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

1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 27,110 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 29,261 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 28,061 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 26,540 97.9% White 27,633 94.4% White 23,631 84.2%
Negro 56 0.2% Black 49 0.2% Black 92 0.3%
Indian 33 0.1% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 41 0.1% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 22 0.1%
Eskimo 0 0.0% Eskimo 0 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1,358 4.6% Asian or Pacific Islander 4,206 15.0%
Asian 4,172 14.9%
Japanese 292 1.1% Japanese 467 1.6% Japanese 527 1.9%
Chinese 128 0.5% Chinese 613 2.1% Chinese 2,564 9.1%
Filipino 17 0.1% Filipino 33 0.1% Filipino 82 0.3%
Korean 117 0.4% Korean 411 1.5%
Asian Indian 82 0.3% Asian Indian 437 1.6%
Vietnamese 19 0.1% Vietnamese 64 0.2%
Cambodian 0 0.0%
Hmong 0 0.0%
Laotian 0 0.0%
Thai 0 0.0%
Other Asian 87 0.3%
Pacific Islander 34 0.1%
Polynesian 6 0.0%
Hawaiian 21 0.1% Hawaiian 6 0.0%
Samoan 0 0.0% Samoan 0 0.0%
Tongan 0 0.0%
Other Polynesian 0 0.0%
Guamanian 6 0.0% Micronesian -- Guamanian 28 0.1%
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 44 0.2% Race, n.e.c. 180 0.6% Other Race 110 0.4%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT 673 2.5% SPANISH ORIGIN 744 2.5% TOTAL HISPANIC 885 3.2%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 13,292 49.0% Male   Male 13,757 49.0%
Female 13,818 51.0% Female   Female 14,304 51.0%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 1,638 6.0% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 1,284 4.6%
5 to 19 years 10,343 38.2% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 4,445 15.8%
20 to 64 years 13,454 49.6% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 18,611 66.3%
65 years and over 1,675 6.2% 65 years and over   65 years and over 3,721 13.3%
Median age 29.0 X Median age 37.4 X Median age 42.7 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 7,090 100.0% Total households 9,295 100.0% Households 10,148 100.0%
Families 6,537 92.2% Families 8,041 86.5% Total families 8,365 82.4%
With own children under 18 years 4,446 62.7% With own children under 18 years 4,365 47.0% With own children under 18 years 3,161 31.1%
Persons per household 3.76 X Persons per household 3.10 X Persons per household 2.73 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 2.99 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 18,122 X Median household income 41,143 X Median household income 86,674 X
Median family income 43,994 X Median family income 95,602 X
Income of persons 5,535 X Per capita income 15,059 X Per capita income 40,660 X
Less than poverty level 3.7% Below poverty level 2.2% Below poverty level 1.4%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.6 X Mean minutes traveled to work 24.1 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 13,931 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 14,240 100.0%
Private vehicle 12,782 91.8% Car, truck, or van 13,212 92.8%
Drive alone car 10,322 74.1% Drove alone 12,204 85.7%
Drive alone truck or van 851 6.1%
Carpool car 1,451 10.4% Carpooled 1,008 7.1%
Carpool truck or van 158 1.1%  
Public transportation 277 2.0% Public transportation 122 0.9%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 74 0.5%
  Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 0 0.0%
Railroad   Railroad 41 0.3%
  Ferryboat 0 0.0%
Taxicab   Taxicab 7 0.0%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 34 0.2%
Bicycle   Bicycle 56 0.4%
Walked only 260 1.9% Walked 131 0.9%
Other means 287 2.1% Other means 86 0.6%
Worked at home 325 2.3% Working at home 599 4.2%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census

Decennial Census data
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