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Decennial Census data
      1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1950-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 11,842 100.0%   11,324 100.0%   11,126 100.0%
In households 10,994 92.8%   11,306 99.8%      
In group quarters 848 7.2%   18 0.2%      
 
RACE
White 9,150 77.3%   8,580 75.8%      
Black or African American 460 3.9%   82 0.7%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 52 0.4%   71 0.6%      
Asian 402 3.4%   490 4.3%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 14 0.1%   9 0.1%      
Some other race 1,307 11.0%   1,170 15.1%      
Two or more races 454 3.8%   382 3.4%      
 
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,751 23.2%   3,563 31.5%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,091 76.8%   7,761 68.5%      
White 7,882 66.6%   6,977 61.6%      
Black or African American 448 3.8%   65 0.6%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 28 0.2%   20 0.2%      
Asian 391 3.3%   472 4.2%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 14 0.1%   8 0.1%      
Some other race 21 0.2%   10 0.1%      
Two or more races 307 2.6%   209 1.8%      
 
SEX
Male 6,277 53.0%   5,521 48.8%      
Female 5,565 47.0%   5,803 51.2%      
         
AGE
Under 5 years 699 5.9%   717 6.3%      
5 to 17 years 1,928 16.3%   1,816 16.0%      
18 to 64 years 8,078 68.2%   7,027 62.1%      
65 years and over 1,137 9.6%   1,764 15.6%      
Median age 38.7 X   43.2 X      
 
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 4,004 100.0%   4,149 100.0%      
Family households 2,773 69.3%   2,822 68.0%      
Families with children under 18 1,239 30.9%   1,156 27.9%      
Average household size 2.75 X   2.72 X      
Average family size 3.20 X   3.24 X      
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 4,114 100.0%   4,395 100.0%   4,245 100.0%
Occupied housing units 4,004 97.3%   4,149 94.4%   4,124 97.1%
Owner-occupied housing units 3,021 75.4%   2,944 71.0%   3,047 73.9%
Renter-occupied housing units 983 24.6%   1,205 29.0%   1,077 26.1%
Vacant housing units 110 2.7%   246 5.6%   121 2.9%
1 unit, detached housing 2,597 62.6%   2,659 62.6%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 499,500 X         753,900 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,269 X         1,545 X
 
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native 9,085 75.9%         8,569 77.0%
Foreign born 2,890 24.1%         2,557 23.0%
Naturalized citizen 986 8.2%         789 7.1%
Not a citizen 1,904 15.9%         1,768 15.9%
 
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 78,473 X         92,875 X
Median family income (dollars) 92,204 X         114,107 X
Per capita income (dollars) 37,963 X         44,762 X
Individuals in poverty 683 6.1%         722 6.5%
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 8,397 100.0%         7,959 100.0%
High school graduate 1,273 15.2%           18.7%
Bachelor's degree 1,861 22.2%           22.4%
Graduate or professional degree 1,123 13.4%           17.8%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.6 X         26.7 X
 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
Total 5,849 100.0%         5,658 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 5,102 87.2%         4,789 84.6%
Drove alone 4,271 73.0%         4,028 71.2%
Carpooled 831 14.2%         761 13.4%
Public transportation 96 1.6%         108 1.9%
Bus or trolley bus 84 1.4%         54 1.0%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%         22 0.4%
Subway or elevated 12 0.2%         32 0.6%
Railroad 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 10 0.2%         10 0.2%
Bicycle 89 1.5%         35 0.6%
Walked 184 3.1%         199 3.5%
Other means 30 0.5%         39 0.7%
Worked at home 338 5.8%         478 8.4%
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 6,005 100.0%         5,712 100.0%
Management, professional and related 2,596 43.2%         2,444 42.8%
Service 885 14.7%         1,264 22.1%
Sales and office 1,396 23.2%         978 17.1%
Farming, fishing & forestry 230 3.8%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 488 8.1%         618 10.8%
Production, transportation, and material moving 410 6.8%         408 7.1%
 
CLASS OF WORKER            
Self-employed workers 619 10.3%         709 12.4%
 
 
                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
 

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