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  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 25,123 100.0%   25,239 100.0%
In households 24,496 97.5%   24,951 98.9%
In group quarters 627 2.5%   288 1.1%
     
RACE    
White 18,889 75.2%   18,729 74.2%
Black or African American 422 1.7%   181 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 72 0.3%   54 0.2%
Asian 3,878 15.4%   4,655 18.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 136 0.5%   78 0.3%
Some other race 659 2.6%   556 2.2%
Two or more races 1,067 4.2%   986 3.9%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,090 8.3%   3,161 12.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino 23,033 91.7%   22,078 87.5%
White 17,696 70.4%   16,417 65.0%
Black or African American 389 1.5%   181 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 57 0.2%   0 0.0%
Asian 3,843 15.3%   4,595 18.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 122 0.5%   78 0.3%
Some other race 95 0.4%   137 0.5%
Two or more races 831 3.3%   670 2.7%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 19,465 77.4%   19,285 76.4%
Foreign born 5,673 22.6%   5,954 23.6%
Naturalized citizen 2,996 11.9%   3,163 12.5%
Not a citizen 2,677 10.6%   2,791 11.1%
     
SEX    
Male 12,350 49.2%   12,575 49.8%
Female 12,773 50.8%   12,664 50.2%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,512 6.0%   1,715 6.8%
5 to 17 years 3,333 13.3%   3,913 15.5%
18 to 64 years 16,951 67.5%   16,752 66.4%
65 years and over 3,327 13.2%   2,859 11.3%
Median age 38.8 X   39.9 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 10,418 100.0%   10,490 100.0%
Family households 6,547 62.8%   6,716 64.0%
Families with children under 18 2,755 26.4%   3,275 31.2%
Average household size 2.35 X   2.38 X
Average family size 2.89 X   2.97 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 10,577 100.0%   10,811 100.0%
Occupied housing units 10,418 98.5%   10,490 97.0%
Owner-occupied housing units 6,270 60.2%   6,557 62.5%
Renter-occupied housing units 4,148 39.8%   3,933 37.5%
Vacant housing units 159 1.5%   321 3.0%
1 unit, detached housing 6,258 58.9%   6,464 59.8%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 593,200 X   904,600 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,116 X   1,243 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 80,905 X   99,739 X
Median family income (dollars) 95,722 X   122,515 X
Per capita income (dollars) 42,812 X   52,841 X
Individuals in poverty 991 4.0%   883 3.5%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 18,793 100.0%   17,581 100.0%
High school graduate 2,620 13.9%   1,681 9.6%
Bachelor's degree 5,726 30.5%   5,998 34.1%
Graduate or professional degree 3,993 21.2%   4,450 25.3%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.1 X   24.4 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 13,919 100.0%   13,223 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 12,637 90.8%   11,285 85.3%
Drove alone 11,302 81.2%   10,166 76.9%
Carpooled 1,335 9.6%   1,119 8.5%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 527 3.8%   588 4.4%
Bus or trolley bus 180 1.3%   174 1.3%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 19 0.1%   186 1.4%
Railroad 328 2.4%   228 1.7%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%   53 0.4%
Motorcycle 0 0.0%   140 1.1%
Bicycle 49 0.4%   10 0.1%
Walked 190 1.4%   343 2.6%
Other means 60 0.4%   13 0.1%
Worked at home 456 3.3%   791 6.0%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 14,238 100.0%   13,795 100.0%
Management, professional and related 7,745 54.4%   8,000 58.0%
Service 998 7.0%   1,176 8.5%
Sales and office 3,786 26.6%   3,712 26.9%
Farming, fishing & forestry 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 874 6.1%   438 3.2%
Production, transportation, and material moving 835 5.9%   469 3.4%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,101 7.7%   1,249 9.1%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2005-2007American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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