CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of German Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 45,583,932 Persons 16 years and over 35,383,972 100.0 Females 22,885,332 In labor force 24,495,403 69.2 Males 22,698,600 Civilian labor force 24,133,796 68.2 Median age 33.1 Employed 23,049,474 Sex ratio 99.2 Unemployed 1,084,322 4.5 Not in labor force 10,888,569 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 45,583,932 OCCUPATION Native born 44,776,996 98.2 Employed persons 16 years and over 23,049,474 100.0 Foreign born 806,936 1.8 Managerial and professional 6,400,643 27.8 Entered 1980 to 1990 93,772 11.6 Technical, sales, and administrative 7,458,146 32.4 Entered before 1980 713,164 88.4 Service 2,629,214 11.4 Naturalized citizen 567,291 70.3 Farming, forestry, and fishing 678,765 2.9 Not a citizen 239,645 29.7 Production, craft, and repair 2,748,893 11.9 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 3,133,813 13.6 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 35,979,809 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 8,729,798 24.3 Employed persons 16 years and over 23,049,474 100.0 Now married 21,549,962 59.9 Private wage and salary 17,948,319 77.9 Separated 506,953 1.4 Local government 1,501,569 6.5 Widowed 2,296,123 6.4 State government 1,005,993 4.4 Divorced 2,896,973 8.1 Federal government 688,556 3.0 Self-employed 1,789,111 7.8 Unpaid family worker 115,926 0.5 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 3,508,253 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,875 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 12,761,454 100.0 No workers 1,400,673 11.0 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 3,309,052 25.9 All persons 45,583,932 2 workers 6,359,052 49.8 In households 44,598,929 97.8 3 or more workers 1,692,677 13.3 In group quarters 985,003 2.2 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 17,955,523 100.0 Median income (dollars) $32,730 1 person 4,235,833 23.6 Mean income (dollars) $40,636 2 persons 6,154,100 34.3 Families 3 persons 3,130,167 17.4 Median income (dollars) $38,216 4 persons 2,783,477 15.5 Mean income (dollars) $46,229 5 or more persons 1,651,946 9.2 Per capita income (dollars) $15,896 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 11,714,284 100.0 Families 5.5 Preprimary school 914,277 7.8 Unrelated individuals 18.4 Elementary or high school 7,423,488 63.4 Persons 7.7 College 3,376,519 28.8 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 17,931,639 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 29,483,562 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 79,034 0.4 High school graduate or higher 24,385,237 82.7 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 83,166 0.5 Bachelor's degree or higher 6,491,207 22.0 Graduate degree or higher 2,142,730 7.3 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 9,763,388 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 6,480,457 66.4 Persons 5 years old and over 42,334,294 100.0 Not mortgaged 3,282,931 33.6 Speak a language other than English 1,696,649 4.0 Median mortgage (dollars) $214 Do not speak English "very well" 442,927 1.0 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 41,351,040 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $446 In linguistically isolated households 160,654 0.4