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Decennial Census data
      1870-1950  |   1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
            In excel: 1870-2010

1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census
TOTAL POPULATION 2,917 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 11,087 100.0% TOTAL POPULATION 22,686 100.0%
  
RACE RACE RACE
White 2,138 73.3% White 8,133 73.4% White 13,544 59.7%
Negro 671 23.0% Black 1,411 12.7% Black 3,277 14.4%
Indian 10 0.3% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut 170 1.5% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 211 0.9%
Eskimo 0 0.0% Eskimo 0 0.0%
Aleut 0 0.0% Aleut 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 837 7.5% Asian or Pacific Islander 3,869 17.1%
Asian 3,671 16.2%
Japanese 17 0.6% Japanese 89 0.8% Japanese 291 1.3%
Chinese 1 0.0% Chinese 55 0.5% Chinese 214 0.9%
Filipino 41 1.4% Filipino 382 3.4% Filipino 1,772 7.8%
Korean 35 0.3% Korean 97 0.4%
Asian Indian 0 0.0% Asian Indian 364 1.6%
Vietnamese 189 1.7% Vietnamese 172 0.8%
Cambodian 24 0.1%
Hmong 0 0.0%
Laotian 579 2.6%
Thai 47 0.2%
Other Asian 111 0.5%
Pacific Islander 198 0.9%
Polynesian 71 0.3%
Hawaiian 0 0.0% Hawaiian 32 0.1%
Samoan 0 0.0% Samoan 29 0.1%
Tongan 10 0.0%
Other Polynesian 0 0.0%
Guamanian 79 0.7% Micronesian -- Guamanian 127 0.6%
Micronesian -- Other 0 0.0%
Melanesian 0 0.0%
Other Asian and Pacific Islander 8 0.1% Pacific Islander Not Specified 0 0.0%
All other 39 1.3% Race, n.e.c. 536 4.8% Other Race 1,785 7.9%
  
PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT   SPANISH ORIGIN 1,269 11.4% TOTAL HISPANIC 3,532 15.6%
  
SEX SEX SEX
Male 1,449 49.7% Male   Male 11,373 50.1%
Female 1,468 50.3% Female   Female 11,313 49.9%
 
AGE AGE AGE
Under 5 years 479 16.4% Under 5 years   Under 5 years 2,351 10.4%
5 to 19 years 924 31.7% 5 to 19 years   5 to 17 years 6,067 26.7%
20 to 64 years 1,411 48.4% 20 to 64 years   18 to 64 years 13,490 59.5%
65 years and over 103 3.5% 65 years and over   65 years and over 778 3.4%
Median age   Median age 24.4 X Median age 27.5 X
  
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
Head of household 918 100.0% Total households 3,434 100.0% Households 6,645 100.0%
Families 747 81.4% Families 2,907 84.7% Total families 5,680 85.5%
With own children under 18 years   With own children under 18 years 2,127 61.9% With own children under 18 years 3,818 57.5%
Persons per household 3.18 X Persons per household 3.23 X Persons per household 3.41 X
Persons per family   Persons per family 3.65 X
  
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Income of families and unrelated individuals 4,199 X Median household income 21,354 X Median household income 40,865 X
Median family income 21,922 X Median family income 42,457 X
Income of persons 1,690 X Per capita income 6,575 X Per capita income 12,539 X
Less than poverty level 31.1% Below poverty level 12.0% Below poverty level 9.3%
  
COMMUTING TO WORK COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.6 X Mean minutes traveled to work 33.2 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 4,351 100.0% Workers 16 years and over 9,892 100.0%
Private vehicle 3,985 91.6% Car, truck, or van 9,202 93.0%
Drive alone car 2,248 51.7% Drove alone 7,123 72.0%
Drive alone truck or van 462 10.6%
Carpool car 1,141 26.2% Carpooled 2,079 21.0%
Carpool truck or van 134 3.1%  
Public transportation 92 2.1% Public transportation 187 1.9%
Bus or streetcar   Bus or trolley bus 173 1.7%
  Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%
Subway or elevated train   Subway or elevated 7 0.1%
Railroad   Railroad 0 0.0%
  Ferryboat 7 0.1%
Taxicab   Taxicab 0 0.0%
Motorcycle   Motorcycle 49 0.5%
Bicycle   Bicycle 30 0.3%
Walked only 73 1.7% Walked 130 1.3%
Other means 140 3.2% Other means 73 0.7%
Worked at home 61 1.4% Working at home 221 2.2%
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                Source: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census

Decennial Census data
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            In excel: 1870-2010
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