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Decennial Census data
      1860-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 72,259 100.0%   73,812 100.0%
In households 71,182 98.5%   72,316 98.0%
In group quarters 1,077 1.5%   1,496 2.0%
     
RACE    
White 41,148 56.9%   37,460 50.8%
Black or African American 4,488 6.2%   4,759 6.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 484 0.7%   426 0.6%
Asian 18,894 26.1%   23,058 31.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 434 0.6%   381 0.5%
Some other race 2,380 3.3%   2,463 3.3%
Two or more races 4,431 6.1%   5,265 7.1%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,725 9.3%   8,092 11.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino 65,534 90.7%   65,720 89.0%
White 37,921 52.5%   33,468 45.3%
Black or African American 4,350 6.0%   4,516 6.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 365 0.5%   247 0.3%
Asian 18,757 26.0%   22,822 30.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 407 0.6%   342 0.5%
Some other race 235 0.3%   278 0.4%
Two or more races 3,499 4.8%   4,047 5.5%
     
SEX    
Male 34,689 48.0%   35,315 47.8%
Female 37,570 52.0%   38,497 52.2%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 4,057 5.6%   4,182 5.7%
5 to 17 years 11,477 15.9%   11,122 15.1%
18 to 64 years 47,120 65.2%   48,533 65.8%
65 years and over 9,605 13.3%   9,975 13.5%
Median age 38.3 X   40.7 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 30,266 100.0%   30,123 100.0%
Family households 17,858 59.1%   18,291 60.7%
Families with children under 18 8,378 27.7%   8,484 28.2%
Average household size 2.35 X   2.40 X
Average family size 3.04 X   3.06 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 31,644 100.0%   32,351 100.0%
Occupied housing units 30,226 95.5%   30,123 93.1%
Owner-occupied housing units 14,486 47.9%   14,488 48.1%
Renter-occupied housing units 15,740 52.1%   15,635 51.9%
Vacant housing units 1,418 4.5%   2,228 6.9%
1 unit, detached housing 12,776 40.4%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 345,000 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 899 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 53,429 73.9%      
Foreign born 18,830 26.1%      
Naturalized citizen 10,439 14.4%      
Not a citizen 8,391 11.6%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 56,285 X      
Median family income (dollars) 68,625 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 30,982 X      
Individuals in poverty 5,887 8.2%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 51,952 100.0%      
High school graduate 8,608 16.6%      
Bachelor's degree 14,115 27.2%      
Graduate or professional degree 7,793 15.0%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.6 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 37,327 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 27,984 75.0%      
Drove alone 23,532 63.0%      
Carpooled 4,452 11.9%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 5,870 15.7%      
Bus or trolley bus 3,192 8.6%      
Streetcar or trolley car 7 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 1,659 4.4%      
Railroad 119 0.3%      
Ferryboat 855 2.3%      
Taxicab 38 0.1%      
Motorcycle 148 0.4%      
Bicycle 519 1.4%      
Walked 988 2.6%      
Other means 311 0.8%      
Worked at home 1,507 4.0%      
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 37,291 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 17,975 48.2%      
Service 4,345 11.7%      
Sales and office 9,766 26.2%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 59 0.2%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,114 5.7%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,032 8.1%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 3,157 8.5%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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