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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 17,599 100.0%   17,643 100.0%   17,485 100.0%
In households 17,532 99.6%   17,600 99.8%      
In group quarters 67 0.4%   43 0.2%      
 
RACE
White 15,246 86.6%   14,533 82.4%      
Black or African American 82 0.5%   149 0.8%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 26 0.1%   22 0.1%      
Asian 1,626 9.2%   2,016 11.4%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 0.0%   24 0.1%      
Some other race 112 0.6%   122 0.7%      
Two or more races 500 2.8%   777 4.4%      
 
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 560 3.2%   807 4.6%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 17,039 96.8%   16,836 95.4%      
White 14,857 84.4%   13,910 78.8%      
Black or African American 79 0.4%   143 0.8%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 11 0.1%   16 0.1%      
Asian 1,613 9.2%   2,009 11.4%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 0.0%   24 0.1%      
Some other race 52 0.3%   55 0.3%      
Two or more races 420 2.4%   679 3.8%      
 
SEX
Male 8,521 48.4%   8,569 48.6%      
Female 9,078 51.6%   9,074 51.4%      
 
AGE
Under 5 years 959 5.4%   806 4.6%      
5 to 17 years 3,605 20.5%   3,706 21.0%      
18 to 64 years 9,823 55.8%   9,581 54.3%      
65 years and over 3,212 18.3%   3,550 20.1%      
Median age 45.2 X   47.8 X      
 
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 6,596 100.0%   6,553 100.0%      
Family households 5,241 79.5%   5,202 79.4%      
Families with children under 18 2,427 36.8%   2,302 35.1%      
Average household size 2.66 X   2.69 X      
Average family size 2.98 X   3.03 X      
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 6,744 100.0%   6,804 100.0%   6,651 100.0%
Occupied housing units 6,596 97.8%   6,553 96.3%   6,421 96.5%
Owner-occupied housing units 6,042 91.6%   5,876 89.7%   5,930 92.4%
Renter-occupied housing units 554 8.4%   677 10.3%   491 7.6%
Vacant housing units 148 2.2%   251 3.7%   230 3.5%
1 unit, detached housing 6,252 92.6%   6,231 93.7%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 631,800 X         1,000,000+ X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,239 X         1,757 X
 
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native 15,326 87.8%         15,256 87.3%
Foreign born 2,120 12.2%         2,229 12.7%
Naturalized citizen 1,283 7.4%         1,595 9.1%
Not a citizen 837 4.8%         634 3.6%
 
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 117,637 X         160,942 X
Median family income (dollars) 132,531 X         181,585 X
Per capita income (dollars) 65,428 X         77,618 X
Individuals in poverty 328 1.9%         379 2.2%
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 12,359 100.0%         12,027 100.0%
High school graduate 680 5.5%           5.7%
Bachelor's degree 4,892 39.6%           37.2%
Graduate or professional degree 4,242 34.3%           39.9%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.4 X         29.1 X
 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
Total 7,801 100.0%         7,802 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 5,743 73.6%         5,412 69.4%
Drove alone 5,153 66.1%         5,055 64.8%
Carpooled 590 7.6%         357 4.6%
Public transportation 1,192 15.3%         1,096 14.0%
Bus or trolley bus 16 0.2%         56 0.7%
Streetcar or trolley car 8 0.1%         0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 1,101 14.1%         848 10.9%
Railroad 67 0.9%         192 2.5%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 0 0.0%         83 1.1%
Bicycle 18 0.2%         75 1.0%
Walked 76 1.0%         74 0.9%
Other means 25 0.3%         111 1.4%
Worked at home 747 9.6%         951 12.2%
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 7,946 100.0%         8,001 100.0%
Management, professional and related 5,275 66.4%         5,504 68.8%
Service 504 6.3%         648 8.1%
Sales and office 1,763 22.2%         1,583 19.8%
Farming, fishing & forestry 27 0.3%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 158 2.0%         137 1.7%
Production, transportation, and material moving 219 2.8%         129 1.6%
 
CLASS OF WORKER            
Self-employed workers 1,450 18.2%         1,239 15.5%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, 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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