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Decennial Census data
      1910-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
            In excel: 1910-2010

1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 13,031 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 12,053 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 11,743 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 12,832 98.5% White 11,582 96.1% White 11,194 95.3%
Negro 91 0.7% Black 80 0.7% Black 126 1.1%
Indian 18 0.1% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 48 0.4% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 77 0.7%
Eskimo 0 0.0% Eskimo 0 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 169 1.4% Asian or Pacific Islander 212 1.8%
Asian 200 1.7%
Japanese 32 0.2% Japanese 38 0.3% Japanese 39 0.3%
Chinese 17 0.1% Chinese 64 0.5% Chinese 68 0.6%
Filipino 0 0.0% Filipino 31 0.3% Filipino 54 0.5%
Korean 15 0.1% Korean 19 0.2%
Asian Indian 21 0.2% Asian Indian 14 0.1%
Vietnamese 0 0.0% Vietnamese 0 0.0%
Cambodian 0 0.0%
Hmong 0 0.0%
Laotian 0 0.0%
Thai 0 0.0%
Other Asian 6 0.1%
Pacific Islander 12 0.1%
Polynesian 12 0.1%
Hawaiian 0 0.0% Hawaiian 12 0.1%
Samoan 0 0.0% Samoan 0 0.0%
Tongan 0 0.0%
Other Polynesian 0 0.0%
Guamanian 0 0.0% 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 41 0.3% Race, n.e.c. 174 1.4% Other Race 134 1.1%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT 88 0.7% SPANISH ORIGIN 530 4.4% TOTAL HISPANIC 433 3.7%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 6,202 47.6% Male   Male 5,543 47.2%
Female 6,829 52.4% Female   Female 6,200 52.8%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 942 7.2% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 703 6.0%
5 to 19 years 3,239 24.9% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 1,524 13.0%
20 to 64 years 7,291 56.0% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 8,002 68.1%
65 years and over 1,559 12.0% 65 years and over   65 years and over 1,514 12.9%
Median age 31.8 X Median age 33.6 X Median age 38.5 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 4,685 100.0% Total households 5,102 100.0% Households 5,185 100.0%
Families 3,559 76.0% Families 3,068 60.1% Total families 3,147 60.7%
With own children under 18 years 1,711 36.5% With own children under 18 years 1,429 28.0% With own children under 18 years 1,384 26.7%
Persons per household 2.76 X Persons per household 2.34 X Persons per household 2.25 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 2.77 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 9,425 X Median household income 21,153 X Median household income 44,770 X
Median family income 24,607 X Median family income 59,766 X
Income of persons 4,303 X Per capita income 10,517 X Per capita income 25,508 X
Less than poverty level 8.8% Below poverty level 7.5% Below poverty level 7.2%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 28.8 X Mean minutes traveled to work 30.1 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 6,365 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 6,766 100.0%
Private vehicle 4,702 73.9% Car, truck, or van 5,042 74.5%
Drive alone car 3,233 50.8% Drove alone 4,327 64.0%
Drive alone truck or van 418 6.6%
Carpool car 955 15.0% Carpooled 715 10.6%
Carpool truck or van 96 1.5%  
Public transportation 828 13.0% Public transportation 732 10.8%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 561 8.3%
  Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 0 0.0%
Railroad   Railroad 0 0.0%
  Ferryboat 171 2.5%
Taxicab   Taxicab 0 0.0%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 7 0.1%
Bicycle   Bicycle 134 2.0%
Walked only 289 4.5% Walked 256 3.8%
Other means 342 5.4% Other means 32 0.5%
Worked at home 204 3.2% Working at home 563 8.3%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census
 

Decennial Census data
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            In excel: 1910-2010
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