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

1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 2,649 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 4,434 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 7,563 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 2,532 95.6% White 3,625 81.8% White 6,208 82.1%
Negro 2 0.1% Black 9 0.2% Black 63 0.8%
Indian 17 0.6% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 20 0.5% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 32 0.4%
Eskimo 0 0.0% Eskimo 0 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 83 1.9% Asian or Pacific Islander 127 1.7%
Asian 123 1.6%
Japanese 12 0.5% Japanese 29 0.7% Japanese 19 0.3%
Chinese 18 0.7% Chinese 47 1.1% Chinese 40 0.5%
Filipino 62 2.3% Filipino 7 0.2% Filipino 57 0.8%
Korean 0 0.0% Korean 3 0.0%
Asian Indian 0 0.0% Asian Indian 0 0.0%
Vietnamese 0 0.0% Vietnamese 4 0.1%
Cambodian 0 0.0%
Hmong 0 0.0%
Laotian 0 0.0%
Thai 0 0.0%
Other Asian 0 0.0%
Pacific Islander 4 0.1%
Polynesian 4 0.1%
Hawaiian 0 0.0% Hawaiian 4 0.1%
Samoan 0 0.0% Samoan 0 0.0%
Tongan 0 0.0%
Other Polynesian 0 0.0%
Guamanian 0 0.0% Micronesian -- Guamanian 0 0.0%
Micronesian -- Other 0 0.0%
Melanesian 0 0.0%
Other Asian and Pacific Islander 0 0.0% Pacific Islander Not Specified 0 0.0%
All other 6 0.2% Race, n.e.c. 697 15.7% Other Race 1,133 15.0%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT   SPANISH ORIGIN 1,753 39.5% TOTAL HISPANIC 2,366 31.3%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 1,296 48.9% Male   Male 3,784 50.0%
Female 1,353 51.1% Female   Female 3,779 50.0%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 213 8.0% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 754 10.0%
5 to 19 years 814 30.7% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 1,694 22.4%
20 to 64 years 1,330 50.2% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 4,463 59.0%
65 years and over 292 11.0% 65 years and over   65 years and over 652 8.6%
Median age   Median age 29.5 X Median age 29.4 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 844 100.0% Total households 1,532 100.0% Households 2,477 100.0%
Families 682 80.8% Families 1,189 77.6% Total families 1,975 79.7%
With own children under 18 years   With own children under 18 years 665 43.4% With own children under 18 years 1,164 47.0%
Persons per household 3.12 X Persons per household 2.88 X Persons per household 3.04 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 3.43 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 8,257 X Median household income 14,700 X Median household income 41,455 X
Median family income 17,358 X Median family income 44,395 X
Income of persons 3,075 X Per capita income 6,593 X Per capita income 14,260 X
Less than poverty level 11.5% Below poverty level 11.1% Below poverty level 9.5%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.5 X Mean minutes traveled to work 32.7 X
Mean travel time to work for workers traveling 45 or more minutes  
  
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over 1,579 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 3,296 100.0%
Private vehicle 1,431 90.6% Car, truck, or van 2,947 89.4%
Drive alone 1,120 70.9% Drove alone 2,400 72.8%
   
Carpool 311 19.7% Carpooled 547 16.6%
     
Public transportation 10 0.6% Public transportation 48 1.5%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 35 1.1%
  Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 7 0.2%
Railroad   Railroad 6 0.2%
  Ferryboat 0 0.0%
Taxicab   Taxicab 0 0.0%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 17 0.5%
Bicycle   Bicycle 34 1.0%
Walked only 97 6.1% Walked 184 5.6%
Other means 22 1.4% Other means 26 0.8%
Worked at home 19 1.2% Working at home 40 1.2%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census

Decennial Census data
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            In excel: 1950-2010
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