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1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1
040 California
160 Irvine city
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 110,330
Urban population.................................................... 110,330
Percent of total population..................................... 100.0
Rural population.................................................... 0
Percent of total population..................................... 0.0
Farm population................................................... 0
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 39,000
Preprimary school................................................... 2,661
Elementary or high school........................................... 18,134
Percent in private school......................................... 4.8
College............................................................. 18,205
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 68,332
Less than 9th grade................................................. 951
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 2,385
High school graduate................................................ 7,869
Some college, no degree............................................. 14,615
Associates degree................................................... 6,400
Bachelor's degree................................................... 22,320
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 13,792
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 95.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 52.8
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 102,812
Lived in same house................................................. 36,194
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 60,366
Same State........................................................ 46,931
Same county..................................................... 31,050
Different county................................................ 15,881
Different State................................................... 13,435
Lived abroad........................................................ 6,252
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 79,564
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 1,444
With a mobility limitation........................................ 670
With a self-care limitation....................................... 1,102
With a work disability.............................................. 2,708
In labor force.................................................. 1,336
Prevented from working............................................ 1,039
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 5,888
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 732
With a mobility limitation........................................ 586
With a self-care limitation....................................... 331
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 56
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 801
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 1,567
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 8,218
65 years and over................................................. 1,280
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 85,701
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 50.5
Foreign-born population............................................. 24,629
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 12,318
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 102,812
Speak a language other than English................................. 26,267
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 10,010
Speak Spanish..................................................... 4,418
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 1,273
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 13,946
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 6,780
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 143,519
Arab................................................................ 1,087
Austrian............................................................ 931
Belgian............................................................. 278
Canadian............................................................ 641
Czech............................................................... 691
Danish.............................................................. 1,050
Dutch............................................................... 2,178
English............................................................. 17,693
Finnish............................................................. 198
French (except Basque).............................................. 4,543
French Canadian..................................................... 683
German.............................................................. 23,961
Greek............................................................... 791
Hungarian........................................................... 1,347
Irish............................................................... 15,369
Italian............................................................. 6,424
Lithuanian.......................................................... 483
Norwegian........................................................... 2,315
Polish.............................................................. 3,617
Portuguese.......................................................... 334
Romanian............................................................ 431
Russian............................................................. 3,430
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 2,314
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Scottish............................................................ 3,856
Slovak.............................................................. 569
Subsaharan African.................................................. 295
Swedish............................................................. 3,253
Swiss............................................................... 591
Ukrainian........................................................... 370
United States or American........................................... 2,486
Welsh............................................................... 1,235
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 160
Yugoslavian......................................................... 360
Other ancestries.................................................... 39,555