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Decennial Census data
      1920-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1920-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 9,100 100.0%   9,253 100.0%   9,110 100.0%
In households 9,092 99.9%   9,253 100.0%      
In group quarters 8 0.1%   0 0.0%      
 
RACE
White 7,977 87.7%   7,808 84.4%      
Black or African American 80 0.9%   87 0.9%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 29 0.3%   15 0.2%      
Asian 553 6.1%   625 6.8%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 17 0.2%   29 0.3%      
Some other race 118 1.3%   262 2.8%      
Two or more races 326 3.6%   427 4.6%      
 
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 436 4.8%   772 8.3%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 8,664 95.2%   8,481 91.7%      
White 7,731 85.0%   7,364 79.6%      
Black or African American 71 0.8%   79 0.9%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 13 0.1%   4 0.0%      
Asian 549 6.0%   616 6.7%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 14 0.2%   26 0.3%      
Some other race 29 0.3%   45 0.5%      
Two or more races 257 2.8%   347 3.8%      
 
SEX
Male 4,259 46.8%   4,316 46.6%      
Female 4,841 53.2%   4,937 53.4%      
         
AGE
Under 5 years 636 7.0%   577 6.2%      
5 to 17 years 1,490 16.4%   1,755 19.0%      
18 to 64 years 5,768 63.4%   5,438 58.8%      
65 years and over 1,206 13.2%   1,483 16.0%      
Median age 40.7 X   44.2 X      
 
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 3,776 100.0%   3,793 100.0%      
Family households 2,472 65.5%   2,520 66.4%      
Families with children under 18 1,220 32.3%   1,311 34.6%      
Average household size 2.41 X   2.44 X      
Average family size 2.89 X   2.99 X      
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 3,850 100.0%   4,026 100.0%   4,118 100.0%
Occupied housing units 3,776 98.1%   3,793 94.2%   4,061 98.6%
Owner-occupied housing units 2,738 72.5%   2,653 69.9%   2,896 71.3%
Renter-occupied housing units 1,038 27.5%   1,140 30.1%   1,165 28.7%
Vacant housing units 74 1.9%   233 5.8%   57 1.4%
1 unit, detached housing 2,607 67.9%   2,554 62.0%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 561,300 X         869,000 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,347 X         1,793 X
 
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native 7,756 84.8%         7,588 83.3%
Foreign born 1,388 15.2%         1,522 16.7%
Naturalized citizen 727 8.0%         751 8.2%
Not a citizen 661 7.2%         771 8.5%
 
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 79,839 X         100,800 X
Median family income (dollars) 95,471 X         127,667 X
Per capita income (dollars) 46,326 X         63,247 X
Individuals in poverty 408 4.5%         196 2.2%
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 6,738 100.0%         6,818 100.0%
High school graduate 695 10.3%           9.3%
Bachelor's degree 2,692 40.0%           40.4%
Graduate or professional degree 1,571 23.3%           24.1%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 26.3 X         28.2 X
 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
Total 5,000 100.0%         4,444 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 3,845 76.9%         3,376 76.0%
Drove alone 3,509 70.2%         2,880 64.8%
Carpooled 336 6.7%         496 11.2%
Public transportation 438 8.8%         566 12.7%
Bus or trolley bus 315 6.3%         437 9.8%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Railroad 0 0.0%         22 0.5%
Ferryboat 123 2.5%         107 2.7%
Taxicab 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 9 0.2%         0 0.0%
Bicycle 53 1.1%         159 3.6%
Walked 119 2.4%         95 2.1%
Other means 17 0.3%         22 0.5%
Worked at home 519 10.4%         226 5.1%
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 5,025 100.0%         4,708 100.0%
Management, professional and related 3,052 60.7%         2,904 61.7%
Service 549 10.9%         239 5.1%
Sales and office 1,010 20.1%         1,198 25.4%
Farming, fishing & forestry 0 0.0%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 258 5.1%         217 4.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving 156 3.1%         150 3.2%
 
CLASS OF WORKER            
Self-employed workers 976 19.4%         567 12.0%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, Census 2010 DP-1, American Community Survey 2006-2010
 
                      * Go to tables in American Factfinder to view information on methodology and margins of error
 

Decennial Census data
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            In excel: 1920-2010
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