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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 47,630 100.0%   51,904 100.0%   50,488 100.0%
In households 46,648 97.9%   51,278 98.8%      
In group quarters 982 2.1%   626 1.2%      
           
RACE          
White 39,414 82.8%   39,443 76.0%      
Black or African American 948 2.0%   1,419 2.7%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 246 0.5%   286 0.6%      
Asian 2,479 5.2%   3,428 6.6%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 82 0.2%   117 0.2%      
Some other race 2,587 5.4%   4,693 9.0%      
Two or more races 1,874 3.9%   2,518 4.9%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,229 13.1%   11,046 21.3%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 41,401 86.9%   40,858 78.7%      
White 36,336 76.3%   34,141 65.8%      
Black or African American 893 1.9%   1,321 2.5%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 113 0.2%   108 0.2%      
Asian 2,442 5.1%   3,367 6.5%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 71 0.1%   103 0.2%      
Some other race 147 0.3%   174 0.3%      
Two or more races 1,399 2.9%   1,644 3.2%      
           
SEX          
Male 23,033 48.4%   25,088 48.3%      
Female 24,597 51.6%   26,816 51.7%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 2,802 5.9%   3,079 5.9%      
5 to 17 years 8,195 17.2%   8,690 16.7%      
18 to 64 years 30,439 63.9%   32,012 61.7%      
65 years and over 6,194 13.0%   8,123 15.7%      
Median age 39.6 X   42.6 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 18,524 100.0%   20,279 100.0%      
Family households 12,419 67.0%   13,484 66.5%      
Families with children under 18 5,952 32.1%   6,226 30.7%      
Average household size 2.52 X   2.53 X      
Average family size 3.01 X   3.04 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 18,994 100.0%   21,158 100.0%   20,853 100.0%
Occupied housing units 18,524 97.5%   20,279 95.8%   19,902 95.4%
Owner-occupied housing units 12,515 67.6%   13,591 67.0%   13,752 69.1%
Renter-occupied housing units 6,009 32.4%   6,688 33.0%   6,150 30.9%
Vacant housing units 470 2.5%   879 4.2%   951 4.6%
1 unit, detached housing 10,928 57.6%   12,240 58.7%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 381,400 X         686,400 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,146 X         1,455 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 39,597 82.8%         39,874 79.0%
Foreign born 8,198 17.2%         10,614 21.0%
Naturalized citizen 3,568 7.5%         5,381 10.7%
Not a citizen 4,630 9.7%         5,233 10.4%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 63,453 X         80,250 X
Median family income (dollars) 74,434 X         98,234 X
Per capita income (dollars) 32,402 X         41,573 X
Individuals in poverty 2,622 5.6%         3,745 7.4%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 33,603 100.0%         35,771 100.0%
High school graduate 6,029 17.9%           17.5%
Bachelor's degree 8,333 24.8%           27.6%
Graduate or professional degree 4,111 12.2%           15.2%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 34.8 X         30.9 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 24,588 100.0%         24,606 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 20,435 83.1%         20,726 84.2%
Drove alone 17,287 70.3%         17,995 73.1%
Carpooled 3,148 12.8%         2,731 11.1%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,063 8.4%         1,193 4.8%
Bus or trolley bus 1,749 7.1%         1,119 4.5%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 16 0.1%         0 0.0%
Railroad 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Ferryboat 281 1.1%         74 0.3%
Taxicab 17 0.1%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 106 0.4%         85 0.3%
Bicycle 89 0.4%         237 1.0%
Walked 401 1.6%         361 1.5%
Other means 119 0.5%         175 0.7%
Worked at home 1,375 5.6%         1,829 7.4%
         
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION        
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 24,873 100.0%         25,302 100.0%
Management, professional and related 10,800 43.4%         10,843 42.9%
Service 3,553 14.3%         4,328 17.1%
Sales and office 6,985 28.1%         6,653 26.3%
Farming, fishing & forestry 14 0.1%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,919 7.7%         2,279 9.0%
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,602 6.4%         1,199 4.7%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 2,783 11.2%         3,889 15.4%
 
 
                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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