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      1920-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000 (in pdf)  |   2007  |   2008
           
  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 64,296 100.0%   63,604 100.0%
In households 63,332 98.5%   62,452 98.2%
In group quarters 964 1.5%   1,152 1.8%
     
RACE    
White 53,937 83.9%   52,402 82.4%
Black or African American 688 1.1%   1,184 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 210 0.3%   98 0.2%
Asian 6,017 9.4%   7,553 11.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 94 0.1%   121 0.2%
Some other race 1,263 2.0%   1,218 1.9%
Two or more races 2,087 3.2%   1,028 1.6%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3,851 6.0%   3,856 6.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino 60,445 94.0%   59,748 93.9%
White 51,834 80.6%   49,777 78.3%
Black or African American 666 1.0%   1,135 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 148 0.2%   98 0.2%
Asian 5,968 9.3%   7,456 11.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 91 0.1%   121 0.2%
Some other race 148 0.2%   305 0.5%
Two or more races 1,590 2.5%   856 1.3%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 52,836 81.8%   51,651 81.2%
Foreign born 11,747 18.2%   11,953 18.8%
Naturalized citizen 6,266 9.7%   7,120 11.2%
Not a citizen 5,481 8.5%   4,833 7.6%
     
SEX    
Male 29,683 46.2%   29,131 45.8%
Female 34,613 53.8%   34,473 54.2%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 2,854 4.4%   2,151 3.4%
5 to 17 years 8,455 13.2%   7,722 12.1%
18 to 64 years 36,706 57.1%   37,520 59.0%
65 years and over 16,281 25.3%   16,211 25.5%
Median age 45.1 X   48.6 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 30,301 100.0%   30,362 100.0%
Family households 16,551 54.6%   15,758 51.9%
Families with children under 18 6,321 20.9%   5,826 19.2%
Average household size 2.09 X   2.06 X
Average family size 2.78 X   2.82 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 31,425 100.0%   32,172 100.0%
Occupied housing units 30,301 96.4%   30,362 94.4%
Owner-occupied housing units 20,708 68.3%   21,375 70.4%
Renter-occupied housing units 9,593 31.7%   8,987 29.6%
Vacant housing units 1,124 3.6%   1,810 5.6%
1 unit, detached housing 12,054 38.3%   12,182 37.9%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 391,200 X   656,400 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,024 X   1,363 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 63,238 X   81,297 X
Median family income (dollars) 83,794 X   113,996 X
Per capita income (dollars) 39,875 X   53,028 X
Individuals in poverty 2,353 3.7%   2,646 4.2%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 49,986 100.0%   48,913 100.0%
High school graduate 6,290 12.6%   6,342 13.0%
Bachelor's degree 16,705 33.4%   17,085 34.9%
Graduate or professional degree 10,266 20.5%   11,743 24.0%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 32.8 X   27.8 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 29,901 100.0%   30,257 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 23,056 77.1%   22,521 74.4%
Drove alone 20,744 69.4%   20,848 68.9%
Carpooled 2,312 7.7%   1,673 5.5%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 4,138 13.8%   3,901 12.9%
Bus or trolley bus 288 1.0%   512 1.7%
Streetcar or trolley car 32 0.1%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 3,415 11.4%   2,714 9.0%
Railroad 367 1.2%   675 2.2%
Ferryboat 9 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 27 0.1%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 56 0.2%   99 0.3%
Bicycle 182 0.6%   429 1.4%
Walked 601 2.0%   1,089 3.6%
Other means 161 0.5%   125 0.4%
Worked at home 1,707 5.7%   2,093 6.9%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 30,386 100.0%   31,316 100.0%
Management, professional and related 16,878 55.5%   17,838 57.0%
Service 2,748 9.0%   3,682 11.8%
Sales and office 8,393 27.6%   7,622 24.3%
Farming, fishing & forestry 17 0.1%   0 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,257 4.1%   1,249 4.0%
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,093 3.6%   925 3.0%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 3,204 10.5%   2,930 9.4%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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