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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 47,630 100.0%   51,538 100.0%
In households 46,648 97.9%      
In group quarters 982 2.1%      
     
RACE    
White 39,414 82.8%   40,079 77.8%
Black or African American 948 2.0%   2,007 3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 246 0.5%   135 0.3%
Asian 2,479 5.2%   2,714 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 82 0.2%   184 0.4%
Some other race 2,587 5.4%   5,432 10.5%
Two or more races 1,874 3.9%   987 1.9%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,229 13.1%   8,929 17.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 41,401 86.9%   42,609 82.7%
White 36,336 76.3%   36,962 71.7%
Black or African American 893 1.9%   1,689 3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 113 0.2%   0 0.0%
Asian 2,442 5.1%   2,695 5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 71 0.1%   184 0.4%
Some other race 147 0.3%   315 0.6%
Two or more races 1,399 2.9%   764 1.5%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 39,597 82.8%   39,970 77.6%
Foreign born 8,198 17.2%   11,568 22.4%
Naturalized citizen 3,568 7.5%   5,445 10.6%
Not a citizen 4,630 9.7%   6,123 11.9%
     
SEX    
Male 23,033 48.4%   25,642 49.8%
Female 24,597 51.6%   25,896 50.2%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 2,802 5.9%   2,699 5.2%
5 to 17 years 8,195 17.2%   8,483 16.5%
18 to 64 years 30,439 63.9%   33,183 64.4%
65 years and over 6,194 13.0%   7,173 13.9%
Median age 39.6 X   42.8 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 18,524 100.0%   20,034 100.0%
Family households 12,419 67.0%   13,477 67.3%
Families with children under 18 5,952 32.1%   6,076 30.3%
Average household size 2.52 X   2.56 X
Average family size 3.01 X   3.07 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 18,994 100.0%   20,940 100.0%
Occupied housing units 18,524 97.5%   20,034 95.7%
Owner-occupied housing units 12,515 67.6%   13,514 67.5%
Renter-occupied housing units 6,009 32.4%   6,520 32.5%
Vacant housing units 470 2.5%   906 4.3%
1 unit, detached housing 10,928 57.6%   11,832 56.5%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 381,400 X   749,300 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,146 X   1,494 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 63,453 X   83,516 X
Median family income (dollars) 74,434 X   99,098 X
Per capita income (dollars) 32,402 X   40,175 X
Individuals in poverty 2,622 5.6%   3,383 6.6%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 33,603 100.0%   36,176 100.0%
High school graduate 6,029 17.9%   6,657 18.4%
Bachelor's degree 8,333 24.8%   9,025 24.9%
Graduate or professional degree 4,111 12.2%   5,739 15.9%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 34.8 X   32.0 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 24,588 100.0%   26,326 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 20,435 83.1%   22,028 83.7%
Drove alone 17,287 70.3%   19,694 74.8%
Carpooled 3,148 12.8%   2,334 8.9%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,063 8.4%   1,329 5.0%
Bus or trolley bus 1,749 7.1%   1,246 4.7%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 16 0.1%   0 0.0%
Railroad 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Ferryboat 281 1.1%   83 0.3%
Taxicab 17 0.1%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 106 0.4%   125 0.5%
Bicycle 89 0.4%   348 1.3%
Walked 401 1.6%   290 1.1%
Other means 119 0.5%   186 0.7%
Worked at home 1,375 5.6%   2,020 7.7%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 24,873 100.0%   27,373 100.0%
Management, professional and related 10,800 43.4%   10,332 37.7%
Service 3,553 14.3%   5,182 18.9%
Sales and office 6,985 28.1%   7,551 27.6%
Farming, fishing & forestry 14 0.1%   100 0.4%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,919 7.7%   2,745 10.0%
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,602 6.4%   1,463 5.3%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 2,783 11.2%   4,086 14.9%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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