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Decennial Census data
      1870-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 894,943 100.0%   945,942 100.0%
In households 884,079 98.8%   932,620 98.6%
In group quarters 10,864 1.2%   13,322 1.4%
   
RACE  
White 425,017 47.5%   404,437 42.8%
Black or African American 31,349 3.5%   30,242 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6,865 0.8%   8,297 0.9%
Asian 240,375 26.9%   303,138 32.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,584 0.4%   4,017 0.4%
Some other race 142,691 15.9%   148,749 15.7%
Two or more races 45,062 5.0%   47,062 5.0%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 269,989 30.2%   313,636 33.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino 624,954 69.8%   632,306 66.8%
White 322,534 36.0%   271,382 28.7%
Black or African American 29,494 3.3%   27,508 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,959 0.3%   2,255 0.2%
Asian 238,378 26.6%   300,022 31.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,093 0.3%   3,492 0.4%
Some other race 1,699 0.2%   1,820 0.2%
Two or more races 26,796 3.0%   25,827 2.7%
   
SEX  
Male 454,798 50.8%   475,668 50.3%
Female 440,145 49.2%   470,274 49.7%
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 68,243 7.6%   68,610 7.3%
5 to 17 years 167,881 18.8%   166,068 17.6%
18 to 64 years 584,959 65.4%   616,022 65.1%
65 years and over 73,860 8.2%   95,242 10.1%
Median age 32.6 X   35.2 X
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 276,598 100.0%   301,366 100.0%
Family households 203,681 73.6%   219,509 72.8%
Families with children under 18 105,935 38.3%   108,946 36.2%
Average household size 3.20 X   3.09 X
Average family size 3.62 X   3.54 X
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 281,841 100.0%   314,038 100.0%
Occupied housing units 276,598 98.1%   301,366 96.0%
Owner-occupied housing units 170,950 61.8%   175,216 58.5%
Renter-occupied housing units 105,648 38.2%   125,150 41.5%
Vacant housing units 5,243 1.9%   12,672 4.0%
1 unit, detached housing 161,962 57.5%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 394,000 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,123 X      
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 564,132 63.1%      
Foreign born 329,757 36.9%      
Naturalized citizen 140,542 15.7%      
Not a citizen 189,215 21.2%      
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999    
Median household income (dollars) 70,243 X      
Median family income (dollars) 74,813 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 26,697 X      
Individuals in poverty 77,893 8.8%      
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 570,755 100.0%      
High school graduate 103,529 18.1%      
Bachelor's degree 118,948 20.8%      
Graduate or professional degree 61,174 10.7%      
   
COMMUTING TO WORK  
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.8 X      
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 427,984 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 387,105 90.4%      
Drove alone 326.928 76.4%      
Carpooled 60,177 14.1%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 17,482 4.1%      
Bus or trolley bus 14,072 3.3%      
Streetcar or trolley car 1,317 0.3%      
Subway or elevated 296 0.1%      
Railroad 1,613 0.4%      
Ferryboat 37 0.0%      
Taxicab 147 0.0%      
Motorcycle 1,027 0.2%      
Bicycle 2,638 0.6%      
Walked 6,170 1.4%      
Other means 2,913 0.7%      
Worked at home 10,649 2.5%      
   
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)  
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 436,890 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 178,366 40.8%      
Service 53,782 12.3%      
Sales and office 106,472 24.4%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 1,383 0.3%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 34,560 7.9%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 62,327 14.3%      
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 23,697 5.4%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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