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Decennial Census data
      1900-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 58,598 100.0%   64,403 100.0%
In households 57,930 98.9%   63,820 99.1%
In group quarters 668 1.1%   583 0.9%
     
RACE    
White 44,391 75.8%   41,359 64.2%
Black or African American 1,184 2.0%   1,197 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 122 0.2%   121 0.2%
Asian 10,090 17.2%   17,461 27.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 84 0.1%   142 0.2%
Some other race 827 1.4%   1,426 2.2%
Two or more races 1,900 3.2%   2,697 4.2%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,722 4.6%   3,974 6.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino 55,876 95.4%   60,429 93.8%
White 42,682 72.8%   39,052 60.6%
Black or African American 1,166 2.0%   1,131 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 88 0.2%   65 0.1%
Asian 10,056 17.2%   17,404 27.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 81 0.1%   135 0.2%
Some other race 183 0.3%   254 0.4%
Two or more races 1,620 2.8%   2,388 3.7%
     
SEX    
Male 28,671 48.9%   31,490 48.9%
Female 29,927 51.1%   32,913 51.1%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 2,970 5.1%   3,506 5.4%
5 to 17 years 9,436 16.1%   11,573 18.0%
18 to 64 years 37,052 63.2%   38,318 59.5%
65 years and over 9,140 15.6%   11,006 17.1%
Median age 40.2 X   41.9 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 25,216 100.0%   26,493 100.0%
Family households 14,593 57.9%   16,477 62.2%
Families with children under 18 6,861 27.2%   8,359 31.6%
Average household size 2.30 X   2.41 X
Average family size 2.95 X   3.04 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 26,048 100.0%   28,216 100.0%
Occupied housing units 25,216 96.8%   26,493 93.9%
Owner-occupied housing units 14,420 57.2%   14,766 55.7%
Renter-occupied housing units 10,796 42.8%   11,727 44.3%
Vacant housing units 832 3.2%   1,723 6.1%
1 unit, detached housing 15,387 58.8%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 811,800 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,349 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 43,210 73.5%      
Foreign born 15,573 26.5%      
Naturalized citizen 6,768 11.5%      
Not a citizen 8,805 15.0%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 90,377 X      
Median family income (dollars) 117,574 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 56,257 X      
Individuals in poverty 2,801 4.8%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 43,566 100.0%      
High school graduate 2,428 5.6%      
Bachelor's degree 13,658 31.4%      
Graduate or professional degree 18,748 43.0%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.0 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 30,950 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 24,959 80.6%      
Drove alone 23,073 74.5%      
Carpooled 1,886 6.1%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,064 3.4%      
Bus or trolley bus 415 1.3%      
Streetcar or trolley car 23 0.1%      
Subway or elevated 37 0.1%      
Railroad 572 1.8%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 17 0.1%      
Motorcycle 76 0.2%      
Bicycle 1,742 5.6%      
Walked 997 3.2%      
Other means 78 0.3%      
Worked at home 2,034 6.6%      
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 31,369 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 23,839 76.0%      
Service 1,493 4.8%      
Sales and office 4,638 14.8%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 9 0.0%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 624 2.0%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 766 2.4%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 3,126 10.0%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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