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Decennial Census data
      1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1960-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 62,698 100.0%   66,790 100.0%   65,150 100.0%
In households 59,524 94.9%   64,092 96.0%      
In group quarters 3,174 5.1%   2,698 4.0%      
           
RACE          
White 19,353 30.9%   13,725 20.5%      
Black or African American 2,295 3.7%   1,969 2.9%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 388 0.6%   309 0.5%      
Asian 32,482 51.8%   41,536 62.2%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 393 0.6%   346 0.5%      
Some other race 4,687 7.5%   5,811 8.7%      
Two or more races 3,100 4.9%   3,094 4.6%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 10,417 16.6%   11,240 16.8%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 52,281 83.4%   55,550 83.2%      
White 14,917 23.8%   9,751 14.6%      
Black or African American 2,187 3.3%   1,836 2.7%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 240 0.4%   137 0.2%      
Asian 32,281 51.5%   41,308 61.8%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 347 0.6%   316 0.5%      
Some other race 131 0.2%   93 0.1%      
Two or more races 2,178 3.5%   2,109 3.2%      
           
SEX          
Male 32,960 52.6%   34,136 51.1%      
Female 29,738 47.4%   32,654 48.9%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 4,484 7.2%   4,606 6.9%      
5 to 17 years 10,953 17.5%   10,697 16.0%      
18 to 64 years 42,850 68.3%   45,148 67.6%      
65 years and over 4,411 7.0%   6,339 9.5%      
Median age 33.4 X   36.1 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 17,132 100.0%   19,184 100.0%      
Family households 14,002 81.7%   15,615 81.4%      
Families with children under 18 7,373 43.0%   7,629 39.8%      
Average household size 3.47 X   3.34 X      
Average family size 3.72 X   3.61 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 17,364 100.0%   19,806 100.0%   19,832 100.0%
Occupied housing units 17,132 98.7%   19,184 96.9%   18,687 94.2%
Owner-occupied housing units 11,953 69.8%   12,825 66.9%   12,335 66.0%
Renter-occupied housing units 5,179 30.2%   6,359 33.1%   6,352 34.0%
Vacant housing units 232 1.3%   622 3.1%   1,145 5.8%
1 unit, detached housing 10,918 62.9%   11,683 58.9%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 372,900 X         608,000 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,279 X         1,572 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 33,068 52.7%         32,816 50.4%
Foreign born 29,646 47.3%         32,334 49.6%
Naturalized citizen 14,982 23.9%         18,677 28.7%
Not a citizen 14,664 23.4%         13,657 21.0%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 84,429 X         92,694 X
Median family income (dollars) 84,827 X         99,454 X
Per capita income (dollars) 27,823 X         31,502 X
Individuals in poverty 2,983 5.0%         3,580 5.8%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 41,089 100.0%         44,280 100.0%
High school graduate 7,123 17.3%           21.0%
Bachelor's degree 9,995 24.3%           25.8%
Graduate or professional degree 5,010 12.2%           13.6%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 24.0 X         22.2 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 29,850 100.0%         29,950 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 28,162 94.3%         27,557 92.0%
Drove alone 24,376 81.7%         23,973 80.0%
Carpooled 3,786 12.7%         3,584 12.0%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 694 2.3%         650 2.2%
Bus or trolley bus 595 2.0%         437 1.5%
Streetcar or trolley car 16 0.1%         20 0.1%
Subway or elevated 38 0.1%         90 0.3%
Railroad 45 0.2%         103 0.3%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%         23 0.1%
Motorcycle 102 0.3%         76 0.3%
Bicycle 135 0.5%         83 0.3%
Walked 201 0.7%         320 1.1%
Other means 105 0.4%         444 1.5%
Worked at home 451 1.5%         797 2.7%
         
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION        
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 30,302 100.0%         30,912 100.0%
Management, professional and related 13,781 45.5%         14,184 45.9%
Service 2,527 8.3%         4,369 14.1%
Sales and office 7,031 23.2%         6,910 22.4%
Farming, fishing & forestry 130 0.4%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,849 6.1%         1,660 5.4%
Production, transportation, and material moving 4,984 16.4%         3,789 12.3%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 1,278 4.2%         1,187 3.8%
 
 
                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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