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      1870-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000 (in pdf)  |   2007
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 41,464 100.0%   46,956 100.0%
In households 41,034 99.0%   45,191 96.2%
In group quarters 430 1.0%   1,765 3.8%
     
RACE    
White 24,426 58.9%   30,636 65.2%
Black or African American 745 1.8%   703 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 661 1.6%   380 0.8%
Asian 1,810 4.4%   2,668 5.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 105 0.3%   0 0.0%
Some other race 11,499 27.7%   11,220 23.9%
Two or more races 2,218 5.3%   1,349 2.9%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 22,298 53.8%   27,004 57.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino 19,166 46.2%   19,952 42.5%
White 15,767 38.0%   15,810 33.7%
Black or African American 615 1.5%   577 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 193 0.5%   186 0.4%
Asian 1,658 4.0%   2,598 5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 74 0.2%   0 0.0%
Some other race 58 0.1%   88 0.2%
Two or more races 801 1.9%   693 1.5%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 31,545 75.9%   34,451 73.4%
Foreign born 10,042 24.1%   12,505 26.6%
Naturalized citizen 2,575 6.2%   4,387 9.3%
Not a citizen 7,467 18.0%   8,118 17.3%
     
SEX    
Male 20,656 49.8%   23,534 50.1%
Female 20,808 50.2%   23,422 49.9%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 3,903 9.4%   4,339 9.2%
5 to 17 years 9,598 23.1%   9,751 20.8%
18 to 64 years 25,148 60.7%   27,940 59.5%
65 years and over 2,815 6.8%   4,926 10.5%
Median age 29.9 X   32.4 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 11,869 100.0%   13,740 100.0%
Family households 9,590 80.8%   10,714 78.0%
Families with children under 18 5,660 47.7%   6,335 46.1%
Average household size 3.46 X   3.29 X
Average family size 3.74 X   3.76 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 12,152 100.0%   14,219 100.0%
Occupied housing units 11,869 97.7%   13,740 96.6%
Owner-occupied housing units 7,264 61.2%   8,899 64.8%
Renter-occupied housing units 4,605 38.8%   4,841 35.2%
Vacant housing units 283 2.3%   479 3.4%
1 unit, detached housing 7,768 63.8%   9,852 69.3%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 344,100 X   684,800 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 936 X   1,175 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 62,135 X   66,401 X
Median family income (dollars) 65,330 X   80,371 X
Per capita income (dollars) 22,071 X   27,014 X
Individuals in poverty 4,250 10.4%   4,381 9.3%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 24,105 100.0%   27,556 100.0%
High school graduate 4,833 20.0%   5,972 21.7%
Bachelor's degree 3,209 13.3%   4,636 16.8%
Graduate or professional degree 1,388 5.8%   2,078 7.5%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.6 X   29.0 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 18,774 100.0%   20,410 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 16,760 89.3%   17,559 86.0%
Drove alone 13,158 70.1%   13,792 67.6%
Carpooled 3,602 19.2%   3,767 18.5%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 675 3.6%   670 3.3%
Bus or trolley bus 366 1.9%   542 2.7%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Railroad 309 1.6%   128 0.6%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 44 0.2%   152 0.7%
Bicycle 187 1.0%   89 0.4%
Walked 331 1.8%   718 3.5%
Other means 289 1.5%   391 1.9%
Worked at home 488 2.6%   831 4.1%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 19,259 100.0%   21,142 100.0%
Management, professional and related 5,511 28.6%   6,199 29.3%
Service 2,741 14.2%   4,300 20.3%
Sales and office 5,405 28.1%   5,032 23.8%
Farming, fishing & forestry 622 3.2%   904 4.3%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,095 10.9%   1,829 8.7%
Production, transportation, and material moving 2,885 15.0%   2,878 13.6%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,146 6.0%   1,156 5.5%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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