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      1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000 (in pdf)  |   2007  |   2008
           
  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 23,302 100.0%   46,903 100.0%
In households 23,265 99.8%      
In group quarters 37 0.2%      
     
RACE    
White 17,201 73.8%   32,340 69.0%
Black or African American 579 2.5%   2,796 6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 143 0.6%   141 0.3%
Asian 666 2.9%   2,955 6.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 73 0.3%   198 0.4%
Some other race 3,387 14.5%   5,365 11.4%
Two or more races 1,253 5.4%   3,108 6.6%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,565 28.2%   13,766 29.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 16,737 71.8%   33,137 70.7%
White 14,692 63.1%   25,079 53.5%
Black or African American 553 2.4%   2,733 5.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 95 0.4%   59 0.1%
Asian 632 2.7%   2,882 6.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 49 0.2%   198 0.4%
Some other race 51 0.2%   536 1.1%
Two or more races 665 2.9%   1,650 3.5%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 19,993 85.9%   39,081 83.3%
Foreign born 3,291 14.1%   7,822 16.7%
Naturalized citizen 1,076 4.6%   3,814 8.1%
Not a citizen 2,215 9.5%   4,008 8.5%
     
SEX    
Male 11,487 49.3%   22,432 47.8%
Female 11,815 50.7%   24,471 52.2%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 2,263 9.7%   3,800 8.1%
5 to 17 years 5,380 23.1%   11,330 24.2%
18 to 64 years 13,426 57.6%   26,794 57.1%
65 years and over 2,233 9.6%   4,979 10.6%
Median age 32.7 X   34.4 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 7,497 100.0%   15,002 100.0%
Family households 6,127 81.7%   11,785 78.6%
Families with children under 18 3,589 47.9%   7,010 46.7%
Average household size 3.10 X   3.11 X
Average family size 3.43 X   3.56 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 7,788 100.0%   16,184 100.0%
Occupied housing units 7,497 96.3%   15,002 92.7%
Owner-occupied housing units 6,053 80.7%   12,020 80.1%
Renter-occupied housing units 1,444 19.3%   2,982 19.9%
Vacant housing units 291 3.7%   1,182 7.3%
1 unit, detached housing 6,396 82.3%   14,228 87.9%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 252,500 X   586,400 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 830 X   1,220 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 69,198 X   91,647 X
Median family income (dollars) 75,753 X   97,644 X
Per capita income (dollars) 24,909 X   33,465 X
Individuals in poverty 1,347 5.8%   2,419 5.2%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 14,125 100.0%   28,566 100.0%
High school graduate 3,592 25.4%   6,924 24.2%
Bachelor's degree 2,140 15.2%   5,640 19.7%
Graduate or professional degree 813 5.8%   2,479 8.7%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 43.8 X   42.5 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 9,229 100.0%   19,290 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 8,295 89.9%   17,393 90.2%
Drove alone 6,844 74.2%   15,253 79.1%
Carpooled 1,451 15.7%   2,140 11.1%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 197 2.1%   597 3.1%
Bus or trolley bus 40 0.4%   60 0.3%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 130 1.4%   439 2.3%
Railroad 27 0.3%   98 0.5%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 0 0.0%   21 0.1%
Bicycle 19 0.2%   20 0.1%
Walked 161 1.7%   189 1.0%
Other means 69 0.7%   257 1.3%
Worked at home 488 5.3%   813 4.2%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 9,459 100.0%   20,113 100.0%
Management, professional and related 3,397 35.9%   7,293 36.3%
Service 1,419 15.0%   3,162 15.7%
Sales and office 2,422 25.6%   5,522 27.5%
Farming, fishing & forestry 116 1.2%   81 0.4%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,336 14.1%   2,534 12.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving 769 8.1%   1,521 7.6%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 750 7.9%   1,236 6.1%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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