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Decennial Census data
      1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 27,693 100.0%   28,976 100.0%
In households 27,274 98.5%   28,749 99.2%
In group quarters 419 1.5%   227 0.8%
     
RACE    
White 22,250 80.3%   20,459 70.6%
Black or African American 130 0.5%   148 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 48 0.2%   48 0.2%
Asian 4,271 15.4%   6,815 23.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 45 0.2%   59 0.2%
Some other race 183 0.7%   195 0.7%
Two or more races 766 2.8%   1,252 4.3%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 822 3.0%   1,132 3.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino 26,871 97.0%   27,844 96.1%
White 21,656 78.2%   19,642 67.8%
Black or African American 127 0.5%   137 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 40 0.1%   21 0.1%
Asian 4,252 15.4%   6,795 23.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 45 0.2%   56 0.2%
Some other race 55 0.2%   70 0.2%
Two or more races 696 2.5%   1,123 3.9%
     
SEX    
Male 13,352 48.2%   13,973 48.2%
Female 14,341 51.8%   15,003 51.8%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,629 5.9%   1,571 5.4%
5 to 17 years 4,932 17.8%   5,989 20.7%
18 to 64 years 15,786 57.0%   15,632 53.9%
65 years and over 5,346 19.3%   5,784 20.0%
Median age 44.2 X   46.2 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 10,462 100.0%   10,745 100.0%
Family households 8,026 76.7%   8,303 77.3%
Families with children under 18 3,517 33.6%   3,949 36.8%
Average household size 2.61 X   2.68 X
Average family size 2.98 X   3.08 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 10,727 100.0%   11,204 100.0%
Occupied housing units 10,462 97.5%   10,745 95.9%
Owner-occupied housing units 8,954 85.6%   9,002 83.8%
Renter-occupied housing units 1,508 14.4%   1,743 16.2%
Vacant housing units 265 2.5%   459 4.1%
1 unit, detached housing 9,188 85.6%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 983,000 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,727 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 22,728 82.4%      
Foreign born 4,857 17.6%      
Naturalized citizen 2,967 10.8%      
Not a citizen 1,890 6.9%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 126,740 X      
Median family income (dollars) 148,201 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 66,776 X      
Individuals in poverty 647 2.4%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 20,128 100.0%      
High school graduate 1,524 7.6%      
Bachelor's degree 7,150 35.5%      
Graduate or professional degree 7,201 35.8%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.1 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 12,559 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 11,108 88.4%      
Drove alone 10,571 84.2%      
Carpooled 537 4.3%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 192 1.5%      
Bus or trolley bus 101 0.8%      
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 12 0.1%      
Railroad 79 0.6%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 0 0.0%      
Motorcycle 26 0.2%      
Bicycle 115 0.9%      
Walked 174 1.4%      
Other means 54 0.4%      
Worked at home 890 7.1%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 12,711 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 9,499 74.7%      
Service 510 4.0%      
Sales and office 2,031 16.0%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 12 0.1%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 295 2.3%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 364 2.9%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,519 12.0%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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