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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 131,760 100.0%   136,352 100.0%
In households 130,885 99.3%   135,334 99.3%
In group quarters 875 0.7%   1,018 0.7%
     
RACE    
White 70,193 53.3%   62,351 45.7%
Black or African American 2,927 2.2%   3,119 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 608 0.5%   385 0.3%
Asian 42,524 32.3%   50,343 36.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 428 0.3%   856 0.6%
Some other race 9,474 7.2%   14,719 10.8%
Two or more races 5,606 4.3%   4,579 3.4%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 20,390 15.5%   23,414 17.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino 111,370 84.5%   112,938 82.8%
White 61,221 46.5%   54,465 39.9%
Black or African American 2,790 2.1%   2,983 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 362 0.3%   244 0.2%
Asian 42,296 32.1%   50,050 36.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 393 0.3%   836 0.6%
Some other race 304 0.2%   719 0.5%
Two or more races 4,004 3.0%   3,641 2.7%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 79,915 60.6%   77,825 57.1%
Foreign born 51,990 39.4%   58,527 42.9%
Naturalized citizen 17,067 12.9%   22,687 16.6%
Not a citizen 34,923 26.5%   35,840 26.3%
     
SEX    
Male 67,783 51.4%   71,502 52.4%
Female 63,977 48.6%   64,850 47.6%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 9,270 7.0%   11,296 8.3%
5 to 17 years 17,627 13.4%   18,788 13.8%
18 to 64 years 90,906 69.0%   91,085 66.8%
65 years and over 13,957 10.6%   15,183 11.1%
Median age 34.3 X   36.6 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 52,539 100.0%   52,589 100.0%
Family households 32,664 62.2%   33,689 64.1%
Families with children under 18 14,519 27.6%   16,028 30.5%
Average household size 2.49 X   2.57 X
Average family size 3.06 X   3.22 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 53,753 100.0%   55,004 100.0%
Occupied housing units 52,539 97.7%   52,589 95.6%
Owner-occupied housing units 25,024 47.6%   26,522 50.4%
Renter-occupied housing units 27,515 52.4%   26,067 49.6%
Vacant housing units 1,214 2.3%   2,415 4.4%
1 unit, detached housing 21,006 39.1%   22,175 40.3%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 495,200 X   724,900 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,270 X   1,401 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 74,409 X   88,297 X
Median family income (dollars) 81,634 X   105,492 X
Per capita income (dollars) 36,524 X   43,492 X
Individuals in poverty 7,127 5.4%   7,698 5.6%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 95,278 100.0%   97,032 100.0%
High school graduate 12,745 13.4%   13,599 14.0%
Bachelor's degree 27,469 28.8%   28,327 29.2%
Graduate or professional degree 20,910 21.9%   24,813 25.6%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.2 X   22.0 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 71,736 100.0%   70,112 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 64,975 90.6%   60,694 86.6%
Drove alone 57,492 80.1%   54,059 77.1%
Carpooled 7,483 10.4%   6,635 9.5%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,702 3.8%   3,550 5.1%
Bus or trolley bus 1,865 2.6%   2,322 3.3%
Streetcar or trolley car 25 0.0%   142 0.2%
Subway or elevated 42 0.1%   58 0.1%
Railroad 735 1.0%   1,028 1.5%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 35 0.0%   22 0.0%
Motorcycle 268 0.4%   455 0.6%
Bicycle 526 0.7%   583 0.8%
Walked 1,106 1.5%   1,340 1.9%
Other means 281 0.4%   598 0.9%
Worked at home 1,878 2.6%   2,870 4.1%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 72,756 100.0%   72,035 100.0%
Management, professional and related 43,322 59.5%   40,687 56.5%
Service 6,578 9.0%   8,244 11.4%
Sales and office 14,110 19.4%   15,260 21.2%
Farming, fishing & forestry 48 0.1%   49 0.1%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,142 4.3%   3,706 5.1%
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,556 7.6%   4,089 5.7%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 3,658 5.0%   4,565 6.3%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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