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Decennial Census data
      1910-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1910-2010

                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 16,444 100.00%   18,539 100.0%   17,921 100.0%
In households 16,411 99.8%   18,454 99.5%      
In group quarters 33 0.2%   85 0.5%      
           
RACE          
White 10,078 61.3%   10,128 54.6%      
Black or African American 675 4.1%   645 3.5%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 64 0.4%   88 0.5%      
Asian 4,126 25.1%   5,790 31.2%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 252 1.5%   37 0.2%      
Some other race 521 3.2%   607 3.3%      
Two or more races 958 5.8%   1,244 6.7%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,312 8.0%   1,891 10.2%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 15,132 92.0%   16,648 89.8%      
White 9,461 57.5%   9,136 49.3%      
Black or African American 644 3.9%   621 3.3%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 53 0.3%   44 0.2%      
Asian 4,094 24.9%   5,754 31.0%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 20 0.1%   32 0.2%      
Some other race 80 0.5%   105 0.6%      
Two or more races 780 4.7%   956 5.2%      
           
SEX          
Male 7,669 46.6%   8,821 47.6%      
Female 8,775 53.4%   9,718 52.4%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 988 6.0%   1,409 7.6%      
5 to 17 years 2,770 16.8%   3,221 17.4%      
18 to 64 years 10,867 66.1%   12,062 65.1%      
65 years and over 1,819 11.1%   1,847 10.0%      
Median age 36.3 X   37.0 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 7,011 100.0%   7,401 100.0%      
Family households 4,272 60.9%   4,979 67.3%      
Families with children under 18 2,318 33.1%   2,806 37.9%      
Average household size 2.34 X   2.49 X      
Average family size 2.92 X   3.00 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 7,248 100.0%   7,889 100.0%   7,755 100.0%
Occupied housing units 7,011 96.7%   7,401 93.8%   7,283 93.9%
Owner-occupied housing units 3,550 50.6%   3,574 48.3%   3,694 50.7%
Renter-occupied housing units 3.461 49.4%   3,827 51.7%   3,589 49.3%
Vacant housing units 237 3.3%   488 6.2%   472 6.1%
1 unit, detached housing 3,777 52.1%   4,150 53.5%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 334,800 X       625,400 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 947 X       1,409 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 11,685 71.1%       12,179 68.0%
Foreign born 4,759 28.9%       5,742 32.0%
Naturalized citizen 1,814 11.0%       2,358 13.2%
Not a citizen 2,945 17.9%       3,384 18.9%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 54,919 X       71,994 X
Median family income (dollars) 64,269 X       87,841 X
Per capita income (dollars) 28,494 X       36,819 X
Individuals in poverty 1,304 7.9%       1,553 8.7%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 11,574 100.0%       12,472 100.0%
High school graduate 1,267 10.9%         8.1%
Bachelor's degree 3,470 30.0%         31.9%
Graduate or professional degree 3,932 34.0%         37.0%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.2 X       29.1 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 8,568 100.0%       8,608 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 5,669 66.2%       5,251 61.0%
Drove alone 4,613 53.8%       4,561 53.0%
Carpooled 1,056 12.3%       690 8.0%
Public transportation 1,659 19.4%       1,935 22.5%
Bus or trolley bus 633 7.4%       988 11.5%
Streetcar or trolley car 5 0.1%       9 0.1%
Subway or elevated 989 11.5%       864 10.0%
Railroad 20 0.2%       74 0.9%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%       0 0.0%
Taxicab 12 0.1%       0 0.0%
Motorcycle 36 0.4%       37 0.4%
Bicycle 349 4.1%       409 4.8%
Walked 300 3.5%       398 4.6%
Other means 129 1.5%       39 0.5%
Worked at home 426 5.0%       539 6.3%
         
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION        
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 8,674 100.0%       8,808 100.0%
Management, professional and related 5,560 64.1%       5,950 67.6%
Service 592 6.8%       995 11.3%
Sales and office 1,835 21.2%       1,371 15.6%
Farming, fishing & forestry 0 0.0%       Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 319 3.7%       293 3.3%
Production, transportation, and material moving 368 4.2%       199 2.3%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 982 11.3%       1,003 11.4%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, 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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