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

1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 36,020 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 36,866 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 37,670 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 34,023 94.5% White 29,926 81.2% White 28,849 76.6%
Negro 521 1.4% Black 1,944 5.3% Black 1,870 5.0%
Indian 137 0.4% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 164 0.4% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 293 0.8%
Eskimo 10 0.0% Eskimo 16 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3,405 9.2% Asian or Pacific Islander 5,148 13.7%
Asian 4,901 13.0%
Japanese 205 0.6% Japanese 276 0.7% Japanese 470 1.2%
Chinese 230 0.6% Chinese 983 2.7% Chinese 1,355 3.6%
Filipino 513 1.4% Filipino 1,554 4.2% Filipino 2,365 6.3%
Korean 50 0.1% Korean 28 0.1%
Asian Indian 135 0.4% Asian Indian 144 0.4%
Vietnamese 20 0.1% Vietnamese 143 0.4%
Cambodian 115 0.3%
Hmong 0 0.0%
Laotian 0 0.0%
Thai 70 0.2%
Other Asian 211 0.6%
Pacific Islander 247 0.7%
Polynesian 229 0.6%
Hawaiian 143 0.4% Hawaiian 101 0.3%
Samoan 84 0.2% Samoan 128 0.3%
Tongan 0 0.0%
Other Polynesian 0 0.0%
Guamanian 19 0.1% Micronesian -- Guamanian 5 0.0%
Micronesian -- Other 0 0.0%
Melanesian 13 0.0%
Other Asian and Pacific Islander 141 0.4% Pacific Islander Not Specified 0 0.0%
All other 391 1.1% Race, n.e.c. 1,427 3.9% Other Race 1,510 4.0%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT 3,427 9.5% SPANISH ORIGIN 4,825 13.1% TOTAL HISPANIC 4,900 13.0%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 18,060 50.1% Male   Male 18,845 50.0%
Female 17,960 49.9% Female   Female 18,825 50.0%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 4,021 11.2% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 2,880 7.6%
5 to 19 years 12,251 34.0% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 6,430 17.1%
20 to 64 years 18,839 52.3% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 25,589 67.9%
65 years and over 909 2.5% 65 years and over   65 years and over 2,771 7.4%
Median age 23.6 X Median age 29.2 X Median age 33.5 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 9,847 100.0% Total households 12,733 100.0% Households 13,318 100.0%
Families 8,859 90.0% Families 9,593 75.3% Total families 9,765 73.3%
With own children under 18 years 6,297 63.9% With own children under 18 years 5,536 43.5% With own children under 18 years 4,762 35.8%
Persons per household 3.65 X Persons per household 2.88 X Persons per household 2.82 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 3.25 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 12,013 X Median household income 24,175 X Median household income 47,533 X
Median family income 26,560 X Median family income 52,161 X
Income of persons 3,470 X Per capita income 8,804 X Per capita income 18,553 X
Less than poverty level 3.9% Below poverty level 5.8% Below poverty level 4.5%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.6 X Mean minutes traveled to work 27.6 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 19,446 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 20,971 100.0%
Private vehicle 17,117 88.0% Car, truck, or van 18,256 87.1%
Drive alone car 10,724 55.1% Drove alone 15,044 71.7%
Drive alone truck or van 1,944 10.0%
Carpool car 3,817 19.6% Carpooled 3,212 15.3%
Carpool truck or van 632 3.3%  
Public transportation 1,474 7.6% Public transportation 1,763 8.4%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 1,034 4.9%
  Streetcar or trolley car 58 0.3%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 598 2.9%
Railroad   Railroad 73 0.3%
  Ferryboat 0 0.0%
Taxicab   Taxicab 0 0.0%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 99 0.5%
Bicycle   Bicycle 70 0.3%
Walked only 237 1.2% Walked 318 1.5%
Other means 403 2.1% Other means 100 0.5%
Worked at home 215 1.1% Working at home 365 1.7%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census

Decennial Census data
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