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Decennial Census data
      1870-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1870-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 35,866 100.0%   35,824 100.0%   35,622 100.0%
In households 34,516 96.2%   34,528 96.4%      
In group quarters 1,350 3.8%   1,296 3.6%      
           
RACE          
White 29,064 81.0%   27,603 77.1%      
Black or African American 1,201 3.3%   1,303 3.6%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 264 0.7%   255 0.7%      
Asian 2,378 6.6%   2,876 8.0%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 84 0.2%   121 0.3%      
Some other race 1,181 3.3%   1,425 4.0%      
Two or more races 1,694 4.7%   2,241 6.3%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3,660 10.2%   5,258 14.7%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 32,206 89.8%   30,566 85.3%      
White 27,096 75.5%   24,604 68.7%      
Black or African American 1,181 3.3%   1,263 3.5%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 188 0.5%   163 0.5%      
Asian 2,340 6.5%   2,810 7.8%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 80 0.2%   99 0.3%      
Some other race 73 0.2%   67 0.2%      
Two or more races 1,248 3.5%   1,560 4.4%      
           
SEX          
Male 17,794 49.6%   17,633 49.2%      
Female 18,072 50.4%   18,191 50.8%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 2,000 5.6%   1,792 5.0%      
5 to 17 years 6,128 17.1%   5,537 15.5%      
18 to 64 years 24,110 67.2%   24,156 67.4%      
65 years and over 3,628 10.1%   4,339 12.1%      
Median age 38.6 X   42.2 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 14,300 100.0%   14,287 100.0%      
Family households 9,204 64.4%   9,173 64.2%      
Families with children under 18 4,290 30.0%   3,903 27.3%      
Average household size 2.41 X   2.42 X      
Average family size 2.96 X   2.95 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 14,597 100.0%   14,976 100.0%   15,462 100.0%
Occupied housing units 14,300 98.0%   14,287 95.4%   14,623 94.6%
Owner-occupied housing units 9,837 68.8%   9,619 67.3%   10,301 70.4%
Renter-occupied housing units 4,463 31.2%   4,668 32.7%   4,322 29.6%
Vacant housing units 297 2.0%   689 4.6%   839 5.4%
1 unit, detached housing 9,300 63.5%   9,696 62.7%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 254,300 X         520,800 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 870 X         1,201 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 32,714 90.5%         31,229 87.7%
Foreign born 3,453 9.5%         4,393 12.3%
Naturalized citizen 1,950 5.4%         2,540 7.1%
Not a citizen 1,503 4.2%         1,853 5.2%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 63,010 X         75,679 X
Median family income (dollars) 77,411 X         90,808 X
Per capita income (dollars) 29,701 X         37,577 X
Individuals in poverty 1,826 5.2%         2,679 7.9%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 25,201 100.0%         25,919 100.0%
High school graduate 5,111 20.3%           21.8%
Bachelor's degree 5,678 22.5%           23.0%
Graduate or professional degree 2,413 9.6%           10.2%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.9 X         26.4 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 18,820 100.0%         17,840 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 16,535 87.9%         15,114 84.7%
Drove alone 14,575 77.4%         13,291 74.5%
Carpooled 1,960 10.4%         1,823 10.2%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,082 5.7%         1,072 6.0%
Bus or trolley bus 228 1.2%         247 1.4%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 753 4.0%         775 4.3%
Railroad 101 0.5%         50 0.3%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 49 0.3%         109 0.6%
Bicycle 57 0.3%         87 0.5%
Walked 267 1.4%         263 1.5%
Other means 92 0.5%         61 0.3%
Worked at home 738 3.9%         1,134 6.4%
         
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION        
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 19,169 100.0%         18,164 100.0%
Management, professional and related 7,914 41.3%         7,845 43.2%
Service 1,931 10.1%         2,237 12.3%
Sales and office 5,946 31.0%         4,953 27.3%
Farming, fishing & forestry 10 0.1%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,033 10.6%         1,741 9.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,335 7.0%         1,388 7.6%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 1,440 7.5%         1,807 9.9%
 
 
                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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