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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 63,654 100.0%   70,700 100.0%
In households 63,419 99.6%   70,090 99.1%
In group quarters 235 0.4%   610 0.9%
     
RACE    
White 51,203 80.4%   48,221 68.2%
Black or African American 876 1.4%   1,484 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 210 0.3%   325 0.5%
Asian 7,444 11.7%   13,820 19.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 85 0.1%   529 0.7%
Some other race 1,495 2.3%   3,344 4.7%
Two or more races 2,341 3.7%   2,977 4.2%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 5,011 7.9%   7,500 10.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino 58,643 92.1%   63,200 89.4%
White 48,253 75.8%   44,258 62.6%
Black or African American 845 1.3%   1,484 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 147 0.2%   253 0.4%
Asian 7,387 11.6%   13,749 19.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 74 0.1%   529 0.7%
Some other race 143 0.2%   666 0.9%
Two or more races 1,794 2.8%   2,261 3.2%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 54,512 85.8%   56,427 79.8%
Foreign born 9,057 14.2%   14,273 20.2%
Naturalized citizen 4,098 6.4%   8,262 11.7%
Not a citizen 4,959 7.8%   6,011 8.5%
     
SEX    
Male 31,270 49.1%   35,311 49.9%
Female 32,384 50.9%   35,389 50.1%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 4,359 6.8%   5,157 7.3%
5 to 17 years 13,593 21.4%   15,073 21.3%
18 to 64 years 40,864 64.2%   43,804 62.0%
65 years and over 4,838 7.6%   6,666 9.4%
Median age 36.9 X   38.9 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 23,311 100.0%   24,990 100.0%
Family households 17,395 74.6%   18,801 75.2%
Families with children under 18 9,521 40.8%   10,211 40.9%
Average household size 2.72 X   2.80 X
Average family size 3.15 X   3.25 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 23,968 100.0%   25,774 100.0%
Occupied housing units 23,311 97.3%   24,990 97.0%
Owner-occupied housing units 17,099 73.4%   17,670 70.7%
Renter-occupied housing units 6,212 26.6%   7,320 29.3%
Vacant housing units 657 2.7%   784 3.0%
1 unit, detached housing 15,641 65.2%   16,468 63.9%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 435,300 X   825,800 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,219 X   1,497 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 90,859 X   119,695 X
Median family income (dollars) 102,796 X   136,593 X
Per capita income (dollars) 41,623 X   50,516 X
Individuals in poverty 1,619 2.6%   1,611 2.3%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 42,370 100.0%   46,138 100.0%
High school graduate 6,228 14.7%   7,040 15.3%
Bachelor's degree 13,355 31.5%   15,814 34.3%
Graduate or professional degree 6,675 15.8%   10,090 21.9%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 33.3 X   28.6 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 33,269 100.0%   34,730 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 29,271 88.0%   29,413 84.7%
Drove alone 26,625 80.0%   27,432 79.0%
Carpooled 2,646 8.0%   1,981 5.7%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,626 4.9%   1,942 5.6%
Bus or trolley bus 198 0.6%   467 1.3%
Streetcar or trolley car 15 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 943 2.8%   1,126 3.2%
Railroad 460 1.4%   349 1.0%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 10 0.0%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 83 0.2%   143 0.4%
Bicycle 150 0.5%   509 1.5%
Walked 428 1.3%   593 1.7%
Other means 191 0.6%   253 0.7%
Worked at home 1,520 4.6%   1,877 5.4%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 33,608 100.0%   35,775 100.0%
Management, professional and related 17,543 52.2%   19,993 55.9%
Service 2,912 8.7%   3,465 9.7%
Sales and office 9,611 28.6%   9,049 25.3%
Farming, fishing & forestry 15 0.0%   51 0.1%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,585 4.7%   1,520 4.2%
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,942 5.8%   1,697 4.7%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 2,008 6.0%   2,449 6.8%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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