CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Serbian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 89,583 Persons 16 years and over 75,259 100.0 Females 43,638 In labor force 46,614 61.9 Males 45,945 Civilian labor force 46,197 61.4 Median age 39.8 Employed 43,881 Sex ratio 105.3 Unemployed 2,316 5.0 Not in labor force 28,645 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 89,583 OCCUPATION Native born 70,347 78.5 Employed persons 16 years and over 43,881 100.0 Foreign born 19,236 21.5 Managerial and professional 14,937 34.0 Entered 1980 to 1990 3,103 16.1 Technical, sales, and administrative 13,033 29.7 Entered before 1980 16,133 83.9 Service 4,846 11.0 Naturalized citizen 13,044 67.8 Farming, forestry, and fishing 355 0.8 Not a citizen 6,192 32.2 Production, craft, and repair 5,348 12.2 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 5,362 12.2 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 76,168 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 18,044 23.7 Employed persons 16 years and over 43,881 100.0 Now married 45,041 59.1 Private wage and salary 34,864 79.5 Separated 899 1.2 Local government 3,058 7.0 Widowed 6,035 7.9 State government 1,773 4.0 Divorced 6,149 8.1 Federal government 1,092 2.5 Self-employed 2,916 6.6 Unpaid family worker 178 0.4 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 6,471 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,473 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 27,669 100.0 No workers 4,375 15.8 HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP 1 worker 7,853 28.4 All persons 89,583 2 workers 11,954 43.2 In households 88,506 98.8 3 or more workers 3,487 12.6 In group quarters 1,077 1.2 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 39,523 100.0 Median income (dollars) $34,036 1 person 10,297 26.1 Mean income (dollars) $44,351 2 persons 13,928 35.2 Families 3 persons 6,905 17.5 Median income (dollars) $40,510 4 persons 5,444 13.8 Mean income (dollars) $51,518 5 or more persons 2,949 7.5 Per capita income (dollars) $19,136 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL INCOME IN 1989 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL Persons 3 years and over enrolled 19,481 100.0 Families 4.1 Preprimary school 1,350 6.9 Unrelated individuals 18.5 Elementary or high school 10,650 54.7 Persons 6.6 College 7,481 38.4 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 39,419 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 66,078 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 133 0.3 High school graduate or higher 51,233 77.5 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 181 0.5 Bachelor's degree or higher 17,498 26.5 Graduate degree or higher 7,124 10.8 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 23,216 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 13,385 57.7 Persons 5 years old and over 85,005 100.0 Not mortgaged 9,831 42.3 Speak a language other than English 28,668 33.7 Median mortgage (dollars) $233 Do not speak English "very well" 10,227 12.0 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 83,928 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $461 In linguistically isolated households 4,661 5.6