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1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1
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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 2,410,556
Urban population.................................................... 2,406,617
Percent of total population..................................... 99.8
Rural population.................................................... 3,939
Percent of total population..................................... 0.2
Farm population................................................... 46
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 666,355
Preprimary school................................................... 42,915
Elementary or high school........................................... 392,695
Percent in private school......................................... 9.5
College............................................................. 230,745
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 1,528,199
Less than 9th grade................................................. 137,282
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 149,275
High school graduate................................................ 307,521
Some college, no degree............................................. 373,700
Associates degree................................................... 135,322
Bachelor's degree................................................... 286,188
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 138,911
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 81.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 27.8
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 2,227,217
Lived in same house................................................. 951,795
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 1,129,376
Same State........................................................ 956,124
Same county..................................................... 706,112
Different county................................................ 250,012
Different State................................................... 173,252
Lived abroad........................................................ 146,046
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 1,645,211
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 60,148
With a mobility limitation........................................ 24,435
With a self-care limitation....................................... 47,812
With a work disability.............................................. 89,022
In labor force.................................................. 43,393
Prevented from working............................................ 37,217
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 209,249
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 35,478
With a mobility limitation........................................ 27,610
With a self-care limitation....................................... 21,200
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 259
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,126
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 1,844
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 235,039
65 years and over................................................. 53,488
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 1,835,448
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 55.1
Foreign-born population............................................. 575,108
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 321,472
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 2,227,217
Speak a language other than English................................. 689,543
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 385,201
Speak Spanish..................................................... 421,287
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 257,777
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 173,380
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 100,430
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 2,960,694
Arab................................................................ 15,662
Austrian............................................................ 10,397
Belgian............................................................. 3,946
Canadian............................................................ 9,841
Czech............................................................... 13,433
Danish.............................................................. 24,114
Dutch............................................................... 54,403
English............................................................. 353,405
Finnish............................................................. 5,211
French (except Basque).............................................. 98,173
French Canadian..................................................... 17,485
German.............................................................. 479,366
Greek............................................................... 11,727
Hungarian........................................................... 17,126
Irish............................................................... 317,022
Italian............................................................. 126,178
Lithuanian.......................................................... 6,556
Norwegian........................................................... 39,457
Polish.............................................................. 60,300
Portuguese.......................................................... 9,161
Romanian............................................................ 6,477
Russian............................................................. 34,971
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 49,488
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Scottish............................................................ 62,787
Slovak.............................................................. 11,200
Subsaharan African.................................................. 2,837
Swedish............................................................. 56,891
Swiss............................................................... 10,709
Ukrainian........................................................... 5,743
United States or American........................................... 53,610
Welsh............................................................... 23,359
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 1,947
Yugoslavian......................................................... 6,440
Other ancestries.................................................... 961,272