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1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 4,112 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 6,054 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 8,121 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 4,067 98.9% White 5,889 97.3% White 7,830 96.4%
Negro 2 0.0% Black 0 0.0% Black 26 0.3%
Indian 6 0.1% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 15 0.2% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 37 0.5%
Eskimo 0 0.0% Eskimo 0 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 63 1.0% Asian or Pacific Islander 156 1.9%
Asian 156 1.9%
Japanese 14 0.3% Japanese 15 0.2% Japanese 77 0.9%
Chinese 16 0.4% Chinese 0 0.0% Chinese 40 0.5%
Filipino 4 0.1% Filipino 7 0.1% Filipino 39 0.5%
Korean 0 0.0% Korean 0 0.0%
Asian Indian 33 0.5% Asian Indian 0 0.0%
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 8 0.1% 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 3 0.1% Race, n.e.c. 87 1.4% Other Race 72 0.9%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT   SPANISH ORIGIN 246 4.1% TOTAL HISPANIC 375 4.6%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 1,898 46.2% Male   Male 3,559 43.8%
Female 2,214 53.8% Female   Female 4,562 56.2%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 203 4.9% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 427 5.3%
5 to 19 years 926 22.5% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 1,073 13.2%
20 to 64 years 1,888 45.9% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 4,156 51.2%
65 years and over 1,095 26.6% 65 years and over   65 years and over 2,465 30.4%
Median age   Median age 49.6 X Median age 44.5 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 1,635 100.0% Total households 2,752 100.0% Households 3,866 100.0%
Families 1,127 68.9% Families 1,730 62.9% Total families 2,207 57.1%
With own children under 18 years   With own children under 18 years 609 22.1% With own children under 18 years 871 22.5%
Persons per household 2.46 X Persons per household 2.13 X Persons per household 2.05 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 2.69 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 6,559 X Median household income 16,938 X Median household income 32,520 X
Median family income 21,495 X Median family income 41,646 X
Income of persons 3,231 X Per capita income 8,896 X Per capita income 18,527 X
Less than poverty level 13.9% Below poverty level 7.6% Below poverty level 5.7%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.8 X Mean minutes traveled to work 22.5 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 2,227 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 3,424 100.0%
Private vehicle 1,954 87.7% Car, truck, or van 2,914 85.1%
Drive alone 1,650 74.1% Drove alone 2,485 72.6%
   
Carpool 304 13.7% Carpooled 429 12.5%
     
Public transportation 58 2.6% Public transportation 67 2.0%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 57 1.7%
  Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 0 0.0%
Railroad   Railroad 0 0.0%
  Ferryboat 0 0.0%
Taxicab   Taxicab 10 0.3%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 9 0.3%
Bicycle   Bicycle 36 1.1%
Walked only 82 3.7% Walked 312 9.1%
Other means 92 4.1% Other means 17 0.5%
Worked at home 41 1.8% Working at home 69 2.0%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census
 

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