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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 72,259 100.0%   74,958 100.0%
In households 71,182 98.5%   74,100 98.9%
In group quarters 1,077 1.5%   858 1.1%
     
RACE    
White 41,148 56.9%   40,932 54.6%
Black or African American 4,488 6.2%   4,832 6.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 484 0.7%   148 0.2%
Asian 18,894 26.1%   21,658 28.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 434 0.6%   271 0.4%
Some other race 2,380 3.3%   2,609 3.5%
Two or more races 4,431 6.1%   4,508 6.0%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,725 9.3%   8,069 10.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino 65,534 90.7%   66,889 89.2%
White 37,921 52.5%   36,409 48.6%
Black or African American 4,350 6.0%   4,764 6.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 365 0.5%   73 0.1%
Asian 18,757 26.0%   21,481 28.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 407 0.6%   271 0.4%
Some other race 235 0.3%   164 0.2%
Two or more races 3,499 4.8%   3,727 5.0%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 53,429 73.9%   55,385 73.9%
Foreign born 18,830 26.1%   19,573 26.1%
Naturalized citizen 10,439 14.4%   12,681 16.9%
Not a citizen 8,391 11.6%   6,892 9.2%
     
SEX    
Male 34,689 48.0%   36,175 48.3%
Female 37,570 52.0%   38,783 51.7%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 4,057 5.6%   4,560 6.1%
5 to 17 years 11,477 15.9%   11,607 15.5%
18 to 64 years 47,120 65.2%   48,666 64.9%
65 years and over 9,605 13.3%   10,125 13.5%
Median age 38.3 X   40.8 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 30,266 100.0%   29,851 100.0%
Family households 17,858 59.1%   17,876 59.9%
Families with children under 18 8,378 27.7%   8,425 28.2%
Average household size 2.35 X   2.48 X
Average family size 3.04 X   3.19 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 31,644 100.0%   32,010 100.0%
Occupied housing units 30,226 95.5%   29,851 93.3%
Owner-occupied housing units 14,486 47.9%   14,651 49.1%
Renter-occupied housing units 15,740 52.1%   15,200 50.9%
Vacant housing units 1,418 4.5%   2,159 6.7%
1 unit, detached housing 12,776 40.4%   13,864 43.3%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 345,000 X   682,400 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 899 X   1,251 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 56,285 X   77,868 X
Median family income (dollars) 68,625 X   93,868 X
Per capita income (dollars) 30,982 X   38,340 X
Individuals in poverty 5,887 8.2%   7,455 9.9%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 51,952 100.0%   53,009 100.0%
High school graduate 8,608 16.6%   8,933 16.9%
Bachelor's degree 14,115 27.2%   15,001 28.3%
Graduate or professional degree 7,793 15.0%   8,682 16.4%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.6 X   27.2 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 37,327 100.0%   37,452 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 27,984 75.0%   27,033 72.2%
Drove alone 23,532 63.0%   23,675 63.2%
Carpooled 4,452 11.9%   3,358 9.0%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 5,870 15.7%   6,004 16.0%
Bus or trolley bus 3,192 8.6%   3,083 8.2%
Streetcar or trolley car 7 0.0%   68 0.2%
Subway or elevated 1,659 4.4%   1,959 5.2%
Railroad 119 0.3%   40 0.1%
Ferryboat 855 2.3%   854 2.3%
Taxicab 38 0.1%   74 0.2%
Motorcycle 148 0.4%   135 0.4%
Bicycle 519 1.4%   337 0.9%
Walked 988 2.6%   1,367 3.7%
Other means 311 0.8%   363 1.0%
Worked at home 1,507 4.0%   2,139 5.7%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 37,291 100.0%   37,658 100.0%
Management, professional and related 17,975 48.2%   18,075 48.0%
Service 4,345 11.7%   4,477 11.9%
Sales and office 9,766 26.2%   10,159 27.0%
Farming, fishing & forestry 59 0.2%   85 0.2%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,114 5.7%   2,204 5.9%
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,032 8.1%   2,658 7.1%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 3,157 8.5%   4,290 11.4%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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