1970 Census |
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1980 Census |
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1990 Census |
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TOTAL POPULATION |
558,389 |
100.0% |
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TOTAL POPULATION |
656,380 |
100.0% |
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TOTAL POPULATION |
803,732 |
100.0% |
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RACE | | |  |
RACE | | |  |
RACE | | |
White |
502,411 |
90.0% |
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White |
538,896 |
82.1% |
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White |
611,700 |
76.1% |
Negro |
41,620 |
7.5% |
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Black |
60,146 |
9.2% |
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Black |
74,316 |
9.2% |
Indian |
1,701 |
0.3% |
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American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut |
4,993 |
0.8% |
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American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut |
5,430 |
0.7% |
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Eskimo |
53 |
0.0% |
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Eskimo |
30 |
0.0% |
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Aleut |
8 |
0.0% |
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Aleut |
66 |
0.0% |
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Asian and Pacific Islander |
31,496 |
4.8% |
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Asian or Pacific Islander |
76,854 |
9.6% |
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Asian |
74,420 |
9.3% |
Japanese |
3,980 |
0.7% |
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Japanese |
5,735 |
0.9% |
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Japanese |
8,264 |
1.0% |
Chinese |
3,088 |
0.6% |
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Chinese |
10,381 |
1.6% |
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Chinese |
22,519 |
2.8% |
Filipino |
2,763 |
0.5% |
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Filipino |
8,714 |
1.3% |
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Filipino |
25,288 |
3.1% |
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Korean |
1,517 |
0.2% |
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Korean |
4,048 |
0.5% |
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Asian Indian |
2,081 |
0.3% |
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Asian Indian |
5,682 |
0.7% |
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Vietnamese |
936 |
0.1% |
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Vietnamese |
2,747 |
0.3% |
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Cambodian |
179 |
0.0% |
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Hmong |
0 |
0.0% |
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Laotian |
3,231 |
0.4% |
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Thai |
273 |
0.0% |
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Other Asian |
2,189 |
0.3% |
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Pacific Islander |
2,434 |
0.3% |
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Polynesian |
1,754 |
0.2% |
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Hawaiian |
760 |
0.1% |
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Hawaiian |
1,140 |
0.1% |
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Samoan |
141 |
0.0% |
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Samoan |
372 |
0.0% |
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Tongan |
242 |
0.0% |
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Other Polynesian |
0 |
0.0% |
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Guamanian |
300 |
0.0% |
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Micronesian -- Guamanian |
478 |
0.1% |
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Micronesian -- Other |
33 |
0.0% |
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Melanesian |
143 |
0.0% |
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Other Asian and Pacific Islander |
931 |
0.1% |
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Pacific Islander Not Specified |
26 |
0.0% |
All other |
2,826 |
0.5% |
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Race, n.e.c. |
20,849 |
3.2% |
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Other Race |
35,432 |
4.4% |
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PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT |
29,545 |
5.3% |
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SPANISH ORIGIN |
56,164 |
8.6% |
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TOTAL HISPANIC |
90,266 |
11.2% |
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SEX | | |  |
SEX | | |  |
SEX | | |
Male |
274,758 |
49.2% |
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Male |
320,515 |
48.8% |
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Male |
392,282 |
48.8% |
Female |
283,631 |
50.8% |
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Female |
335,865 |
51.2% |
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Female |
411,450 |
51.2% |
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AGE | | |  |
AGE | | |  |
AGE | | |
Under 5 years |
46,301 |
8.3% |
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Under 5 years |
44,078 |
6.7% |
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Under 5 years |
60,232 |
7.5% |
5 to 19 years |
173,603 |
31.1% |
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5 to 19 years |
159,444 |
24.3% |
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5 to 17 years |
141,198 |
17.6% |
20 to 64 years |
299,707 |
53.7% |
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20 to 64 years |
392,296 |
59.8% |
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18 to 64 years |
515,762 |
64.2% |
65 years and over |
38,778 |
6.9% |
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65 years and over |
60,562 |
9.2% |
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65 years and over |
87,459 |
10.9% |
Median age |
27.8 |
X |  |
Median age |
31.5 |
X |  |
Median age |
34.2 |
X |
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HOUSEHOLDS | | |  |
HOUSEHOLDS | | |  |
HOUSEHOLDS | | |
Head of household |
172,951 |
100.0% |
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Total households |
241,418 |
100.0% |
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Households |
301,087 |
100.0% |
Families |
146,304 |
84.6% |
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Families |
178,295 |
73.9% |
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Total families |
214,677 |
71.3% |
With own children under 18 years |
86,776 |
50.2% |
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With own children under 18 years |
93,236 |
38.6% |
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With own children under 18 years |
103,823 |
34.5% |
Persons per household |
3.54 |
X |
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Persons per household |
2.69 |
X |
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Persons per household |
2.64 |
X |
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Persons per family |
3.16 |
X |
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Persons per family |
3.11 |
X |
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INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1969 | | |  |
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 | | |  |
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989 | | |
Income of families and unrelated individuals |
12,423 |
X |  |
Median household income |
22,870 |
X |  |
Median household income |
45,087 |
X |
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Median family income |
26,510 |
X |  |
Median family income |
51,651 |
X |
Income of persons |
3,971 |
X |  |
Per capita income |
9,823 |
X |  |
Per capita income |
28,631 |
X |
Less than poverty level |
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7.6% |
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Below poverty level |
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7.6% |
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Below poverty level |
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7.2% |
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COMMUTING TO WORK | | |  |
COMMUTING TO WORK | | |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
27.2 |
X |  |
Mean minutes traveled to work |
29.3 |
X |
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Mean travel time to work for workers traveling 45 or more minutes |
58.6 |
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MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | | |  |
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | | |
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Workers 16 years and over |
298,754 |
100.0% |
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Workers 16 years and over |
401,173 |
100.0% |
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Private vehicle |
252,872 |
84.6% |
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Car, truck, or van |
342,242 |
85.3% |
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Drive alone car |
172,710 |
57.8% |
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Drove alone |
286,754 |
71.5% |
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Drive alone truck or van |
26,997 |
9.0% |
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Carpool car |
44,431 |
14.9% |
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Carpooled |
55,488 |
13.8% |
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Carpool truck or van |
8,734 |
2.9% |
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Public transportation |
25,794 |
8.6% |
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Public transportation |
31,344 |
7.8% |
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Bus or streetcar |
9,673 |
3.2% |
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Bus or trolley bus |
6,305 |
1.6% |
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Streetcar or trolley car |
189 |
0.0% |
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Subway or elevated train |
13,291 |
4.4% |
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Subway or elevated |
21,986 |
5.5% |
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Railroad |
2,745 |
0.9% |
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Railroad |
2,639 |
0.7% |
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Ferryboat |
94 |
0.0% |
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Taxicab |
85 |
0.0% |
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Taxicab |
131 |
0.0% |
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Motorcycle |
2,294 |
0.8% |
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Motorcycle |
1,667 |
0.4% |
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Bicycle |
1,625 |
0.5% |
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Bicycle |
1,933 |
0.5% |
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Walked only |
6,851 |
2.3% |
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Walked |
7,371 |
1.8% |
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Other means |
3.684 |
1.2% |
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Other means |
2,963 |
0.7% |
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Worked at home |
5,634 |
1.9% |
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Working at home |
13,653 |
3.4% |
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CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
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CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | | |  |
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | | |
Employed |
211,006 |
100.0% |
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Employed |
305,313 |
100.0% |
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Employed |
406,507 |
100.0% |
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