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      1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000 (in pdf)  |   2007
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 27,693 100.0%   28,727 100.0%
In households 27,274 98.5%   28,395 98.8%
In group quarters 419 1.5%   332 1.2%
     
RACE    
White 22,250 80.3%   21,158 73.7%
Black or African American 130 0.5%   90 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 48 0.2%   12 0.0%
Asian 4,271 15.4%   5,826 20.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 45 0.2%   28 0.1%
Some other race 183 0.7%   276 1.0%
Two or more races 766 2.8%   1,337 4.7%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 822 3.0%   1,114 3.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino 26,871 97.0%   27,613 96.1%
White 21,656 78.2%   20,421 71.1%
Black or African American 127 0.5%   90 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 40 0.1%   12 0.0%
Asian 4,252 15.4%   5,826 20.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 45 0.2%   28 0.1%
Some other race 55 0.2%   110 0.4%
Two or more races 696 2.5%   1,126 3.9%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 22,728 82.4%   22,226 77.4%
Foreign born 4,857 17.6%   6,501 22.6%
Naturalized citizen 2,967 10.8%   3,972 13.8%
Not a citizen 1,890 6.9%   2,529 8.8%
     
SEX    
Male 13,352 48.2%   13,674 47.6%
Female 14,341 51.8%   15,053 52.4%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,629 5.9%   1,533 5.3%
5 to 17 years 4,932 17.8%   5,952 20.7%
18 to 64 years 15,786 57.0%   16,175 56.3%
65 years and over 5,346 19.3%   5,067 17.6%
Median age 44.2 X   45.2 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 10,462 100.0%   10,575 100.0%
Family households 8,026 76.7%   8,002 75.7%
Families with children under 18 3,517 33.6%   3,891 36.8%
Average household size 2.61 X   2.69 X
Average family size 2.98 X   3.13 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 10,727 100.0%   11,111 100.0%
Occupied housing units 10,462 97.5%   10,575 95.2%
Owner-occupied housing units 8,954 85.6%   9,021 85.3%
Renter-occupied housing units 1,508 14.4%   1,554 14.7%
Vacant housing units 265 2.5%   536 4.8%
1 unit, detached housing 9,188 85.6%   9,360 84.2%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 983,000 X   1,000,000+ X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,727 X   2,001 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 126,740 X   158,745 X
Median family income (dollars) 148,201 X   185,848 X
Per capita income (dollars) 66,776 X   72,687 X
Individuals in poverty 647 2.4%   588 2.0%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 20,128 100.0%   20,259 100.0%
High school graduate 1,524 7.6%   1,298 6.4%
Bachelor's degree 7,150 35.5%   7,975 39.4%
Graduate or professional degree 7,201 35.8%   8,372 41.3%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.1 X   20.8 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 12,559 100.0%   11,723 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 11,108 88.4%   9,750 83.2%
Drove alone 10,571 84.2%   9,443 80.6%
Carpooled 537 4.3%   307 2.6%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 192 1.5%   107 0.9%
Bus or trolley bus 101 0.8%      
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 12 0.1%      
Railroad 79 0.6%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 0 0.0%      
Motorcycle 26 0.2%      
Bicycle 115 0.9%      
Walked 174 1.4%   168 1.4%
Other means 54 0.4%   300 2.6%
Worked at home 890 7.1%   1,398 11.9%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 12,711 100.0%   12,258 100.0%
Management, professional and related 9,499 74.7%   9,482 77.4%
Service 510 4.0%   463 3.8%
Sales and office 2,031 16.0%   1,953 15.9%
Farming, fishing & forestry 12 0.1%   24 0.2%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 295 2.3%   141 1.2%
Production, transportation, and material moving 364 2.9%   195 1.6%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,519 12.0%   1,440 11.7%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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