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Decennial Census data
      1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1960-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 6,471 100.0%   7,265 100.0%   7,073 100.0%
In households 6,453 99.7%   7,255 99.9%      
In group quarters 18 0.3%   10 0.1%      
 
RACE
White 5,407 83.6%   5,929 81.6%      
Black or African American 151 2.3%   122 1.7%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 58 0.9%   75 1.0%      
Asian 233 3.6%   283 3.9%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 15 0.2%   30 0.4%      
Some other race 285 4.4%   427 5.9%      
Two or more races 322 5.0%   399 5.5%      
 
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 810 12.5%   1,255 17.3%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 5,661 87.5%   6,010 82.7%      
White 4,962 76.7%   5,266 72.5%      
Black or African American 148 2.3%   116 1.6%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 42 0.6%   42 0.6%      
Asian 231 3.6%   271 3.7%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 13 0.2%   25 0.3%      
Some other race 16 0.2%   17 0.2%      
Two or more races 249 3.8%   273 3.8%      
 
SEX
Male 3,152 48.7%   3,452 47.5%      
Female 3,319 51.3%   3,813 52.5%      
         
AGE
Under 5 years 416 6.4%   418 5.8%      
5 to 17 years 1,248 19.3%   1,173 16.1%      
18 to 64 years 4,349 67.2%   5,061 69.7%      
65 years and over 58 7.1%   613 8.4%      
Median age 33.9 X   36.2 X      
 
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 2,532 100.0%   2,978 100.0%      
Family households 1,609 63.5%   1,774 59.6%      
Families with children under 18 894 35.3%   886 29.8%      
Average household size 2.55 X   2.44 X      
Average family size 3.05 X   2.97 X      
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 2,585 100.0%   3,143 100.0%   3,218 100.0%
Occupied housing units 2,532 97.9%   2,978 94.8%   3,176 98.7%
Owner-occupied housing units 1,637 64.7%   1,761 59.1%   1,841 58.0%
Renter-occupied housing units 895 35.3%   1,217 40.9%   1,335 42.0%
Vacant housing units 53 2.1%   165 5.2%   42 1.3%
1 unit, detached housing 1,497 58.8%   1,476 45.9%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 231,500 X         439,700 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 885 X         1,162 X
 
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native 5,804 89.5%         6,397 90.4%
Foreign born 678 10.5%         676 9.6%
Naturalized citizen 228 3.5%         446 6.3%
Not a citizen 450 6.9%         230 3.3%
 
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 52,808 X         64,107 X
Median family income (dollars) 62,419 X         78,409 X
Per capita income (dollars) 24,206 X         36,422 X
Individuals in poverty 536 8.3%         537 7.6%
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 4,241 100.0%         4,688 100.0%
High school graduate 909 21.4%           21.7%
Bachelor's degree 695 16.4%           23.3%
Graduate or professional degree 297 7.0%           9.8%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.8 X         24.7 X
 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
Total 3,426 100.0%         3,905 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 3,118 91.0%         3,540 90.7%
Drove alone 2,714 79.2%         3,136 80.3%
Carpooled 404 11.8%         404 10.3%
Public transportation 149 4.3%         72 1.8%
Bus or trolley bus 142 4.1%         72 1.8%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Railroad 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Ferryboat 7 0.2%         0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 8 0.2%         0 0.0%
Bicycle 30 0.9%         103 2.6%
Walked 64 1.9%         33 0.8%
Other means 0 0.0%         25 0.6%
Worked at home 57 1.7%         132 3.4%
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,491 100.0%         4,061 100.0%
Management, professional and related 1,112 31.9%         1,507 37.1%
Service 498 14.3%         639 15.7%
Sales and office 1,022 29.3%         1,054 26.0%
Farming, fishing & forestry 0 0.0%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 460 13.2%         459 11.3%
Production, transportation, and material moving 399 11.4%         402 9.9%
 
CLASS OF WORKER            
Self-employed workers 329 9.4%         429 10.6%
 
 
                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
 

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