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

1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 7,661 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 7,391 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 6,931 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 7,494 97.8% White 7,031 95.1% White 6,532 94.2%
Negro 93 1.2% Black 92 1.2% Black 104 1.5%
Indian 20 0.3% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 41 0.6% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 74 1.1%
Eskimo 0 0.0% Eskimo 9 0.1%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 178 2.4% Asian or Pacific Islander 138 2.0%
Asian 138 2.0%
Japanese 14 0.2% Japanese 46 0.6% Japanese 50 0.7%
Chinese 17 0.2% Chinese 31 0.4% Chinese 41 0.6%
Filipino 5 0.1% Filipino 48 0.6% Filipino 9 0.1%
Korean 32 0.4% Korean 21 0.3%
Asian Indian 6 0.1% Asian Indian 0 0.0%
Vietnamese 0 0.0% Vietnamese 5 0.1%
Cambodian 0 0.0%
Hmong 0 0.0%
Laotian 0 0.0%
Thai 12 0.2%
Other Asian 0 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
Polynesian 0 0.0%
Hawaiian 8 0.1% Hawaiian 0 0.0%
Samoan 0 0.0% Samoan 0 0.0%
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 7 0.1% Pacific Islander Not Specified 0 0.0%
All other 18 0.2% Race, n.e.c. 49 0.7% Other Race 83 1.2%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT   SPANISH ORIGIN 289 3.9% TOTAL HISPANIC 305 4.4%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 3,663 47.8% Male   Male 3,334 48.1%
Female 3,998 52.2% Female   Female 3,597 51.9%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 650 8.5% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 476 6.9%
5 to 19 years 1,665 21.7% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 911 13.1%
20 to 64 years 4,612 60.2% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 4,895 70.6%
65 years and over 734 9.6% 65 years and over   65 years and over 649 9.4%
Median age   Median age 32.1 X Median age 37.1 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 2,915 100.0% Total households 3,271 100.0% Households 3,088 100.0%
Families 2,007 68.9% Families 1,754 53.6% Total families 1,719 55.7%
With own children under 18 years   With own children under 18 years 839 25.6% With own children under 18 years 826 26.7%
Persons per household 2.61 X Persons per household 2.26 X Persons per household 2.24 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 2.80 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 8,600 X Median household income 20,212 X Median household income 42,581 X
Median family income 23,717 X Median family income 49,683 X
Income of persons 3,990 X Per capita income 10,091 X Per capita income 22,228 X
Less than poverty level 8.2% Below poverty level 9.3% Below poverty level 3.9%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 32.2 X Mean minutes traveled to work 31.3 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 4,177 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 4,094 100.0%
Private vehicle 3,188 76.3% Car, truck, or van 3,244 79.2%
Drive alone 2,553 61.1% Drove alone 2,750 67.2%
   
Carpool 635 15.2% Carpooled 494 12.1%
     
Public transportation 553 13.2% Public transportation 646 11.3%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 371 9.1%
  Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 0 0.0%
Railroad   Railroad 0 0.0%
  Ferryboat 71 1.7%
Taxicab   Taxicab 22 0.5%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 40 1.0%
Bicycle   Bicycle 25 0.6%
Walked only 137 3.3% Walked 111 2.7%
Other means 181 4.3% Other means 0 0.0%
Worked at home 118 2.8% Working at home 210 5.1%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census
 

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