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Decennial Census data
      1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1960-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 23,908 100.0%   23,893 100.0%   23,769 100.0%
In households 23,772 99.4%   23,794 99.6%      
In group quarters 136 0.6%   99 0.4%      
           
RACE          
White 20,754 86.8%   20,232 84.7%      
Black or African American 131 0.5%   166 0.7%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 53 0.2%   66 0.3%      
Asian 1,967 8.2%   2,162 9.0%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 21 0.1%   27 0.1%      
Some other race 194 0.8%   240 1.0%      
Two or more races 788 3.3%   1,000 4.2%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 945 4.0%   1,388 5.8%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 22,963 96.0%   22,505 94.2%      
White 20,123 84.2%   19,246 80.6%      
Black or African American 129 0.5%   154 0.6%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 39 0.2%   41 0.2%      
Asian 1,957 8.2%   2,133 8.9%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 20 0.1%   26 0.1%      
Some other race 33 0.1%   60 0.3%      
Two or more races 662 2.8%   845 3.5%      
           
SEX          
Male 11,671 48.8%   11,609 48.6%      
Female 12,237 51.2%   12,284 51.4%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 1,308 5.5%   1,179 4.9%      
5 to 17 years 4,878 20.4%   4,777 20.0%      
18 to 64 years 14,275 59.7%   13,965 58.4%      
65 years and over 3,447 14.4%   3,972 16.6%      
Median age 42.3 X   45.2 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 9,152 100.0%   9,223 100.0%      
Family households 6,755 73.8%   6,795 73.7%      
Families with children under 18 3,323 36.3%   3,177 34.4%      
Average household size 2.60 X   2.58 X      
Average family size 3.02 X   3.01 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 9,334 100.0%   9,651 100.0%   9,170 100.0%
Occupied housing units 9,152 98.1%   9,223 95.6%   8,760 95.5%
Owner-occupied housing units 7,024 76.7%   6,937 75.2%   6,746 77.0%
Renter-occupied housing units 2,128 23.3%   2,286 24.8%   2,014 23.0%
Vacant housing units 182 1.9%   428 4.4%   410 4.5%
1 unit, detached housing 7,371 80.0%   7,246 79.0%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 583,000 X         1,000,000+ X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,076 X         1,475 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 20,921 89.2%         20,834 87.7%
Foreign born 2,542 10.8%         2,935 12.3%
Naturalized citizen 1,447 6.2%         1,874 7.9%
Not a citizen 1,095 4.7%         1,061 4.5%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 102,107 X         134,000 X
Median family income (dollars) 120,364 X         158,300 X
Per capita income (dollars) 54,319 X         66,741 X
Individuals in poverty 672 2.9%         537 2.3%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 16,627 100.0%         16,272 100.0%
High school graduate 1,450 8.7%           7.4%
Bachelor's degree 6,347 38.2%           41.8%
Graduate or professional degree 4,955 29.8%           29.6%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.2 X         27.5 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 11,349 100.0%         10,478 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 8,771 77.3%         8,026 76.6%
Drove alone 8,037 70.8%         7,155 68.3%
Carpooled 734 6.5%         871 8.3%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,360 12.0%         1,188 11.3%
Bus or trolley bus 42 0.4%         0 0.0%
Streetcar or trolley car 9 0.1%         0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 1,180 10.4%         907 8.7%
Railroad 123 1.1%         281 2.7%
Ferryboat 6 0.1%         0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 15 0.1%         26 0.2%
Bicycle 12 0.1%         75 0.7%
Walked 125 1.1%         150 1.4%
Other means 46 0.4%         26 0.2%
Worked at home 1,020 9.0%         987 9.4%
         
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION        
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 11,592 100.0%         10,862 100.0%
Management, professional and related 7,449 64.3%         7,147 65.8%
Service 899 7.8%         840 7.7%
Sales and office 2,332 20.1%         2,187 20.1%
Farming, fishing & forestry 15 0.1%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 483 4.2%         432 4.0%
Production, transportation, and material moving 414 3.6%         256 2.4%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 1,795 15.5%         1,588 14.6%
 
 
                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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