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CONTENTSSOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICSURBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population........................... 1,287,348
Urban population................................ 1,282,718
Percent of total population................. 99.6
Rural population................................ 4,630
Percent of total population................. 0.4
Farm population............................... 0
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school 317,875
Preprimary school............................... 27,741
Elementary or high school....................... 187,696
Percent in private school..................... 15.1
College......................................... 102,438
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTPersons 25 years and over..................... 881,037 Less than 9th grade............................. 52,599 9th to 12th grade, no diploma................... 86,546 High school graduate............................ 266,264 Some college, no degree......................... 153,367 Associates degree............................... 58,190 Bachelor's degree............................... 149,506 Graduate or professional degree................. 114,565 Percent high school graduate or higher.......... 84.2 Percent bachelor's degree or higher............. 30.0RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over.................. 1,208,407
Lived in same house............................. 867,766
Lived in different house in U.S................. 315,004
Same State.................................... 288,080
Same county................................. 179,644
Different county............................ 108,436
Different State............................... 26,924
Lived abroad.................................... 25,637
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED
PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years.................... 853,116
With a mobility or self-care limitation......... 30,572
With a mobility limitation.................... 15,022
With a self-care limitation................... 22,307
With a work disability.......................... 43,196
In labor force.............................. 17,800
Prevented from working........................ 21,524
Persons 65 years and over................. 176,009
With a mobility or self-care limitation......... 28,183
With a mobility limitation.................... 21,692
With a self-care limitation................... 16,702
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000
WOMENWomen 15 to 24 years............................ 104 Women 25 to 34 years............................ 928 Women 35 to 44 years............................ 1,852VETERAN STATUS Civilian veterans 16 years and over............. 147,207 65 years and over............................. 50,168NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population............................... 1,118,037
Percent born in state of residence.......... 88.9
Foreign-born population......................... 169,311
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990................. 52,106
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over.................... 1,208,407
Speak a language other than English............. 209,288
Do not speak English 'very well'............ 77,979
Speak Spanish................................. 63,699
Do not speak English 'very well'............ 30,217
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language........ 22,627
Do not speak English 'very well'............ 10,528
ANCESTRYTotal ancestries reported..................... 1,585,497 Arab............................................ 5,193 Austrian........................................ 25,131 Belgian......................................... 1,191 Canadian........................................ 2,813 Czech........................................... 8,049 Danish.......................................... 3,245 Dutch........................................... 9,430 English......................................... 66,440 Finnish......................................... 1,504 French (except Basque).......................... 19,540 French Canadian................................. 4,308 German.......................................... 213,487 Greek........................................... 20,197 Hungarian....................................... 21,933 Irish........................................... 256,182 Italian......................................... 313,289 Lithuanian...................................... 7,075 Norwegian....................................... 8,542 Polish.......................................... 103,670 Portuguese...................................... 5,445 Romanian........................................ 8,928 Russian......................................... 96,954 Scotch-Irish.................................... 10,351 Scottish........................................ 12,764 Slovak.......................................... 8,364 Subsaharan African.............................. 2,453 Swedish......................................... 11,193 Swiss........................................... 3,199 Ukrainian....................................... 7,989 United States or American....................... 46,428 Welsh........................................... 2,777 West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups).. 23,225 Yugoslavian..................................... 2,559 Other ancestries................................ 251,649 LABOR AND EMPLOYMENTLABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and over................. 1,039,774
In labor force.................................. 691,116
Percent in labor force.................... 66.5
Civilian labor force.......................... 690,066
Employed.................................... 661,486
Unemployed.................................. 28,580
Percent unemployed........................ 4.1
Armed Forces.................................. 1,050
Not in labor force.............................. 348,658
Males 16 years and over................... 493,395
In labor force.................................. 380,267
Percent in labor force.................... 77.1
Civilian labor force.......................... 379,358
Employed.................................... 364,292
Unemployed.................................. 15,066
Percent unemployed........................ 4.0
Armed Forces.................................. 909
Not in labor force.............................. 113,128
Females 16 years and over................. 546,379
In labor force.................................. 310,849
Percent in labor force.................... 56.9
Civilian labor force.......................... 310,708
Employed.................................... 297,194
Unemployed.................................. 13,514
Percent unemployed........................ 4.3
Armed Forces.................................. 141
Not in labor force.............................. 235,530
Females 16 years and over................. 546,379
With own children under 6 years................. 68,726
