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  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 72,259 100.0%   74,142 100.0%
In households 71,182 98.5%   73,022 98.5%
In group quarters 1,077 1.5%   1,120 1.5%
     
RACE    
White 41,148 56.9%   40,092 54.1%
Black or African American 4,488 6.2%   4,149 5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 484 0.7%   318 0.4%
Asian 18,894 26.1%   21,791 29.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 434 0.6%   16 0.0%
Some other race 2,380 3.3%   3,737 5.0%
Two or more races 4,431 6.1%   4,039 5.4%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,725 9.3%   8,278 11.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino 65,534 90.7%   65,864 88.8%
White 37,921 52.5%   36,418 49.1%
Black or African American 4,350 6.0%   4,078 5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 365 0.5%   143 0.2%
Asian 18,757 26.0%   21,633 29.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 407 0.6%   16 0.0%
Some other race 235 0.3%   271 0.4%
Two or more races 3,499 4.8%   3,305 4.5%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 53,429 73.9%   52,746 71.1%
Foreign born 18,830 26.1%   21,396 28.9%
Naturalized citizen 10,439 14.4%   12,997 17.5%
Not a citizen 8,391 11.6%   8,399 11.3%
     
SEX    
Male 34,689 48.0%   35,551 47.9%
Female 37,570 52.0%   38,591 52.1%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 4,057 5.6%   4,339 5.9%
5 to 17 years 11,477 15.9%   11,296 15.2%
18 to 64 years 47,120 65.2%   49,019 66.1%
65 years and over 9,605 13.3%   9,488 12.8%
Median age 38.3 X   40.6 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 30,266 100.0%   29,287 100.0%
Family households 17,858 59.1%   17,835 60.9%
Families with children under 18 8,378 27.7%   8,385 28.6%
Average household size 2.35 X   2.49 X
Average family size 3.04 X   3.19 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 31,644 100.0%   31,801 100.0%
Occupied housing units 30,226 95.5%   29,287 92.1%
Owner-occupied housing units 14,486 47.9%   14,561 49.7%
Renter-occupied housing units 15,740 52.1%   14,726 50.3%
Vacant housing units 1,418 4.5%   2,514 7.9%
1 unit, detached housing 12,776 40.4%   13,513 42.5%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 345,000 X   669,300 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 899 X   1,162 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 56,285 X   70,144 X
Median family income (dollars) 68,625 X   84,230 X
Per capita income (dollars) 30,982 X   37,385 X
Individuals in poverty 5,887 8.2%   7,437 10.0%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 51,952 100.0%   53,198 100.0%
High school graduate 8,608 16.6%   8,953 16.8%
Bachelor's degree 14,115 27.2%   15,766 29.6%
Graduate or professional degree 7,793 15.0%   8,381 15.8%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.6 X   26.4 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 37,327 100.0%   36,118 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 27,984 75.0%   26,399 73.1%
Drove alone 23,532 63.0%   22,947 63.5%
Carpooled 4,452 11.9%   3,452 9.6%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 5,870 15.7%   5,413 15.0%
Bus or trolley bus 3,192 8.6%   2,997 8.3%
Streetcar or trolley car 7 0.0%   24 0.1%
Subway or elevated 1,659 4.4%   1,588 4.4%
Railroad 119 0.3%   37 0.1%
Ferryboat 855 2.3%   767 2.1%
Taxicab 38 0.1%   36 0.1%
Motorcycle 148 0.4%   139 0.4%
Bicycle 519 1.4%   325 0.9%
Walked 988 2.6%   1,310 3.6%
Other means 311 0.8%   219 0.6%
Worked at home 1,507 4.0%   2,277 6.3%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 37,291 100.0%   36,399 100.0%
Management, professional and related 17,975 48.2%   17,701 48.6%
Service 4,345 11.7%   4,377 12.0%
Sales and office 9,766 26.2%   9,572 26.3%
Farming, fishing & forestry 59 0.2%   26 0.1%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,114 5.7%   2,022 5.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,032 8.1%   2,701 7.4%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 3,157 8.5%   3,319 9.1%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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