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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 56,769 100.0%   63,487 100.0%
In households 56,263 99.1%      
In group quarters 506 0.9%      
     
RACE    
White 24,712 43.5%   23,535 37.1%
Black or African American 10,724 18.9%   11,037 17.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 423 0.7%   317 0.5%
Asian 7,179 12.6%   9,837 15.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 491 0.9%   937 1.5%
Some other race 9,144 16.1%   14,787 23.3%
Two or more races 4,096 7.2%   3,037 4.8%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 18,287 32.2%   25,113 39.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino 38,482 67.8%   38,374 60.4%
White 17,697 31.2%   14,289 22.5%
Black or African American 10,457 18.4%   10,634 16.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 210 0.4%   210 0.3%
Asian 7,031 12.4%   9,773 15.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 464 0.8%   920 1.4%
Some other race 190 0.3%   610 1.0%
Two or more races 2,433 4.3%   1,938 3.1%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 42,715 75.2%   43,574 68.6%
Foreign born 14,105 24.8%   19,913 31.4%
Naturalized citizen 5,723 10.1%   8,497 13.4%
Not a citizen 8,382 14.8%   11,416 18.0%
     
SEX    
Male 27,887 49.1%   30,849 48.6%
Female 28,882 50.9%   32,638 51.4%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 4,739 8.3%   5,691 9.0%
5 to 17 years 12,760 22.5%   12,824 20.2%
18 to 64 years 34,610 61.0%   39,498 62.2%
65 years and over 4,660 8.2%   5,474 8.6%
Median age 30.9 X   30.3 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 17,741 100.0%   18,995 100.0%
Family households 13,479 76.0%   14,378 75.7%
Families with children under 18 7,489 42.2%   8,103 42.7%
Average household size 3.17 X   3.33 X
Average family size 3.59 X   3.84 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 18,300 100.0%   21,204 100.0%
Occupied housing units 17,741 96.9%   18,995 89.6%
Owner-occupied housing units 11,149 62.8%   11,935 62.8%
Renter-occupied housing units 6,592 37.2%   7,060 37.2%
Vacant housing units 559 3.1%   2,209 10.4%
1 unit, detached housing 11,995 65.3%   14,649 69.1%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 165,100 X   442,200 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 880 X   1,181 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 50,557 X   56,562 X
Median family income (dollars) 54,472 X   63,039 X
Per capita income (dollars) 18,241 X   21,621 X
Individuals in poverty 6,480 11.5%   9,951 15.7%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 33,388 100.0%   36,941 100.0%
High school graduate 8,632 25.9%   10,483 28.4%
Bachelor's degree 3,822 11.4%   4,232 11.5%
Graduate or professional degree 1,092 3.3%   1,344 3.6%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 37.3 X   35.3 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 23,942 100.0%   26,339 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 20,634 86.2%   22,594 85.8%
Drove alone 16,117 67.3%   17,403 66.1%
Carpooled 4,517 18.9%   5,191 19.7%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,033 8.5%   2,144 8.1%
Bus or trolley bus 586 2.4%   378 1.4%
Streetcar or trolley car 34 0.1%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 1,213 5.1%   1,616 6.1%
Railroad 200 0.8%   150 0.6%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 10 0.0%   0 0.0%
Bicycle 84 0.4%   0 0.0%
Walked 366 1.5%   362 1.4%
Other means 291 1.2%   266 1.0%
Worked at home 524 2.2%   973 3.7%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 24,671 100.0%   27,077 100.0%
Management, professional and related 5,923 24.0%   6,822 25.2%
Service 4,720 19.1%   5,959 22.0%
Sales and office 7,358 29.8%   7,699 28.4%
Farming, fishing & forestry 23 0.1%   41 0.2%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,267 13.2%   3,657 13.5%
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,380 13.7%   2,899 10.7%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,463 5.9%   2,145 7.9%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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