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Decennial Census data
      1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 42,471 100.0%   42,573 100.0%
In households 42,382 99.8%   42,428 99.7%
In group quarters 89 0.2%   145 0.3%
     
RACE    
White 22,179 52.2%   17,566 41.3%
Black or African American 1,705 4.0%   2,002 4.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 273 0.6%   279 0.7%
Asian 9,047 21.3%   11,571 27.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 426 1.0%   621 1.5%
Some other race 5,839 13.7%   7,735 18.2%
Two or more races 3,002 7.1%   2,799 6.6%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 12,145 28.6%   14,994 35.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino 30,326 71.4%   27,579 64.8%
White 17,103 40.3%   11,726 27.5%
Black or African American 1,639 3.9%   1,908 4.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 148 0.3%   95 0.2%
Asian 8,951 21.1%   11,404 26.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 378 0.9%   601 1.4%
Some other race 128 0.3%   101 0.2%
Two or more races 1,979 4.7%   1,744 4.1%
     
SEX    
Male 21,386 50.4%   21,217 49.8%
Female 21,085 49.6%   21,356 50.2%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 3,062 7.2%   3,142 7.4%
5 to 17 years 8,513 20.1%   7,657 18.0%
18 to 64 years 27,572 64.9%   27,248 64.0%
65 years and over 3,324 7.8%   4,526 10.6%
Median age 33.1 X   35.4 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 12,992 100.0%   12,972 100.0%
Family households 10,345 79.6%   10,334 79.7%
Families with children under 18 5,223 40.2%   4,862 37.5%
Average household size 3.26 X   3.27 X
Average family size 3.59 X   3.60 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 13,150 100.0%   13,414 100.0%
Occupied housing units 12,992 98.8%   12,972 96.7%
Owner-occupied housing units 9,175 70.6%   8,942 68.9%
Renter-occupied housing units 3,817 29.4%   4,030 31.1%
Vacant housing units 158 1.2%   442 3.3%
1 unit, detached housing 8,945 68.0%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 303,700 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,093 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 29,049 68.4%      
Foreign born 13,422 31.6%      
Naturalized citizen 5,922 13.9%      
Not a citizen 7,500 17.7%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 69,350 X      
Median family income (dollars) 71,351 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 23,641 X      
Individuals in poverty 2,323 5.5%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 26,582 100.0%      
High school graduate 6,184 23.3%      
Bachelor's degree 4,547 17.1%      
Graduate or professional degree 1,884 7.1%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.5 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 19,994 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 18,392 92.0%      
Drove alone 15,004 75.0%      
Carpooled 3,388 16.9%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 673 3.4%      
Bus or trolley bus 311 1.6%      
Streetcar or trolley car 7 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 287 1.4%      
Railroad 63 0.3%      
Ferryboat 5 0.0%      
Taxicab 0 0.0%      
Motorcycle 88 0.4%      
Bicycle 172 0.9%      
Walked 157 0.8%      
Other means 180 0.9%      
Worked at home 332 1.7%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 20,452 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 6,588 32.2%      
Service 2,418 11.8%      
Sales and office 5,904 28.9%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 17 0.1%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,922 9.4%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,603 17.6%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 948 4.6%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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