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Decennial Census data
      1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1960-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 66,869 100.0%   69,516 100.0%   68,081 100.0%
In households 66,527 99.5%   68,998 99.3%      
In group quarters 342 0.5%   518 0.7%      
           
RACE          
White 20,198 30.2%   16,640 23.9%      
Black or African American 4,479 6.7%   4,402 6.3%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 356 0.5%   329 0.5%      
Asian 29,106 43.4%   35,363 50.9%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 610 0.9%   892 1.3%      
Some other race 7,709 11.5%   7,253 10.4%      
Two or more races 4,501 6.7%   4,637 6.7%      
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE          
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 16,020 24.0%   15,895 22.9%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 50,849 76.0%   53,621 77.1%      
White 13,610 20.4%   10,009 14.4%      
Black or African American 4,321 6.5%   4,194 6.0%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 132 0.2%   116 0.2%      
Asian 28,780 43.0%   35,052 50.4%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 577 0.9%   839 1.2%      
Some other race 203 0.3%   138 0.2%      
Two or more races 3,226 4.8%   3,273 4.7%      
           
SEX          
Male 33,248 49.7%   34,318 49.4%      
Female 33,621 50.3%   35,198 50.6%      
           
AGE          
Under 5 years 4,870 7.3%   4,746 6.8%      
5 to 17 years 13,692 20.5%   12,101 17.4%      
18 to 64 years 42,871 64.1%   44,959 64.7%      
65 years and over 5,436 8.1%   7,710 11.1%      
Median age 32.8 X   36.2 X      
           
HOUSEHOLDS          
Total households 18,642 100.0%   20,433 100.0%      
Family households 15,700 84.2%   16,677 81.6%      
Families with children under 18 8,442 45.3%   7,844 38.4%      
Average household size 3.57 X   3.38 X      
Average family size 3.83 X   3.69 X      
           
HOUSING OCCUPANCY          
Total housing units 18,877 100.0%   21,258 100.0%   21,411 100.0%
Occupied housing units 18,642 98.8%   20,433 96.1%   19,805 92.5%
Owner-occupied housing units 13,291 71.3%   13,580 66.5%   14,402 72.7%
Renter-occupied housing units 5,351 28.7%   6,853 33.5%   5,403 27.3%
Vacant housing units 235 1.2%   825 3.9%   1,606 7.5%
1 unit, detached housing 11,962 63.4%   13,740 64.2%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 312,600 X         569,300 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,094 X         1,321 X
       
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS      
Native 37,442 56.0%         36,584 53.7%
Foreign born 29,419 44.0%         31,497 46.3%
Naturalized citizen 15,600 23.3%         19,777 29.0%
Not a citizen 13,819 20.7%         11,720 17.2%
       
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999        
Median household income (dollars) 71,926 X         83,629 X
Median family income (dollars) 74,910 X         92,038 X
Per capita income (dollars) 22,890 X         29,767 X
Individuals in poverty 4,340 6.5%         4,932 7.3%
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT      
Population 25 and over 42,039 100.0%         45,422 100.0%
High school graduate 8,856 21.1%           24.1%
Bachelor's degree 8,880 21.1%           26.5%
Graduate or professional degree 3,507 8.3%           11.0%
       
COMMUTING TO WORK      
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 32.1 X         30.0 X
       
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER      
Total 30,457 100.0%         31,994 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 27,158 89.2%         26,768 83.7%
Drove alone 22,243 73.0%         23,137 72.3%
Carpooled 4,915 16.1%         3,631 11.3%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,908 6.3%         3,178 9.9%
Bus or trolley bus 634 2.1%         1,327 4.1%
Streetcar or trolley car 15 0.0%         0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 1,084 3.6%         851 2.7%
Railroad 168 0.6%         1,000 3.1%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Taxicab 7 0.0%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 36 0.1%         70 0.2%
Bicycle 145 0.5%         119 0.4%
Walked 383 1.3%         530 1.7%
Other means 253 0.8%         627 2.0%
Worked at home 574 1.9%         702 2.2%
         
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION        
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 31,280 100.0%         32,997 100.0%
Management, professional and related 11,170 35.7%         12,815 38.8%
Service 3,539 11.3%         4,927 14.9%
Sales and office 8,317 26.6%         8,649 26.2%
Farming, fishing & forestry 66 0.2%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,323 7.4%         2,500 7.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,865 18.8%         4,106 12.4%
       
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 1,444 4.6%         1,484 4.5%
 
 
                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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