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Selected Characteristics of the U.S. Arab Population, 2000| | Alone1 | In combination2 | Total |
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| Total Arab (in numbers) | 850,027 | 339,704 | 1,189,731 | | Age | | | | | Under 18 years. | 25.2% | 41.6% | 29.9% | | 18 to 64 years | 65.9 | 55.6 | 62.9 | | 65 years and over | 9.0 | 2.8 | 7.2 | | Marital Status | | | | | Never married | 26.7 | 39.9 | 30.0 | | Married | 60.6 | 48.0 | 57.5 | | Separated, widowed, or divorced | 12.7 | 12.0 | 12.5 | | Household type | | | | | Family households | 71.6 | 65.0 | 70.1 | | Married couple | 59.8 | 51.6 | 58.0 | | Female householder, no spouse present | 6.1 | 9.6 | 6.9 | | Male householder, no spouse present | 5.7 | 3.8 | 5.3 | | Nonfamily households | 28.4 | 35.0 | 29.9 | | Nativity and citizenship | | | | | Native | 46.4 | 90.9 | 59.1 | | Foreign born | 53.6 | 9.1 | 40.9 | | Naturalized | 28.3 | 4.8 | 21.6 | | Not a citizen | 25.3 | 4.3 | 19.3 | | Foreign born by year of entry | | Before 1970 | 9.6 | 17.3 | 10.1 | | 1970 to 1979 | 17.4 | 20.2 | 17.6 | | 1980 to 1989 | 27.0 | 24.8 | 26.8 | | 1990 to 2000 | 46.0 | 37.7 | 45.5 | | Language spoken at home and English— speaking ability | | Only English at home | 31.3 | 82.5 | 45.4 | | Non-English at home, English spoken “very well” | 44.4 | 13.2 | 35.8 | | Non-English at home, English spoken less than “very well” | 24.4 | 4.3 | 18.8 | | Educational attainment | | | | | High school graduate or more | 84.0 | 93.7 | 86.2 | | Bachelor's degree or more | 41.2 | 44.5 | 42.0 | | Labor force participation | | | Men 16 years and over | 73.3 | 80.3 | 74.8 | | Women 16 years and over | 45.5 | 69.7 | 52.4 | | Occupation | | | | | Management, professional, and related occupations | 42.0 | 44.8 | 42.8 | | Service occupations | 11.7 | 12.6 | 11.9 | | Sales and office occupations | 30.2 | 29.6 | 30.0 | | Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | | Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | | Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 10.7 | 7.6 | 9.9 | | Earnings, income, and poverty (in 1999) | | Median earnings (dollars) for males3 | $41,687 | $47,307 | $42,300 | | Median earnings (dollars) for females3 | $31,842 | $33,113 | $32,168 | | Median income (dollars) for families | $52,318 | $66,195 | $55,673 | | Individuals below the poverty level4 | 16.7% | 7.0% | 13.9% |
1. Arab ancestry alone. 2. Arab ancestry in combination with non-Arab ancestry. 3. Based on full-time, year-round workers. 4. Poverty status was determined for everyone except individuals in institutions, military group quarters, and college dormitories, and individuals under age 15 unrelated to the householder. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 special tabulation.
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