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

1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 37,703 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 48,349 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 56,741 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 36,611 97.1% White 44,769 92.6% White 50,767 89.5%
Negro 172 0.5% Black 350 0.7% Black 817 1.4%
Indian 109 0.3% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 426 0.9% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 378 0.7%
Eskimo 10 0.0% Eskimo 0 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1,654 3.4% Asian or Pacific Islander 2,615 4.6%
Asian 2,446 4.3%
Japanese 140 0.4% Japanese 212 0.4% Japanese 439 0.8%
Chinese 151 0.4% Chinese 265 0.5% Chinese 338 0.6%
Filipino 316 0.8% Filipino 595 1.2% Filipino 1,082 1.9%
Korean 102 0.2% Korean 117 0.2%
Asian Indian 117 0.2% Asian Indian 286 0.5%
Vietnamese 183 0.4% Vietnamese 121 0.2%
Cambodian 0 0.0%
Hmong 0 0.0%
Laotian 0 0.0%
Thai 21 0.0%
Other Asian 42 0.1%
Pacific Islander 169 0.3%
Polynesian 125 0.2%
Hawaiian 48 0.1% Hawaiian 65 0.1%
Samoan 5 0.0% Samoan 60 0.1%
Tongan 0 0.0%
Other Polynesian 0 0.0%
Guamanian 88 0.2% Micronesian -- Guamanian 44 0.1%
Micronesian -- Other 0 0.0%
Melanesian 0 0.0%
Other Asian and Pacific Islander 39 0.1% Pacific Islander Not Specified 0 0.0%
All other 204 0.5% Race, n.e.c. 1,150 2.4% Other Race 2,164 3.8%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT 1,821 4.8% SPANISH ORIGIN 3,917 8.1% TOTAL HISPANIC 5,635 9.9%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 18,695 49.6% Male   Male 28,116 49.6%
Female 19,008 50.4% Female   Female 28,625 50.4%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 3,976 10.5% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 4,723 8.3%
5 to 19 years 12,396 32.9% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 10,716 18.9%
20 to 64 years 19,390 51.4% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 37,303 65.7%
65 years and over 1,941 5.1% 65 years and over   65 years and over 3,999 7.0%
Median age 25.3 X Median age 28.6 X Median age 31.9 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 10,867 100.0% Total households 16,230 100.0% Households 20,659 100.0%
Families 9,635 88.7% Families 13,114 80.8% Total families 15,401 74.5%
With own children under 18 years 6,562 60.4% With own children under 18 years 8,049 49.6% With own children under 18 years 8,099 39.2%
Persons per household 3.45 X Persons per household 2.97 X Persons per household 2.74 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 3.15 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 11,600 X Median household income 24,960 X Median household income 49,149 X
Median family income 26,664 X Median family income 53,181 X
Income of persons 3,592 X Per capita income 8,839 X Per capita income 19,330 X
Less than poverty level 6.0% Below poverty level 4.4% Below poverty level 5.1%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.7 X Mean minutes traveled to work 25.3 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 22,849 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 30,686 100.0%
Private vehicle 20,079 87.9% Car, truck, or van 27,973 91.2%
Drive alone car 12,976 56.8% Drove alone 24,675 80.4%
Drive alone truck or van 2,680 11.7%
Carpool car 3,668 16.1% Carpooled 3,298 10.7%
Carpool truck or van 755 3.3%  
Public transportation 572 2.5% Public transportation 461 1.5%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 340 1.1%
  Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 112 0.4%
Railroad   Railroad 9 0.0%
  Ferryboat 0 0.0%
Taxicab   Taxicab 0 0.0%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 129 0.4%
Bicycle   Bicycle 565 1.8%
Walked only 401 1.8% Walked 538 1.8%
Other means 1,500 6.6% Other means 196 0.6%
Worked at home 297 1.3% Working at home 824 2.7%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census

Decennial Census data
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            In excel: 1880-2010
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