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Decennial Census data
      1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 29,506 100.0%   28,155 100.0%
In households 29,317 99.4%   28,001 99.5%
In group quarters 189 0.6%   154 0.5%
     
RACE    
White 7,962 27.0%   8,104 28.8%
Black or African American 6,796 23.0%   4,704 16.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 246 0.8%   120 0.4%
Asian 657 2.2%   1,057 3.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2,252 7.6%   2,118 7.5%
Some other race 10,248 34.7%   10,694 38.0%
Two or more races 1,345 4.6%   1,358 4.8%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 17,346 58.8%   18,147 64.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino 12,160 41.2%   10,008 35.5%
White 1,930 6.5%   1,754 6.2%
Black or African American 6,641 22.5%   4,458 15.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 66 0.2%   30 0.1%
Asian 621 2.1%   1,025 3.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2,223 7.5%   2,083 7.4%
Some other race 67 0.2%   49 0.2%
Two or more races 612 2.1%   609 2.2%
     
SEX    
Male 15,198 51.5%   14,268 50.7%
Female 14,308 48.5%   13,887 49.3%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 2,943 10.0%   2,616 9.3%
5 to 17 years 7,376 25.0%   6,360 22.6%
18 to 64 years 17,668 59.9%   17,504 62.2%
65 years and over 1,519 5.1%   1,675 5.9%
Median age 25.8 X   28.1 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 6,976 100.0%   6,940 100.0%
Family households 5,275 75.6%   5,279 76.1%
Families with children under 18 3,300 47.3%   3,144 45.3%
Average household size 4.20 X   4.03 X
Average family size 4.64 X   4.38 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 7,091 100.0%   7,819 100.0%
Occupied housing units 6,976 98.4%   6,940 88.8%
Owner-occupied housing units 3,033 43.5%   2,971 42.8%
Renter-occupied housing units 3,943 56.5%   3,969 57.2%
Vacant housing units 115 1.6%   879 11.2%
1 unit, detached housing 3,602 51.0%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 302,000 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 854 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 16,546 56.2%      
Foreign born 12,904 43.8%      
Naturalized citizen 2,856 9.7%      
Not a citizen 10,048 34.1%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 45,006 X      
Median family income (dollars) 44,342 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 13,774 X      
Individuals in poverty 4,658 16.2%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 15,170 100.0%      
High school graduate 2,733 18.0%      
Bachelor's degree 1,069 7.0%      
Graduate or professional degree 545 3.6%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.9 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 11,014 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 9,633 87.5%      
Drove alone 7,053 64.0%      
Carpooled 2,580 23.4%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 688 6.2%      
Bus or trolley bus 598 5.4%      
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 13 0.1%      
Railroad 72 0.7%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 5 0.0%      
Motorcycle 25 0.2%      
Bicycle 193 1.8%      
Walked 171 1.6%      
Other means 85 0.8%      
Worked at home 219 2.0%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 11,349 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 2,062 18.2%      
Service 3,626 31.9%      
Sales and office 2,632 23.2%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 29 0.3%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,350 11.9%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,650 14.5%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 866 7.6%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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