D-2. Social Characteristics: 1990
 
                     Geographic Area: Compton division,Los Angeles County,California
 

Subject
Number
  
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE 
                    Total population311,666
    Urban population311,666
    Rural population0
          Farm population0
  
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 
                    Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school97,117
    Preprimary school4,795
    Elementary or high school72,438
          Percent in private school9.0
    College19,884
  
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT 
                    Persons 25 years and over170,553
    Less than 9th grade37,830
    9th to 12th grade, no diploma34,730
    High school graduate38,012
    Some college, no degree30,588
    Associate degree11,578
    Bachelor's degree12,809
    Graduate or professional degree5,006
  
    Percent high school graduate or higher57.5
    Percent bachelor's degree or higher10.4
  
RESIDENCE IN 1985 
                    Persons 5 years and over281,251
    Lived in same house156,224
    Lived in different house in U.S.108,866
          Same state102,885
                Same county98,053
                Different county4,832
          Different state5,981
    Lived abroad16,161
  
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS 
                    Persons 16 to 64 years195,541
    With a mobility or self-care limitation17,025
                With a mobility limitation6,618
                With a self-care limitation14,271
    With a work disability17,445
                In labor force5,294
          Prevented from working10,714
  
                    Persons 65 years and over21,159
    With a mobility or self-care limitation5,512
          With a mobility limitation4,143
          With a self-care limitation3,578
  
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN 
    Women 15 to 24 years474
    Women 25 to 34 years1,751
    Women 35 to 44 years2,506
  
VETERAN STATUS 
                    Civilian veterans 16 years and over21,741
    65 years and over4,611
  
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH 
                    Total population311,666
    Native population218,558
          Percent born in state of residence63.9
    Foreign-born population93,108
          Entered the U.S. 1980 to 199045,803
  
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME 
                    Persons 5 years and over281,251
    Speak a language other than English129,356
                Do not speak English "very well"73,714
          Speak Spanish107,919
                Do not speak English "very well"64,951
          Speak Asian or Pacific Island language18,808
                Do not speak English "very well"7,975
  
ANCESTRY 
                    Total ancestries reported297,527
    Arab173
    Austrian110
    Belgian25
    Canadian260
    Czech198
    Danish439
    Dutch1,551
    English7,115
    Finnish86
    French (except Basque)2,706
    French Canadian666
    German10,464
    Greek165
    Hungarian467
    Irish7,806
    Italian2,508
    Lithuanian83
    Norwegian779
    Polish1,328
    Portuguese322
    Romanian61
    Russian319
    Scotch-Irish1,363
    Scottish1,377
    Slovak228
    Subsaharan African788
    Swedish1,225
    Swiss147
    Ukrainian45
    United States or American4,130
    Welsh449
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)936
    Yugoslavian121
    Other ancestries249,087
(X) Not applicable
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3 (Sample Data)
           Matrices P1, P6, P13, P28, P32, P33, P34, P36, P37, P38, P39, P42, P43, P54, P58, P64, P66, P69.

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NOTE TO ALL DATA USERS: All survey and census results contain measurement error and may contain sampling error. Information about these potential errors is provided or referenced with the data or the source of the data. The Census Bureau recommends that data users incorporate this information into their analyses as these errors could impact inferences. Researchers analyzing data to create their own estimates are responsible for the validity of those estimates and should not cite the Census Bureau as the source of the estimates but only as the source of the core data.

We have modified some data to protect individuals' privacy, but in a way that preserves the usefulness of the data.
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