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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 41,464 100.0%   48,064 100.0%
In households 41,034 99.0%   46,432 96.6%
In group quarters 430 1.0%   1,632 3.4%
     
RACE    
White 24,426 58.9%   34,253 71.3%
Black or African American 745 1.8%   726 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 661 1.6%   760 1.6%
Asian 1,810 4.4%   3,102 6.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 105 0.3%   105 0.2%
Some other race 11,499 27.7%   7,731 16.1%
Two or more races 2,218 5.3%   1,387 2.9%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 22,298 53.8%   28,297 58.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino 19,166 46.2%   19,767 41.1%
White 15,767 38.0%   15,368 32.0%
Black or African American 615 1.5%   616 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 193 0.5%   423 0.9%
Asian 1,658 4.0%   2,652 5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 74 0.2%   72 0.1%
Some other race 58 0.1%   150 0.3%
Two or more races 801 1.9%   486 1.0%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 31,545 75.9%   36,408 75.7%
Foreign born 10,042 24.1%   11,656 24.3%
Naturalized citizen 2,575 6.2%   4,418 9.2%
Not a citizen 7,467 18.0%   7,238 15.1%
     
SEX    
Male 20,656 49.8%   23,367 48.6%
Female 20,808 50.2%   24,697 51.4%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 3,903 9.4%   4,845 10.1%
5 to 17 years 9,598 23.1%   10,148 21.1%
18 to 64 years 25,148 60.7%   27,689 57.6%
65 years and over 2,815 6.8%   5,382 11.2%
Median age 29.9 X   33.6 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 11,869 100.0%   14,102 100.0%
Family households 9,590 80.8%   10,943 77.6%
Families with children under 18 5,660 47.7%   6,096 43.2%
Average household size 3.46 X   3.29 X
Average family size 3.74 X   3.82 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 12,152 100.0%   14,626 100.0%
Occupied housing units 11,869 97.7%   14,102 96.4%
Owner-occupied housing units 7,264 61.2%   9,290 65.9%
Renter-occupied housing units 4,605 38.8%   4,812 34.1%
Vacant housing units 283 2.3%   524 3.6%
1 unit, detached housing 7,768 63.8%   10,510 71.9%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 344,100 X   686,000 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 936 X   1,126 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 62,135 X   71,707 X
Median family income (dollars) 65,330 X   88,092 X
Per capita income (dollars) 22,071 X   28,645 X
Individuals in poverty 4,250 10.4%   3,212 6.7%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 24,105 100.0%   28,631 100.0%
High school graduate 4,833 20.0%   6,273 21.9%
Bachelor's degree 3,209 13.3%   4,521 15.8%
Graduate or professional degree 1,388 5.8%   2,180 7.6%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.6 X   29.6 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 18,774 100.0%   20,957 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 16,760 89.3%   18,068 86.2%
Drove alone 13,158 70.1%   14,752 70.4%
Carpooled 3,602 19.2%   3,316 15.8%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 675 3.6%   799 3.8%
Bus or trolley bus 366 1.9%   605 2.9%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Railroad 309 1.6%   194 0.9%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%   21 0.1%
Motorcycle 44 0.2%   80 0.4%
Bicycle 187 1.0%   156 0.7%
Walked 331 1.8%   528 2.5%
Other means 289 1.5%   405 1.9%
Worked at home 488 2.6%   900 4.3%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 19,259 100.0%   21,623 100.0%
Management, professional and related 5,511 28.6%   6,321 29.2%
Service 2,741 14.2%   4,173 19.3%
Sales and office 5,405 28.1%   5,376 24.9%
Farming, fishing & forestry 622 3.2%   932 4.3%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,095 10.9%   2,113 9.8%
Production, transportation, and material moving 2,885 15.0%   2,708 12.5%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,146 6.0%   1,676 7.8%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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