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Decennial Census data
      1870-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
            In excel: 1870-2010

1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 4,432 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 7,541 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 10,401 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 4,334 97.8% White 6,164 81.7% White 8,461 81.3%
Negro 5 0.1% Black 26 0.3% Black 191 1.8%
Indian 17 0.4% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 105 1.4% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 39 0.4%
Eskimo 0 0.0% Eskimo 0 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 76 1.0% Asian or Pacific Islander 275 2.6%
Asian 262 2.5%
Japanese 10 0.2% Japanese 0 0.0% Japanese 86 0.8%
Chinese 23 0.5% Chinese 12 0.2% Chinese 71 0.7%
Filipino 2 0.0% Filipino 35 0.5% Filipino 94 0.9%
Korean 0 0.0% Korean 11 0.1%
Asian Indian 29 0.4% 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 0 0.0%
Pacific Islander 13 0.1%
Polynesian 13 0.1%
Hawaiian 0 0.0% Hawaiian 0 0.0%
Samoan 0 0.0% Samoan 13 0.1%
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 41 0.9% Race, n.e.c. 1,170 15.5% Other Race 1,435 13.8%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT   SPANISH ORIGIN 2,001 26.5% TOTAL HISPANIC 2,920 28.1%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 2,198 49.6% Male   Male 5,207 50.1%
Female 2,234 50.4% Female   Female 5,194 49.9%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 430 9.7% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 924 8.9%
5 to 19 years 1,428 32.2% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 2,290 22.0%
20 to 64 years 2,229 50.3% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 6,385 61.4%
65 years and over 345 7.8% 65 years and over   65 years and over 802 7.7%
Median age   Median age 27.0 X Median age 30.7 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 1,360 100.0% Total households 2,426 100.0% Households 3,386 100.0%
Families 1,139 83.8% Families 2,020 83.3% Total families 2,760 81.5%
With own children under 18 years   With own children under 18 years 1,232 50.8% With own children under 18 years 1,562 46.1%
Persons per household 3.26 X Persons per household 3.10 X Persons per household 3.06 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 3.40 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 8,683 X Median household income 20,170 X Median household income 36,710 X
Median family income 22,054 X Median family income 39,235 X
Income of persons 3,226 X Per capita income 7,013 X Per capita income 13,984 X
Less than poverty level 7.7% Below poverty level 9.1% Below poverty level 6.6%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.1 X Mean minutes traveled to work 23.2 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 2,909 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 4,804 100.0%
Private vehicle 2,590 89.0% Car, truck, or van 4,521 94.1%
Drive alone 2,066 71.0% Drove alone 3,925 81.7%
   
Carpool 524 18.0% Carpooled 596 12.4%
     
Public transportation 12 0.4% Public transportation 7 0.1%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 7 0.1%
  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 7 0.1%
Bicycle   Bicycle 23 0.5%
Walked only 148 5.1% Walked 102 2.1%
Other means 97 3.3% Other means 33 0.7%
Worked at home 62 2.1% Working at home 111 2.3%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census
 

Decennial Census data
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