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      1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000 (in pdf)  |   2007  |   2008
           
  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 42,471 100.0%   42,215 100.0%
In households 42,382 99.8%      
In group quarters 89 0.2%      
     
RACE    
White 22,179 52.2%   19,234 45.6%
Black or African American 1,705 4.0%   1,926 4.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 273 0.6%   146 0.3%
Asian 9,047 21.3%   11,699 27.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 426 1.0%   561 1.3%
Some other race 5,839 13.7%   6,745 16.0%
Two or more races 3,002 7.1%   1,904 4.5%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 12,145 28.6%   14,172 33.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino 30,326 71.4%   28,043 66.4%
White 17,103 40.3%   12,784 30.3%
Black or African American 1,639 3.9%   1,874 4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 148 0.3%   35 0.1%
Asian 8,951 21.1%   11,641 27.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 378 0.9%   561 1.3%
Some other race 128 0.3%   72 0.2%
Two or more races 1,979 4.7%   1,076 2.5%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 29,049 68.4%   25,747 61.0%
Foreign born 13,422 31.6%   16,468 39.0%
Naturalized citizen 5,922 13.9%   9,475 22.4%
Not a citizen 7,500 17.7%   6,993 16.6%
     
SEX    
Male 21,386 50.4%   20,817 49.3%
Female 21,085 49.6%   21,408 50.7%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 3,062 7.2%   2,994 7.1%
5 to 17 years 8,513 20.1%   7,484 17.7%
18 to 64 years 27,572 64.9%   27,903 66.1%
65 years and over 3,324 7.8%   3,834 9.1%
Median age 33.1 X   35.5 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 12,992 100.0%   12,726 100.0%
Family households 10,345 79.6%   10,322 81.1%
Families with children under 18 5,223 40.2%   4,338 34.1%
Average household size 3.26 X   3.29 X
Average family size 3.59 X   3.57 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 13,150 100.0%   13,453 100.0%
Occupied housing units 12,992 98.8%   12,726 94.6%
Owner-occupied housing units 9,175 70.6%   9,325 73.3%
Renter-occupied housing units 3,817 29.4%   3,401 26.7%
Vacant housing units 158 1.2%   727 5.4%
1 unit, detached housing 8,945 68.0%   9,481 70.5%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 303,700 X   614,300 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,093 X   1,368 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 69,350 X   78,880 X
Median family income (dollars) 71,351 X   80,721 X
Per capita income (dollars) 23,641 X   27,627 X
Individuals in poverty 2,323 5.5%   3,567 8.4%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 26,582 100.0%   27,610 100.0%
High school graduate 6,184 23.3%   7,231 26.2%
Bachelor's degree 4,547 17.1%   5,529 20.0%
Graduate or professional degree 1,884 7.1%   1,991 7.2%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.5 X   25.4 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 19,994 100.0%   20,265 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 18,392 92.0%   18,470 91.1%
Drove alone 15,004 75.0%   15,483 76.4%
Carpooled 3,388 16.9%   2,987 14.7%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 673 3.4%   533 2.6%
Bus or trolley bus 311 1.6%   425 2.1%
Streetcar or trolley car 7 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 287 1.4%   56 0.3%
Railroad 63 0.3%   52 0.3%
Ferryboat 5 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 88 0.4%   92 0.5%
Bicycle 172 0.9%   36 0.2%
Walked 157 0.8%   270 1.3%
Other means 180 0.9%   219 1.1%
Worked at home 332 1.7%   645 3.2%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 20,452 100.0%   20,971 100.0%
Management, professional and related 6,588 32.2%   5,905 28.2%
Service 2,418 11.8%   4,321 20.6%
Sales and office 5,904 28.9%   5,730 27.3%
Farming, fishing & forestry 17 0.1%   19 0.1%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,922 9.4%   2,055 9.8%
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,603 17.6%   2,941 14.0%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 948 4.6%   1,373 6.5%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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