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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 147,595 100.0%   152,934 100.0%
In households 143,789 97.4%   149,647 97.9%
In group quarters 3,806 2.6%   3,287 2.1%
     
RACE    
White 114,527 77.6%   116,969 76.5%
Black or African American 3,177 2.2%   2,785 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,099 1.4%   1,450 0.9%
Asian 5,675 3.8%   8,047 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 382 0.3%   221 0.1%
Some other race 15,180 10.3%   17,723 11.6%
Two or more races 6,555 4.4%   5,739 3.8%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 28,318 19.2%   40,744 26.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino 119,277 80.8%   112,190 73.4%
White 104,581 70.9%   96,176 62.9%
Black or African American 3,023 2.0%   2,669 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,406 1.0%   1,094 0.7%
Asian 5,542 3.8%   7,850 5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 333 0.2%   221 0.1%
Some other race 260 0.2%   177 0.1%
Two or more races 4,132 2.8%   4,003 2.6%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 123,517 83.7%   121,698 79.6%
Foreign born 24,015 16.3%   31,236 20.4%
Naturalized citizen 7,472 5.1%   9,799 6.4%
Not a citizen 16,543 11.2%   21,437 14.0%
     
SEX    
Male 72,078 48.8%   75,138 49.1%
Female 75,517 51.2%   77,796 50.9%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 9,606 6.5%   10,545 6.9%
5 to 17 years 26,199 17.8%   25,071 16.4%
18 to 64 years 91,214 61.8%   97,063 63.5%
65 years and over 20,576 13.9%   20,255 13.2%
Median age 36.2 X   36.7 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 56,036 100.0%   59,572 100.0%
Family households 35,117 62.7%   36,553 61.4%
Families with children under 18 17,339 30.9%   17,418 29.2%
Average household size 2.57 X   2.51 X
Average family size 3.14 X   3.12 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 57,578 100.0%   64,097 100.0%
Occupied housing units 56,036 97.3%   59,572 92.9%
Owner-occupied housing units 32,798 58.5%   33,930 57.0%
Renter-occupied housing units 23,238 41.5%   25,642 43.0%
Vacant housing units 1,542 2.7%   4,525 7.1%
1 unit, detached housing 34,120 59.3%   38,539 60.1%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 245,000 X   536,700 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 862 X   1,160 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 50,931 X   58,838 X
Median family income (dollars) 59,659 X   71,415 X
Per capita income (dollars) 24,495 X   30,496 X
Individuals in poverty 12,391 8.5%   18,411 12.0%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 97,503 100.0%   101,707 100.0%
High school graduate 20,069 20.6%   22,827 22.4%
Bachelor's degree 18,018 18.5%   19,382 19.1%
Graduate or professional degree 8,910 9.1%   9,606 9.4%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.1 X   22.0 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 70,867 100.0%   72,295 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 63,358 89.4%   62,447 86.4%
Drove alone 54,606 77.1%   53,808 74.4%
Carpooled 8,752 12.3%   8,639 11.9%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,555 2.2%   1,745 2.4%
Bus or trolley bus 1,462 2.1%   1,745 2.4%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 53 0.1%   0 0.0%
Railroad 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 40 0.1%   47 0.1%
Motorcycle 118 0.2%   359 0.5%
Bicycle 613 0.9%   1,102 1.5%
Walked 1,593 2.2%   1,720 2.4%
Other means 512 0.7%   549 0.8%
Worked at home 3,118 4.4%   4,326 6.0%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 72,513 100.0%   74,202 100.0%
Management, professional and related 24,762 34.1%   23,630 31.8%
Service 11,565 15.9%   14,445 19.5%
Sales and office 20,084 27.7%   19,929 26.9%
Farming, fishing & forestry 647 0.9%   527 0.7%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 6,461 8.9%   7,630 10.3%
Production, transportation, and material moving 8,994 12.4%   8,041 10.8%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 6,991 9.6%   7,809 10.5%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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