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1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 2,742 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 2,711 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 2,180 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 2,696 98.3% White 2,636 97.2% White 2,161 99.1%
Negro 13 0.5% Black 17 0.6% Black 5 0.2%
Indian 2 0.1% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 10 0.4% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 0.0%
Eskimo 0 0.0% Eskimo 0 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 48 1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander 10 0.5%
Asian 10 0.5%
Japanese 3 0.1% Japanese 19 0.7% Japanese 0 0.0%
Chinese 13 0.5% Chinese 0 0.0% Chinese 0 0.0%
Filipino 4 0.1% Filipino 8 0.3% Filipino 0 0.0%
Korean 0 0.0% Korean 4 0.2%
Asian Indian 21 0.8% Asian Indian 6 0.3%
Vietnamese 0 0.0% Vietnamese 0 0.0%
Cambodian 0 0.0%
Hmong 0 0.0%
Laotian 0 0.0%
Thai 0 0.0%
Other Asian 0 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
Polynesian 0 0.0%
Hawaiian 0 0.0% Hawaiian 0 0.0%
Samoan 0 0.0% Samoan 0 0.0%
Tongan 0 0.0%
Other Polynesian 0 0.0%
Guamanian 0 0.0% Micronesian -- Guamanian 0 0.0%
Micronesian -- Other 0 0.0%
Melanesian 0 0.0%
Other Asian and Pacific Islander 0 0.0% Pacific Islander Not Specified 0 0.0%
All other 11 0.4% Race, n.e.c. 0 0.0% Other Race 4 0.2%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT   SPANISH ORIGIN 101 3.7% TOTAL HISPANIC 50 2.3%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 1,323 48.2% Male   Male 1,103 50.6%
Female 1,419 51.8% Female   Female 1,077 49.4%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 140 5.1% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 160 7.3%
5 to 19 years 946 34.5% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 370 17.0%
20 to 64 years 1,384 50.5% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 1,357 62.2%
65 years and over 272 9.9% 65 years and over   65 years and over 293 13.4%
Median age   Median age 34.5 X Median age 40.2 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 814 100.0% Total households 926 100.0% Households 726 100.0%
Families 677 83.2% Families 700 75.6% Total families 592 81.5%
With own children under 18 years   With own children under 18 years 381 41.1% With own children under 18 years 256 35.3%
Persons per household 3.22 X Persons per household 2.92 X Persons per household 2.86 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 3.14 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 17,211 X Median household income 44,094 X Median household income 84,414 X
Median family income 50,444 X Median family income 94,773 X
Income of persons 7,241 X Per capita income 19,331 X Per capita income 53,246 X
Less than poverty level 3.2% Below poverty level 2.9% Below poverty level 3.4%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 26.9 X Mean minutes traveled to work 31.2 X
Mean travel time to work for workers traveling 45 or more minutes  
  
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over 1,082 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 879 100.0%
Private vehicle 735 67.9% Car, truck, or van 683 77.7%
Drive alone 600 55.5% Drove alone 642 73.0%
   
Carpool 135 12.5% Carpooled 41 4.7%
     
Public transportation 138 12.8% Public transportation 85 9.7%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 61 6.9%
  Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 0 0.0%
Railroad   Railroad 0 0.0%
  Ferryboat 24 2.7%
Taxicab   Taxicab 0 0.0%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 0 0.0%
Bicycle   Bicycle 0 0.0%
Walked only 27 2.5% Walked 28 3.2%
Other means 102 9.4% Other means 0 0.0%
Worked at home 80 7.4% Working at home 83 9.4%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census
 

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