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Decennial Census data
      1920-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
            In excel: 1920-2010

1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 8,753 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 10,451 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 10,667 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 8,577 98.0% White 9,393 89.9% White 8,443 79.2%
Negro 34 0.4% Black 51 0.5% Black 97 0.9%
Indian 3 0.0% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 10 0.1% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 6 0.1%
Eskimo 0 0.0% Eskimo 0 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 934 8.9% Asian or Pacific Islander 2,014 18.9%
Asian 1,958 18.4%
Japanese 47 0.5% Japanese 178 1.7% Japanese 173 1.6%
Chinese 64 0.7% Chinese 472 4.5% Chinese 1,367 12.8%
Filipino 8 0.1% Filipino 87 0.8% Filipino 238 2.2%
Korean 139 1.3% Korean 75 0.7%
Asian Indian 45 0.4% Asian Indian 9 0.1%
Vietnamese 6 0.1% Vietnamese 6 0.1%
Cambodian 0 0.0%
Hmong 0 0.0%
Laotian 0 0.0%
Thai 8 0.1%
Other Asian 82 0.8%
Pacific Islander 56 0.5%
Polynesian 17 0.2%
Hawaiian 0 0.0% Hawaiian 0 0.0%
Samoan 0 0.0% Samoan 0 0.0%
Tongan 17 0.2%
Other Polynesian 0 0.0%
Guamanian 0 0.0% Micronesian -- Guamanian 39 0.4%
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 20 0.2% Race, n.e.c. 63 0.6% Other Race 107 1.0%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT   SPANISH ORIGIN 342 3.3% TOTAL HISPANIC 401 3.8%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 4,298 49.1% Male   Male 5,168 48.4%
Female 4,455 50.9% Female   Female 5,499 51.6%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 318 3.6% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 479 4.5%
5 to 19 years 2,710 31.0% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 1,784 16.7%
20 to 64 years 4,847 55.4% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 6,621 62.1%
65 years and over 878 10.0% 65 years and over   65 years and over 1,783 16.7%
Median age   Median age 41.0 X Median age 44.8 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 2,598 100.0% Total households 3,392 100.0% Households 3,634 100.0%
Families 2,353 90.6% Families 3,056 90.1% Total families 3,197 88.0%
With own children under 18 years   With own children under 18 years 1,366 40.3% With own children under 18 years 1,242 34.2%
Persons per household 3.36 X Persons per household 3.08 X Persons per household 2.93 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 3.08 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 26,452 X Median household income 57,070 X Median household income 123,625 X
Median family income 59,541 X Median family income 131,315 X
Income of persons 11,035 X Per capita income 23,686 X Per capita income 63,302 X
Less than poverty level 4.7% Below poverty level 2.7% Below poverty level 4.2%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.4 X Mean minutes traveled to work 25.5 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 4,357 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 4,844 100.0%
Private vehicle 3,840 88.1% Car, truck, or van 4,168 86.0%
Drive alone car 3,324 76.3% Drove alone 3,735 77.1%
Drive alone truck or van 216 5.0%
Carpool car 285 6.5% Carpooled 433 8.9%
Carpool truck or van 15 0.3%  
Public transportation 228 5.2% Public transportation 178 3.7%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 44 0.9%
  Streetcar or trolley car 9 0.2%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 13 0.3%
Railroad   Railroad 106 2.2%
  Ferryboat 0 0.0%
Taxicab   Taxicab 6 0.1%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 0 0.0%
Bicycle   Bicycle 14 0.3%
Walked only 41 0.9% Walked 68 1.4%
Other means 20 0.5% Other means 72 1.5%
Worked at home 228 5.2% Working at home 344 7.1%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census
 

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