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

1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 1,368 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 3,475 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 5,714 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 1,339 97.9% White 3,222 92.7% White 5,079 88.9%
Negro   Black 57 1.6% Black 129 2.3%
Indian   American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 37 1.1% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 124 2.2%
Eskimo 0 0.0% Eskimo 0 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 103 3.0% Asian or Pacific Islander 260 4.6%
Asian 260 4.6%
Japanese   Japanese 44 1.3% Japanese 116 2.0%
Chinese   Chinese 6 0.2% Chinese 67 1.2%
Filipino   Filipino 5 0.1% Filipino 15 0.3%
Korean 22 0.6% Korean 10 0.2%
Asian Indian 0 0.0% Asian Indian 0 0.0%
Vietnamese 0 0.0% Vietnamese 0 0.0%
Cambodian 0 0.0%
Hmong 0 0.0%
Laotian 0 0.0%
Thai 0 0.0%
Other Asian 52 0.9%
Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
Polynesian 0 0.0%
Hawaiian 0 0.0% Hawaiian 0 0.0%
Samoan 17 0.5% 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 9 0.3% Pacific Islander Not Specified 0 0.0%
All other   Race, n.e.c. 220 6.3% Other Race 122 2.1%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT   SPANISH ORIGIN   TOTAL HISPANIC 487 8.5%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 697 51.0% Male   Male 2,773 48.5%
Female 671 49.0% Female   Female 2,941 51.5%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years   Under 5 years   Under 5 years 532 9.3%
5 to 19 years   5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 1,021 17.9%
20 to 64 years   20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 3,745 65.5%
65 years and over   65 years and over   65 years and over 416 7.3%
Median age   Median age 26.4 X Median age 30.8 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 447 100.0% Total households 1,373 100.0% Households 2,271 100.0%
Families   Families 832 60.6% Total families 1,469 64.7%
With own children under 18 years   With own children under 18 years 470 34.2% With own children under 18 years 855 37.6%
Persons per household 3.03 X Persons per household 2.53 X Persons per household 2.52 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 3.09 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals   Median household income 14,823 X Median household income 36,670 X
Median family income 18,889 X Median family income 41,627 X
Income of persons   Per capita income 6,618 X Per capita income 16,371 X
Less than poverty level   Below poverty level 18.9% Below poverty level 8.7%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.6 X Mean minutes traveled to work 28.5 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 1,535 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 3,102 100.0%
Private vehicle 1,225 79.8% Car, truck, or van 2,782 89.7%
Drive alone 955 62.2% Drove alone 2,318 74.7%
   
Carpool 270 17.6% Carpooled 464 15.0%
     
Public transportation 132 8.6% Public transportation 76 2.5%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 76 2.5%
  Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 0 0.0%
Railroad   Railroad 0 0.0%
  Ferryboat 0 0.0%
Taxicab   Taxicab 0 0.0%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 18 0.6%
Bicycle   Bicycle 41 1.3%
Walked only 65 4.2% Walked 89 2.9%
Other means 68 4.4% Other means 7 0.2%
Worked at home 45 2.9% Working at home 89 2.9%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census
 

Decennial Census data
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