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Decennial Census data
      1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1950-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 42,471 100.0%   42,573 100.0%   41,981 100.0%
In households 42,382 99.8%   42,428 99.7%      
In group quarters 89 0.2%   145 0.3%      
           
RACE          
White 22,179 52.2%   17,566 41.3%      
Black or African American 1,705 4.0%   2,002 4.7%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 273 0.6%   279 0.7%      
Asian 9,047 21.3%   11,571 27.2%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 426 1.0%   621 1.5%      
Some other race 5,839 13.7%   7,735 18.2%      
Two or more races 3,002 7.1%   2,799 6.6%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 12,145 28.6%   14,994 35.2%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 30,326 71.4%   27,579 64.8%      
White 17,103 40.3%   11,726 27.5%      
Black or African American 1,639 3.9%   1,908 4.5%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 148 0.3%   95 0.2%      
Asian 8,951 21.1%   11,404 26.8%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 378 0.9%   601 1.4%      
Some other race 128 0.3%   101 0.2%      
Two or more races 1,979 4.7%   1,744 4.1%      
           
SEX          
Male 21,386 50.4%   21,217 49.8%      
Female 21,085 49.6%   21,356 50.2%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 3,062 7.2%   3,142 7.4%      
5 to 17 years 8,513 20.1%   7,657 18.0%      
18 to 64 years 27,572 64.9%   27,248 64.0%      
65 years and over 3,324 7.8%   4,526 10.6%      
Median age 33.1 X   35.4 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 12,992 100.0%   12,972 100.0%      
Family households 10,345 79.6%   10,334 79.7%      
Families with children under 18 5,223 40.2%   4,862 37.5%      
Average household size 3.26 X   3.27 X      
Average family size 3.59 X   3.60 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 13,150 100.0%   13,414 100.0%   13,658 100.0%
Occupied housing units 12,992 98.8%   12,972 96.7%   12,851 94.1%
Owner-occupied housing units 9,175 70.6%   8,942 68.9%   9,259 72.0%
Renter-occupied housing units 3,817 29.4%   4,030 31.1%   3,592 28.0%
Vacant housing units 158 1.2%   442 3.3%   807 5.9%
1 unit, detached housing 8,945 68.0%   9,696 71.0%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 303,700 X         551,900 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,093 X         1,387 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 29,049 68.4%         26,384 62.8%
Foreign born 13,422 31.6%         15,597 37.2%
Naturalized citizen 5,922 13.9%         9,434 22.5%
Not a citizen 7,500 17.7%         6,163 14.7%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 69,350 X         81,352 X
Median family income (dollars) 71,351 X         83,603 X
Per capita income (dollars) 23,641 X         29,186 X
Individuals in poverty 2,323 5.5%         3,180 7.6%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 26,582 100.0%         27,968 100.0%
High school graduate 6,184 23.3%           28.4%
Bachelor's degree 4,547 17.1%           20.5%
Graduate or professional degree 1,884 7.1%           7.8%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.5 X         25.1 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 19,994 100.0%         20,352 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 18,392 92.0%         18,607 91.4%
Drove alone 15,004 75.0%         15,839 77.8%
Carpooled 3,388 16.9%         2,768 13.6%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 673 3.4%         697 3.4%
Bus or trolley bus 311 1.6%         404 2.0%
Streetcar or trolley car 7 0.0%         0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 287 1.4%         172 0.8%
Railroad 63 0.3%         121 0.6%
Ferryboat 5 0.0%         0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 88 0.4%         88 0.4%
Bicycle 172 0.9%         74 0.4%
Walked 157 0.8%         233 1.1%
Other means 180 0.9%         169 0.8%
Worked at home 332 1.7%         484 2.4%
         
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION        
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 20,452 100.0%         20,943 100.0%
Management, professional and related 6,588 32.2%         7,086 33.8%
Service 2,418 11.8%         3,758 17.9%
Sales and office 5,904 28.9%         5,437 26.0%
Farming, fishing & forestry 17 0.1%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,922 9.4%         1,675 8.0%
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,603 17.6%         2,987 14.3%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 948 4.6%         1,168 5.6%
 
 
                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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