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Decennial Census data
      1880-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1880-2010

                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 25,123 100.0%   25,835 100.0%   25,281 100.0%
In households 24,496 97.5%   25,321 98.0%      
In group quarters 627 2.5%   514 2.0%      
           
RACE          
White 18,889 75.2%   17,455 67.6%      
Black or African American 422 1.7%   423 1.6%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 72 0.3%   72 0.3%      
Asian 3,878 15.4%   5,151 19.9%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 136 0.5%   198 0.8%      
Some other race 659 2.6%   964 3.7%      
Two or more races 1,067 4.2%   1,572 6.1%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,090 8.3%   2,977 11.5%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 23,033 91.7%   22,858 88.5%      
White 17,696 70.4%   15,831 61.3%      
Black or African American 389 1.5%   402 1.6%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 57 0.2%   44 0.2%      
Asian 3,843 15.3%   5,100 19.7%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 122 0.5%   180 0.7%      
Some other race 95 0.4%   97 0.4%      
Two or more races 831 3.3%   1,204 4.7%      
           
SEX          
Male 12,350 49.2%   12,612 48.8%      
Female 12,773 50.8%   13,223 51.2%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 1,512 6.0%   1,702 6.6%      
5 to 17 years 3,333 13.3%   3,693 14.3%      
18 to 64 years 16,951 67.5%   16,597 64.2%      
65 years and over 3,327 13.2%   3,843 14.9%      
Median age 38.8 X   40.9 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 10,418 100.0%   10,575 100.0%      
Family households 6,547 62.8%   6,851 64.8%      
Families with children under 18 2,755 26.4%   3,104 29.4%      
Average household size 2.35 X   2.39 X      
Average family size 2.89 X   2.95 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 10,577 100.0%   11,028 100.0%   10,859 100.0%
Occupied housing units 10,418 98.5%   10,575 95.9%   10,347 95.3%
Owner-occupied housing units 6,270 60.2%   6,280 59.4%   6,153 59.3%
Renter-occupied housing units 4,148 39.8%   4,295 40.6%   4,194 40.5%
Vacant housing units 159 1.5%   453 4.1%   512 4.7%
1 unit, detached housing 6,258 58.9%   6,306 58.1%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 593,200 X         900,100 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,116 X         1,392 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 19,465 77.4%         19,279 76.3%
Foreign born 5,673 22.6%         6,002 23.7%
Naturalized citizen 2,996 11.9%         3,149 12.5%
Not a citizen 2,677 10.6%         2,853 11.3%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 80,905 X         99,913 X
Median family income (dollars) 95,722 X         123,902 X
Per capita income (dollars) 42,812 X         52,376 X
Individuals in poverty 991 4.0%         884 3.6%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 18,793 100.0%         18,096 100.0%
High school graduate 2,620 13.9%           11.5%
Bachelor's degree 5,726 30.5%           33.0%
Graduate or professional degree 3,993 21.2%           24.5%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.1 X         25.4 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 13,919 100.0%         13,131 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 12,637 90.8%         10,921 83.2%
Drove alone 11,302 81.2%         9,845 75.0%
Carpooled 1,335 9.6%         1,076 8.2%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 527 3.8%         715 5.4%
Bus or trolley bus 180 1.3%         228 1.7%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%         51 0.4%
Subway or elevated 19 0.1%         204 1.6%
Railroad 328 2.4%         232 1.8%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%         19 0.1%
Motorcycle 0 0.0%         74 0.6%
Bicycle 49 0.4%         13 0.1%
Walked 190 1.4%         370 2.8%
Other means 60 0.4%         124 0.9%
Worked at home 456 3.3%         895 6.8%
         
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION        
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 14,238 100.0%         13,663 100.0%
Management, professional and related 7,745 54.4%         7,879 57.7%
Service 998 7.0%         1,486 10.9%
Sales and office 3,786 26.6%         3,264 23.9%
Farming, fishing & forestry 0 0.0%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 874 6.1%         529 3.9%
Production, transportation, and material moving 835 5.9%         505 3.7%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 1,101 7.7%         968 7.1%
 
 
                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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