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

1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 24,956 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 25,769 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 26,303 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 24,298 97.4% White 24,400 94.7% White 23,445 89.1%
Negro 97 0.4% Black 22 0.1% Black 81 0.3%
Indian 25 0.1% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 48 0.2% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 34 0.1%
Eskimo 0 0.0% Eskimo 0 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1,093 4.2% Asian or Pacific Islander 2,637 10.0%
Asian 2,591 9.9%
Japanese 300 1.2% Japanese 493 1.9% Japanese 513 2.0%
Chinese 158 0.6% Chinese 370 1.4% Chinese 1,523 5.8%
Filipino 24 0.1% Filipino 45 0.2% Filipino 100 0.4%
Korean 51 0.2% Korean 146 0.6%
Asian Indian 105 0.4% Asian Indian 154 0.6%
Vietnamese 8 0.0% Vietnamese 89 0.3%
Cambodian 0 0.0%
Hmong 0 0.0%
Laotian 0 0.0%
Thai 11 0.0%
Other Asian 55 0.2%
Pacific Islander 46 0.2%
Polynesian 20 0.1%
Hawaiian 0 0.0% Hawaiian 14 0.1%
Samoan 6 0.0% Samoan 6 0.0%
Tongan 0 0.0%
Other Polynesian 0 0.0%
Guamanian 0 0.0% Micronesian -- Guamanian 20 0.1%
Micronesian -- Other 0 0.0%
Melanesian 0 0.0%
Other Asian and Pacific Islander 15 0.1% Pacific Islander Not Specified 6 0.0%
All other 54 0.2% Race, n.e.c. 206 0.8% Other Race 106 0.4%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT 390 1.6% SPANISH ORIGIN 656 2.5% TOTAL HISPANIC 785 3.0%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 12,151 48.7% Male   Male 12,779 48.6%
Female 12,805 51.3% Female   Female 13,524 51.4%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 1,438 5.8% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 1,324 5.0%
5 to 19 years 7,681 30.8% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 4,107 15.6%
20 to 64 years 13,716 55.0% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 15,984 60.8%
65 years and over 2,121 8.5% 65 years and over   65 years and over 4,888 18.6%
Median age 34.4 X Median age 39.4 X Median age 43.8 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 7,674 100.0% Total households 9,116 100.0% Households 9,869 100.0%
Families 6,694 87.2% Families 7,497 82.2% Total families 7,872 79.8%
With own children under 18 years 3,777 49.2% With own children under 18 years 3,303 36.2% With own children under 18 years 3,059 31.0%
Persons per household 3.21 X Persons per household 2.78 X Persons per household 2.62 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 2.92 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 15,723 X Median household income 36,525 X Median household income 79,579 X
Median family income 39,904 X Median family income 86,972 X
Income of persons 5,887 X Per capita income 14,432 X Per capita income 37,776 X
Less than poverty level 4.4% Below poverty level 2.6% Below poverty level 1.2%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.4 X Mean minutes traveled to work 20.2 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 12,578 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 13,522 100.0%
Private vehicle 11,134 88.5% Car, truck, or van 12,166 90.0%
Drive alone car 9,155 72.8% Drove alone 11,603 85.8%
Drive alone truck or van 722 5.7%
Carpool car 1,110 8.8% Carpooled 563 4.2%
Carpool truck or van 147 1.2%  
Public transportation 350 2.8% Public transportation 189 1.4%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 34 0.3%
  Streetcar or trolley car 8 0.1%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 9 0.1%
Railroad   Railroad 138 1.0%
  Ferryboat 0 0.0%
Taxicab   Taxicab 0 0.0%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 9 0.1%
Bicycle   Bicycle 204 1.5%
Walked only 204 1.6% Walked 145 1.1%
Other means 461 3.7% Other means 71 0.5%
Worked at home 429 3.4% Working at home 738 5.5%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census

Decennial Census data
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            In excel: 1960-2010
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