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      1900-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000 (in pdf)  |   2007  |   2008
           
  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 58,598 100.0%   63,370 100.0%
In households 57,930 98.9%   62,960 99.4%
In group quarters 668 1.1%   410 0.6%
     
RACE    
White 44,391 75.8%   43,230 68.2%
Black or African American 1,184 2.0%   1,108 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 122 0.2%   104 0.2%
Asian 10,090 17.2%   15,765 24.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 84 0.1%   0 0.0%
Some other race 827 1.4%   1,348 2.1%
Two or more races 1,900 3.2%   1,815 2.9%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,722 4.6%   3,758 5.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino 55,876 95.4%   59,612 94.1%
White 42,682 72.8%   41,030 64.7%
Black or African American 1,166 2.0%   1,072 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 88 0.2%   104 0.2%
Asian 10,056 17.2%   15,578 24.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 81 0.1%   0 0.0%
Some other race 183 0.3%   243 0.4%
Two or more races 1,620 2.8%   1,585 2.5%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 43,210 73.5%   43,685 68.9%
Foreign born 15,573 26.5%   19,685 31.1%
Naturalized citizen 6,768 11.5%   10,955 17.3%
Not a citizen 8,805 15.0%   8,730 13.8%
     
SEX    
Male 28,671 48.9%   31,091 49.1%
Female 29,927 51.1%   32,279 50.9%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 2,970 5.1%   3,828 6.0%
5 to 17 years 9,436 16.1%   11,025 17.4%
18 to 64 years 37,052 63.2%   38,217 60.3%
65 years and over 9,140 15.6%   10,300 16.3%
Median age 40.2 X   42.0 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 25,216 100.0%   25,528 100.0%
Family households 14,593 57.9%   15,673 61.4%
Families with children under 18 6,861 27.2%   8,101 31.7%
Average household size 2.30 X   2.47 X
Average family size 2.95 X   3.13 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 26,048 100.0%   26,960 100.0%
Occupied housing units 25,216 96.8%   25,528 94.7%
Owner-occupied housing units 14,420 57.2%   15,485 60.7%
Renter-occupied housing units 10,796 42.8%   10,043 39.3%
Vacant housing units 832 3.2%   1,432 5.3%
1 unit, detached housing 15,387 58.8%   16,355 60.7%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 811,800 X   1,000,000+ X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,349 X   1,625 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 90,377 X   126,741 X
Median family income (dollars) 117,574 X   166,063 X
Per capita income (dollars) 56,257 X   70,065 X
Individuals in poverty 2,801 4.8%   3,390 5.3%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 43,566 100.0%   44,916 100.0%
High school graduate 2,428 5.6%   2,720 6.1%
Bachelor's degree 13,658 31.4%   13,660 30.4%
Graduate or professional degree 18,748 43.0%   21,493 47.9%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.0 X   21.1 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 30,950 100.0%   29,964 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 24,959 80.6%   22,521 75.2%
Drove alone 23,073 74.5%   20,955 69.9%
Carpooled 1,886 6.1%   1,566 5.2%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,064 3.4%   1,296 4.3%
Bus or trolley bus 415 1.3%   414 1.4%
Streetcar or trolley car 23 0.1%   41 0.1%
Subway or elevated 37 0.1%   43 0.1%
Railroad 572 1.8%   798 2.7%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 17 0.1%   22 0.1%
Motorcycle 76 0.2%   137 0.5%
Bicycle 1,742 5.6%   1,844 6.2%
Walked 997 3.2%   1,664 5.6%
Other means 78 0.3%   129 0.4%
Worked at home 2,034 6.6%   2,351 7.8%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 31,369 100.0%   30,969 100.0%
Management, professional and related 23,839 76.0%   24,202 78.1%
Service 1,493 4.8%   1,819 5.9%
Sales and office 4,638 14.8%   3,882 12.5%
Farming, fishing & forestry 9 0.0%   23 0.1%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 624 2.0%   295 1.0%
Production, transportation, and material moving 766 2.4%   748 2.4%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 3,126 10.0%   3,330 10.8%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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