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Decennial Census data
      1900-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 63,654 100.0%   70,285 100.0%
In households 63,419 99.6%   69,829 99.4%
In group quarters 235 0.4%   456 0.6%
     
RACE    
White 51,203 80.4%   47,058 67.0%
Black or African American 876 1.4%   1,190 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 210 0.3%   226 0.3%
Asian 7,444 11.7%   16,322 23.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 85 0.1%   134 0.2%
Some other race 1,495 2.3%   2,002 2.8%
Two or more races 2,341 3.7%   3,353 4.8%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 5,011 7.9%   7,264 10.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 58,643 92.1%   63,021 89.7%
White 48,253 75.8%   42,738 60.8%
Black or African American 845 1.3%   1,116 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 147 0.2%   143 0.2%
Asian 7,387 11.6%   16,209 23.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 74 0.1%   125 0.2%
Some other race 143 0.2%   153 0.2%
Two or more races 1,794 2.8%   2,537 3.6%
     
SEX    
Male 31,270 49.1%   34,444 49.0%
Female 32,384 50.9%   35,841 51.0%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 4,359 6.8%   3,904 5.6%
5 to 17 years 13,593 21.4%   15,120 21.5%
18 to 64 years 40,864 64.2%   43,600 62.0%
65 years and over 4,838 7.6%   7,661 10.9%
Median age 36.9 X   40.5 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 23,311 100.0%   25,245 100.0%
Family households 17,395 74.6%   19,178 76.0%
Families with children under 18 9,521 40.8%   10,365 41.1%
Average household size 2.72 X   2.77 X
Average family size 3.15 X   3.20 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 23,968 100.0%   26,053 100.0%
Occupied housing units 23,311 97.3%   25,245 96.9%
Owner-occupied housing units 17,099 73.4%   17,891 70.9%
Renter-occupied housing units 6,212 26.6%   7,354 29.1%
Vacant housing units 657 2.7%   808 3.1%
1 unit, detached housing 15,641 65.2%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 435,300 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,219 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 54,512 85.8%      
Foreign born 9,057 14.2%      
Naturalized citizen 4,098 6.4%      
Not a citizen 4,959 7.8%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 90,859 X      
Median family income (dollars) 102,796 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 41,623 X      
Individuals in poverty 1,619 2.6%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 42,370 100.0%      
High school graduate 6,228 14.7%      
Bachelor's degree 13,355 31.5%      
Graduate or professional degree 6,675 15.8%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 33.3 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 33,269 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 29,271 88.0%      
Drove alone 26,625 80.0%      
Carpooled 2,646 8.0%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,626 4.9%      
Bus or trolley bus 198 0.6%      
Streetcar or trolley car 15 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 943 2.8%      
Railroad 460 1.4%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 10 0.0%      
Motorcycle 83 0.2%      
Bicycle 150 0.5%      
Walked 428 1.3%      
Other means 191 0.6%      
Worked at home 1,520 4.6%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 33,608 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 17,543 52.2%      
Service 2,912 8.7%      
Sales and office 9,611 28.6%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 15 0.0%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,585 4.7%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,942 5.8%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 2,008 6.0%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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