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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 96,178 100.0%   105,579 100.0%
In households 91,949 95.6%   103,854 98.4%
In group quarters 4,229 4.4%   1,725 1.6%
     
RACE    
White 54,063 56.2%   49,694 47.1%
Black or African American 14,446 15.0%   17,686 16.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 744 0.8%   424 0.4%
Asian 10,471 10.9%   13,814 13.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 899 0.9%   1,366 1.3%
Some other race 8,431 8.8%   16,705 15.8%
Two or more races 7,124 7.4%   5,890 5.6%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 18,050 18.8%   27,656 26.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino 78,128 81.2%   77,923 73.8%
White 47,094 49.0%   39,705 37.6%
Black or African American 14,097 14.7%   17,288 16.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 518 0.5%   316 0.3%
Asian 10,288 10.7%   13,582 12.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 851 0.9%   1,366 1.3%
Some other race 270 0.3%   1,291 1.2%
Two or more races 5,021 5.2%   4,375 4.1%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 80,521 83.7%   82,738 78.4%
Foreign born 15,647 16.3%   22,841 21.6%
Naturalized citizen 7,848 8.2%   9,160 8.7%
Not a citizen 7,799 8.1%   13,681 13.0%
     
SEX    
Male 47,882 49.8%   52,805 50.0%
Female 48,296 50.2%   52,774 50.0%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 8,163 8.5%   8,660 8.2%
5 to 17 years 20,496 21.3%   21,478 20.3%
18 to 64 years 58,885 61.2%   65,465 62.0%
65 years and over 8,634 9.0%   9,976 9.4%
Median age 31.1 X   32.2 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 30,870 100.0%   33,137 100.0%
Family households 24,018 77.8%   24,966 75.3%
Families with children under 18 13,315 43.1%   13,435 40.5%
Average household size 2.98 X   3.13 X
Average family size 3.33 X   3.54 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 31,792 100.0%   36,668 100.0%
Occupied housing units 30,870 97.1%   33,137 90.4%
Owner-occupied housing units 18,415 59.7%   21,438 64.7%
Renter-occupied housing units 12,455 40.3%   11,699 35.3%
Vacant housing units 922 2.9%   3,531 9.6%
1 unit, detached housing 21,336 67.0%   25,130 68.5%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 174,700 X   453,400 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 778 X   1,142 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 51,151 X   70,558 X
Median family income (dollars) 55,503 X   76,327 X
Per capita income (dollars) 20,617 X   26,736 X
Individuals in poverty 8,496 9.3%   10,241 9.7%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 56,512 100.0%   64,559 100.0%
High school graduate 13,890 24.6%   17,315 26.8%
Bachelor's degree 8,098 14.3%   9,897 15.3%
Graduate or professional degree 3,426 6.1%   3,666 5.7%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.5 X   29.2 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 42,519 100.0%   47,371 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 39,052 91.8%   43,746 92.3%
Drove alone 31,338 73.7%   35,298 74.5%
Carpooled 7,714 18.1%   8,448 17.8%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 798 1.9%   1,254 2.6%
Bus or trolley bus 565 1.3%   884 1.9%
Streetcar or trolley car 3 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 122 0.3%   211 0.4%
Railroad 23 0.1%   94 0.2%
Ferryboat 59 0.1%   65 0.1%
Taxicab 26 0.1%   35 0.1%
Motorcycle 192 0.5%   93 0.2%
Bicycle 205 0.5%   97 0.2%
Walked 739 1.7%   674 1.4%
Other means 388 0.9%   110 0.2%
Worked at home 1,145 2.7%   1,362 2.9%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 39,186 100.0%   46,939 100.0%
Management, professional and related 11,468 29.3%   14,005 29.8%
Service 6,676 17.0%   8,021 17.1%
Sales and office 11,179 28.5%   12,110 25.8%
Farming, fishing & forestry 160 0.4%   566 1.2%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 4,268 10.9%   5,522 11.8%
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,435 13.9%   6,715 14.3%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,997 5.1%   2,433 5.2%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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