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TOTAL POPULATION 23,171 100.0%
In households 22,995 99.2%
In group quarters 176 0.8%
 
RACE
White 13,391 57.8%
Black or African American 1,978 8.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 116 0.5%
Asian 5,649 24.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 59 0.3%
Some other race 708 3.1%
Two or more races 1,270 5.5%
 
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,838 7.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino 21,1333 92.1%
White 12,474 53.8%
Black or African American 1,931 8.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 70 0.3%
Asian 5,636 24.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 57 0.2%
Some other race 120 0.5%
Two or more races 1,045 4.5%
 
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native 17,275 74.5%
Foreign born 5,904 25.5%
Naturalized citizen 3,061 13.2%
Not a citizen 2,843 12.3%
 
SEX
Male 10,956 47.3%
Female 12,215 52.7%
 
AGE
Under 5 years 1,079 4.7%
5 to 17 years 2,613 11.8%
18 to 64 years 14,746 63.6%
65 years and over 4,733 20.4%
Median age 42.7 X
 
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 10,208 100.0%
Family households 5,970 58.5%
Families with children under 18 2,114 20.7%
Average household size 2.25 X
Average family size 2.81 X
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 10,462 100.0%
Occupied housing units 10,208 97.6%
Owner-occupied housing units 6,228 61.0%
Renter-occupied housing units 3,980 39.0%
Vacant housing units 254 2.4%
1 unit, detached housing 7,325 69.7%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 291,300 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 907 X
 
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 57,253 X
Median family income (dollars) 69,397 X
Per capita income (dollars) 32,593 X
Individuals in poverty 1,545 6.7%
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 17,999 100.0%
High school graduate 2,335 13.0%
Bachelor's degree 5,453 30.3%
Graduate or professional degree 4,625 25.7%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 32.2 X
 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
Total 11,867 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 8,230 69.4%
Drove alone 6,884 58.0%
Carpooled 1,346 11.3%
Public transportation 2,428 20.5%
Bus or trolley bus 478 4.0%
Streetcar or trolley car 32 0.3%
Subway or elevated 1,850 15.6%
Railroad 68 0.6%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%
Motorcycle 49 0.4%
Bicycle 219 1.8%
Walked 183 1.5%
Other means 133 1.1%
Worked at home 625 5.3%
 
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 12,120 100.0%
Management, professional and related 7,052 58.2%
Service 1,048 8.6%
Sales and office 2,931 24.2%
Farming, fishing & forestry 7 0.1%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 490 4.0%
Production, transportation, and material moving 592 4.9%
 
CLASS OF WORKER    
Self-employed workers 1,418 11.7%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4

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