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Census 2000
TOTAL POPULATION 7,194 100.0%
In households 6,876 95.6%
In group quarters 318 4.4%
 
RACE
White 6,141 85.4%
Black or African American 50 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 12 0.2%
Asian 704 9.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 30 0.4%
Some other race 72 1.0%
Two or more races 185 2.6%
 
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 200 2.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino 6,994 97.2%
White 6,022 83.7%
Black or African American 50 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 10 0.2%
Asian 704 9.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 30 0.4%
Some other race 18 0.3%
Two or more races 160 2.2%
 
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native 6,178 85.7%
Foreign born 1,032 14.3%
Naturalized citizen 684 9.5%
Not a citizen 348 4.8%
 
SEX
Male 3,479 48.8%
Female 3,715 51.6%
 
AGE
Under 5 years 371 5.2%
5 to 17 years 1,332 18.5%
18 to 64 years 4,040 56.2%
65 years and over 1,451 20.2%
Median age 45.3 X
 
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 2,413 100.0%
Family households 1,984 82.2%
Families with children under 18 804 33.3%
Average household size 2.85 X
Average family size 3.06 X
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 2,505 100.0%
Occupied housing units 2,413 96.3%
Owner-occupied housing units 2,288 94.8%
Renter-occupied housing units 125 5.2%
Vacant housing units 92 3.7%
1 unit, detached housing 2,466 98.4%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 1,000,000+ X
Median gross rent (dollars) 2,000+ X
 
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 200,000+ X
Median family income (dollars) 200,000+ X
Per capita income (dollars) 112,408 X
Individuals in poverty 121 1.7%
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 4,961 100.0%
High school graduate 267 5.4%
Bachelor's degree 1,785 36.0%
Graduate or professional degree 1,995 40.2%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.2 X
 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
Total 3,105 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 2,438 78.5%
Drove alone 2,341 75.4%
Carpooled 97 3.1%
Public transportation 100 3.2%
Bus or trolley bus 18 0.6%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 5 0.2%
Railroad 70 2.3%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%
Taxicab 7 0.2%
Motorcycle 4 0.1%
Bicycle 0 0.0%
Walked 167 5.4%
Other means 14 0.5%
Worked at home 382 12.3%
 
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,166 100.0%
Management, professional and related 2,220 70.1%
Service 194 6.1%
Sales and office 599 18.9%
Farming, fishing & forestry 0 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 57 1.8%
Production, transportation, and material moving 96 3.0%
 
CLASS OF WORKER    
Self-employed workers 454 14.3%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4
 
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