CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Finnish Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 465,070 Persons 16 years and over 373,098 100.0 Females 242,122 In labor force 243,319 65.2 Males 222,948 Civilian labor force 240,380 64.4 Median age 35.8 Employed 226,729 Sex ratio 92.1 Unemployed 13,651 5.7 Not in labor force 129,779 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 465,070 OCCUPATION Native born 442,538 95.2 Employed persons 16 years and over 226,729 100.0 Foreign born 22,532 4.8 Managerial and professional 70,106 30.9 Entered 1980 to 1990 5,505 24.4 Technical, sales, and administrative 71,473 31.5 Entered before 1980 17,027 75.6 Service 26,851 11.8 Naturalized citizen 11,950 53.0 Farming, forestry, and fishing 4,980 2.2 Not a citizen 10,582 47.0 Production, craft, and repair 26,883 11.9 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 26,436 11.7 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 378,955 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 92,792 24.5 Employed persons 16 years and over 226,729 100.0 Now married 220,655 58.2 Private wage and salary 171,878 75.8 Separated 4,755 1.3 Local government 18,497 8.2 Widowed 28,548 7.5 State government 12,240 5.4 Divorced 32,205 8.5 Federal government 7,409 3.3 Self-employed 15,874 7.0 Unpaid family worker 831 0.4 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 39,218 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,854 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 124,248 100.0 No workers 17,496 14.1 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 31,470 25.3 All persons 465,070 2 workers 58,881 47.4 In households 454,261 97.7 3 or more workers 16,401 13.2 In group quarters 10,809 2.4 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 186,268 100.0 Median income (dollars) $31,142 1 person 51,229 27.5 Mean income (dollars) $38,628 2 persons 63,170 33.9 Families 3 persons 29,890 16.0 Median income (dollars) $38,067 4 persons 25,849 13.9 Mean income (dollars) $45,379 5 or more persons 16,130 8.7 Per capita income (dollars) $15,673 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 116,072 100.0 Families 5.5 Preprimary school 8,301 7.2 Unrelated individuals 20.9 Elementary or high school 69,837 60.2 Persons 8.3 College 37,934 32.7 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 186,867 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 317,014 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 1,582 0.8 High school graduate or higher 266,302 84.0 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 1,313 0.7 Bachelor's degree or higher 76,585 24.2 Graduate degree or higher 25,713 8.1 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 98,095 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 62,834 64.1 Persons 5 years old and over 437,200 100.0 Not mortgaged 35,261 35.9 Speak a language other than English 54,159 12.4 Median mortgage (dollars) $197 Do not speak English "very well" 13,206 3.0 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 426,407 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $445 In linguistically isolated households 6,093 1.4