CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Cape Verdean Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 46,552 Persons 16 years and over 33,976 100.0 Females 24,361 In labor force 22,838 67.2 Males 22,191 Civilian labor force 22,469 66.1 Median age 29.2 Employed 19,956 Sex ratio 91.1 Unemployed 2,513 11.2 Not in labor force 11,138 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 46,552 OCCUPATION Native born 33,096 71.1 Employed persons 16 years and over 19,956 100.0 Foreign born 13,456 28.9 Managerial and professional 3,413 17.1 Entered 1980 to 1990 6,601 49.1 Technical, sales, and administrative 5,124 25.7 Entered before 1980 6,855 50.9 Service 3,759 18.8 Naturalized citizen 5,021 37.3 Farming, forestry, and fishing 169 0.8 Not a citizen 8,435 62.7 Production, craft, and repair 2,122 10.6 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 5,369 26.9 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 34,763 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 13,081 37.6 Employed persons 16 years and over 19,956 100.0 Now married 14,648 42.1 Private wage and salary 15,967 80.0 Separated 1,425 4.1 Local government 1,487 7.5 Widowed 1,938 5.6 State government 1,192 6.0 Divorced 3,671 10.6 Federal government 649 3.3 Self-employed 655 3.3 Unpaid family worker 6 0.0 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 2,926 Children ever born per 1000 women 2,307 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 11,964 100.0 No workers 1,479 12.4 HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP 1 worker 3,656 30.6 All persons 46,552 2 workers 4,897 40.9 In households 45,087 96.9 3 or more workers 1,932 16.1 In group quarters 1,465 3.2 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 16,274 100.0 Median income (dollars) $26,516 1 person 3,667 22.5 Mean income (dollars) $31,921 2 persons 3,928 24.1 Families 3 persons 3,057 18.8 Median income (dollars) $30,028 4 persons 2,729 16.8 Mean income (dollars) $35,278 5 or more persons 2,893 17.8 Per capita income (dollars) $10,836 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL INCOME IN 1989 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL Persons 3 years and over enrolled 13,549 100.0 Families 16.2 Preprimary school 743 5.5 Unrelated individuals 26.1 Elementary or high school 9,614 71.0 Persons 18.0 College 3,192 23.6 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 16,286 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 27,203 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 147 0.9 High school graduate or higher 15,961 58.7 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 148 0.9 Bachelor's degree or higher 2,514 9.2 Graduate degree or higher 767 2.8 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 4,247 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 3,085 72.6 Persons 5 years old and over 42,282 100.0 Not mortgaged 1,162 27.4 Speak a language other than English 20,472 48.4 Median mortgage (dollars) $263 Do not speak English "very well" 9,663 22.9 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 40,817 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $511 In linguistically isolated households 5,772 14.1