CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Syrian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 95,155 Persons 16 years and over 75,734 100.0 Females 46,132 In labor force 50,396 66.5 Males 49,023 Civilian labor force 50,088 66.1 Median age 33.7 Employed 47,578 Sex ratio 106.3 Unemployed 2,510 5.0 Not in labor force 25,338 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 95,155 OCCUPATION Native born 72,929 76.6 Employed persons 16 years and over 47,578 100.0 Foreign born 22,226 23.4 Managerial and professional 16,217 34.1 Entered 1980 to 1990 11,366 51.1 Technical, sales, and administrative 18,012 37.9 Entered before 1980 10,860 48.9 Service 4,757 10.0 Naturalized citizen 11,047 49.7 Farming, forestry, and fishing 307 0.6 Not a citizen 11,179 50.3 Production, craft, and repair 3,720 7.8 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 4,565 9.6 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 76,797 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 20,204 26.3 Employed persons 16 years and over 47,578 100.0 Now married 45,462 59.2 Private wage and salary 37,077 77.9 Separated 911 1.2 Local government 2,772 5.8 Widowed 4,616 6.0 State government 1,935 4.1 Divorced 5,604 7.3 Federal government 1,188 2.5 Self-employed 4,293 9.0 Unpaid family worker 313 0.7 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 7,082 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,850 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 27,768 100.0 No workers 2,912 10.5 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 8,938 32.2 All persons 95,155 2 workers 12,277 44.2 In households 93,842 98.6 3 or more workers 3,641 13.1 In group quarters 1,313 1.4 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 38,234 100.0 Median income (dollars) $35,956 1 person 8,537 22.3 Mean income (dollars) $50,549 2 persons 11,687 30.6 Families 3 persons 6,654 17.4 Median income (dollars) $42,164 4 persons 6,385 16.7 Mean income (dollars) $58,053 5 or more persons 4,971 13.0 Per capita income (dollars) $20,101 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 24,677 100.0 Families 6.6 Preprimary school 1,778 7.2 Unrelated individuals 22.3 Elementary or high school 13,690 55.5 Persons 9.4 College 9,209 37.3 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 37,953 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 64,137 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 139 0.4 High school graduate or higher 51,605 80.5 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 122 0.3 Bachelor's degree or higher 18,784 29.3 Graduate degree or higher 7,786 12.1 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 19,795 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 14,073 71.1 Persons 5 years old and over 88,450 100.0 Not mortgaged 5,722 28.9 Speak a language other than English 28,501 32.2 Median mortgage (dollars) $280 Do not speak English "very well" 9,616 10.9 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 87,137 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $525 In linguistically isolated households 4,793 5.5