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Decennial Census data
      1920-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 23,171 100.0%   23,549 100.0%
In households 22,995 99.2%   23,456 99.6%
In group quarters 176 0.8%   93 0.4%
     
RACE    
White 13,391 57.8%   12,543 53.3%
Black or African American 1,978 8.5%   1,819 7.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 116 0.5%   107 0.5%
Asian 5,649 24.4%   6,439 27.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 59 0.3%   37 0.2%
Some other race 708 3.1%   1,079 4.6%
Two or more races 1,270 5.5%   1,525 6.5%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,838 7.9%   2,621 11.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino 21,333 92.1%   20,928 88.9%
White 12,474 53.8%   11,364 48.3%
Black or African American 1,931 8.3%   1,773 7.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 70 0.3%   66 0.3%
Asian 5,636 24.3%   6,389 27.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 57 0.2%   36 0.2%
Some other race 120 0.5%   115 0.5%
Two or more races 1,045 4.5%   1,185 5.0%
     
SEX    
Male 10,956 47.3%   11,301 48.0%
Female 12,215 52.7%   12,248 52.0%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,079 4.7%   1,330 5.6%
5 to 17 years 2,613 11.8%   2,757 11.7%
18 to 64 years 14,746 63.6%   15,235 64.7%
65 years and over 4,733 20.4%   4,227 17.9%
Median age 42.7 X   43.5 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 10,208 100.0%   10,142 100.0%
Family households 5,970 58.5%   6,166 60.8%
Families with children under 18 2,114 20.7%   2,394 23.6%
Average household size 2.25 X   2.31 X
Average family size 2.81 X   2.84 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 10,462 100.0%   10,716 100.0%
Occupied housing units 10,208 97.6%   10,142 94.6%
Owner-occupied housing units 6,228 61.0%   6,145 60.6%
Renter-occupied housing units 3,980 39.0%   3,997 39.4%
Vacant housing units 254 2.4%   574 5.4%
1 unit, detached housing 7,325 69.7%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 291,300 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 907 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 17,275 74.5%      
Foreign born 5,904 25.5%      
Naturalized citizen 3,061 13.2%      
Not a citizen 2,843 12.3%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 57,253 X      
Median family income (dollars) 69,397 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 32,593 X      
Individuals in poverty 1,545 6.7%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 17,999 100.0%      
High school graduate 2,335 13.0%      
Bachelor's degree 5,453 30.3%      
Graduate or professional degree 4,625 25.7%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 32.2 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 11,867 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 8,230 69.4%      
Drove alone 6,884 58.0%      
Carpooled 1,346 11.3%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,428 20.5%      
Bus or trolley bus 478 4.0%      
Streetcar or trolley car 32 0.3%      
Subway or elevated 1,850 15.6%      
Railroad 68 0.6%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 0 0.0%      
Motorcycle 49 0.4%      
Bicycle 219 1.8%      
Walked 183 1.5%      
Other means 133 1.1%      
Worked at home 625 5.3%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 12,120 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 7,052 58.2%      
Service 1,048 8.6%      
Sales and office 2,931 24.2%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 7 0.1%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 490 4.0%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 592 4.9%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,418 11.7%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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