CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Ethiopian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 33,868 Persons 16 years and over 26,386 100.0 Females 14,687 In labor force 19,547 74.1 Males 19,181 Civilian labor force 19,502 73.9 Median age 28.5 Employed 17,782 Sex ratio 130.6 Unemployed 1,720 8.8 Not in labor force 6,839 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 33,868 OCCUPATION Native born 6,284 18.6 Employed persons 16 years and over 17,782 100.0 Foreign born 27,584 81.4 Managerial and professional 3,857 21.7 Entered 1980 to 1990 22,109 80.2 Technical, sales, and administrative 6,001 33.7 Entered before 1980 5,475 19.8 Service 3,837 21.6 Naturalized citizen 4,713 17.1 Farming, forestry, and fishing 82 0.5 Not a citizen 22,871 82.9 Production, craft, and repair 764 4.3 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 3,241 18.2 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 26,911 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 12,255 45.5 Employed persons 16 years and over 17,782 100.0 Now married 11,188 41.6 Private wage and salary 14,867 83.6 Separated 1,247 4.6 Local government 856 4.8 Widowed 528 2.0 State government 855 4.8 Divorced 1,693 6.3 Federal government 394 2.2 Self-employed 792 4.5 Unpaid family worker 18 0.1 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 2,037 Children ever born per 1000 women 2,114 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 7,779 100.0 No workers 724 9.3 HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP 1 worker 2,264 29.1 All persons 33,868 2 workers 3,945 50.7 In households 32,841 97.0 3 or more workers 846 10.9 In group quarters 1,027 3.1 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 13,064 100.0 Median income (dollars) $21,553 1 person 3,619 27.7 Mean income (dollars) $27,641 2 persons 3,746 28.7 Families 3 persons 2,522 19.3 Median income (dollars) $26,920 4 persons 1,498 11.5 Mean income (dollars) $32,320 5 or more persons 1,679 12.9 Per capita income (dollars) $10,525 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL INCOME IN 1989 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL Persons 3 years and over enrolled 14,414 100.0 Families 19.9 Preprimary school 600 4.2 Unrelated individuals 34.4 Elementary or high school 6,410 44.5 Persons 24.6 College 7,404 51.4 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 12,674 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 21,012 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 176 1.4 High school graduate or higher 16,878 80.3 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 144 1.1 Bachelor's degree or higher 6,205 29.5 Graduate degree or higher 2,484 11.8 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 1,964 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 1,832 93.3 Persons 5 years old and over 31,103 100.0 Not mortgaged 132 6.7 Speak a language other than English 26,707 85.9 Median mortgage (dollars) $225 Do not speak English "very well" 11,418 36.7 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 30,084 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $465 In linguistically isolated households 7,070 23.5