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Decennial Census data
      1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 28,803 100.0%   30,567 100.0%
In households 28,716 99.7%   30,458 99.6%
In group quarters 87 0.3%   109 0.4%
     
RACE    
White 17,087 59.3%   13,912 45.5%
Black or African American 602 2.1%   576 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 34 0.1%   29 0.1%
Asian 9,368 32.5%   13,746 45.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 167 0.6%   189 0.6%
Some other race 355 1.2%   575 1.9%
Two or more races 1,190 4.1%   1,540 5.0%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,531 5.3%   1,995 6.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino 27,272 94.7%   28,572 93.5%
White 16,090 55.9%   12,829 42.0%
Black or African American 595 2.1%   545 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 29 0.1%   17 0.1%
Asian 9,339 32.4%   13,691 44.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 156 0.5%   182 0.6%
Some other race 69 0.2%   102 0.3%
Two or more races 994 3.5%   1,206 3.9%
     
SEX    
Male 14,165 49.2%   14,769 48.3%
Female 14,638 50.8%   15,798 51.7%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,685 5.9%   2,083 6.8%
5 to 17 years 4,413 15.3%   4,830 15.8%
18 to 64 years 19,803 68.8%   19,550 64.0%
65 years and over 2,902 10.1%   4,104 13.4%
Median age 38.1 X   39.3 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 11,613 100.0%   12,016 100.0%
Family households 7,928 68.3%   8,406 70.0%
Families with children under 18 3,547 30.5%   4,087 34.0%
Average household size 2.47 X   2.53 X
Average family size 2.97 X   3.04 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 12,009 100.0%   12,458 100.0%
Occupied housing units 11,613 96.7%   12,016 96.5%
Owner-occupied housing units 7,145 61.5%   6,958 57.9%
Renter-occupied housing units 4,468 38.5%   5,058 42.1%
Vacant housing units 396 3.3%   442 3.5%
1 unit, detached housing 4,808 40.0%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 566,500 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,620 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 18,662 64.8%      
Foreign born 10,141 35.2%      
Naturalized citizen 4,928 17.1%      
Not a citizen 5,213 18.1%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 95,279 X      
Median family income (dollars) 106,099 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 45,754 X      
Individuals in poverty 820 2.9%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 21,232 100.0%      
High school graduate 2,233 10.5%      
Bachelor's degree 7,559 35.6%      
Graduate or professional degree 5,146 24.2%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.3 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 15,829 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 14,288 90.3%      
Drove alone 12,984 82.0%      
Carpooled 1,304 8.2%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 568 3.6%      
Bus or trolley bus 355 2.2%      
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 59 0.4%      
Railroad 140 0.9%      
Ferryboat 14 0.1%      
Taxicab 0 0.0%      
Motorcycle 24 0.2%      
Bicycle 106 0.7%      
Walked 201 1.3%      
Other means 73 0.5%      
Worked at home 569 3.6%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 16,051 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 9,942 61.9%      
Service 982 6.1%      
Sales and office 3,967 24.7%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 7 0.0%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 578 3.6%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 575 3.6%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,152 7.2%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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