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Decennial Census data
      1890-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1890-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 6,882 100.0%   10,080 100.0%   9,393 100.0%
In households 6,815 99.0%   10,007 99.3%      
In group quarters 67 1.0%   73 0.7%      
 
RACE
White 3,096 45.0%   4,490 44.5%      
Black or African American 1,339 19.5%   1,764 17.5%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 34 0.5%   44 0.4%      
Asian 1,760 25.6%   2,775 27.5%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 17 0.2%   16 0.2%      
Some other race 288 4.2%   348 3.5%      
Two or more races 348 5.1%   643 6.4%      
 
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 616 9.0%   927 9.2%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 6,266 91.0%   9,153 90.8%      
White 2,861 41.6%   4,057 40.2%      
Black or African American 1,304 18.9%   1,733 17.2%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 22 0.3%   19 0.2%      
Asian 1,749 25.4%   2,756 27.3%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 17 0.2%   16 0.2%      
Some other race 29 0.4%   44 0.4%      
Two or more races 284 4.1%   528 5.2%      
 
SEX
Male 3,444 50.0%   4,983 49.4%      
Female 3,438 50.0%   5,097 50.6%      
         
AGE
Under 5 years 257 3.7%   424 4.2%      
5 to 17 years 526 7.6%   607 6.0%      
18 to 64 years 5,428 78.9%   8,043 79.8%      
65 years and over 671 9.8%   1,006 10.0%      
Median age 35.2 X   35.0 X      
 
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 3,975 100.0%   5,694 100.0%      
Family households 1,166 29.3%   1,835 32.2%      
Families with children under 18 425 10.7%   615 10.8%      
Average household size 1.71 X   1.76 X      
Average family size 2.69 X   2.61 X      
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 4,274 100.0%   6,646 100.0%   6,117 100.0%
Occupied housing units 3,975 93.0%   5,694 85.7%   5,579 91.2%
Owner-occupied housing units 1,476 37.1%   2,013 35.4%   2,015 36.1%
Renter-occupied housing units 2,499 62.9%   3,681 64.6%   3,564 63.9%
Vacant housing units 299 7.0%   952 14.3%   538 8.8%
1 unit, detached housing 267 6.2%   387 6.3%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 161,600 X         437,400 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 985 X         1,428 X
 
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native 4,957 72.0%         6,799 72.4%
Foreign born 1,925 28.0%         2,594 27.6%
Naturalized citizen 658 9.6%         1,397 14.9%
Not a citizen 1,267 18.4%         1,197 12.7%
 
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 45,359 X         61,088 X
Median family income (dollars) 57,063 X         87,557 X
Per capita income (dollars) 33,260 X         52,272 X
Individuals in poverty 906 13.2%         1,409 15.0%
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 5,115 100.0%         7,781 100.0%
High school graduate 583 11.4%           9.3%
Bachelor's degree 1,439 28.1%           32.7%
Graduate or professional degree 1,299 25.4%           34.9%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 26.4 X         28.6 X
 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
Total 4,155 100.0%         5,776 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 2,737 65.9%         3,582 62.0%
Drove alone 2,359 56.8%         3,107 53.8%
Carpooled 378 9.1%         475 8.2%
Public transportation 791 19.0%         1,052 18.2%
Bus or trolley bus 401 9.7%         300 5.2%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 359 8.6%         752 13.0%
Railroad 31 0.7%         0 0.0%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 30 0.7%         0 0.0%
Bicycle 56 1.3%         65 1.1%
Walked 263 6.3%         555 9.6%
Other means 50 1.2%         55 1.0%
Worked at home 228 5.5%         467 8.1%
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,224 100.0%         5,772 100.0%
Management, professional and related 2,360 55.9%         3,925 68.0%
Service 437 10.3%         424 7.3%
Sales and office 912 21.6%         984 17.0%
Farming, fishing & forestry 0 0.0%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 108 2.6%         113 2.0%
Production, transportation, and material moving 407 9.6%         326 5.6%
 
CLASS OF WORKER            
Self-employed workers 355 8.4%         744 12.9%
 
 
                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
 

Decennial Census data
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            In excel: 1890-2010
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