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Decennial Census data
      1860-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 54,548 100.0%   57,941 100.0%
In households 53,808 98.6%   57,217 98.8%
In group quarters 740 1.4%   724 1.2%
     
RACE    
White 45,906 84.2%   46,566 80.4%
Black or African American 632 1.2%   801 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 294 0.5%   353 0.6%
Asian 2,135 3.9%   2,607 4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 93 0.2%   129 0.2%
Some other race 3,317 6.1%   5,103 8.8%
Two or more races 2,171 4.0%   2,382 4.1%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 7,985 14.6%   12,453 21.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino 46,563 85.4%   45,488 78.5%
White 41,996 77.0%   40,226 69.4%
Black or African American 581 1.1%   719 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 173 0.3%   198 0.3%
Asian 2,089 3.9%   2,550 4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 85 0.2%   119 0.2%
Some other race 100 0.2%   111 0.2%
Two or more races 1,539 2.8%   1,565 2.7%
     
SEX    
Male 26,661 48.9%   28,429 49.1%
Female 27,887 51.1%   29,512 50.9%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 3,612 6.6%   3,464 6.0%
5 to 17 years 10,666 19.2%   9,991 17.2%
18 to 64 years 34,243 62.8%   36,903 63.7%
65 years and over 6,027 11.0%   7,583 13.1%
Median age 37.1 X   40.3 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 19,932 100.0%   21,737 100.0%
Family households 14,014 70.3%   14,701 67.6%
Families with children under 18 7,288 36.6%   7,012 32.3%
Average household size 2.70 X   2.63 X
Average family size 3.16 X   3.14 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 20,304 100.0%   22,736 100.0%
Occupied housing units 19,932 98.2%   21,737 95.6%
Owner-occupied housing units 13,964 70.1%   14,159 65.1%
Renter-occupied housing units 5,968 29.9%   7,578 34.9%
Vacant housing units 372 1.8%   999 4.4%
1 unit, detached housing 14,760 72.6%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 289,500 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 946 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 46,679 85.6%      
Foreign born 7,859 14.4%      
Naturalized citizen 3,087 5.7%      
Not a citizen 4,772 8.7%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 61,679 X      
Median family income (dollars) 71,158 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 27,087 X      
Individuals in poverty 3,245 6.0%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 36,376 100.0%      
High school graduate 7,022 19.3%      
Bachelor's degree 7,553 20.8%      
Graduate or professional degree 3,401 9.3%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 33.8 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 27,600 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 23,714 85.9%      
Drove alone 19,899 72.1%      
Carpooled 3,815 13.8%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,385 5.0%      
Bus or trolley bus 1,346 4.9%      
Streetcar or trolley car 16 0.1%      
Subway or elevated 0 0.0%      
Railroad 0 0.0%      
Ferryboat 20 0.1%      
Taxicab 3 0.0%      
Motorcycle 51 0.2%      
Bicycle 245 0.9%      
Walked 714 2.6%      
Other means 198 0.7%      
Worked at home 1,293 4.7%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 28,162 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 10,287 36.5%      
Service 4,116 14.6%      
Sales and office 7,880 28.0%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 175 0.6%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,773 9.8%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 2,931 10.4%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 2,749 9.8%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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