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Decennial Census data
      1920-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 131,760 100.0%   140,081 100.0%
In households 130,885 99.3%   139,232 99.4%
In group quarters 875 0.7%   849 0.6%
     
RACE    
White 70,193 53.3%   60,193 43.0%
Black or African American 2,927 2.2%   2,735 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 608 0.5%   662 0.5%
Asian 42,524 32.3%   57,320 40.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 428 0.3%   638 0.5%
Some other race 9,474 7.2%   12,177 8.7%
Two or more races 5,606 4.3%   6,356 4.5%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 20,390 15.5%   26,517 18.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino 111,370 84.5%   113,564 81.1%
White 61,221 46.5%   48,323 34.5%
Black or African American 2,790 2.1%   2,533 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 362 0.3%   292 0.2%
Asian 42,296 32.1%   57,012 40.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 393 0.3%   594 0.4%
Some other race 304 0.2%   381 0.3%
Two or more races 4,004 3.0%   4,429 3.2%
     
SEX    
Male 67,783 51.4%   70,560 50.4%
Female 63,977 48.6%   69,521 49.6%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 9,270 7.0%   11,253 8.0%
5 to 17 years 17,627 13.4%   20,182 14.4%
18 to 64 years 90,906 69.0%   92,990 66.4%
65 years and over 13,957 10.6%   15,656 11.2%
Median age 34.3 X   35.6 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 52,539 100.0%   53,384 100.0%
Family households 32,664 62.2%   35,553 66.6%
Families with children under 18 14,519 27.6%   17,394 32.6%
Average household size 2.49 X   2.61 X
Average family size 3.06 X   3.15 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 53,753 100.0%   55,791 100.0%
Occupied housing units 52,539 97.7%   53,384 95.7%
Owner-occupied housing units 25,024 47.6%   25,623 48.0%
Renter-occupied housing units 27,515 52.4%   27,761 52.0%
Vacant housing units 1,214 2.3%   2,407 4.3%
1 unit, detached housing 21,006 39.1%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 495,200 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,270 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 79,915 60.6%      
Foreign born 51,990 39.4%      
Naturalized citizen 17,067 12.9%      
Not a citizen 34,923 26.5%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 74,409 X      
Median family income (dollars) 81,634 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 36,524 X      
Individuals in poverty 7,127 5.4%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 95,278 100.0%      
High school graduate 12,745 13.4%      
Bachelor's degree 27,469 28.8%      
Graduate or professional degree 20,910 21.9%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.2 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 71,736 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 64,975 90.6%      
Drove alone 57,492 80.1%      
Carpooled 7,483 10.4%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,702 3.8%      
Bus or trolley bus 1,865 2.6%      
Streetcar or trolley car 25 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 42 0.1%      
Railroad 735 1.0%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 35 0.0%      
Motorcycle 268 0.4%      
Bicycle 526 0.7%      
Walked 1,106 1.5%      
Other means 281 0.4%      
Worked at home 1,878 2.6%      
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 72,756 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 43,322 59.5%      
Service 6,578 9.0%      
Sales and office 14,110 19.4%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 48 0.1%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,142 4.3%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,556 7.6%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 3,658 5.0%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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