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      1860-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000  |   2002  |   2003  |   2004  |   2005  |   2006  |   2007  |   2008
           
  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 6,783,760 100.0%   6,960,079 100.0%
In households 6,640,972 97.9%   6,813,282 97.9%
In group quarters 142,788 2.1%   146,797 2.1%
   
RACE  
White 3,941,687 58.1%   3,981,308 57.2%
Black or African American 511,084 7.5%   476,993 6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 43,529 0.6%   35,727 0.5%
Asian 1,289,849 19.0%   1,531,945 22.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 36,317 0.5%   40,645 0.6%
Some other race 627,004 9.2%   634,934 9.1%
Two or more races 334,290 4.9%   258,527 3.7%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,315,175 19.4%   1,525,905 21.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino 5,468,585 80.6%   5,434,174 78.1%
White 3,392,204 50.0%   3,173,073 45.6%
Black or African American 497,205 7.3%   465,816 6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 24,733 0.4%   21,110 0.3%
Asian 1,278,515 18.8%   1,519,413 21.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 33,640 0.5%   39,167 0.6%
Some other race 18,451 0.3%   31,306 0.4%
Two or more races 223,837 3.3%   184,289 2.6%
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 4,927,958 72.6%   4,887,925 70.2%
Foreign born 1,855,802 27.4%   2,072,154 29.8%
Naturalized citizen 845,101 12.5%   1,064,523 15.3%
Not a citizen 1,010,701 14.9%   1,007,631 14.5%
   
SEX  
Male 3,379,089 49.8%   3,486,331 50.1%
Female 3,404,671 50.2%   3,473,748 49.9%
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 438,271 6.5%   465,887 6.7%
5 to 17 years 1,163,587 17.1%   1,112,817 16.0%
18 to 64 years 4,424,395 65.2%   4,545,372 65.3%
65 years and over 757,507 11.2%   836,003 12.0%
Median age 36.6 X   38.0* X
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 2,466,019 100.0%   2,507,539 100.0%
Family households 1,594,470 64.7%   1,605,361 64.0%
Families with children under 18 772,586 31.3%   765,706 30.5%
Average household size 2.69 X   2.72* X
Average family size 3.28 X   3.37* X
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 2,552,402 100.0%   2,703,872 100.0%
Occupied housing units 2,466,019 96.6%   2,507,539 92.7%
Owner-occupied housing units 1,423,958 57.7%   1,486,514 59.3%
Renter-occupied housing units 1,042,061 42.3%   1,021,025 40.7%
Vacant housing units 86,383 3.4%   196,333 7.3%
1 unit, detached housing 1,376,911 53.9%   1,463,711 54.1%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 353,500 X   681,400* X
Median gross rent (dollars) 968 X   1,273* X
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS
Median household income (dollars) 62,024 X   76,476* X
Median family income (dollars) 71,333 X   90,927* X
Per capita income (dollars) 30,934 X   38,706* X
Individuals in poverty 573,333 8.6%   630,428 9.1%
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 4,599,189 100.0%   4,755,655 100.0%
High school graduate 813,743 17.7%   903,989 19.0%
Bachelor's degree 1,068,649 23.2%   1,181,656 24.8%
Graduate or professional degree 649,767 14.1%   771,809 16.2%
   
COMMUTING TO WORK  
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.4 X   27.3* X
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 3,306,051 100.0%   3,382,487 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 2,674,595 80.9%   2,645,082 78.2%
Drove alone 2,248,095 68.0%   2,293,205 67.8%
Carpooled 426,500 12.9%   351,877 10.4%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 321,053 9.7%   339,570 10.0%
Bus or trolley bus 178,913 5.4%   187,046 5.5%
Streetcar or trolley car 14,260 0.4%   14,372 0.4%
Subway or elevated 98,717 3.0%   107,489 3.2%
Railroad 20,087 0.6%   26,074 0.8%
Ferryboat 5,772 0.2%   4,589 0.1%
Taxicab 3,304 0.1%   3,150 0.1%
Motorcycle 11,885 0.4%   14,072 0.4%
Bicycle 36,003 1.1%   44,518 1.3%
Walked 106,063 3.2%   120,692 3.6%
Other means 23,717 0.7%   36,475 1.1%
Worked at home 132,735 4.0%   178,928 5.3%
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,366,503 100.0%   3,477,022 100.0%
Management, professional and related 1,470,597 43.7%   1,517,058 43.6%
Service 430,965 12.8%   544,558 15.7%
Sales and office 863,193 25.6%   833,438 24.0%
Farming, fishing & forestry 14,107 0.4%   14,865 0.4%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 248,501 7.4%   274,376 7.9%
Production, transportation, and material moving 339,140 10.1%   292,727 8.4%
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 273,008 8.1%   313,733 9.0%
 
* The Bay Area consists of nine counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma. The Bay Area data shown are totals for the nine counties. Median and average data were taken from the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA (Combined Statistical Area), which includes Santa Cruz County and San Benito County.
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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