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Decennial Census data
      1880-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1880-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 92,482 100.0%   97,207 100.0%   94,751 100.0%
In households 91,166 98.6%   95,891 98.6%      
In group quarters 1,316 1.4%   1,316 1.4%      
           
RACE          
White 61,251 66.2%   56,214 57.8%      
Black or African American 2,397 2.6%   2,296 2.4%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 447 0.5%   505 0.5%      
Asian 13,961 15.1%   18,384 18.9%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,517 1.6%   1,998 2.1%      
Some other race 8,260 8.9%   12,264 12.6%      
Two or more races 4,649 5.0%   5,546 5.7%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 18,973 20.5%   25,815 26.6%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 73,509 79.5%   71,392 73.4%      
White 52,260 56.5%   45,240 46.5%      
Black or African American 2,273 2.5%   2,099 2.2%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 222 0.2%   140 0.1%      
Asian 13,811 14.9%   18,153 18.7%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,484 1.6%   1,937 2.0%      
Some other race 342 0.4%   344 0.4%      
Two or more races 3,117 3.4%   3,479 3.6%      
           
SEX          
Male 45,201 48.9%   47,465 48.8%      
Female 47,281 51.1%   49,742 51.2%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 5,631 6.1%   6,587 6.8%      
5 to 17 years 13,203 14.3%   13,667 14.1%      
18 to 64 years 59,716 64.6%   62,973 64.8%      
65 years and over 13,932 15.0%   13,980 14.4%      
Median age 37.5 X   38.9 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 37,338 100.0%   38,233 100.0%      
Family households 22,310 59.8%   23,444 61.3%      
Families with children under 18 9,679 25.9%   10,549 27.6%      
Average household size 2.44 X   2.51 X      
Average family size 3.09 X   3.14 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 38,249 100.0%   40,014 100.0%   39,975 100.0%
Occupied housing units 37,338 97.6%   38,233 95.5%   37,705 94.3%
Owner-occupied housing units 20,119 53.9%   19,969 52.2%   20,735 55.0%
Renter-occupied housing units 17,219 46.1%   18,264 47.8%   16,970 45.0%
Vacant housing units 911 2.4%   1,781 4.5%   2,270 5.7%
1 unit, detached housing 17,668 46.2%   18,266 45.7%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 477,300 X         769,000 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,168 X         1,472 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 64,508 69.8%         63,323 66.8%
Foreign born 27,864 30.2%         31,428 33.2%
Naturalized citizen 12,379 13.4%         15,816 16.7%
Not a citizen 15,485 16.8%         15,612 16.5%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 64,757 X         83,850 X
Median family income (dollars) 76,223 X         104,247 X
Per capita income (dollars) 36,176 X         44,949 X
Individuals in poverty 5,608 6.1%         5,536 5.9%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 67,134 100.0%         67,901 100.0%
High school graduate 12,161 18.1%           17.6%
Bachelor's degree 17,128 25.5%           27.0%
Graduate or professional degree 8,772 13.1%           16.5%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.5 X         23.4 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 47,247 100.0%         49,718 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 40,758 86.3%         41,177 82.8%
Drove alone 35,579 75.3%         35,944 72.3%
Carpooled 5,179 11.0%         5,233 10.5%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,931 6.2%         3,869 7.8%
Bus or trolley bus 1,243 2.6%         1,714 3.4%
Streetcar or trolley car 62 0.1%         10 0.0%
Subway or elevated 132 0.3%         590 1.2%
Railroad 1,455 3.1%         1,555 3.1%
Ferryboat 18 0.0%         0 0.0%
Taxicab 21 0.0%         67 0.1%
Motorcycle 143 0.3%         116 0.2%
Bicycle 275 0.6%         453 0.9%
Walked 1,210 2.6%         1,635 3.3%
Other means 267 0.6%         414 0.8%
Worked at home 1,663 3.5%         1,987 4.0%
         
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)        
           
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION          
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 48,275 100.0%         51,215 100.0%
Management, professional and related 20,855 43.2%         22,777 44.5%
Service 6,546 13.6%         8,457 16.5%
Sales and office 13,457 27.9%         12,487 24.4%
Farming, fishing & forestry 56 0.1%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,569 7.4%         3,848 7.5%
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,792 7.9%         3,646 7.1%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 4,114 8.5%         5,462 10.7%
 
 
                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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