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Decennial Census data
      1870-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 56,063 100.0%   57,713 100.0%
In households 54,043 96.4%   55,594 96.3%
In group quarters 2,020 3.6%   2,119 3.7%
     
RACE    
White 42,472 75.8%   40,734 70.6%
Black or African American 1,257 2.2%   1,154 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 312 0.6%   709 1.2%
Asian 3,133 5.6%   3,513 6.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 95 0.2%   126 0.2%
Some other race 6,256 11.2%   8,513 14.8%
Two or more races 2,538 4.5%   2,964 5.1%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 13,070 23.3%   17,302 30.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino 42,993 76.7%   40,411 70.0%
White 36,960 65.9%   34,031 59.0%
Black or African American 1,175 2.1%   1,024 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 117 0.2%   107 0.2%
Asian 3,095 5.5%   3,463 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 76 0.1%   93 0.2%
Some other race 168 0.3%   193 0.3%
Two or more races 1,402 2.5%   1,500 2.6%
     
SEX    
Male 27,777 49.5%   28,814 49.9%
Female 28,286 50.5%   28,899 50.1%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 3,271 5.8%   3,590 6.2%
5 to 17 years 7,666 13.7%   7,542 13.1%
18 to 64 years 37,071 66.1%   37,445 64.9%
65 years and over 8,055 14.4%   9,136 15.8%
Median age 38.5 X   40.2 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 22,371 100.0%   22,764 100.0%
Family households 12,776 57.1%   12,982 57.0%
Families with children under 18 5,780 25.8%   5,902 25.9%
Average household size 2.42 X   2.44 X
Average family size 2.99 X   3.02 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 22,948 100.0%   24,011 100.0%
Occupied housing units 22,371 97.5%   22,764 94.8%
Owner-occupied housing units 12,025 53.8%   11,909 52.3%
Renter-occupied housing units 10,346 46.2%   10,855 47.7%
Vacant housing units 577 2.5%   1,247 5.2%
1 unit, detached housing 10,490 45.7%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 477,100 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,040 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 40,386 71.9%      
Foreign born 15,746 28.1%      
Naturalized citizen 4,633 8.3%      
Not a citizen 11,113 19.8%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 60,994 X      
Median family income (dollars) 74,398 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 35,762 X      
Individuals in poverty 5,587 10.2%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 40,684 100.0%      
High school graduate 5,802 14.3%      
Bachelor's degree 10,845 26.7%      
Graduate or professional degree 6,895 16.9%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.7 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 28,460 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 21,519 75.6%      
Drove alone 18,166 63.8%      
Carpooled 3,353 11.8%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 3,519 12.4%      
Bus or trolley bus 2,861 10.1%      
Streetcar or trolley car 15 0.1%      
Subway or elevated 21 0.1%      
Railroad 19 0.1%      
Ferryboat 580 2.0%      
Taxicab 23 0.1%      
Motorcycle 90 0.3%      
Bicycle 330 1.2%      
Walked 904 3.2%      
Other means 244 0.9%      
Worked at home 1,854 6.5%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 29,076 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 13,102 45.1%      
Service 4,842 16.7%      
Sales and office 7,319 25.2%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 15 0.1%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,068 7.1%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,730 5.9%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 4,343 14.9%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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