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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 75,402 100.0%   73,598 100.0%
In households 73,475 97.4%   71,405 97.0%
In group quarters 1,927 2.6%   2,193 3.0%
     
RACE    
White 52,008 69.0%   55,399 75.3%
Black or African American 1,916 2.5%   1,919 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 384 0.5%   422 0.6%
Asian 6,715 8.9%   7,956 10.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 663 0.9%   928 1.3%
Some other race 10,535 14.0%   4,768 6.5%
Two or more races 3,181 4.2%   2,206 3.0%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 23,557 31.2%   24,746 33.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino 51,845 68.8%   48,852 66.4%
White 40,656 53.9%   36,207 49.2%
Black or African American 1,791 2.4%   1,919 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 165 0.2%   120 0.2%
Asian 6,604 8.8%   7,929 10.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 635 0.8%   909 1.2%
Some other race 163 0.2%   151 0.2%
Two or more races 1,831 2.4%   1,617 2.2%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 52,776 70.0%   51,537 70.0%
Foreign born 22,671 30.0%   22,061 30.0%
Naturalized citizen 7,730 10.2%   8,735 11.9%
Not a citizen 14,941 19.8%   13,326 18.1%
     
SEX    
Male 37,930 50.3%   36,430 49.5%
Female 37,472 49.7%   37,168 50.5%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 5,679 7.5%   6,428 8.7%
5 to 17 years 11,812 15.7%   11,240 15.3%
18 to 64 years 50,220 66.6%   47,515 64.6%
65 years and over 7,691 10.2%   8,415 11.4%
Median age 34.8 X   38.5 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 28,060 100.0%   27,578 100.0%
Family households 17,902 63.8%   17,733 64.3%
Families with children under 18 8,785 31.3%   8,768 31.8%
Average household size 2.62 X   2.59 X
Average family size 3.20 X   3.20 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 28,921 100.0%   29,359 100.0%
Occupied housing units 28,060 97.0%   27,578 93.9%
Owner-occupied housing units 14,861 53.0%   14,869 53.9%
Renter-occupied housing units 13,199 47.0%   12,709 46.1%
Vacant housing units 861 3.0%   1,781 6.1%
1 unit, detached housing 13,496 46.7%   14,074 47.9%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 517,800 X   841,400 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,105 X   1,348 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 66,748 X   74,433 X
Median family income (dollars) 73,798 X   88,163 X
Per capita income (dollars) 34,042 X   39,962 X
Individuals in poverty 4,418 6.0%   6,661 9.1%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 51,677 100.0%   50,095 100.0%
High school graduate 9,053 17.5%   10,892 21.7%
Bachelor's degree 11,181 21.6%   11,535 23.0%
Graduate or professional degree 7,256 14.0%   7,976 15.9%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.0 X   23.1 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 39,189 100.0%   37,066 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 33,953 86.6%   31,168 84.1%
Drove alone 28,976 73.9%   27,898 75.3%
Carpooled 4,977 12.7%   3,270 8.8%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,899 4.8%   1,482 4.0%
Bus or trolley bus 944 2.4%   1,039 2.8%
Streetcar or trolley car 8 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 43 0.1%   108 0.3%
Railroad 887 2.3%   291 0.8%
Ferryboat 7 0.0%   44 0.1%
Taxicab 10 0.0%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 130 0.3%   218 0.6%
Bicycle 697 1.8%   607 1.6%
Walked 1,097 2.8%   1,029 2.8%
Other means 257 0.7%   519 1.4%
Worked at home 1,156 2.9%   2,043 5.5%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 40,100 100.0%   37,754 100.0%
Management, professional and related 16,972 42.3%   15,523 41.1%
Service 6,022 15.0%   7,197 19.1%
Sales and office 9,623 24.0%   8,678 23.0%
Farming, fishing & forestry 113 0.3%   301 0.8%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,711 9.3%   3,341 8.8%
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,659 9.1%   2,714 7.2%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 3,616 9.0%   5,227 13.8%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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