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Decennial Census data
      1930-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1930-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 27,718 100.0%   28,406 100.0%   27,830 100.0%
In households 27,535 99.3%   28,315 99.7%      
In group quarters 183 0.7%   91 0.3%      
           
RACE          
White 23,434 84.5%   22,497 79.2%      
Black or African American 209 0.8%   233 0.8%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 53 0.2%   65 0.2%      
Asian 2,182 7.9%   3,267 11.5%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 110 0.4%   70 0.2%      
Some other race 664 2.4%   827 2.9%      
Two or more races 1,066 3.8%   1,447 5.1%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,133 7.7%   2,855 10.1%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 25,585 92.3%   25,551 89.9%      
White 22,234 80.2%   20,786 73.2%      
Black or African American 193 0.7%   214 0.8%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 37 0.1%   32 0.1%      
Asian 2,155 7.8%   3,234 11.4%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 105 0.4%   67 0.2%      
Some other race 56 0.2%   108 0.4%      
Two or more races 805 2.9%   1,110 3.9%      
           
SEX          
Male 13,326 48.1%   13,730 48.3%      
Female 14,392 51.9%   14,676 51.7%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 1,951 7.0%   1,884 6.6%      
5 to 17 years 4,172 15.1%   4,815 17.0%      
18 to 64 years 17,619 63.6%   17,660 62.2%      
65 years and over 3,976 14.3%   4,047 14.2%      
Median age 39.9 X   42.6 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 11,455 100.0%   11,524 100.0%      
Family households 7,608 66.4%   7,827 67.9%      
Families with children under 18 3,401 29.7%   3,729 32.4%      
Average household size 2.40 X   2.46 X      
Average family size 2.93 X   2.99 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 11,691 100.0%   12,018 100.0%   11,657 100.0%
Occupied housing units 11,455 98.0%   11,524 95.9%   11,332 97.2%
Owner-occupied housing units 8,331 72.7%   8,282 71.9%   8,276 73.0%
Renter-occupied housing units 3,124 27.3%   3,242 28.1%   3,056 27.0%
Vacant housing units 236 2.0%   494 4.1%   325 2.8%
1 unit, detached housing 8,161 70.4%   8,062 69.2%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 626,400 X         941,000 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,181 X         1,454 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 23,365 84.4%         22,687 81.5%
Foreign born 4,332 15.6%         5,143 18.5%
Naturalized citizen 2,439 8.8%         3,269 11.7%
Not a citizen 1,893 6.8%         1,874 6.7%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 88,460 X         110,929 X
Median family income (dollars) 103,971 X         141,667 X
Per capita income (dollars) 46,628 X         58,020 X
Individuals in poverty 744 2.7%         920 3.3%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 20,393 100.0%         20,186 100.0%
High school graduate 3,151 15.5%           11.3%
Bachelor's degree 6,102 29.9%           32.9%
Graduate or professional degree 4,050 19.9%           26.2%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 26.1 X         25.1 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 14,887 100.0%         13,661 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 13,213 88.8%         11,835 86.6%
Drove alone 12,292 82.6%         10,888 79.7%
Carpooled 921 6.2%         947 6.9%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 557 3.7%         650 4.8%
Bus or trolley bus 123 0.8%         161 1.2%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 48 0.3%         104 0.8%
Railroad 386 2.6%         385 2.8%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 49 0.3%         23 0.2%
Bicycle 86 0.6%         144 1.1%
Walked 215 1.4%         296 2.2%
Other means 61 0.4%         79 0.6%
Worked at home 706 4.7%         634 4.6%
         
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION        
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 15,128 100.0%         14,121 100.0%
Management, professional and related 8,486 56.1%         8,461 59.9%
Service 1,219 8.1%         1,311 9.3%
Sales and office 3,914 25.9%         3,259 23.1%
Farming, fishing & forestry 0 0.0%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 828 5.5%         580 4.1%
Production, transportation, and material moving 681 4.5%         510 3.6%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 1,436 9.5%         1,445 10.2%
 
 
                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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