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Decennial Census data
      1910-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
            In excel: 1910-2010

1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 6,485 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 17,060 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 23,928 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 6,105 94.1% White 13,785 80.8% White 19,906 83.2%
Negro 13 0.2% Black 213 1.2% Black 407 1.7%
Indian 46 0.7% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 162 0.9% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 191 0.8%
Eskimo 0 0.0% Eskimo 0 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 503 2.9% Asian or Pacific Islander 1,231 5.1%
Asian 1,214 5.1%
Japanese 171 2.6% Japanese 165 1.0% Japanese 389 1.6%
Chinese 19 0.3% Chinese 145 0.8% Chinese 373 1.6%
Filipino 33 0.5% Filipino 140 0.8% Filipino 64 0.3%
Korean 0 0.0% Korean 111 0.5%
Asian Indian 32 0.2% Asian Indian 124 0.5%
Vietnamese 7 0.0% Vietnamese 153 0.6%
Cambodian 0 0.0%
Hmong 0 0.0%
Laotian 0 0.0%
Thai 0 0.0%
Other Asian 0 0.0%
Pacific Islander 17 0.1%
Polynesian 12 0.1%
Hawaiian 7 0.0% Hawaiian 8 0.0%
Samoan 7 0.0% Samoan 4 0.0%
Tongan 0 0.0%
Other Polynesian 0 0.0%
Guamanian 0 0.0% Micronesian -- Guamanian 0 0.0%
Micronesian -- Other 5 0.0%
Melanesian 0 0.0%
Other Asian and Pacific Islander 0 0.0% Pacific Islander Not Specified 0 0.0%
All other 98 1.5% Race, n.e.c. 2,397 14.1% Other Race 2,193 9.2%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT   SPANISH ORIGIN 4,135 24.2% TOTAL HISPANIC 5,498 23.0%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 3,181 49.1% Male   Male 11,923 49.8%
Female 3,304 50.9% Female   Female 12,005 50.2%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 628 9.7% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 1,937 8.1%
5 to 19 years 2,143 33.0% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 5,361 22.4%
20 to 64 years 3,132 48.3% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 14,822 61.9%
65 years and over 582 9.0% 65 years and over   65 years and over 1,808 7.6%
Median age   Median age 27.4 X Median age 31.8 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 1,813 100.0% Total households 5,232 100.0% Households 7,858 100.0%
Families 1,535 84.7% Families 4,452 85.1% Total families 6,279 79.9%
With own children under 18 years   With own children under 18 years 2,830 54.1% With own children under 18 years 3,481 44.3%
Persons per household 3.48 X Persons per household 3.20 X Persons per household 2.98 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 3.34 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 8,854 X Median household income 24,723 X Median household income 53,480 X
Median family income 26,200 X Median family income 57,965 X
Income of persons 2,986 X Per capita income 8,590 X Per capita income 19,560 X
Less than poverty level 11.6% Below poverty level 8.5% Below poverty level 4.4%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.3 X Mean minutes traveled to work 29.9 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 7,410 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 12,108 100.0%
Private vehicle 6,627 89.4% Car, truck, or van 11,142 92.0%
Drive alone car 4,104 55.4% Drove alone 9,628 79.5%
Drive alone truck or van 801 10.8%
Carpool car 1,478 19.9% Carpooled 1,514 12.5%
Carpool truck or van 244 3.3%  
Public transportation 277 3.7% Public transportation 280 2.3%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 262 2.2%
  Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 9 0.1%
Railroad   Railroad 9 0.1%
  Ferryboat 0 0.0%
Taxicab   Taxicab 0 0.0%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 66 0.5%
Bicycle   Bicycle 52 0.4%
Walked only 214 2.9% Walked 124 1.0%
Other means 148 2.0% Other means 72 0.6%
Worked at home 144 1.9% Working at home 372 3.1%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census

Decennial Census data
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            In excel: 1910-2010
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