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Decennial Census data
      1880-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1880-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 28,592 100.0%   29,413 100.0%   28,878 100.0%
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 3.3%   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%   12,819 100.0%
Occupied housing units 11,988 96.9%   12,355 94.7%   12,064 94.1%
Owner-occupied housing units 7,827 65.3%   7,778 63.0%   7,894 65.4%
Renter-occupied housing units 4,161 34.7%   4,577 37.0%   4,170 34.6%
Vacant housing units 379 3.1%   695 5.3%   755 5.9%
1 unit, detached housing 6,968 56.2%   7,418 57.9%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 784,600 X         1,000,000+ X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,331 X         1,637 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 24,423 85.1%         24,003 83.1%
Foreign born 4,260 14.9%         4,875 16.9%
Naturalized citizen 2,144 7.5%         3,075 10.6%
Not a citizen 2,116 7.4%         1,800 6.2%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 94,319 X         120,971 X
Median family income (dollars) 119,194 X         158,958 X
Per capita income (dollars) 56,094 X         68,380 X
Individuals in poverty 1,217 4.3%         1,002 3.5%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 21,403 100.0%         20,899 100.0%
High school graduate 2,085 9.7%           8.8%
Bachelor's degree 7,187 33.6%           37.6%
Graduate or professional degree 5,419 25.3%           26.9%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 26.6 X         23.4 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 14,890 100.0%         13,077 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 13,575 91.2%         11,562 88.4%
Drove alone 12,272 82.4%         10,877 83.2%
Carpooled 1,303 8.8%         685 5.2%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 154 1.0%         132 1.0%
Bus or trolley bus 97 0.7%         57 0.4%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%         15 0.1%
Subway or elevated 0 0.0%         44 0.3%
Railroad 34 0.2%         16 0.1%
Ferryboat 7 0.0%         0 0.0%
Taxicab 16 0.1%         48 0.4%
Motorcycle 10 0.1%         73 0.6%
Bicycle 99 0.7%         87 0.7%
Walked 194 1.3%         327 2.5%
Other means 6 0.0%         74 0.6%
Worked at home 852 5.7%         774 5.9%
         
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION        
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 15,148 100.0%         13,549 100.0%
Management, professional and related 9,762 64.4%         8,420 62.1%
Service 772 5.1%         894 6.6%
Sales and office 3,548 23.4%         3,361 24.8%
Farming, fishing & forestry 31 0.2%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 522 3.4%         481 3.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving 513 3.4%         393 2.9%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 1,531 10.1%         1,672 12.3%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1, American Community Survey 2006-2010
 
                      * Go to tables in American Factfinder to view information on methodology and margins of error
 

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