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Decennial Census data
      1880-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 28,592 100.0%   29,413 100.0%
In households 27,890 97.5%   29,063 98.8%
In group quarters 702 2.5%   350 1.2%
     
RACE    
White 24,784 86.7%   24,060 81.8%
Black or African American 226 0.8%   269 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 87 0.3%   86 0.3%
Asian 2,173 7.6%   3,203 10.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 21 0.1%   52 0.2%
Some other race 366 1.3%   462 1.6%
Two or more races 935 3.35   1,281 4.4%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,491 5.2%   2,120 7.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino 27,101 94.8%   27,293 92.8%
White 23,821 83.3%   22,657 77.0%
Black or African American 217 0.8%   254 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 53 0.2%   51 0.2%
Asian 2,160 7.6%   3,177 10.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 19 0.1%   43 0.1%
Some other race 54 0.2%   65 0.2%
Two or more races 777 2.7%   1,046 3.6%
     
SEX    
Male 13,576 47.5%   14,091 47.9%
Female 15,016 52.5%   15,322 52.1%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,419 5.0%   1,379 4.7%
5 to 17 years 4,633 16.2%   5,188 17.6%
18 to 64 years 18,156 63.5%   17,581 59.8%
65 years and over 4,384 15.3%   5,265 17.9%
Median age 41.2 X   45.0 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 11,988 100.0%   12,355 100.0%
Family households 7,303 60.9%   7,801 63.1%
Families with children under 18 3,268 27.3%   3,624 29.3%
Average household size 2.33 X   2.35 X
Average family size 2.93 X   2.96 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 12,367 100.0%   13,050 100.0%
Occupied housing units 11,988 96.9%   12,355 94.7%
Owner-occupied housing units 7,827 65.3%   7,778 63.0%
Renter-occupied housing units 4,161 34.7%   4,577 37.0%
Vacant housing units 379 3.1%   695 5.3%
1 unit, detached housing 6,968 56.2%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 784,600 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,331 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 24,423 85.1%      
Foreign born 4,260 14.9%      
Naturalized citizen 2,144 7.5%      
Not a citizen 2,116 7.4%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 94,319 X      
Median family income (dollars) 119,194 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 56,094 X      
Individuals in poverty 1,217 4.3%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 21,403 100.0%      
High school graduate 2,085 9.7%      
Bachelor's degree 7,187 33.6%      
Graduate or professional degree 5,419 25.3%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 26.6 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 14,890 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 13,575 91.2%      
Drove alone 12,272 82.4%      
Carpooled 1,303 8.8%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 154 1.0%      
Bus or trolley bus 97 0.7%      
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 0 0.0%      
Railroad 34 0.2%      
Ferryboat 7 0.0%      
Taxicab 16 0.1%      
Motorcycle 10 0.1%      
Bicycle 99 0.7%      
Walked 194 1.3%      
Other means 6 0.0%      
Worked at home 852 5.7%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 15,148 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 9,762 64.4%      
Service 772 5.1%      
Sales and office 3,548 23.4%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 31 0.2%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 522 3.4%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 513 3.4%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,531 10.1%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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