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Decennial Census data
      1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 66,869 100.0%   69,516 100.0%
In households 66,527 99.5%   68,998 99.3%
In group quarters 342 0.5%   518 0.7%
     
RACE    
White 20,198 30.2%   16,640 23.9%
Black or African American 4,479 6.7%   4,402 6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 356 0.5%   329 0.5%
Asian 29,106 43.4%   35,363 50.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 610 0.9%   892 1.3%
Some other race 7,709 11.5%   7,253 10.4%
Two or more races 4,501 6.7%   4,637 6.7%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 16,020 24.0%   15,895 22.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino 50,849 76.0%   53,621 77.1%
White 13,610 20.4%   10,009 14.4%
Black or African American 4,321 6.5%   4,194 6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 132 0.2%   116 0.2%
Asian 28,780 43.0%   35,052 50.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 577 0.9%   839 1.2%
Some other race 203 0.3%   138 0.2%
Two or more races 3,226 4.8%   3,273 4.7%
     
SEX    
Male 33,248 49.7%   34,318 49.4%
Female 33,621 50.3%   35,198 50.6%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 4,870 7.3%   4,746 6.8%
5 to 17 years 13,692 20.5%   12,101 17.4%
18 to 64 years 42,871 64.1%   44,959 64.7%
65 years and over 5,436 8.1%   7,710 11.1%
Median age 32.8 X   36.2 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 18,642 100.0%   20,433 100.0%
Family households 15,700 84.2%   16,677 81.6%
Families with children under 18 8,442 45.3%   7,844 38.4%
Average household size 3.57 X   3.38 X
Average family size 3.83 X   3.69 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 18,877 100.0%   21,258 100.0%
Occupied housing units 18,642 98.8%   20,433 96.1%
Owner-occupied housing units 13,291 71.3%   13,580 66.5%
Renter-occupied housing units 5,351 28.7%   6,853 33.5%
Vacant housing units 235 1.2%   825 3.9%
1 unit, detached housing 11,962 63.4%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 312,600 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,094 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 37,442 56.0%      
Foreign born 29,419 44.0%      
Naturalized citizen 15,600 23.3%      
Not a citizen 13,819 20.7%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 71,926 X      
Median family income (dollars) 74,910 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 22,890 X      
Individuals in poverty 4,340 6.5%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 42,039 100.0%      
High school graduate 8,856 21.1%      
Bachelor's degree 8,880 21.1%      
Graduate or professional degree 3,507 8.3%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 32.1 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 30,457 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 27,158 89.2%      
Drove alone 22,243 73.0%      
Carpooled 4,915 16.1%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,908 6.3%      
Bus or trolley bus 634 2.1%      
Streetcar or trolley car 15 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 1,084 3.6%      
Railroad 168 0.6%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 7 0.0%      
Motorcycle 36 0.1%      
Bicycle 145 0.5%      
Walked 383 1.3%      
Other means 253 0.8%      
Worked at home 574 1.9%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 31,280 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 11,170 35.7%      
Service 3,539 11.3%      
Sales and office 8,317 26.6%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 66 0.2%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,323 7.4%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,865 18.8%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,444 4.6%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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