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Decennial Census data
      1870-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1870-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 56,063 100.0%   57,713 100.0%   56,930 100.0%
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%   24,763 100.0%
Occupied housing units 22,371 97.5%   22,764 94.8%   23,379 94.4%
Owner-occupied housing units 12,025 53.8%   11,909 52.3%   12,610 53.9%
Renter-occupied housing units 10,346 46.2%   10,855 47.7%   10,769 46.1%
Vacant housing units 577 2.5%   1,247 5.2%   1,384 5.6%
1 unit, detached housing 10,490 45.7%   11,443 46.2%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 477,100 X         811,000 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,040 X         1,362 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 40,386 71.9%         41,348 72.6%
Foreign born 15,746 28.1%         15,582 27.4%
Naturalized citizen 4,633 8.3%         4,539 8.0%
Not a citizen 11,113 19.8%         11,043 19.4%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 60,994 X         72,326 X
Median family income (dollars) 74,398 X         94,480 X
Per capita income (dollars) 35,762 X         41,968 X
Individuals in poverty 5,587 10.2%         5,638 10.3%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 40,684 100.0%         41,313 100.0%
High school graduate 5,802 14.3%           14.3%
Bachelor's degree 10,845 26.7%           27.4%
Graduate or professional degree 6,895 16.9%           18.4%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.7 X         25.1 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 28,460 100.0%         29,299 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 21,519 75.6%         21,802 74.4%
Drove alone 18,166 63.8%         18,275 62.4%
Carpooled 3,353 11.8%         3,527 12.0%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 3,519 12.4%         3,282 11.2%
Bus or trolley bus 2,861 10.1%         2,656 9.1%
Streetcar or trolley car 15 0.1%         24 0.1%
Subway or elevated 21 0.1%         30 0.1%
Railroad 19 0.1%         41 0.1%
Ferryboat 580 2.0%         531 1.8%
Taxicab 23 0.1%         9 0.0%
Motorcycle 90 0.3%         92 0.3%
Bicycle 330 1.2%         245 0.8%
Walked 904 3.2%         1,449 4.9%
Other means 244 0.9%         329 1.1%
Worked at home 1,854 6.5%         2,091 7.1%
         
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION        
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 29,076 100.0%         29,886 100.0%
Management, professional and related 13,102 45.1%         12,487 41.8%
Service 4,842 16.7%         6,962 23.3%
Sales and office 7,319 25.2%         6,220 20.8%
Farming, fishing & forestry 15 0.1%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,068 7.1%         2,787 9.3%
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,730 5.9%         1,430 4.8%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 4,343 14.9%         4,757 15.9%
 
 
                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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