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1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 8,085 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 7,797 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 7,163 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 7,923 98.0% White 7,305 93.7% White 6,568 91.7%
Negro 32 0.4% Black 101 1.3% Black 16 0.2%
Indian 5 0.1% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 11 0.1% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 0.0%
Eskimo 5 0.1% Eskimo 0 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 323 4.1% Asian or Pacific Islander 523 7.3%
Asian 523 7.3%
Japanese 49 0.6% Japanese 163 2.1% Japanese 81 1.1%
Chinese 46 0.6% Chinese 95 1.2% Chinese 336 4.7%
Filipino 15 0.2% Filipino 7 0.1% Filipino 39 0.5%
Korean 24 0.3% Korean 0 0.0%
Asian Indian 10 0.1% Asian Indian 0 0.0%
Vietnamese 8 0.1% Vietnamese 10 0.1%
Cambodian 0 0.0%
Hmong 0 0.0%
Laotian 0 0.0%
Thai 0 0.0%
Other Asian 57 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
Polynesian 0 0.0%
Hawaiian 0 0.0% Hawaiian 0 0.0%
Samoan 0 0.0% Samoan 0 0.0%
Tongan 0 0.0%
Other Polynesian 0 0.0%
Guamanian 0 0.0% Micronesian -- Guamanian 0 0.0%
Micronesian -- Other 0 0.0%
Melanesian 0 0.0%
Other Asian and Pacific Islander 16 0.2% Pacific Islander Not Specified 0 0.0%
All other 15 0.2% Race, n.e.c. 57 0.7% Other Race 56 0.8%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT   SPANISH ORIGIN 204 2.6% TOTAL HISPANIC 276 3.9%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 4,116 50.9% Male   Male 3,524 49.2%
Female 3,969 49.1% Female   Female 3,639 50.8%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 407 5.0% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 353 4.9%
5 to 19 years 2,636 32.6% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 1,141 15.9%
20 to 64 years 4,429 54.8% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 4,329 60.4%
65 years and over 613 7.6% 65 years and over   65 years and over 1,340 18.7%
Median age   Median age 39.2 X Median age 44.3 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 2,317 100.0% Total households 2,426 100.0% Households 2,329 100.0%
Families 2,080 89.8% Families 2,093 86.3% Total families 1,882 80.8%
With own children under 18 years   With own children under 18 years 933 38.5% With own children under 18 years 667 28.6%
Persons per household 3.34 X Persons per household 3.01 X Persons per household 2.87 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 3.13 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 20,165 X Median household income 54,859 X Median household income 130,734 X
Median family income 57,846 X Median family income 150,001 X
Income of persons 9,251 X Per capita income 21,838 X Per capita income 63,919 X
Less than poverty level 5.2% Below poverty level 3.3% Below poverty level 3.9%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.9 X Mean minutes traveled to work 19.8 X
Mean travel time to work for workers traveling 45 or more minutes  
  
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over 3,266 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 3,469 100.0%
Private vehicle 2,686 82.2% Car, truck, or van 2,647 76.3%
Drive alone 2,366 72.4% Drove alone 2,559 73.8%
   
Carpool 320 9.8% Carpooled 88 2.5%
     
Public transportation 198 6.1% Public transportation 165 4.8%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 41 1.2%
  Streetcar or trolley car 9 0.3%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 0 0.0%
Railroad   Railroad 104 3.0%
  Ferryboat 0 0.0%
Taxicab   Taxicab 11 0.3%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 0 0.0%
Bicycle   Bicycle 33 1.0%
Walked only 100 3.1% Walked 297 8.6%
Other means 92 2.8% Other means 17 0.5%
Worked at home 190 5.8% Working at home 310 8.9%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census
 

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