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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 99,216 100.0%   103,701 100.0%   102,264 100.0%
In households 97,588 98.4%   102,118 98.5%      
In group quarters 1,628 1.6%   1,583 1.5%      
           
RACE          
White 31,117 31.4%   32,590 31.4%      
Black or African American 35,777 36.1%   27,542 26.6%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 639 0.6%   662 0.6%      
Asian 12,198 12.3%   13,984 13.5%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 498 0.5%   537 0.5%      
Some other race 13,754 13.9%   22,573 21.8%      
Two or more races 5,233 5.3%   5,813 5.6%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 26,319 26.5%   40,921 39.5%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 72,897 73.5%   62,780 60.5%      
White 21,081 21.2%   17,769 17.1%      
Black or African American 35,279 35.6%   26,872 25.9%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 351 0.1%   250 0.2%      
Asian 12,077 12.2%   13,783 13.3%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 476 0.5%   462 0.4%      
Some other race 400 0.4%   585 0.6%      
Two or more races 3,233 3.3%   3,059 2.9%      
           
SEX          
Male 48,233 48.6%   50,476 48.7%      
Female 50,983 51.4%   53,225 51.3%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 7,669 7.7%   7,679 7.4%      
5 to 17 years 19,825 20.2%   18,121 17.5%      
18 to 64 years 61,916 62.4%   67,319 64.9%      
65 years and over 9,806 9.9.%   10,582 10.2%      
Median age 32.8 X   34.8 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 34,625 100.0%   36,093 100.0%      
Family households 23,042 66.5%   24,018 66.5%      
Families with children under 18 11,684 33.7%   11,556 32.0%      
Average household size 2.82 X   2.83 X      
Average family size 3.44 X   3.43 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 36,044 100.0%   39,328 100.0%   40,549 100.0%
Occupied housing units 34,625 96.1%   36,093 91.8%   35,570 87.7%
Owner-occupied housing units 18,463 53.3%   18,659 51.7%   19,194 54.0%
Renter-occupied housing units 16,162 46.7%   17,434 48.3%   16,376 46.0%
Vacant housing units 1,419 3.9%   3,235 8.2%   4,979 12.3%
1 unit, detached housing 20,528 56.8%   22,828 56.3%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 171,900 X         408,200 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 764 X         1,133 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 73,965 74.2%         69,379 67.8%
Foreign born 25,751 25.8%         32,885 32.2%
Naturalized citizen 9,452 9.5%         13,102 12.8%
Not a citizen 16,299 16.3%         19,783 19.3%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 44,210 X         54,012 X
Median family income (dollars) 46,659 X         63,125 X
Per capita income (dollars) 19,788 X         24,847 X
Individuals in poverty 15,873 16.2%         16,445 16.4%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 62,662 100.0%         66,225 100.0%
High school graduate 13,672 21.8%           23.2%
Bachelor's degree 8,845 14.1%           17.7%
Graduate or professional degree 5,173 8.3%           9.1%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 34.3 X         31.8 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 41,745 100.0%         43,729 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 32,922 78.9%         34,233 78.3%
Drove alone 24,738 59.3%         27,342 62.5%
Carpooled 8,184 19.6%         6,891 15.8%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 6,045 14.5%         6,470 14.8%
Bus or trolley bus 2,426 5.8%         2,446 5.6%
Streetcar or trolley car 48 0.1%         11 0.0%
Subway or elevated 3,257 7.8%         3,945 9.0%
Railroad 157 0.4%         60 0.1%
Ferryboat 63 0.2%         8 0.0%
Taxicab 94 0.2%         29 0.1%
Motorcycle 83 0.2%         68 0.2%
Bicycle 239 0.6%         130 0.3%
Walked 774 1.9%         764 1.7%
Other means 486 1.2%         416 1.0%
Worked at home 1,196 2.9%         1,619 3.7%
         
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)        
           
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION          
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 42,769 100.0%         45,638 100.0%
Management, professional and related 14,088 32.9%         14,161 31.0%
Service 7,748 18.1%         10,015 21.9%
Sales and office 11,296 26.4%         11,413 25.0%
Farming, fishing & forestry 90 0.2%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,857 9.0%         4,645 10.2%
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,690 13.3%         5,404 11.8%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 2,876 6.7%         4,193 9.2%
 
 
                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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