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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 26,865 100.0%   25,178 100.0%
In households 26,811 99.8%      
In group quarters 54 0.2%      
     
RACE    
White 21,195 78.9%   19,933 79.2%
Black or African American 1,295 4.8%   856 3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 162 0.6%   109 0.4%
Asian 2,031 7.6%   2,195 8.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 78 0.3%   92 0.4%
Some other race 712 2.7%   700 2.8%
Two or more races 1,392 5.2%   1,293 5.1%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,424 9.0%   2,523 10.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino 24,441 91.0%   22,655 90.0%
White 19,853 73.9%   18,648 74.1%
Black or African American 1,253 4.7%   856 3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 123 0.5%   109 0.4%
Asian 1,986 7.4%   2,123 8.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 74 0.3%   92 0.4%
Some other race 78 0.3%   33 0.1%
Two or more races 1,074 4.0%   794 3.2%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 24,437 90.6%   22,322 88.7%
Foreign born 2,530 9.4%   2,856 11.3%
Naturalized citizen 1,529 5.7%   2,080 8.3%
Not a citizen 1,001 3.7%   776 3.1%
     
SEX    
Male 13,066 48.6%   12,423 49.3%
Female 13,799 51.4%   12,755 50.7%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,510 5.6%   1,151 4.6%
5 to 17 years 5,773 21.5%   4,802 19.1%
18 to 64 years 17,084 63.6%   16,070 63.8%
65 years and over 2,498 9.3%   3,155 12.5%
Median age 38.9 X   43.2 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 10,328 100.0%   9,923 100.0%
Family households 7,244 70.1%   6,900 69.5%
Families with children under 18 3,794 36.7%   3,088 31.1%
Average household size 2.60 X   2.54 X
Average family size 3.10 X   3.06 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 10,547 100.0%   11,123 100.0%
Occupied housing units 10,328 97.9%   9,923 89.2%
Owner-occupied housing units 7,304 70.7%   7,041 71.0%
Renter-occupied housing units 3,024 29.3%   2,882 29.0%
Vacant housing units 219 2.1%   1,200 10.8%
1 unit, detached housing 6,815 64.6%   7,254 65.2%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 274,600 X   594,900 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 892 X   1,209 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 67,617 X   87,739 X
Median family income (dollars) 77,974 X   103,301 X
Per capita income (dollars) 31,226 X   42,525 X
Individuals in poverty 1,144 4.3%   1,052 4.2%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 17,930 100.0%   17,207 100.0%
High school graduate 3,160 17.6%   2,634 15.3%
Bachelor's degree 4,366 24.4%   4,381 25.5%
Graduate or professional degree 2,323 13.0%   3,056 17.8%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 31.3 X   30.2 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 13,756 100.0%   13,194 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 12,281 89.3%   11,510 87.2%
Drove alone 10,669 77.6%   10,301 78.1%
Carpooled 1,612 11.7%   1,209 9.2%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 577 4.2%   541 4.1%
Bus or trolley bus 97 0.7%   201 1.5%
Streetcar or trolley car 16 0.1%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 281 2.0%   159 1.2%
Railroad 42 0.3%   77 0.6%
Ferryboat 103 0.7%   104 0.8%
Taxicab 38 0.3%   18 0.1%
Motorcycle 5 0.0%   103 0.8%
Bicycle 69 0.5%   75 0.6%
Walked 142 1.0%   211 1.6%
Other means 106 0.8%   57 0.4%
Worked at home 576 4.2%   679 5.1%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 14,139 100.0%   13,780 100.0%
Management, professional and related 6,455 45.7%   6,189 44.9%
Service 1,785 12.6%   1,709 12.4%
Sales and office 3,677 26.0%   4,065 29.5%
Farming, fishing & forestry 42 0.3%   51 0.4%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,005 7.1%   1,037 7.5%
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,175 8.3%   729 5.3%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,313 9.3%   1,337 9.7%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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