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Decennial Census data
      1860-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1860-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 72,259 100.0%   73,812 100.0%   72,512 100.0%
In households 71,182 98.5%   72,316 98.0%      
In group quarters 1,077 1.5%   1,496 2.0%      
           
RACE          
White 41,148 56.9%   37,460 50.8%      
Black or African American 4,488 6.2%   4,759 6.4%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 484 0.7%   426 0.6%      
Asian 18,894 26.1%   23,058 31.2%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 434 0.6%   381 0.5%      
Some other race 2,380 3.3%   2,463 3.3%      
Two or more races 4,431 6.1%   5,265 7.1%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,725 9.3%   8,092 11.0%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 65,534 90.7%   65,720 89.0%      
White 37,921 52.5%   33,468 45.3%      
Black or African American 4,350 6.0%   4,516 6.1%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 365 0.5%   247 0.3%      
Asian 18,757 26.0%   22,822 30.9%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 407 0.6%   342 0.5%      
Some other race 235 0.3%   278 0.4%      
Two or more races 3,499 4.8%   4,047 5.5%      
           
SEX          
Male 34,689 48.0%   35,315 47.8%      
Female 37,570 52.0%   38,497 52.2%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 4,057 5.6%   4,182 5.7%      
5 to 17 years 11,477 15.9%   11,122 15.1%      
18 to 64 years 47,120 65.2%   48,533 65.8%      
65 years and over 9,605 13.3%   9,975 13.5%      
Median age 38.3 X   40.7 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 30,266 100.0%   30,123 100.0%      
Family households 17,858 59.1%   18,291 60.7%      
Families with children under 18 8,378 27.7%   8,484 28.2%      
Average household size 2.35 X   2.40 X      
Average family size 3.04 X   3.06 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 31,644 100.0%   32,351 100.0%   31,572 100.0%
Occupied housing units 30,226 95.5%   30,123 93.1%   29,177 92.4%
Owner-occupied housing units 14,486 47.9%   14,488 48.1%   14,231 48.8%
Renter-occupied housing units 15,740 52.1%   15,635 51.9%   14,946 51.2%
Vacant housing units 1,418 4.5%   2,228 6.9%   2,395 7.6%
1 unit, detached housing 12,776 40.4%   13,370 42.3%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 345,000 X         662,300 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 899 X         1,250 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 53,429 73.9%         52,465 72.4%
Foreign born 18,830 26.1%         20,047 27.6%
Naturalized citizen 10,439 14.4%         12,900 17.8%
Not a citizen 8,391 11.6%         7,147 9.9%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 56,285 X         74,221 X
Median family income (dollars) 68,625 X         92,746 X
Per capita income (dollars) 30,982 X         38,434 X
Individuals in poverty 5,887 8.2%         7,262 10.1%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 51,952 100.0%         51,746 100.0%
High school graduate 8,608 16.6%           17.0%
Bachelor's degree 14,115 27.2%           28.4%
Graduate or professional degree 7,793 15.0%           17.2%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.6 X         27.2 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 37,327 100.0%         35,783 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 27,984 75.0%         26,275 73.4%
Drove alone 23,532 63.0%         22,898 64.0%
Carpooled 4,452 11.9%         3,377 9.4%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 5,870 15.7%         5,163 14.4%
Bus or trolley bus 3,192 8.6%         2,693 7.5%
Streetcar or trolley car 7 0.0%         37 0.1%
Subway or elevated 1,659 4.4%         1,634 4.6%
Railroad 119 0.3%         60 0.2%
Ferryboat 855 2.3%         739 2.1%
Taxicab 38 0.1%         51 0.1%
Motorcycle 148 0.4%         154 0.4%
Bicycle 519 1.4%         430 1.2%
Walked 988 2.6%         1,453 4.1%
Other means 311 0.8%         251 0.7%
Worked at home 1,507 4.0%         2,006 5.6%
         
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)        
           
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION          
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 37,291 100.0%         36,352 100.0%
Management, professional and related 17,975 48.2%         17,593 48.4%
Service 4,345 11.7%         4,881 13.4%
Sales and office 9,766 26.2%         9,283 25.5%
Farming, fishing & forestry 59 0.2%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,114 5.7%         1,693 4.7%
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,032 8.1%         2,902 8.0%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 3,157 8.5%         3,989 11.0%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1, American Community Survey 2006-2010
 
                      * Go to tables in American Factfinder to view information on methodology and margins of error
 

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