,747 0.9 Local government 22,858 7.5 Widowed 40,701 8.1 State government 15,306 5.0 Divorced 34,774 6.9 Federal government 9,204 3.0 Self-employed 35,025 11.5 Unpaid family worker 2,816 0.9 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 45,098 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,865 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 184,171 100.0 No workers 25,724 14.0 HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP 1 worker 49,384 26.8 All persons 607,833 2 workers 85,686 46.5 In households 597,087 98.2 3 or more workers 23,377 12.7 In group quarters 10,746 1.8 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 268,787 100.0 Median income (dollars) $35,531 1 person 71,671 26.7 Mean income (dollars) $46,734 2 persons 99,611 37.1 Families 3 persons 39,400 14.7 Median income (dollars) $42,126 4 persons 33,951 12.6 Mean income (dollars) $54,382 5 or more persons 24,154 9.0 Per capita income (dollars) $20,388 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL INCOME IN 1989 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL Persons 3 years and over enrolled 134,490 100.0 Families 3.8 Preprimary school 9,958 7.4 Unrelated individuals 15.1 Elementary or high school 80,837 60.1 Persons 6.5 College 43,695 32.5 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 268,500 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 439,001 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 1,878 0.7 High school graduate or higher 375,744 85.6 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 1,703 0.6 Bachelor's degree or higher 142,225 32.4 Graduate degree or higher 54,220 12.4 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 153,812 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 91,892 59.7 Persons 5 years old and over 575,016 100.0 Not mortgaged 61,920 40.3 Speak a language other than English 60,206 10.5 Median mortgage (dollars) $218 Do not speak English "very well" 17,593 3.1 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 564,299 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $476 In linguistically isolated households 8,977 1.6