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Decennial Census data
      1870-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010       
            In excel: 1870-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 96,178 100.0%   105,321 100.0%   103,698 100.0%
In households 91,949 95.6%   102,832 97.6%      
In group quarters 4,229 4.4%   2,489 2.4%      
           
RACE          
White 54,063 56.2%   48,407 46.0%      
Black or African American 14,446 15.0%   16,586 15.7%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 744 0.8%   869 0.8%      
Asian 10,471 10.9%   15,700 14.9%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 899 0.9%   1,149 1.1%      
Some other race 8,431 8.8%   13,301 12.6%      
Two or more races 7,124 7.4%   9,309 8.8%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 18,050 18.8%   28,789 27.3%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 78,128 81.2%   76,532 72.7%      
White 47,094 49.0%   37,091 35.2%      
Black or African American 14,097 14.7%   15,979 15.2%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 518 0.5%   462 0.4%      
Asian 10,288 10.7%   15,265 14.5%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 851 0.9%   1,049 1.0%      
Some other race 270 0.3%   231 0.2%      
Two or more races 5,021 5.2%   6,455 6.1%      
           
SEX          
Male 47,882 49.8%   51,851 49.2%      
Female 48,296 50.2%   53,470 50.8%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 8,163 8.5%   7,789 7.4%      
5 to 17 years 20,496 21.3%   20,710 19.7%      
18 to 64 years 58,885 61.2%   66,047 62.7%      
65 years and over 8,634 9.0%   10,775 10.2%      
Median age 31.1 X   33.7 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 30,870 100.0%   34,484 100.0%      
Family households 24,018 77.8%   25,843 74.9%      
Families with children under 18 13,315 43.1%   12,948 37.5%      
Average household size 2.98 X   2.98 X      
Average family size 3.33 X   3.42 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 31,792 100.0%   37,184 100.0%   36,283 100.0%
Occupied housing units 30,870 97.1%   34,484 92.7%   33,270 91.7%
Owner-occupied housing units 18,415 59.7%   20,835 60.4%   21,373 64.2%
Renter-occupied housing units 12,455 40.3%   13,649 39.6%   11,897 35.8%
Vacant housing units 922 2.9%   2,700 7.3%   3,013 8.3%
1 unit, detached housing 21,336 67.0%   25,043 69.0%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 174,700 X         392,700 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 778 X         1,172 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 80,521 83.7%         80,837 78.0%
Foreign born 15,647 16.3%         22,861 22.0%
Naturalized citizen 7,848 8.2%         10,884 10.5%
Not a citizen 7,799 8.1%         11,977 11.5%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 51,151 X         68,009 X
Median family income (dollars) 55,503 X         75,383 X
Per capita income (dollars) 20,617 X         26,647 X
Individuals in poverty 8,496 9.3%         11,206 11.0%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 56,512 100.0%         63,482 100.0%
High school graduate 13,890 24.6%           25.2%
Bachelor's degree 8,098 14.3%           15.9%
Graduate or professional degree 3,426 6.1%           6.3%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.5 X         28.8 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 42,519 100.0%         46,472 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 39,052 91.8%         43,054 92.6%
Drove alone 31,338 73.7%         34,945 75.2%
Carpooled 7,714 18.1%         8,109 17.4%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 798 1.9%         956 2.1%
Bus or trolley bus 565 1.3%         656 1.4%
Streetcar or trolley car 3 0.0%         0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 122 0.3%         147 0.3%
Railroad 23 0.1%         98 0.2%
Ferryboat 59 0.1%         55 0.1%
Taxicab 26 0.1%         26 0.1%
Motorcycle 192 0.5%         94 0.2%
Bicycle 205 0.5%         103 0.2%
Walked 739 1.7%         774 1.7%
Other means 388 0.9%         135 0.3%
Worked at home 1,145 2.7%         1,330 2.9%
         
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION        
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 39,186 100.0%         45,973 100.0%
Management, professional and related 11,468 29.3%         14,251 31.0%
Service 6,676 17.0%         8,091 17.6%
Sales and office 11,179 28.5%         12,502 27.2%
Farming, fishing & forestry 160 0.4%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 4,268 10.9%         5,233 11.4%
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,435 13.9%         5,896 12.8%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 1,997 5.1%         2,345 5.1%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1, American Community Survey 2006-2010
 
                      * Go to tables in American Factfinder to view information on methodology and margins of error
 

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