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Decennial Census data
      1870-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 41,464 100.0%   48,821 100.0%
In households 41,034 99.0%   48,015 98.3%
In group quarters 430 1.0%   806 1.7%
     
RACE    
White 24,426 58.9%   28,674 58.7%
Black or African American 745 1.8%   942 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 661 1.6%   831 1.7%
Asian 1,810 4.4%   3,448 7.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 105 0.3%   111 0.2%
Some other race 11,499 27.7%   12,322 25.2%
Two or more races 2,218 5.3%   2,493 5.1%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 22,298 53.8%   28,214 57.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino 19,166 46.2%   20,607 42.2%
White 15,767 38.0%   15,335 31.4%
Black or African American 615 1.5%   709 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 193 0.5%   180 0.4%
Asian 1,658 4.0%   3,265 6.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 74 0.2%   86 0.2%
Some other race 58 0.1%   58 0.1%
Two or more races 801 1.9%   974 2.0%
     
SEX    
Male 20,656 49.8%   24,229 49.6%
Female 20,808 50.2%   24,592 50.4%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 3,903 9.4%   4,144 8.5%
5 to 17 years 9,598 23.1%   10,839 22.2%
18 to 64 years 25,148 60.7%   29,740 60.9%
65 years and over 2,815 6.8%   4,098 8.4%
Median age 29.9 X   32.4 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 11,869 100.0%   14,175 100.0%
Family households 9,590 80.8%   11,336 80.0%
Families with children under 18 5,660 47.7%   6,243 44.0%
Average household size 3.46 X   3.39 X
Average family size 3.74 X   3.69 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 12,152 100.0%   14,854 100.0%
Occupied housing units 11,869 97.7%   14,175 95.4%
Owner-occupied housing units 7,264 61.2%   8,624 60.8%
Renter-occupied housing units 4,605 38.8%   5,551 39.2%
Vacant housing units 283 2.3%   679 4.6%
1 unit, detached housing 7,768 63.8%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 344,100 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 936 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 31,545 75.9%      
Foreign born 10,042 24.1%      
Naturalized citizen 2,575 6.2%      
Not a citizen 7,467 18.0%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 62,135 X      
Median family income (dollars) 65,330 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 22,071 X      
Individuals in poverty 4,250 10.4%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 24,105 100.0%      
High school graduate 4,833 20.0%      
Bachelor's degree 3,209 13.3%      
Graduate or professional degree 1,388 5.8%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.6 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 18,774 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 16,760 89.3%      
Drove alone 13,158 70.1%      
Carpooled 3,602 19.2%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 675 3.6%      
Bus or trolley bus 366 1.9%      
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 0 0.0%      
Railroad 309 1.6%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 0 0.0%      
Motorcycle 44 0.2%      
Bicycle 187 1.0%      
Walked 331 1.8%      
Other means 289 1.5%      
Worked at home 488 2.6%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 19,259 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 5,511 28.6%      
Service 2,741 14.2%      
Sales and office 5,405 28.1%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 622 3.2%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,095 10.9%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 2,885 15.0%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,146 6.0%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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