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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 92,482 100.0%   92,763 100.0%
In households 91,166 98.6%   91,457 98.6%
In group quarters 1,316 1.4%   1,306 1.4%
     
RACE    
White 61,251 66.2%   64,179 69.2%
Black or African American 2,397 2.6%   2,573 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 447 0.5%   268 0.3%
Asian 13,961 15.1%   17,336 18.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,517 1.6%   870 0.9%
Some other race 8,260 8.9%   3,770 4.1%
Two or more races 4,649 5.0%   3,767 4.1%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 18,973 20.5%   21,271 22.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino 73,509 79.5%   71,492 77.1%
White 52,260 56.5%   47,618 51.3%
Black or African American 2,273 2.5%   2,359 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 222 0.2%   126 0.1%
Asian 13,811 14.9%   17,229 18.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,484 1.6%   849 0.9%
Some other race 342 0.4%   376 0.4%
Two or more races 3,117 3.4%   2,935 3.2%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 64,508 69.8%   62,344 67.2%
Foreign born 27,864 30.2%   30,419 32.8%
Naturalized citizen 12,379 13.4%   15,104 16.3%
Not a citizen 15,485 16.8%   15,315 16.5%
     
SEX    
Male 45,201 48.9%   45,438 49.0%
Female 47,281 51.1%   47,325 51.0%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 5,631 6.1%   6,592 7.1%
5 to 17 years 13,203 14.3%   13,252 14.3%
18 to 64 years 59,716 64.6%   59,239 63.9%
65 years and over 13,932 15.0%   13,680 14.7%
Median age 37.5 X   39.4 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 37,338 100.0%   36,566 100.0%
Family households 22,310 59.8%   21,845 59.7%
Families with children under 18 9,679 25.9%   9,490 26.0%
Average household size 2.44 X   2.50 X
Average family size 3.09 X   3.25 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 38,249 100.0%   38,821 100.0%
Occupied housing units 37,338 97.6%   36,566 94.2%
Owner-occupied housing units 20,119 53.9%   19,602 53.6%
Renter-occupied housing units 17,219 46.1%   16,964 46.4%
Vacant housing units 911 2.4%   2,255 5.8%
1 unit, detached housing 17,668 46.2%   17,168 44.2%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 477,300 X   810,100 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,168 X   1,439 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 64,757 X   82,401 X
Median family income (dollars) 76,223 X   100,588 X
Per capita income (dollars) 36,176 X   44,272 X
Individuals in poverty 5,608 6.1%   5,780 6.2%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 67,134 100.0%   66,040 100.0%
High school graduate 12,161 18.1%   13,013 19.7%
Bachelor's degree 17,128 25.5%   17,978 27.2%
Graduate or professional degree 8,772 13.1%   9,791 14.8%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.5 X   23.4 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 47,247 100.0%   48,908 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 40,758 86.3%   40,082 82.0%
Drove alone 35,579 75.3%   35,624 72.8%
Carpooled 5,179 11.0%   4,458 9.1%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,931 6.2%   4,107 8.4%
Bus or trolley bus 1,243 2.6%   1,943 4.0%
Streetcar or trolley car 62 0.1%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 132 0.3%   575 1.2%
Railroad 1,455 3.1%   1,589 3.2%
Ferryboat 18 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 21 0.0%   108 0.2%
Motorcycle 143 0.3%   156 0.3%
Bicycle 275 0.6%   343 0.7%
Walked 1,210 2.6%   1,741 3.6%
Other means 267 0.6%   495 1.0%
Worked at home 1,663 3.5%   1,876 3.8%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 48,275 100.0%   50,498 100.0%
Management, professional and related 20,855 43.2%   21,563 42.7%
Service 6,546 13.6%   7,917 15.7%
Sales and office 13,457 27.9%   12,946 25.6%
Farming, fishing & forestry 56 0.1%   83 0.2%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,569 7.4%   3,892 7.7%
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,792 7.9%   4,097 8.1%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 4,114 8.5%   5,011 9.9%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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