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Decennial Census data
      1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 47,630 100.0%   51,904 100.0%
In households 46,648 97.9%   51,278 98.8%
In group quarters 982 2.1%   626 1.2%
     
RACE    
White 39,414 82.8%   39,443 76.0%
Black or African American 948 2.0%   1,419 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 246 0.5%   286 0.6%
Asian 2,479 5.2%   3,428 6.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 82 0.2%   117 0.2%
Some other race 2,587 5.4%   4,693 9.0%
Two or more races 1,874 3.9%   2,518 4.9%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,229 13.1%   11,046 21.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 41,401 86.9%   40,858 78.7%
White 36,336 76.3%   34,141 65.8%
Black or African American 893 1.9%   1,321 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 113 0.2%   108 0.2%
Asian 2,442 5.1%   3,367 6.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 71 0.1%   103 0.2%
Some other race 147 0.3%   174 0.3%
Two or more races 1,399 2.9%   1,644 3.2%
     
SEX    
Male 23,033 48.4%   25,088 48.3%
Female 24,597 51.6%   26,816 51.7%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 2,802 5.9%   3,079 5.9%
5 to 17 years 8,195 17.2%   8,690 16.7%
18 to 64 years 30,439 63.9%   32,012 61.7%
65 years and over 6,194 13.0%   8,123 15.7%
Median age 39.6 X   42.6 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 18,524 100.0%   20,279 100.0%
Family households 12,419 67.0%   13,484 66.5%
Families with children under 18 5,952 32.1%   6,226 30.7%
Average household size 2.52 X   2.53 X
Average family size 3.01 X   3.04 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 18,994 100.0%   21,158 100.0%
Occupied housing units 18,524 97.5%   20,279 95.8%
Owner-occupied housing units 12,515 67.6%   13,591 67.0%
Renter-occupied housing units 6,009 32.4%   6,688 33.0%
Vacant housing units 470 2.5%   879 4.2%
1 unit, detached housing 10,928 57.6%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 381,400 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,146 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 39,597 82.8%      
Foreign born 8,198 17.2%      
Naturalized citizen 3,568 7.5%      
Not a citizen 4,630 9.7%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 63,453 X      
Median family income (dollars) 74,434 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 32,402 X      
Individuals in poverty 2,622 5.6%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 33,603 100.0%      
High school graduate 6,029 17.9%      
Bachelor's degree 8,333 24.8%      
Graduate or professional degree 4,111 12.2%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 34.8 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 24,588 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 20,435 83.1%      
Drove alone 17,287 70.3%      
Carpooled 3,148 12.8%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,063 8.4%      
Bus or trolley bus 1,749 7.1%      
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 16 0.1%      
Railroad 0 0.0%      
Ferryboat 281 1.1%      
Taxicab 17 0.1%      
Motorcycle 106 0.4%      
Bicycle 89 0.4%      
Walked 401 1.6%      
Other means 119 0.5%      
Worked at home 1,375 5.6%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 24,873 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 10,800 43.4%      
Service 3,553 14.3%      
Sales and office 6,985 28.1%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 14 0.1%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,919 7.7%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,602 6.4%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 2,783 11.2%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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