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Decennial Census data
      1870-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1870-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 75,402 100.0%   76,815 100.0%   75,193 100.0%
In households 73,475 97.4%   75,268 98.0%      
In group quarters 1,927 2.6%   1,547 2.0%      
           
RACE          
White 52,008 69.0%   46,255 60.2%      
Black or African American 1,916 2.5%   1,881 2.4%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 384 0.5%   511 0.7%      
Asian 6,715 8.9%   8,216 10.7%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 663 0.9%   795 1.0%      
Some other race 10,535 14.0%   14,967 19.5%      
Two or more races 3,181 4.2%   4,190 5.5%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 23,557 31.2%   29,810 38.8%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 51,845 68.8%   47,005 61.2%      
White 40,656 53.9%   33,801 44.0%      
Black or African American 1,791 2.4%   1,655 2.2%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 165 0.2%   152 0.2%      
Asian 6,604 8.8%   8,063 10.5%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 635 0.8%   732 1.0%      
Some other race 163 0.2%   291 0.4%      
Two or more races 1,831 2.4%   2,311 3.0%      
           
SEX          
Male 37,930 50.3%   38,246 49.8%      
Female 37,472 49.7%   38,569 50.2%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 5,679 7.5%   5,762 7.5%      
5 to 17 years 11,812 15.7%   12,431 16.2%      
18 to 64 years 50,220 66.6%   50,510 65.8%      
65 years and over 7,691 10.2%   8,112 10.6%      
Median age 34.8 X   36.7 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 28,060 100.0%   27,957 100.0%      
Family households 17,902 63.8%   18,242 65.3%      
Families with children under 18 8,785 31.3%   9,223 33.0%      
Average household size 2.62 X   2.69 X      
Average family size 3.20 X   3.26 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 28,921 100.0%   29,167 100.0%   29,247 100.0%
Occupied housing units 28,060 97.0%   27,957 95.9%   27,801 95.1%
Owner-occupied housing units 14,861 53.0%   14,160 50.6%   14,797 53.2%
Renter-occupied housing units 13,199 47.0%   13,797 49.4%   13,004 46.8%
Vacant housing units 861 3.0%   1,210 4.1%   1,446 4.9%
1 unit, detached housing 13,496 46.7%   13,990 47.8%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 517,800 X         808,600 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,105 X         1,340 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 52,776 70.0%         50,967 67.8%
Foreign born 22,671 30.0%         24,226 32.2%
Naturalized citizen 7,730 10.2%         9,227 12.3%
Not a citizen 14,941 19.8%         14,999 19.9%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 66,748 X         75,231 X
Median family income (dollars) 73,798 X         88,081 X
Per capita income (dollars) 34,042 X         39,245 X
Individuals in poverty 4,418 6.0%         7,098 9.6%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 51,677 100.0%         51,125 100.0%
High school graduate 9,053 17.5%           19.9%
Bachelor's degree 11,181 21.6%           23.9%
Graduate or professional degree 7,256 14.0%           15.8%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.0 X         23.1 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 39,189 100.0%         37,168 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 33,953 86.6%         31,570 84.9%
Drove alone 28,976 73.9%         27,876 75.0%
Carpooled 4,977 12.7%         3,694 9.9%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,899 4.8%         1,290 3.5%
Bus or trolley bus 944 2.4%         811 2.2%
Streetcar or trolley car 8 0.0%         0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 43 0.1%         61 0.2%
Railroad 887 2.3%         381 1.0%
Ferryboat 7 0.0%         37 0.1%
Taxicab 10 0.0%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 130 0.3%         212 0.6%
Bicycle 697 1.8%         534 1.4%
Walked 1,097 2.8%         1,124 3.0%
Other means 257 0.7%         420 1.1%
Worked at home 1,156 2.9%         2,018 5.4%
         
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)        
           
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION          
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 40,100 100.0%         37,869 100.0%
Management, professional and related 16,972 42.3%         15,678 41.4%
Service 6,022 15.0%         7,501 19.8%
Sales and office 9,623 24.0%         8,274 21.8%
Farming, fishing & forestry 113 0.3%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,711 9.3%         3,561 9.4%
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,659 9.1%         2,855 7.5%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 3,616 9.0%         4,960 13.1%
 
 
                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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