CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Turkish Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 66,492 Persons 16 years and over 54,087 100.0 Females 29,641 In labor force 36,038 66.6 Males 36,851 Civilian labor force 35,761 66.1 Median age 32.8 Employed 33,698 Sex ratio 124.3 Unemployed 2,063 5.8 Not in labor force 18,049 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 66,492 OCCUPATION Native born 30,895 46.5 Employed persons 16 years and over 33,698 100.0 Foreign born 35,597 53.5 Managerial and professional 13,508 40.1 Entered 1980 to 1990 16,724 47.0 Technical, sales, and administrative 10,279 30.5 Entered before 1980 18,873 53.0 Service 3,693 11.0 Naturalized citizen 14,939 42.0 Farming, forestry, and fishing 153 0.5 Not a citizen 20,658 58.0 Production, craft, and repair 3,051 9.1 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 3,014 8.9 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 54,795 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 15,473 28.2 Employed persons 16 years and over 33,698 100.0 Now married 31,966 58.3 Private wage and salary 26,057 77.3 Separated 852 1.6 Local government 1,430 4.2 Widowed 2,424 4.4 State government 1,929 5.7 Divorced 4,080 7.4 Federal government 927 2.8 Self-employed 3,141 9.3 Unpaid family worker 214 0.6 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 4,895 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,750 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 18,485 100.0 No workers 1,461 7.9 HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP 1 worker 6,086 32.9 All persons 66,492 2 workers 8,599 46.5 In households 64,612 97.2 3 or more workers 2,339 12.7 In group quarters 1,880 2.9 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 26,458 100.0 Median income (dollars) $37,091 1 person 6,298 23.8 Mean income (dollars) $51,712 2 persons 8,101 30.6 Families 3 persons 5,203 19.7 Median income (dollars) $45,011 4 persons 4,274 16.2 Mean income (dollars) $60,634 5 or more persons 2,582 9.8 Per capita income (dollars) $20,363 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL INCOME IN 1989 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL Persons 3 years and over enrolled 19,521 100.0 Families 7.4 Preprimary school 1,277 6.5 Unrelated individuals 27.3 Elementary or high school 8,771 44.9 Persons 10.9 College 9,473 48.5 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 26,712 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 44,872 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 244 0.9 High school graduate or higher 36,529 81.4 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 279 1.0 Bachelor's degree or higher 18,352 40.9 Graduate degree or higher 9,923 22.1 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 10,123 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 8,313 82.1 Persons 5 years old and over 62,012 100.0 Not mortgaged 1,810 17.9 Speak a language other than English 36,964 59.6 Median mortgage (dollars) $300 Do not speak English "very well" 14,454 23.3 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 60,132 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $570 In linguistically isolated households 6,762 11.2