CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Welsh Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 1,038,603 Persons 16 years and over 875,382 100.0 Females 466,607 In labor force 590,750 67.5 Males 571,996 Civilian labor force 582,157 66.5 Median age 39.6 Employed 558,638 Sex ratio 122.6 Unemployed 23,519 4.0 Not in labor force 284,632 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 1,038,603 OCCUPATION Native born 1,020,479 98.3 Employed persons 16 years and over 558,638 100.0 Foreign born 18,124 1.7 Managerial and professional 210,317 37.6 Entered 1980 to 1990 3,897 21.5 Technical, sales, and administrative 176,043 31.5 Entered before 1980 14,227 78.5 Service 51,502 9.2 Naturalized citizen 9,601 53.0 Farming, forestry, and fishing 10,611 1.9 Not a citizen 8,523 47.0 Production, craft, and repair 57,049 10.2 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 53,116 9.5 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 885,823 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 172,135 19.4 Employed persons 16 years and over 558,638 100.0 Now married 566,827 64.0 Private wage and salary 413,509 74.0 Separated 12,369 1.4 Local government 42,695 7.6 Widowed 59,142 6.7 State government 31,512 5.6 Divorced 75,350 8.5 Federal government 21,039 3.8 Self-employed 47,551 8.5 Unpaid family worker 2,332 0.4 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 79,870 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,727 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 364,954 100.0 No workers 48,411 13.3 HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP 1 worker 91,532 25.1 All persons 1,038,603 2 workers 177,108 48.5 In households 1,019,702 98.2 3 or more workers 47,903 13.1 In group quarters 18,901 1.9 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 503,680 100.0 Median income (dollars) $36,515 1 person 114,273 22.7 Mean income (dollars) $46,273 2 persons 189,133 37.6 Families 3 persons 84,717 16.8 Median income (dollars) $42,170 4 persons 72,689 14.4 Mean income (dollars) $52,348 5 or more persons 42,868 8.5 Per capita income (dollars) $21,258 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL INCOME IN 1989 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL Persons 3 years and over enrolled 218,319 100.0 Families 3.4 Preprimary school 16,580 7.6 Unrelated individuals 15.0 Elementary or high school 123,235 56.4 Persons 5.6 College 78,504 36.0 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 502,092 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 778,157 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 1,739 0.3 High school graduate or higher 689,912 88.7 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 2,184 0.4 Bachelor's degree or higher 247,526 31.8 Graduate degree or higher 90,635 11.6 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 289,323 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 196,744 68.0 Persons 5 years old and over 990,105 100.0 Not mortgaged 92,579 32.0 Speak a language other than English 23,716 2.4 Median mortgage (dollars) $217 Do not speak English "very well" 5,197 0.5 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 971,212 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $484 In linguistically isolated households 1,328 0.1