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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 28,158 100.0%   28,806 100.0%   28,204 100.0%
In households 27,672 98.3%   28,357 98.4%      
In group quarters 488 1.7%   449 1.6%      
           
RACE          
White 21,648 76.9%   19,510 67.7%      
Black or African American 296 1.1%   360 1.2%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 65 0.2%   74 0.3%      
Asian 3,881 13.8%   5,841 20.3%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 135 0.5%   139 0.5%      
Some other race 1,019 3.6%   1,451 5.0%      
Two or more races 1,114 4.0%   1,431 5.0%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,995 10.6%   3,966 13.8%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 25,163 89.4%   24,840 86.2%      
White 20,063 71.3%   17,434 60.5%      
Black or African American 266 0.9%   327 1.1%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 39 0.1%   34 0.1%      
Asian 3,841 13.6%   5,773 20.0%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 132 0.5%   129 0.4%      
Some other race 68 0.2%   156 0.5%      
Two or more races 754 2.7%   987 3.4%      
           
SEX          
Male 13,454 47.8%   13,680 47.5%      
Female 14,704 52.2%   15,126 52.5%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 1,574 5.6%   1,877 6.5%      
5 to 17 years 3,828 13.6%   4,379 15.2%      
18 to 64 years 18,469 65.6%   18,504 64.2%      
65 years and over 4,287 15.2%   4,046 14.0%      
Median age 38.4 X   40.5 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 12,511 100.0%   12,361 100.0%      
Family households 6,954 55.6%   7,183 58.1%      
Families with children under 18 3,017 24.1%   3,490 28.2%      
Average household size 2.21 X   2.29 X      
Average family size 2.93 X   3.02 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 12,869 100.0%   13,027 100.0%   12,347 100.0%
Occupied housing units 12,511 97.2%   12,361 94.9%   11,526 93.4%
Owner-occupied housing units 5,987 47.9%   5,821 47.1%   5,783 50.2%
Renter-occupied housing units 6,524 52.1%   6,540 52.9%   5,743 49.8%
Vacant housing units 358 2.8%   666 5.1%   821 6.6%
1 unit, detached housing 6,111 47.5%   5,965 48.3%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 685,900 X         1,000,000+ X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,108 X         1,338 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 21,100 75.4%         20,649 73.2%
Foreign born 6,875 24.6%         7,555 26.8%
Naturalized citizen 3,651 13.1%         4,443 15.8%
Not a citizen 3,224 11.5%         3,112 11.0%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 68,526 X         81,849 X
Median family income (dollars) 91,309 X         106,773 X
Per capita income (dollars) 43,565 X         49,532 X
Individuals in poverty 1,570 5.7%         1,959 7.2%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 21,111 100.0%         20,622 100.0%
High school graduate 3,164 15.0%           15.5%
Bachelor's degree 6,381 30.2%           31.8%
Graduate or professional degree 3,740 17.7%           21.7%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 26.1 X         25.9 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 15,202 100.0%         13,605 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 12,786 84.1%         10,691 78.6%
Drove alone 11,733 77.2%         9,852 72.4%
Carpooled 1,053 6.9%         839 6.2%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,157 7.6%         1,637 12.0%
Bus or trolley bus 257 1.7%         454 3.3%
Streetcar or trolley car 9 0.1%         9 0.1%
Subway or elevated 126 0.8%         564 4.1%
Railroad 751 4.9%         610 4.5%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Taxicab 14 0.1%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 24 0.2%         10 0.1%
Bicycle 108 0.7%         166 1.2%
Walked 360 2.4%         362 2.7%
Other means 52 0.3%         133 1.0%
Worked at home 715 4.7%         606 4.5%
         
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION        
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 15,385 100.0%         13,845 100.0%
Management, professional and related 8,064 52.4%         7,457 53.9%
Service 1,648 10.7%         1,682 12.1%
Sales and office 4,085 26.6%         3,245 23.4%
Farming, fishing & forestry 0 0.0%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 847 5.5%         658 4.8%
Production, transportation, and material moving 741 4.8%         803 5.8%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 1,537 10.0%         1,432 10.3%
 
 
                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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