Percent in labor force........................ 48.2
With own children 6 to 17 years only............ 81,429
Percent in labor force........................ 72.7
Own children under 6 years in families and
subfamilies........................... 92,161
All parents present in household in labor force. 42,295
Own children 6 to 17 years in families and
subfamilies........................... 180,101
All parents present in household in labor force. 116,109
Persons 16 to 19 years...................... 66,104
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate 3,597
Employed or in Armed Forces................... 1,721
Unemployed.................................... 451
Not in labor force............................ 1,425
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over..................... 650,947 Percent drove alone............................. 68.2 Percent in carpools............................. 9.4 Percent using public transportation............. 15.9 Percent using other means....................... 0.7 Percent walked or worked at home................ 5.9 Mean travel time to work (minutes).............. 31.5EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over............ 661,486
Executive, administrative, and managerial
occupations.............................. 112,278
Professional specialty occupations.............. 115,951
Technicians and related support occupations..... 20,753
Sales occupations............................... 93,861
Administrative support occupations, including
clerical................................. 130,222
Private household occupations................... 4,033
Protective service occupations.................. 18,932
Service occupations, except protective and household 49,354
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations...... 5,202
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations 57,824
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors... 17,761
Transportation and material moving occupations.. 19,174
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 16,141
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRYEmployed person 16 years and over............. 661,486 Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries............ 5,397 Mining.......................................... 259 Construction.................................... 34,007 Manufacturing, nondurable goods................. 33,376 Manufacturing, durable goods.................... 39,657 Transportation.................................. 38,642 Communications and other public utilities....... 20,745 Wholesale trade................................. 37,242 Retail trade.................................... 98,227 Finance, insurance, and real estate............. 77,231 Business and repair services.................... 36,796 Personal services............................... 17,260 Entertainment, and recreation services.......... 12,060 Health services................................. 63,336 Educational services............................ 61,802 Other professional and related services......... 54,118 Public administration........................... 31,331CLASS OF WORKER Employed persons 16 years and over............ 661,486 Private wage and salary workers................. 511,645 Government workers.............................. 106,671 Local government workers...................... 76,590 State government workers...................... 16,556 Federal government workers.................... 13,525 Self-employed workers........................... 41,070 Unpaid family workers........................... 2,100 INCOME AND POVERTYINCOME IN 1989 Households.................................... 431,148 Less than $5,000................................ 9,577 $5,000 to $9,999................................ 17,114 $10,000 to $14,999.............................. 16,089 $15,000 to $24,999.............................. 37,824 $25,000 to $34,999.............................. 44,171 $35,000 to $49,999.............................. 68,571 $50,000 to $74,999.............................. 104,436 $75,000 to $99,999.............................. 60,087 $100,000 to $149,999............................ 45,903 $150,000 or more................................ 27,376 Median household income (dollars)............... 54,283 Families...................................... 346,790 Less than $5,000................................ 4,247 $5,000 to $9,999................................ 4,733 $10,000 to $14,999.............................. 7,557 $15,000 to $24,999.............................. 24,082 $25,000 to $34,999.............................. 32,481 $35,000 to $49,999.............................. 56,596 $50,000 to $74,999.............................. 93,480 $75,000 to $99,999.............................. 55,596 $100,000 to $149,999............................ 42,268 $150,000 or more................................ 25,750 Median family income (dollars).................. 60,619 Nonfamily households.......................... 84,358 Less than $5,000................................ 5,659 $5,000 to $9,999................................ 12,753 $10,000 to $14,999.............................. 8,909 $15,000 to $24,999.............................. 14,765 $25,000 to $34,999.............................. 12,544 $35,000 to $49,999.............................. 12,445 $50,000 to $74,999.............................. 10,363 $75,000 to $99,999.............................. 3,541 $100,000 to $149,999............................ 2,250 $150,000 or more................................ 1,129 Median nonfamily household income (dollars)..... 25,062 Per capita income (dollars)..................... 23,352INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households................................ 431,148
With wage and salary income..................... 355,737
Mean wage and salary income (dollars)......... 62,456
With nonfarm self-employment income............. 61,268
Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars). 39,122
With farm self-employment income................ 2,497
Mean farm self-employment income (dollars).... 11,930
With Social Security income..................... 128,606
Mean Social Security income (dollars)......... 9,215
With public assistance income................... 15,501
Mean public assistance income (dollars)....... 5,132
With retirement income.......................... 81,914
Mean retirement income (dollars).............. 11,361
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom poverty status is determined.1,267,148
Below poverty level......................... 47,192
Persons 18 years and over....................... 989,752
Below poverty level......................... 34,902
Persons 65 years and over..................... 176,009
Below poverty level......................... 9,393
Related children under 18 years................. 276,622
Below poverty level......................... 11,742
Related children under 5 years................ 77,955
Below poverty level......................... 3,597
Related children 5 to 17 years................ 198,667
Below poverty level......................... 8,145
