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Decennial Census data
      1910-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1910-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 56,769 100.0%   63,264 100.0%   61,723 100.0%
In households 56,263 99.1%   62,973 99.5%      
In group quarters 506 0.9%   291 0.5%      
           
RACE          
White 24,712 43.5%   23,106 36.5%      
Black or African American 10,724 18.9%   11,187 17.7%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 423 0.7%   517 0.8%      
Asian 7,179 12.6%   9,891 15.6%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 491 0.9%   645 1.0%      
Some other race 9,144 16.1%   13,270 21.0%      
Two or more races 4,096 7.2%   4,648 7.3%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 18,287 32.2%   26,841 42.4%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 38,482 67.8%   36,423 57.6%      
White 17,697 31.2%   12,684 20.0%      
Black or African American 10,457 18.4%   10,756 17.0%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 210 0.4%   202 0.3%      
Asian 7,031 12.4%   9,654 15.3%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 464 0.8%   614 1.0%      
Some other race 190 0.3%   177 0.3%      
Two or more races 2,433 4.3%   2,336 3.7%      
           
SEX          
Male 27,887 49.1%   30,806 48.7%      
Female 28,882 50.9%   32,458 51.3%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 4,739 8.3%   4,990 7.9%      
5 to 17 years 12,760 22.5%   12,395 19.6%      
18 to 64 years 34,610 61.0%   40,440 63.9%      
65 years and over 4,660 8.2%   5,439 8.6%      
Median age 30.9 X   32.5 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 17,741 100.0%   19,527 100.0%      
Family households 13,479 76.0%   14,836 76.0%      
Families with children under 18 7,489 42.2%   7,529 38.6%      
Average household size 3.17 X   3.22 X      
Average family size 3.59 X   3.64 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 18,300 100.0%   21,126 100.0%   20,825 100.0%
Occupied housing units 17,741 96.9%   19,527 92.4%   18,696 89.8%
Owner-occupied housing units 11,149 62.8%   11,490 58.8%   11,730 62.7%
Renter-occupied housing units 6,592 37.2%   8,037 41.2%   6,966 37.3%
Vacant housing units 559 3.1%   1,599 7.6%   2,129 10.2%
1 unit, detached housing 11,995 65.3%   14,703 70.6%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 165,100 X         361,100 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 880 X         1,229 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 42,715 75.2%         42,009 68.1%
Foreign born 14,105 24.8%         19,714 31.9%
Naturalized citizen 5,723 10.1%         8,700 14.1%
Not a citizen 8,382 14.8%         11,014 17.8%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 50,557 X         57,828 X
Median family income (dollars) 54,472 X         63,059 X
Per capita income (dollars) 18,241 X         22,200 X
Individuals in poverty 6,480 11.5%         8,335 13.6%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 33,388 100.0%         36,864 100.0%
High school graduate 8,632 25.9%           29.2%
Bachelor's degree 3,822 11.4%           11.6%
Graduate or professional degree 1,092 3.3%           4.3%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 37.3 X         34.7 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 23,942 100.0%         26,342 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 20,634 86.2%         22,511 85.5%
Drove alone 16,117 67.3%         17,336 65.8%
Carpooled 4,517 18.9%         5,175 19.6%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,033 8.5%         2,070 7.9%
Bus or trolley bus 586 2.4%         453 1.7%
Streetcar or trolley car 34 0.1%         110 0.4%
Subway or elevated 1,213 5.1%         1,417 5.4%
Railroad 200 0.8%         90 0.3%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 10 0.0%         44 0.2%
Bicycle 84 0.4%         37 0.1%
Walked 366 1.5%         359 1.4%
Other means 291 1.2%         235 0.9%
Worked at home 524 2.2%         1,086 4.1%
         
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION        
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 24,671 100.0%         27,266 100.0%
Management, professional and related 5,923 24.0%         6,607 24.2%
Service 4,720 19.1%         6,293 23.1%
Sales and office 7,358 29.8%         7,493 27.5%
Farming, fishing & forestry 23 0.1%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,267 13.2%         3,819 14.0%
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,380 13.7%         3,054 11.2%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 1,463 5.9%         1,939 7.1%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 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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