CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of French Ancestry: 1990
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Internet Release date: February 18, 1998
| AGE AND SEX |
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LABOR FORCE STATUS |
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| All persons |
6,204,184 |
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Persons 16 years and over |
4,936,102 |
100.0% |
| Females |
3,352,160 |
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In labor force |
3,261,489 |
66.1% |
| Males |
2,852,024 |
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Civilian labor force |
3,219,556 |
65.2% |
| Median age |
34.7 |
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Employed |
3,031,100 |
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| Sex ratio |
85.1 |
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Unemployed |
188,456 |
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Not in labor force |
1,674,613 |
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| NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY |
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OCCUPATION |
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| All persons |
6,204,184 |
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Employed persons 16 years and over |
3,031,100 |
100.0% |
| Native born |
6,034,710 |
97.3% |
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Managerial and professional |
793,556 |
26.2% |
| Foreign born |
169,474 |
2.7% |
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Technical, sales, and administrative |
1,014,716 |
33.5% |
| Entered 1980 to 1990 |
45,195 |
26.7% |
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Service |
394,807 |
13.0% |
| Entered before 1980 |
124,279 |
73.3% |
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Farming, forestry, and fishing |
57,032 |
1.9% |
| Naturalized citizen |
88,672 |
52.3% |
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Production, craft, and repair |
363,759 |
12.0% |
| Not a citizen |
80,802 |
47.7% |
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Operators, fabricators, and laborers |
407,230 |
13.4% |
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| MARITAL STATUS |
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CLASS OF WORKER |
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| Persons 15 years and over |
5,016,290 |
100.0% |
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Employed persons 16 years and over |
3,031,100 |
100.0% |
| Never married |
1,154,867 |
23.0% |
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Private wage and salary |
2,374,699 |
78.3% |
| Now married |
2,946,916 |
58.7% |
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Local government |
192,298 |
6.3% |
| Separated |
89,816 |
1.8% |
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State government |
135,887 |
4.5% |
| Widowed |
353,791 |
7.1% |
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Federal government |
90,809 |
3.0% |
| Divorced |
470,900 |
9.4% |
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Self-employed |
223,865 |
7.4% |
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Unpaid family worker |
13,542 |
0.4% |
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| FERTILITY |
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| Women 35 to 44 years |
540,769 |
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| Children ever born per 1000 women |
1,927 |
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| HOUSEHOLD TYPE |
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WORKERS IN FAMILY |
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| All persons |
6,204,184 |
100.0% |
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Families |
1,616,219 |
100.0% |
| In households |
6,091,735 |
98.2% |
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No workers |
199,497 |
12.3% |
| In group quarters |
112,449 |
1.8% |
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1 worker |
444,940 |
27.5% |
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2 workers |
759,899 |
47.0% |
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3 or more workers |
211,883 |
13.1% |
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| HOUSEHOLD SIZE |
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INCOME IN 1989 |
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| Households |
2,335,456 |
100.0% |
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Households |
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| 1 person |
585,490 |
25.1% |
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Median income (dollars) |
$30,696 |
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| 2 persons |
789,651 |
33.8% |
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Mean income (dollars) |
$38,224 |
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| 3 persons |
406,897 |
17.4% |
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Families |
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| 4 persons |
345,062 |
14.8% |
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Median income (dollars) |
$36,237 |
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| 5 or more persons |
208,356 |
8.9% |
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Mean income (dollars) |
$43,846 |
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Per capita income (dollars) |
$14,850 |
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| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF
SCHOOL |
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POVERTY RATE |
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| Persons 3 years and over enrolled |
1,497,293 |
100.0% |
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Families |
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7.2 |
| Preprimary school |
104,064 |
7.0% |
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Unrelated individuals |
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21.3 |
| Elementary or high school |
970,297 |
64.8% |
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Persons |
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9.3 |
| College |
422,932 |
28.2% |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES |
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| Persons 25 years and
over |
4,147,969 |
100.0% |
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Occupied housing units |
2,339,545 |
100.0% |
| High school graduate or higher |
3,275,264 |
79.0% |
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Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
10,675 |
0.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
756,788 |
18.2% |
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Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
11,537 |
0.5% |
| Graduate degree or higher |
251,840 |
6.1% |
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| ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT |
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| Persons 5 years old
and over |
5,816,778 |
100.0% |
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Specified owner-occupied housing units |
1,170,665 |
100.0% |
| Speak a language other than English |
417,754 |
7.2% |
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With a mortgage |
775,089 |
66.2% |
| Do not speak English "very
well" |
108,542 |
1.9% |
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Not mortgaged |
395,576 |
33.8% |
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Median mortgage (dollars) |
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$211 |
| Persons 5 years and
over in households |
5,704,483 |
100.0% |
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Specified renter-occupied housing units |
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| In linguistically isolated households |
42,152 |
0.7% |
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Median rent (dollars) |
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$463 |
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