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Decennial Census data
      1860-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
            In excel: 1860-2010

1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 24,870 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 33,834 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 43,184 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 24,334 97.8% White 31,716 93.7% White 39,939 92.5%
Negro 136 0.5% Black 480 1.4% Black 535 1.2%
Indian 70 0.3% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 257 0.8% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 137 0.3%
Eskimo 0 0.0% Eskimo 0 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 800 2.4% Asian or Pacific Islander 1,455 3.4%
Asian 1,400 3.2%
Japanese 98 0.4% Japanese 170 0.5% Japanese 213 0.5%
Chinese 66 0.3% Chinese 256 0.8% Chinese 334 0.8%
Filipino 38 0.2% Filipino 151 0.4% Filipino 310 0.7%
Korean 81 0.2% Korean 108 0.3%
Asian Indian 14 0.0% Asian Indian 118 0.3%
Vietnamese 24 0.1% Vietnamese 40 0.1%
Cambodian 0 0.0%
Hmong 0 0.0%
Laotian 138 0.3%
Thai 52 0.1%
Other Asian 87 0.2%
Pacific Islander 55 0.1%
Polynesian 55 0.1%
Hawaiian 57 0.2% Hawaiian 39 0.1%
Samoan 0 0.0% Samoan 16 0.0%
Tongan 0 0.0%
Other Polynesian 0 0.0%
Guamanian 41 0.1% Micronesian -- Guamanian 0 0.0%
Micronesian -- Other 0 0.0%
Melanesian 0 0.0%
Other Asian and Pacific Islander 6 0.0% Pacific Islander Not Specified 0 0.0%
All other 128 0.5% Race, n.e.c. 581 1.7% Other Race 1,118 2.6%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT 639 2.6% SPANISH ORIGIN 2,027 6.0% TOTAL HISPANIC 3,809 8.8%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 11,985 48.2% Male   Male 20,965 48.5%
Female 12,885 51.8% Female   Female 22,219 51.5%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 2,469 9.9% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 3,473 8.0%
5 to 19 years 7,569 30.4% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 7,727 17.9%
20 to 64 years 12,545 50.4% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 26,930 62.4%
65 years and over 2,287 9.2% 65 years and over   65 years and over 5,054 11.7%
Median age 26.8 X Median age 30.9 X Median age 34.0 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 7,795 100.0% Total households 12,122 100.0% Households 16,062 100.0%
Families 6,370 81.7% Families 9,095 75.0% Total families 11,382 70.9%
With own children under 18 years 3,902 50.1% With own children under 18 years 5,106 42.1% With own children under 18 years 5,832 36.3%
Persons per household 3.16 X Persons per household 2.76 X Persons per household 2.66 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 3.12 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 9,484 X Median household income 21,103 X Median household income 40,926 X
Median family income 24,227 X Median family income 46,387 X
Income of persons 3,145 X Per capita income 7,992 X Per capita income 17,170 X
Less than poverty level 8.8% Below poverty level 6.3% Below poverty level 4.1%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.8 X Mean minutes traveled to work 28.5 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 15,557 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 22,257 100.0%
Private vehicle 13,022 83.7% Car, truck, or van 19,896 89.4%
Drive alone car 7,802 50.2% Drove alone 16,497 74.1%
Drive alone truck or van 1,661 10.7%
Carpool car 2,895 18.6% Carpooled 3,399 15.3%
Carpool truck or van 664 4.3%  
Public transportation 1,254 8.1% Public transportation 929 4.2%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 910 4.1%
  Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 0 0.0%
Railroad   Railroad 0 0.0%
  Ferryboat 14 0.1%
Taxicab   Taxicab 5 0.0%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 59 0.3%
Bicycle   Bicycle 243 1.1%
Walked only 484 3.1% Walked 574 2.6%
Other means 414 2.7% Other means 70 0.3%
Worked at home 383 2.5% Working at home 486 2.2%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census

Decennial Census data
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