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      1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000 (in pdf)  |   2007  |   2008
           
  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 32,837 100.0%   33,393 100.0%
In households 32,377 98.6%      
In group quarters 460 1.4%      
     
RACE    
White 26,852 81.8%   25,074 75.1%
Black or African American 504 1.5%   766 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 155 0.5%   63 0.2%
Asian 3,096 9.4%   4,774 14.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 90 0.3%   0 0.0%
Some other race 763 2.3%   661 2.0%
Two or more races 1,377 4.2%   2,055 6.2%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,767 8.4%   3,369 10.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino 30,070 91.6%   30,024 89.9%
White 25,139 76.6%   22,940 68.7%
Black or African American 493 1.5%   746 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 101 0.3%   35 0.1%
Asian 3,053 9.3%   4,717 14.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 88 0.3%   0 0.0%
Some other race 72 0.2%   19 0.1%
Two or more races 1,124 3.4%   1,567 4.7%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 28,239 86.0%   26,209 78.5%
Foreign born 4,608 14.0%   7,181 21.5%
Naturalized citizen 2,123 6.5%   3,784 11.3%
Not a citizen 2,485 7.6%   3,400 10.2%
     
SEX    
Male 15,931 48.5%   16,052 48.1%
Female 16,906 51.5%   17,341 51.9%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,993 6.1%   1,997 6.0%
5 to 17 years 5,016 15.3%   4,887 14.6%
18 to 64 years 21,496 65.4%   22,160 66.4%
65 years and over 4,332 13.2%   4,349 13.0%
Median age 39.0 X   40.0 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 13,753 100.0%   13,752 100.0%
Family households 8,398 61.1%   8,150 59.3%
Families with children under 18 3,855 28.0%   3,892 28.3%
Average household size 2.35 X   2.41 X
Average family size 2.95 X   3.07 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 14,034 100.0%   14,481 100.0%
Occupied housing units 13,753 98.0%   13,752 95.0%
Owner-occupied housing units 8,727 63.5%   8,993 65.4%
Renter-occupied housing units 5,026 36.5%   4,759 34.6%
Vacant housing units 281 2.0%   729 5.0%
1 unit, detached housing 8,346 59.4%   8,667 59.9%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 294,000 X   648,800 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 984 X   1,331 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 67,489 X   81,544 X
Median family income (dollars) 79,001 X   107,530 X
Per capita income (dollars) 33,076 X   41,797 X
Individuals in poverty 1,639 5.0%   2,114 6.3%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 23,555 100.0%   23,393 100.0%
High school graduate 4,112 17.5%   3,667 15.7%
Bachelor's degree 6,913 29.3%   7,000 29.9%
Graduate or professional degree 3,087 13.1%   3,426 14.6%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.3 X   26.1 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 17,456 100.0%   17,250 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 14,093 80.7%   14,057 81.5%
Drove alone 12,655 72.5%   12,631 73.2%
Carpooled 1,438 8.2%   1,426 8.3%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,953 11.2%   1,196 6.9%
Bus or trolley bus 147 0.8%   81 0.5%
Streetcar or trolley car 12 0.1%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 1,637 9.4%   984 5.7%
Railroad 150 0.9%   131 0.8%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 7 0.0%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 34 0.2%   66 0.4%
Bicycle 131 0.8%   85 0.5%
Walked 277 1.6%   752 4.4%
Other means 91 0.5%   74 0.4%
Worked at home 877 5.0%   1,020 5.9%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 17,788 100.0%   17,917 100.0%
Management, professional and related 8,693 48.9%   8,343 46.6%
Service 1,912 10.7%   2,538 14.2%
Sales and office 4,786 26.9%   4,977 27.8%
Farming, fishing & forestry 12 0.1%   0 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,462 8.2%   1,138 6.4%
Production, transportation, and material moving 923 5.2%   921 5.1%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,663 9.3%   1,801 10.1%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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