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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 894,943 100.0%   905,180 100.0%
In households 884,079 98.8%   896,472 99.0%
In group quarters 10,864 1.2%   8,708 1.0%
   
RACE  
White 425,017 47.5%   440,013 48.6%
Black or African American 31,349 3.5%   27,552 3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6,865 0.8%   5,237 0.6%
Asian 240,375 26.9%   282,263 31.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,584 0.4%   3,673 0.4%
Some other race 142,691 15.9%   115,781 12.8%
Two or more races 45,062 5.0%   30,661 3.4%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 269,989 30.2%   285,269 31.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino 624,954 69.8%   619,911 68.5%
White 322,534 36.0%   284,046 31.4%
Black or African American 29,494 3.3%   26,272 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,959 0.3%   2,439 0.3%
Asian 238,378 26.6%   280,615 31.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,093 0.3%   3,409 0.4%
Some other race 1,699 0.2%   3,368 0.4%
Two or more races 26,796 3.0%   19,762 2.2%
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 564,132 63.1%   551,998 61.0%
Foreign born 329,757 36.9%   353,182 39.0%
Naturalized citizen 140,542 15.7%   178,647 19.7%
Not a citizen 189,215 21.2%   174,535 19.3%
   
SEX  
Male 454,798 50.8%   463,110 51.2%
Female 440,145 49.2%   442,070 48.8%
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 68,243 7.6%   70,768 7.8%
5 to 17 years 167,881 18.8%   155,038 17.1%
18 to 64 years 584,959 65.4%   592,587 65.5%
65 years and over 73,860 8.2%   86,787 9.6%
Median age 32.6 X   35.6 X
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 276,598 100.0%   288,750 100.0%
Family households 203,681 73.6%   208,192 72.1%
Families with children under 18 105,935 38.3%   106,500 36.9%
Average household size 3.20 X   3.10 X
Average family size 3.62 X   3.63 X
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 281,841 100.0%   301,826 100.0%
Occupied housing units 276,598 98.1%   288,750 95.7%
Owner-occupied housing units 170,950 61.8%   177,240 61.4%
Renter-occupied housing units 105,648 38.2%   111,510 38.6%
Vacant housing units 5,243 1.9%   13,076 4.3%
1 unit, detached housing 161,962 57.5%   167,478 55.5%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 394,000 X   678,100 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,123 X   1,294 X
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS
Median household income (dollars) 70,243 X   79,796 X
Median family income (dollars) 74,813 X   89,180 X
Per capita income (dollars) 26,697 X   33,859 X
Individuals in poverty 77,893 8.8%   87,079 9.6%
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 570,755 100.0%   592,624 100.0%
High school graduate 103,529 18.1%   120,345 20.3%
Bachelor's degree 118,948 20.8%   131,724 22.2%
Graduate or professional degree 61,174 10.7%   78,296 13.2%
   
COMMUTING TO WORK  
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.8 X   25.7 X
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 427,984 100.0%   433,559 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 387,105 90.4%   380,450 87.8%
Drove alone 326.928 76.4%   336,334 77.6%
Carpooled 60,177 14.1%   44,116 10.2%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 17,482 4.1%   17,106 3.9%
Bus or trolley bus 14,072 3.3%   12,650 2.9%
Streetcar or trolley car 1,317 0.3%   1,362 0.3%
Subway or elevated 296 0.1%   734 0.2%
Railroad 1,613 0.4%   2,360 0.5%
Ferryboat 37 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 147 0.0%   17 0.0%
Motorcycle 1,027 0.2%   1,185 0.3%
Bicycle 2,638 0.6%   3,455 0.8%
Walked 6,170 1.4%   8,245 1.9%
Other means 2,913 0.7%   6,946 1.6%
Worked at home 10,649 2.5%   16,155 3.7%
   
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)  
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 436,890 100.0%   445,479 100.0%
Management, professional and related 178,366 40.8%   182,808 41.0%
Service 53,782 12.3%   73,314 16.5%
Sales and office 106,472 24.4%   101,331 22.7%
Farming, fishing & forestry 1,383 0.3%   602 0.1%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 34,560 7.9%   39,757 8.9%
Production, transportation, and material moving 62,327 14.3%   47,667 10.7%
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 23,697 5.4%   30,399 6.8%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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