CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Iranian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 220,714 Persons 16 years and over 166,848 100.0 Females 93,010 In labor force 115,728 69.4 Males 127,704 Civilian labor force 115,552 69.3 Median age 30.8 Employed 108,409 Sex ratio 137.3 Unemployed 7,143 6.2 Not in labor force 51,120 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 220,714 OCCUPATION Native born 50,868 23.0 Employed persons 16 years and over 108,409 100.0 Foreign born 169,846 77.0 Managerial and professional 46,758 43.1 Entered 1980 to 1990 82,180 48.4 Technical, sales, and administrative 38,217 35.3 Entered before 1980 87,666 51.6 Service 10,333 9.5 Naturalized citizen 46,059 27.1 Farming, forestry, and fishing 308 0.3 Not a citizen 123,787 72.9 Production, craft, and repair 6,748 6.2 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 6,045 5.6 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 169,249 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 50,920 30.1 Employed persons 16 years and over 108,409 100.0 Now married 98,864 58.4 Private wage and salary 83,972 77.5 Separated 2,934 1.7 Local government 3,930 3.6 Widowed 4,479 2.6 State government 5,628 5.2 Divorced 12,052 7.1 Federal government 1,459 1.3 Self-employed 12,555 11.6 Unpaid family worker 865 0.8 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 16,485 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,824 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 61,123 100.0 No workers 4,258 7.0 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 20,343 33.3 All persons 220,714 2 workers 29,239 47.8 In households 218,219 98.9 3 or more workers 7,283 11.9 In group quarters 2,495 1.1 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 81,989 100.0 Median income (dollars) $36,813 1 person 16,457 20.1 Mean income (dollars) $49,533 2 persons 19,923 24.3 Families 3 persons 16,763 20.4 Median income (dollars) $41,974 4 persons 18,487 22.5 Mean income (dollars) $55,501 5 or more persons 10,359 12.6 Per capita income (dollars) $18,040 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 79,666 100.0 Families 10.6 Preprimary school 4,792 6.0 Unrelated individuals 24.8 Elementary or high school 38,107 47.8 Persons 13.3 College 36,767 46.2 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 81,761 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 140,021 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 391 0.5 High school graduate or higher 127,169 90.8 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 514 0.6 Bachelor's degree or higher 78,733 56.2 Graduate degree or higher 36,352 26.0 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 32,764 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 30,330 92.6 Persons 5 years old and over 202,155 100.0 Not mortgaged 2,434 7.4 Speak a language other than English 168,917 83.6 Median mortgage (dollars) $371 Do not speak English "very well" 62,736 31.0 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 199,665 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $660 In linguistically isolated households 32,815 16.4