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Decennial Census data
      1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1950-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 23,302 100.0%   51,481 100.0%   46,283 100.0%
In households 23,265 99.8%   51,335 99.7%      
In group quarters 37 0.2%   146 0.3%      
           
RACE          
White 17,201 73.8%   34,969 67.9%      
Black or African American 579 2.5%   3,389 6.6%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 143 0.6%   333 0.6%      
Asian 666 2.9%   4,051 7.9%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 73 0.3%   202 0.4%      
Some other race 3,387 14.5%   4,964 9.6%      
Two or more races 1,253 5.4%   3,573 6.9%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,565 28.2%   13,779 26.8%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 16,737 71.8%   37,702 73.2%      
White 14,692 63.1%   27,944 54.3%      
Black or African American 553 2.4%   3,197 6.2%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 95 0.4%   178 0.3%      
Asian 632 2.7%   3,903 7.6%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 49 0.2%   170 0.3%      
Some other race 51 0.2%   129 0.3%      
Two or more races 665 2.9%   2,181 4.2%      
           
SEX          
Male 11,487 49.3%   24,969 48.5%      
Female 11,815 50.7%   26,512 51.5%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 2,263 9.7%   3,607 7.0%      
5 to 17 years 5,380 23.1%   12,451 24.2%      
18 to 64 years 13,426 57.6%   29,584 57.4%      
65 years and over 2,233 9.6%   5,875 11.4%      
Median age 32.7 X   35.6 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 7,497 100.0%   16,494 100.0%      
Family households 6,127 81.7%   13,208 80.1%      
Families with children under 18 3,589 47.9%   7,488 45.4%      
Average household size 3.10 X   3.11 X      
Average family size 3.43 X   3.47 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 7,788 100.0%   17,523 100.0%   16,094 100.0%
Occupied housing units 7,497 96.3%   16,494 94.1%   14,805 92.0%
Owner-occupied housing units 6,053 80.7%   12,580 76.3%   11,855 80.1%
Renter-occupied housing units 1,444 19.3%   3,914 23.7%   2,950 19.9%
Vacant housing units 291 3.7%   1,029 5.9%   1,289 8.0%
1 unit, detached housing 6,396 82.3%   13,978 86.9%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 252,500 X         471,600 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 830 X         1,567 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 19,993 85.9%         39,230 84.8%
Foreign born 3,291 14.1%         7,053 15.2%
Naturalized citizen 1,076 4.6%         3,745 8.1%
Not a citizen 2,215 9.5%         3,308 7.1%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 69,198 X         89,515 X
Median family income (dollars) 75,753 X         96,813 X
Per capita income (dollars) 24,909 X         32,374 X
Individuals in poverty 1,347 5.8%         2,481 5.4%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 14,125 100.0%         28,049 100.0%
High school graduate 3,592 25.4%           22.8%
Bachelor's degree 2,140 15.2%           19.5%
Graduate or professional degree 813 5.8%           8.7%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 43.8 X         39.7 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 9,229 100.0%         18,730 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 8,295 89.9%         16,913 90.3%
Drove alone 6,844 74.2%         15,116 80.7%
Carpooled 1,451 15.7%         1,797 9.6%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 197 2.1%         531 2.8%
Bus or trolley bus 40 0.4%         62 0.3%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 130 1.4%         369 2.0%
Railroad 27 0.3%         100 0.5%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 0 0.0%         14 0.1%
Bicycle 19 0.2%         22 0.1%
Walked 161 1.7%         189 1.0%
Other means 69 0.7%         216 1.2%
Worked at home 488 5.3%         845 4.5%
         
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION        
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 9,459 100.0%         19,385 100.0%
Management, professional and related 3,397 35.9%         7,482 38.6%
Service 1,419 15.0%         2,928 15.1%
Sales and office 2,422 25.6%         5,456 28.1%
Farming, fishing & forestry 116 1.2%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,336 14.1%         2,039 10.5%
Production, transportation, and material moving 769 8.1%         1,480 7.6%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 750 7.9%         1,509 7.8%
 
 
                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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