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Decennial Census data
      1910-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
            In excel: 1910-2010

1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 46,646 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 49,393 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 54,312 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 43,622 93.5% White 36,715 74.3% White 33,505 61.7%
Negro 625 1.3% Black 1,861 3.8% Black 2,097 3.9%
Indian 214 0.5% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 216 0.4% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 372 0.7%
Eskimo 0 0.0% Eskimo 8 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7,173 14.5% Asian or Pacific Islander 13,449 24.8%
Asian 12,294 22.6%
Japanese 362 0.8% Japanese 602 1.2% Japanese 513 0.9%
Chinese 548 1.2% Chinese 2,298 4.7% Chinese 3,672 6.8%
Filipino 642 1.4% Filipino 2,605 5.3% Filipino 6,726 12.4%
Korean 232 0.5% Korean 408 0.8%
Asian Indian 516 1.0% Asian Indian 389 0.7%
Vietnamese 47 0.1% Vietnamese 185 0.3%
Cambodian 27 0.0%
Hmong 0 0.0%
Laotian 0 0.0%
Thai 97 0.2%
Other Asian 277 0.5%
Pacific Islander 1,155 2.1%
Polynesian 874 1.6%
Hawaiian 83 0.2% Hawaiian 124 0.2%
Samoan 317 0.6% Samoan 556 1.0%
Tongan 154 0.3%
Other Polynesian 40 0.1%
Guamanian 80 0.2% Micronesian -- Guamanian 35 0.1%
Micronesian -- Other 14 0.0%
Melanesian 202 0.4%
Other Asian and Pacific Islander 393 0.8% Pacific Islander Not Specified 30 0.1%
All other 633 1.4% Race, n.e.c. 3,428 6.9% Other Race 4,889 9.0%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT 7,174 15.4% SPANISH ORIGIN 10,949 22.2% TOTAL HISPANIC 14,908 27.4%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 23,094 49.5% Male   Male 26,693 49.1%
Female 23,552 50.5% Female   Female 27,619 50.9%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 4,070 8.7% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 4,042 7.4%
5 to 19 years 14,630 31.4% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 9,027 16.6%
20 to 64 years 25,616 54.9% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 35,128 64.7%
65 years and over 2330 5.0% 65 years and over   65 years and over 6,117 11.3%
Median age 26.8 X Median age 30.5 X Median age 33.5 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 14,078 100.0% Total households 17,534 100.0% Households 18,588 100.0%
Families 11,992 85.2% Families 13,086 74.6% Total families 13,813 74.3%
With own children under 18 years 7,384 52.5% With own children under 18 years 6,762 38.6% With own children under 18 years 6,595 35.5%
Persons per household 3.31 X Persons per household 2.82 X Persons per household 2.90 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 3.37 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 11,153 X Median household income 22,257 X Median household income 42,920 X
Median family income 24,947 X Median family income 47,623 X
Income of persons 3,678 X Per capita income 8,478 X Per capita income 15,857 X
Less than poverty level 5.1% Below poverty level 6.2% Below poverty level 5.8%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.9 X Mean minutes traveled to work 23.5 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 25,384 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 27,575 100.0%
Private vehicle 22,064 86.9% Car, truck, or van 23,792 86.3%
Drive alone car 14,659 57.7% Drove alone 19,231 69.7%
Drive alone truck or van 2,211 8.7%
Carpool car 4,609 18.2% Carpooled 4,561 16.5%
Carpool truck or van 585 2.3%  
Public transportation 2,065 8.1% Public transportation 2,541 9.2%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 1,192 4.3%
  Streetcar or trolley car 3 0.0%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 1,056 3.8%
Railroad   Railroad 268 1.0%
  Ferryboat 0 0.0%
Taxicab   Taxicab 22 0.1%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 134 0.5%
Bicycle   Bicycle 89 0.3%
Walked only 537 2.1% Walked 550 2.0%
Other means 478 1.9% Other means 139 0.5%
Worked at home 240 0.9% Working at home 330 1.2%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census
 

Decennial Census data
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            In excel: 1910-2010
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