Unrelated individuals........................... 120,897
Below poverty level......................... 18,429
All families.................................. 346,790
Below poverty level......................... 8,650
With related children under 18 years............ 154,437
Below poverty level......................... 5,744
With related children under 5 years........... 62,839
Below poverty level......................... 2,839
Female householder families................... 42,753
Below poverty level......................... 3,752
With related children under 18 years.......... 18,587
Below poverty level......................... 3,076
With related children under 5 years........... 5,304
Below poverty level......................... 1,447
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY
LEVEL
All persons..................................... 3.7
Persons 18 years and over..................... 3.5
Persons 65 years and over................... 5.3
Related children under 18 years............... 4.2
Related children under 5 years.............. 4.6
Related children 5 to 17 years.............. 4.1
Unrelated individuals......................... 15.2
All families.................................... 2.5
With related children under 18 years.......... 3.7
With related children under 5 years......... 4.5
Female householder families..................... 8.8
With related children under 18 years.......... 16.5
With related children under 5 years......... 27.3
HOUSINGTotal housing units............................. 446,292YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT 1989 to March 1990.............................. 1,832 1985 to 1988.................................... 9,189 1980 to 1984.................................... 9,933 1970 to 1979.................................... 25,050 1960 to 1969.................................... 62,461 1950 to 1959.................................... 159,849 1940 to 1949.................................... 83,055 1939 or earlier................................. 94,923BEDROOMS No bedroom...................................... 8,104 1 bedroom....................................... 44,510 2 bedrooms...................................... 64,979 3 bedrooms...................................... 173,227 4 bedrooms...................................... 119,117 5 or more bedrooms.............................. 36,355SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS Lacking complete plumbing facilities............ 1,067 Lacking complete kitchen facilities............. 1,394 Condominium housing units....................... 15,814SOURCE OF WATER Public system or private company................ 444,313 Individual drilled well......................... 1,199 Individual dug well............................. 205 Some other source............................... 575SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer.................................... 408,305
Septic tank or cesspool......................... 37,125
Other means..................................... 862
Occupied housing units.................... 431,515
HOUSE HEATING FUELUtility gas..................................... 126,029 Bottled, tank, or LP gas........................ 4,349 Electricity..................................... 17,504 Fuel oil, kerosene, etc......................... 280,897 Coal or coke.................................... 757 Wood............................................ 375 Solar energy.................................... 59 Other fuel...................................... 1,269 No fuel used.................................... 276YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT 1989 to March 1990.............................. 39,840 1985 to 1988.................................... 86,391 1980 to 1984.................................... 60,666 1970 to 1979.................................... 96,946 1960 to 1969.................................... 68,354 1959 or earlier................................. 79,318TELEPHONE No telephone in unit............................ 4,827VEHICLES AVAILABLE Occupied housing units........................ 431,515 None............................................ 32,518 1............................................... 122,758 2............................................... 180,642 3 or more....................................... 95,597MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units.......... 308,067
With a mortgage............................... 201,706
Less than $300.............................. 407
$300 to $499................................ 4,354
$500 to $699................................ 20,283
$700 to $999................................ 45,666
$1,000 to $1,499............................ 55,938
$1,500 to $1,999............................ 38,998
$2,000 or more.............................. 36,060
Median (dollars)............................ 1,253
Not mortgaged................................. 106,361
Less than $100.............................. 174
$100 to $199................................ 896
$200 to $299................................ 4,729
$300 to $399................................ 13,666
$400 or more................................ 86,896
Median (dollars)............................ 401
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A
PERCENTAGE
OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989Specified owner-occupied housing units.......... 308,067 Less than 20 percent.......................... 148,849 20 to 24 percent.............................. 38,926 25 to 29 percent.............................. 29,743 30 to 34 percent.............................. 21,586 35 percent or more............................ 67,378 Not computed.................................. 1,585GROSS RENT Specified renter-occupied housing units......... 83,840 Less than $200................................ 3,776 $200 to $299.................................. 2,231 $300 to $499.................................. 8,322 $500 to $749.................................. 25,730 $750 to $999.................................. 21,817 $1,000 or more................................ 18,077 No cash rent.................................. 3,887 Median (dollars).............................. 749GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989 Specified renter-occupied housing units......... 83,840 Less than 20 percent.......................... 22,738 20 to 24 percent.............................. 11,115 25 to 29 percent.............................. 10,041 30 to 34 percent.............................. 7,475 35 percent or more............................ 27,251 Not computed.................................. 5,220
FOR MORE INFORMATIONThe preceding information comes from a set of CD-ROMs created by the United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. The Government Information Department of the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library owns the complete set which contains more detailed data for all states, counties, cities, towns, villages, census blocks, [etc.] in the United States. Map courtesy of the Bureau's Tiger Mapping Service. |
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