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Decennial Census data
      1890-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
            In excel: 1890-2010

1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 10,917 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 10,498 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 10,602 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 10,518 96.3% White 9,731 92.7% White 9,095 85.8%
Negro 67 0.6% Black 70 0.7% Black 81 0.8%
Indian 5 0.0% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 13 0.1% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 17 0.2%
Eskimo 0 0.0% Eskimo 0 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 669 6.4% Asian or Pacific Islander 1,323 12.5%
Asian 1,323 12.5%
Japanese 74 0.7% Japanese 79 0.8% Japanese 111 1.0%
Chinese 208 1.9% Chinese 416 4.0% Chinese 996 9.4%
Filipino 28 0.3% Filipino 51 0.5% Filipino 7 0.1%
Korean 81 0.8% Korean 118 1.1%
Asian Indian 21 0.2% Asian Indian 14 0.1%
Vietnamese 7 0.1% Vietnamese 55 0.5%
Cambodian 0 0.0%
Hmong 0 0.0%
Laotian 0 0.0%
Thai 0 0.0%
Other Asian 22 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
Polynesian 0 0.0%
Hawaiian 0 0.0% Hawaiian 0 0.0%
Samoan 6 0.1% Samoan 0 0.0%
Tongan 0 0.0%
Other Polynesian 0 0.0%
Guamanian 8 0.1% Micronesian -- Guamanian 0 0.0%
Micronesian -- Other 0 0.0%
Melanesian 0 0.0%
Other Asian and Pacific Islander 0 0.0% Pacific Islander Not Specified 0 0.0%
All other 17 0.2% Race, n.e.c. 15 0.1% Other Race 86 0.8%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT 84 0.8% SPANISH ORIGIN 309 2.9% TOTAL HISPANIC 355 3.3%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 5,079 46.5% Male   Male 5,014 47.3%
Female 5,838 53.5% Female   Female 5,588 52.7%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 560 5.1% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 732 6.9%
5 to 19 years 3,062 28.0% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 2,112 19.9%
20 to 64 years 5,698 52.2% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 6,211 58.6%
65 years and over 1,597 14.6% 65 years and over   65 years and over 1,547 14.6%
Median age 39.1 X Median age 38.1 X Median age 41.6 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 3,554 100.0% Total households 3,763 100.0% Households 3,729 100.0%
Families 2,988 84.1% Families 3,080 81.8% Total families 2,959 79.4%
With own children under 18 years 1,485 41.8% With own children under 18 years 1,410 37.5% With own children under 18 years 1,473 39.5%
Persons per household 3.06 X Persons per household 2.79 X Persons per household 2.84 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 3.18 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 16,553 X Median household income 35,540 X Median household income 84,498 X
Median family income 40,644 X Median family income 100,131 X
Income of persons 8,663 X Per capita income 17,259 X Per capita income 42,951 X
Less than poverty level 3.0% Below poverty level 5.3% Below poverty level 1.8%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.3 X Mean minutes traveled to work 22.3 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 4,635 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 5,188 100.0%
Private vehicle 3,390 73.1% Car, truck, or van 4,021 77.5%
Drive alone car 2,655 57.3% Drove alone 3,347 64.5%
Drive alone truck or van 152 3.3%
Carpool car 555 12.0% Carpooled 674 13.0%
Carpool truck or van 28 0.6%  
Public transportation 885 19.1% Public transportation 441 8.5%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 206 4.0%
  Streetcar or trolley car 6 0.1%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 209 4.0%
Railroad   Railroad 7 0.1%
  Ferryboat 0 0.0%
Taxicab   Taxicab 13 0.3%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 4 0.1%
Bicycle   Bicycle 18 0.3%
Walked only 156 3.4% Walked 197 3.8%
Other means 63 1.4% Other means 26 0.5%
Worked at home 141 3.0% Working at home 481 9.3%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census
 

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