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      1920-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000 (in pdf)  |   2007
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 23,171 100.0%   25,659 100.0%
In households 22,995 99.2%   24,540 95.6%
In group quarters 176 0.8%   1,119 4.4%
     
RACE    
White 13,391 57.8%   14,433 56.2%
Black or African American 1,978 8.5%   2,155 8.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 116 0.5%   91 0.4%
Asian 5,649 24.4%   6,392 24.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 59 0.3%   0 0.0%
Some other race 708 3.1%   1,531 6.0%
Two or more races 1,270 5.5%   1,057 4.1%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,838 7.9%   2,889 11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 21,1333 92.1%   22,770 88.7%
White 12,474 53.8%   13,063 50.9%
Black or African American 1,931 8.3%   2,155 8.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 70 0.3%   52 0.2%
Asian 5,636 24.3%   6,238 24.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 57 0.2%   0 0.0%
Some other race 120 0.5%   363 1.4%
Two or more races 1,045 4.5%   899 3.5%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 17,275 74.5%   17,108 66.7%
Foreign born 5,904 25.5%   8,551 33.3%
Naturalized citizen 3,061 13.2%   4,870 19.0%
Not a citizen 2,843 12.3%   3,681 14.3%
     
SEX    
Male 10,956 47.3%   12,057 47.0%
Female 12,215 52.7%   13,602 53.0%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,079 4.7%   1,071 4.2%
5 to 17 years 2,613 11.8%   3,100 12.1%
18 to 64 years 14,746 63.6%   16,396 63.9%
65 years and over 4,733 20.4%   5,092 19.8%
Median age 42.7 X   44.2 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 10,208 100.0%   10,362 100.0%
Family households 5,970 58.5%   6,048 58.4%
Families with children under 18 2,114 20.7%   2,453 23.7%
Average household size 2.25 X   2.37 X
Average family size 2.81 X   2.94 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 10,462 100.0%   10,708 100.0%
Occupied housing units 10,208 97.6%   10,362 96.8%
Owner-occupied housing units 6,228 61.0%   6,824 65.9%
Renter-occupied housing units 3,980 39.0%   3,538 34.1%
Vacant housing units 254 2.4%   346 3.2%
1 unit, detached housing 7,325 69.7%   7,902 73.8%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 291,300 X   628,700 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 907 X   1,286 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 57,253 X   77,650 X
Median family income (dollars) 69,397 X   97,488 X
Per capita income (dollars) 32,593 X   39,362 X
Individuals in poverty 1,545 6.7%   1,923 7.5%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 17,999 100.0%   19,968 100.0%
High school graduate 2,335 13.0%   2,687 13.5%
Bachelor's degree 5,453 30.3%   5,818 29.1%
Graduate or professional degree 4,625 25.7%   5,428 27.2%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 32.2 X   30.8 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 11,867 100.0%   12,395 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 8,230 69.4%   8,556 69.0%
Drove alone 6,884 58.0%   7,411 59.8%
Carpooled 1,346 11.3%   1,145 9.2%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,428 20.5%   2,547 20.5%
Bus or trolley bus 478 4.0%   405 3.3%
Streetcar or trolley car 32 0.3%   56 0.5%
Subway or elevated 1,850 15.6%   2,063 16.6%
Railroad 68 0.6%   23 0.2%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 49 0.4%   0 0.0%
Bicycle 219 1.8%   130 1.0%
Walked 183 1.5%   152 1.2%
Other means 133 1.1%   95 0.8%
Worked at home 625 5.3%   915 7.4%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 12,120 100.0%   12,867 100.0%
Management, professional and related 7,052 58.2%   7,573 58.9%
Service 1,048 8.6%   1,004 7.8%
Sales and office 2,931 24.2%   2,693 20.9%
Farming, fishing & forestry 7 0.1%   0 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 490 4.0%   823 6.4%
Production, transportation, and material moving 592 4.9%   774 6.0%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,418 11.7%   1,672 13.0%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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