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TOTAL POPULATION 28,803 100.0%
In households 28,716 99.7%
In group quarters 87 0.3%
 
RACE
White 17,087 59.3%
Black or African American 602 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 34 0.1%
Asian 9,368 32.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 167 0.6%
Some other race 355 1.2%
Two or more races 1,190 4.1%
 
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,531 5.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 27,272 94.7%
White 16,090 55.9%
Black or African American 595 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 29 0.1%
Asian 9,339 32.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 156 0.5%
Some other race 69 0.2%
Two or more races 994 3.5%
 
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native 18,662 64.8%
Foreign born 10,141 35.2%
Naturalized citizen 4,928 17.1%
Not a citizen 5,213 18.1%
 
SEX
Male 14,165 49.2%
Female 14,638 50.8%
 
AGE
Under 5 years 1,685 5.9%
5 to 17 years 4,413 15.3%
18 to 64 years 19,803 68.8%
65 years and over 2,902 10.1%
Median age 38.1 X
 
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 11,613 100.0%
Family households 7,928 68.3%
Families with children under 18 3,547 30.5%
Average household size 2.47 X
Average family size 2.97 X
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 12,009 100.0%
Occupied housing units 11,613 96.7%
Owner-occupied housing units 7,145 61.5%
Renter-occupied housing units 4,468 38.5%
Vacant housing units 396 3.3%
1 unit, detached housing 4,808 40.0%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 566,500 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,620 X
 
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 95,279 X
Median family income (dollars) 106,099 X
Per capita income (dollars) 45,754 X
Individuals in poverty 820 2.9%
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 21,232 100.0%
High school graduate 2,233 10.5%
Bachelor's degree 7,559 35.6%
Graduate or professional degree 5,146 24.2%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.3 X
 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
Total 15,829 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 14,288 90.3%
Drove alone 12,984 82.0%
Carpooled 1,304 8.2%
Public transportation 568 3.6%
Bus or trolley bus 355 2.2%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 59 0.4%
Railroad 140 0.9%
Ferryboat 14 0.1%
Taxicab 0 0.0%
Motorcycle 24 0.2%
Bicycle 106 0.7%
Walked 201 1.3%
Other means 73 0.5%
Worked at home 569 3.6%
 
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 16,051 100.0%
Management, professional and related 9,942 61.9%
Service 982 6.1%
Sales and office 3,967 24.7%
Farming, fishing & forestry 7 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 578 3.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving 575 3.6%
 
CLASS OF WORKER    
Self-employed workers 1,152 7.2%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4

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