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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 27,693 100.0%   29,812 100.0%
In households 27,274 98.5%      
In group quarters 419 1.5%      
     
RACE    
White 22,250 80.3%   21,423 71.9%
Black or African American 130 0.5%   113 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 48 0.2%   23 0.1%
Asian 4,271 15.4%   6,148 20.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 45 0.2%   27 0.1%
Some other race 183 0.7%   292 1.0%
Two or more races 766 2.8%   1,786 6.0%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 822 3.0%   1,549 5.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino 26,871 97.0%   28,263 94.8%
White 21,656 78.2%   20,553 68.9%
Black or African American 127 0.5%   113 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 40 0.1%   23 0.1%
Asian 4,252 15.4%   6,116 20.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 45 0.2%   27 0.1%
Some other race 55 0.2%   40 0.1%
Two or more races 696 2.5%   1,391 4.7%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 22,728 82.4%   23,271 77.9%
Foreign born 4,857 17.6%   6,595 22.1%
Naturalized citizen 2,967 10.8%   4,441 14.9%
Not a citizen 1,890 6.9%   2,154 7.2%
     
SEX    
Male 13,352 48.2%   14,252 47.8%
Female 14,341 51.8%   15,560 52.2%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,629 5.9%   1,763 5.9%
5 to 17 years 4,932 17.8%   6,309 21.2%
18 to 64 years 15,786 57.0%   16,667 55.9%
65 years and over 5,346 19.3%   5,073 17.0%
Median age 44.2 X   45.1 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 10,462 100.0%   10,913 100.0%
Family households 8,026 76.7%   8,294 76.0%
Families with children under 18 3,517 33.6%   3,991 36.6%
Average household size 2.61 X   2.71 X
Average family size 2.98 X   3.19 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 10,727 100.0%   11,278 100.0%
Occupied housing units 10,462 97.5%   10,913 96.8%
Owner-occupied housing units 8,954 85.6%   9,267 84.9%
Renter-occupied housing units 1,508 14.4%   1,646 15.1%
Vacant housing units 265 2.5%   365 3.2%
1 unit, detached housing 9,188 85.6%   9,547 84.7%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 983,000 X   1,000,000+ X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,727 X   1,964 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 126,740 X   161,970 X
Median family income (dollars) 148,201 X   199,555 X
Per capita income (dollars) 66,776 X   77,592 X
Individuals in poverty 647 2.4%   505 1.7%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 20,128 100.0%   20,563 100.0%
High school graduate 1,524 7.6%   1,163 5.7%
Bachelor's degree 7,150 35.5%   7,729 37.6%
Graduate or professional degree 7,201 35.8%   8,707 42.3%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.1 X   22.2 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 12,559 100.0%   12,451 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 11,108 88.4%      
Drove alone 10,571 84.2%   9,771 78.5%
Carpooled 537 4.3%   428 3.4%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 192 1.5%   179 1.4%
Bus or trolley bus 101 0.8%      
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 12 0.1%      
Railroad 79 0.6%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 0 0.0%      
Motorcycle 26 0.2%      
Bicycle 115 0.9%      
Walked 174 1.4%   205 1.6%
Other means 54 0.4%   324 2.6%
Worked at home 890 7.1%   1,544 12.4%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 12,711 100.0%   12,794 100.0%
Management, professional and related 9,499 74.7%   9,686 75.7%
Service 510 4.0%   717 5.6%
Sales and office 2,031 16.0%   2,033 15.9%
Farming, fishing & forestry 12 0.1%   20 0.2%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 295 2.3%   186 1.5%
Production, transportation, and material moving 364 2.9%   152 1.2%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,519 12.0%   1,507 11.8%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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