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Decennial Census data
      1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1940-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 7,319 100.0%   7,441 100.0%   7,346 100.0%
In households 7,289 99.5%   7,419 99.7%      
In group quarters 30 0.4%   22 0.3%      
 
RACE
White 6,689 91.4%   6,617 88.9%      
Black or African American 85 1.2%   110 1.5%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 35 0.5%   36 0.5%      
Asian 144 2.0%   204 2.7%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 12 0.2%   4 0.1%      
Some other race 112 1.5%   174 2.3%      
Two or more races 242 3.3%   296 4.0%      
 
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 418 5.7%   504 6.8%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 6,901 94.3%   6,937 93.2%      
White 6,445 88.1%   6,352 85.4%      
Black or African American 77 1.1%   103 1.4%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 30 0.4%   19 0.3%      
Asian 143 2.0%   201 2.7%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 0.1%   4 0.1%      
Some other race 23 0.3%   30 0.4%      
Two or more races 175 2.4%   228 3.1%      
 
SEX
Male 3,505 47.9%   3,609 48.5%      
Female 3,814 52.1%   3,832 51.5%      
         
AGE
Under 5 years 377 5.2%   336 4.5%      
5 to 17 years 1,028 14.0%   1,100 14.8%      
18 to 64 years 5,221 71.3%   5,055 67.9%      
65 years and over 693 9.5%   950 12.8%      
Median age 41.6 X   45.9 X      
 
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 3,306 100.0%   3,379 100.0%      
Family households 1,813 54.8%   1,875 55.5%      
Families with children under 18 907 27.4%   910 26.9%      
Average household size 2.20 X   2.20 X      
Average family size 2.76 X   2.77 X      
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 3,418 100.0%   3,585 100.0%   3,381 100.0%
Occupied housing units 3,306 96.7%   3,379 94.3%   3,180 94.1%
Owner-occupied housing units 2,031 61.4%   2,103 62.2%   2,047 64.4%
Renter-occupied housing units 1,275 38.6%   1,276 37.8%   1,133 35.6%
Vacant housing units 112 3.3%   206 5.7%   201 5.9%
1 unit, detached housing 2,308 68.1%   2,144 63.4%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 418,300 X         720,200 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,108 X         1,591 X
 
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native 6,455 90.2%         6,786 92.4%
Foreign born 702 9.8%         560 7.6%
Naturalized citizen 294 4.1%         314 4.3%
Not a citizen 408 5.7%         246 3.3%
 
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 58,465 X         96,154 X
Median family income (dollars) 68,308 X         119,432 X
Per capita income (dollars) 34,080 X         47,572 X
Individuals in poverty 464 6.5%         515 7.0%
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 5,446 100.0%         5,358 100.0%
High school graduate 768 14.1%           8.4%
Bachelor's degree 1,642 30.2%           39.6%
Graduate or professional degree 1,018 18.7%           22.2%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 37.3 X         30.1 X
 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
Total 4,190 100.0%         4,105 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 3,303 78.8%         3,058 74.5%
Drove alone 2,844 67.9%         2,794 68.1%
Carpooled 459 11.0%         264 6.4%
Public transportation 369 8.8%         287 7.0%
Bus or trolley bus 271 6.5%         198 4.8%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Railroad 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Ferryboat 98 2.3%         89 2.2%
Taxicab 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 16 0.4%         42 1.0%
Bicycle 99 2.4%         86 2.1%
Walked 59 1.4%         173 4.2%
Other means 0 0.0%         39 1.0%
Worked at home 344 8.2%         420 10.2%
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,337 100.0%         4,325 100.0%
Management, professional and related 2,094 48.3%         2,276 52.6%
Service 507 11.7%         499 11.5%
Sales and office 1,213 28.0%         1,045 24.2%
Farming, fishing & forestry 6 0.1%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 339 7.8%         195 4.5%
Production, transportation, and material moving 178 4.1%         310 7.2%
 
CLASS OF WORKER            
Self-employed workers 789 18.2%         991 22.9%
 
 
                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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