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Decennial Census data
      1880-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010

1950 Census 1960 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 4,364 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 16,058 100.0%
    In households 15,942 99.3%
In group quarters 116 0.7%
  
RACE RACE
Native white 3,948 90.5% White 15,788 98.3%
Foreign-born white 364 8.3%
Negro 0 0.0% Negro 14 0.1%
Other races 52 1.2% Other races 15 0.1%
    Indian 36 0.2%
    Japanese 46 0.3%
    Chinese 35 0.2%
Filipino 124 0.8%
  
PLACE OF BIRTH
    Native 15,442 96.2%
    Foreign born 616 3.8%
  
SEX SEX
Male 2,094 48.0% Male 8,007 49.9%
Female 2,270 52.0% Female 8,051 50.1%
 
AGE AGE
Under 5 years 433 9.9% Under 5 years 2,458 15.3%
5 to 19 years 1,297 29.7% 5 to 17 years 4,185 26.1%
20 to 64 years 1,795 41.1% 18 to 64 years 8,540 53.2%
65 years and over 839 19.2% 65 years and over 875 5.4%
    Median age 26.1 X
  
  HOUSEHOLDS
       
    Families 4,031 100.0%
    With own children under 18 2,741 68.0%
    Population per household 3.40 X
  
HOUSING OCCUPANCY HOUSING OCCUPANCY
All dwelling units 1,494 100.0% All housing units 5,093 100.0%
Occupied dwelling units 1,418 94.9% All occupied units 4,694 92.2%
Owner occupied 836 59.0% Owner occupied 3,128 66.6%
Renter occupied 582 41.0% Renter occupied 1,566 33.4%
Vacant 76 5.1% Vacant 399 7.8%
Median value of 1-unit structures dollars 7,560 X Median value dollars 15,600 X
Median gross rent dollars 37 X Median gross rent dollars 93 X
  
INCOME IN 1949 INCOME IN 1959
Families median income dollars 3,104 X Families median income dollars 7,627 X
  
YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED
Population 25 years and over 2,850 100.0% Population 25 years and over 8,345 100.0%
High school 4 years 695 24.4% High school 4 years 2,574 30.8%
College 4 years or more 225 7.9% College 4 years or more 1,482 17.8%
  
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
All workers 5,646 100.0%
Private automobile or car pool 4,320 81.8%
Railroad, subway or elevated 0 0.0%
Bus or streetcar 8 0.1%
Walked to work 319 5.7%
Other means 245 4.3%
Worked at home 102 1.8%
Not reported 352 6.2%
  
MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUP OCCUPATION
Employed 1,679 100.0% Employed 5,723 100.0%
Professional, technical, and kindred 208 12.4% Professional, technical, and kindred 1,840 32.2%
Farmers and farm managers 28 1.7% Farmers and farm managers 38 0.7%
Managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm 175 10.4% Managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm 424 7.4%
Clerical and kindred 187 11.1% Clerical and kindred 893 15.6%
Sales 91 5.4% Sales 252 4.4%
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred 273 16.3% Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred 738 12.9%
Operatives and kindred 196 11.7% Operatives and kindred 394 6.9%
Private household workers 25 1.5% Private household workers 112 2.0%
Service workers, except private household 305 18.2% Service workers, except private household 448 7.8%
Farm laborers 66 3.9% Farm laborers and farm foremen 60 1.0%
Laborers, except farm and mine 115 6.8% Laborers, except farm and mine 152 2.7%
Occupation not reported 10 0.6% Occupation not reported 372 6.5%
  
CLASS OF WORKER
Self-employed 298 5.2%
  
Census Data for the year:
1940 Total population 2,885
1920 Total population 1,916
1910 Total population 2,030
1900 Total population 1,493
1890 Total population 1,391
1880 Total population 855
 
                Source: 1950-1960 Census, DOF Research

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