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Decennial Census data
      1890-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1890-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 102,743 100.0%   112,580 100.0%   109,408 100.0%
In households 96,921 94.3%   99,731 88.6%      
In group quarters 5,822 5.7%   12,849 11.4%      
           
RACE          
White 60,797 59.2%   66,996 59.5%      
Black or African American 14,007 13.6%   11,241 10.0%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 467 0.5%   479 0.4%      
Asian 16,837 16.4%   21,690 19.3%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 146 0.1%   186 0.2%      
Some other race 4,764 4.6%   4,994 4.4%      
Two or more races 5,725 5.6%   6,994 6.2%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 10,001 9.7%   12,209 10.8%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 92,742 90.3%   100,371 89.2%      
White 56,691 55.2%   61,539 54.7%      
Black or African American 13,707 13.3%   10,896 9.7%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 293 0.3%   228 0.2%      
Asian 16,740 16.3%   21,499 19.1%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 121 0.1%   170 0.2%      
Some other race 598 0.6%   503 0.4%      
Two or more races 4,592 4.5%   5,536 4.9%      
           
SEX          
Male 50,456 49.1%   55,031 48.9%      
Female 52,287 50.9%   57,549 51.1%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 4,109 4.0%   4,136 3.7%      
5 to 17 years 10,404 10.1%   9,736 8.6%      
18 to 64 years 77,746 75.7%   85,532 76.0%      
65 years and over 10,484 10.2%   13,176 11.7%      
Median age 32.5 X   31.0 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 44,955 100.0%   46,029 100.0%      
Family households 18,646 41.5%   18,792 40.8%      
Families with children under 18 7,985 17.8%   7,785 16.9%      
Average household size 2.16 X   2.17 X      
Average family size 2.84 X   2.81 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 46,875 100.0%   49,454 100.0%   46,926 100.0%
Occupied housing units 44,955 95.9%   46,029 93.1%   43,189 92.0%
Owner-occupied housing units 19,214 42.7%   18,846 40.9%   18,718 43.3%
Renter-occupied housing units 25,741 57.3%   27,183 59.1%   24,471 56.7%
Vacant housing units 1,920 4.1%   3,425 6.9%   3,737 8.0%
1 unit, detached housing 20,097 42.9%   19,854 42.3%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 380,200 X         731,100 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 740 X         1,177 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 81,820 79.6%         85,870 78.5%
Foreign born 20,923 20.4%         23,538 21.5%
Naturalized citizen 8,916 8.7%         10,748 9.8%
Not a citizen 12,007 11.7%         12,790 11.7%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 44,485 X         58,617 X
Median family income (dollars) 70,434 X         98,203 X
Per capita income (dollars) 30,477 X         36,498 X
Individuals in poverty 19,495 20.0%         18,707 18.9%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 66,133 100.0%         66,609 100.0%
High school graduate 5,693 8.6%           8.8%
Bachelor's degree 19,805 29.9%           31.1%
Graduate or professional degree 22,686 34.3%           37.1%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.8 X         25.6 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 54,674 100.0%         51,263 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 28,885 52.8%         24,356 47.5%
Drove alone 23,626 43.2%         20,722 40.4%
Carpooled 5,259 9.6%         3,634 7.1%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 10,156 18.6%         9,050 17.7%
Bus or trolley bus 3,626 6.6%         3,155 6.2%
Streetcar or trolley car 111 0.2%         39 0.1%
Subway or elevated 6,139 11.2%         5,557 10.8%
Railroad 242 0.4%         285 0.6%
Ferryboat 18 0.0%         14 0.0%
Taxicab 20 0.0%         82 0.2%
Motorcycle 298 0.5%         196 0.4%
Bicycle 3,071 5.6%         3,858 7.5%
Walked 8,147 14.9%         8,397 16.4%
Other means 394 0.7%         367 0.7%
Worked at home 3,723 6.8%         4,957 9.7%
         
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)        
           
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION          
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 55,832 100.0%         52,737 100.0%
Management, professional and related 34,282 61.4%         33,100 62.8%
Service 5,366 9.6%         5,091 9.7%
Sales and office 11,326 20.3%         10,217 19.4%
Farming, fishing & forestry 70 0.1%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,023 3.6%         2,467 4.7%
Production, transportation, and material moving 2,765 5.0%         1,862 3.5%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 6,611 11.8%         6,948 13.2%
 
 
                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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