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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 102,743 100.0%   108,885 100.0%
In households 96,921 94.3%   95,913 88.1%
In group quarters 5,822 5.7%   12,972 11.9%
     
RACE    
White 60,797 59.2%   69,337 63.7%
Black or African American 14,007 13.6%   10,741 9.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 467 0.5%   347 0.3%
Asian 16,837 16.4%   19,759 18.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 146 0.1%   109 0.1%
Some other race 4,764 4.6%   4,102 3.8%
Two or more races 5,725 5.6%   4,490 4.1%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 10,001 9.7%   11,697 10.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino 92,742 90.3%   97,188 89.3%
White 56,691 55.2%   62,503 57.4%
Black or African American 13,707 13.3%   10,170 9.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 293 0.3%   316 0.3%
Asian 16,740 16.3%   19,675 18.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 121 0.1%   80 0.1%
Some other race 598 0.6%   461 0.4%
Two or more races 4,592 4.5%   3,983 3.7%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 81,820 79.6%   86,729 79.7%
Foreign born 20,923 20.4%   22,156 20.3%
Naturalized citizen 8,916 8.7%   10,573 9.7%
Not a citizen 12,007 11.7%   11,583 10.6%
     
SEX    
Male 50,456 49.1%   54,305 49.9%
Female 52,287 50.9%   54,580 50.1%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 4,109 4.0%   4,329 4.0%
5 to 17 years 10,404 10.1%   10,461 9.6%
18 to 64 years 77,746 75.7%   81,903 75.2%
65 years and over 10,484 10.2%   12,192 11.2%
Median age 32.5 X   34.1 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 44,955 100.0%   42,631 100.0%
Family households 18,646 41.5%   18,531 43.5%
Families with children under 18 7,985 17.8%   7,714 18.1%
Average household size 2.16 X   2.25 X
Average family size 2.84 X   2.90 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 46,875 100.0%   46,630 100.0%
Occupied housing units 44,955 95.9%   42,631 91.4%
Owner-occupied housing units 19,214 42.7%   19,731 46.3%
Renter-occupied housing units 25,741 57.3%   22,900 53.7%
Vacant housing units 1,920 4.1%   3,999 8.6%
1 unit, detached housing 20,097 42.9%   20,716 44.4%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 380,200 X   752,000 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 740 X   1,125 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 44,485 X   59,335 X
Median family income (dollars) 70,434 X   98,711 X
Per capita income (dollars) 30,477 X   36,844 X
Individuals in poverty 19,495 20.0%   19,481 17.9%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 66,133 100.0%   66,965 100.0%
High school graduate 5,693 8.6%   6,059 9.0%
Bachelor's degree 19,805 29.9%   20,248 30.2%
Graduate or professional degree 22,686 34.3%   24,677 36.9%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.8 X   25.7 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 54,674 100.0%   51,793 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 28,885 52.8%   25,317 48.9%
Drove alone 23,626 43.2%   21,660 41.8%
Carpooled 5,259 9.6%   3,657 7.1%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 10,156 18.6%   8,999 17.4%
Bus or trolley bus 3,626 6.6%   3,225 6.2%
Streetcar or trolley car 111 0.2%   18 0.0%
Subway or elevated 6,139 11.2%   5,466 10.6%
Railroad 242 0.4%   276 0.5%
Ferryboat 18 0.0%   14 0.0%
Taxicab 20 0.0%   134 0.3%
Motorcycle 298 0.5%   155 0.3%
Bicycle 3,071 5.6%   3,433 6.6%
Walked 8,147 14.9%   8,584 16.6%
Other means 394 0.7%   316 0.6%
Worked at home 3,723 6.8%   4,855 9.4%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 55,832 100.0%   53,358 100.0%
Management, professional and related 34,282 61.4%   32,788 61.4%
Service 5,366 9.6%   4,934 9.2%
Sales and office 11,326 20.3%   11,190 21.0%
Farming, fishing & forestry 70 0.1%   152 0.3%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,023 3.6%   2,490 4.7%
Production, transportation, and material moving 2,765 5.0%   1,804 3.4%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 6,611 11.8%   7,613 14.3%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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