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Decennial Census data
      1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 7,319 100.0%   7,441 100.0%
In households 7,289 99.5%   7,419 99.7%
In group quarters 30 0.4%   22 0.3%
 
RACE
White 6,689 91.4%   6,617 88.9%
Black or African American 85 1.2%   110 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 35 0.5%   36 0.5%
Asian 144 2.0%   204 2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 12 0.2%   4 0.1%
Some other race 112 1.5%   174 2.3%
Two or more races 242 3.3%   296 4.0%
 
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 418 5.7%   504 6.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino 6,901 94.3%   6,937 93.2%
White 6,445 88.1%   6,352 85.4%
Black or African American 77 1.1%   103 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 30 0.4%   19 0.3%
Asian 143 2.0%   201 2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 0.1%   4 0.1%
Some other race 23 0.3%   30 0.4%
Two or more races 175 2.4%   228 3.1%
 
SEX
Male 3,505 47.9%   3,609 48.5%
Female 3,814 52.1%   3,832 51.5%
   
AGE
Under 5 years 377 5.2%   336 4.5%
5 to 17 years 1,028 14.0%   1,100 14.8%
18 to 64 years 5,221 71.3%   5,055 67.9%
65 years and over 693 9.5%   950 12.8%
Median age 41.6 X   45.9 X
 
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 3,306 100.0%   3,379 100.0%
Family households 1,813 54.8%   1,875 55.5%
Families with children under 18 907 27.4%   910 26.9%
Average household size 2.20 X   2.20 X
Average family size 2.76 X   2.77 X
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 3,418 100.0%   3,585 100.0%
Occupied housing units 3,306 96.7%   3,379 94.3%
Owner-occupied housing units 2,031 61.4%   2,103 62.2%
Renter-occupied housing units 1,275 38.6%   1,276 37.8%
Vacant housing units 112 3.3%   206 5.7%
1 unit, detached housing 2,308 68.1%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 418,300 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,108 X      
 
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native 6,455 90.2%      
Foreign born 702 9.8%      
Naturalized citizen 294 4.1%      
Not a citizen 408 5.7%      
 
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 58,465 X      
Median family income (dollars) 68,308 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 34,080 X      
Individuals in poverty 464 6.5%      
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 5,446 100.0%      
High school graduate 768 14.1%      
Bachelor's degree 1,642 30.2%      
Graduate or professional degree 1,018 18.7%      
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 37.3 X      
 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
Total 4,190 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 3,303 78.8%      
Drove alone 2,844 67.9%      
Carpooled 459 11.0%      
Public transportation 369 8.8%      
Bus or trolley bus 271 6.5%      
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 0 0.0%      
Railroad 0 0.0%      
Ferryboat 98 2.3%      
Taxicab 0 0.0%      
Motorcycle 16 0.4%      
Bicycle 99 2.4%      
Walked 59 1.4%      
Other means 0 0.0%      
Worked at home 344 8.2%      
 
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,337 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 2,094 48.3%      
Service 507 11.7%      
Sales and office 1,213 28.0%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 6 0.1%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 339 7.8%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 178 4.1%      
 
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 789 18.2%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, Census 2010 DP-1
 

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