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      1870-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000 (in pdf)  |   2007
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 35,866 100.0%   33,842 100.0%
In households 34,516 96.2%   32,743 96.8%
In group quarters 1,350 3.8%   1,099 3.2%
     
RACE    
White 29,064 81.0%   26,521 78.4%
Black or African American 1,201 3.3%   981 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 264 0.7%   207 0.6%
Asian 2,378 6.6%   2,443 7.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 84 0.2%   167 0.5%
Some other race 1,181 3.3%   1,779 5.3%
Two or more races 1,694 4.7%   1,744 5.2%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3,660 10.2%   4,539 13.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino 32,206 89.8%   29,303 86.6%
White 27,096 75.5%   24,384 72.1%
Black or African American 1,181 3.3%   948 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 188 0.5%   107 0.3%
Asian 2,340 6.5%   2,418 7.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 80 0.2%   167 0.5%
Some other race 73 0.2%   21 0.1%
Two or more races 1,248 3.5%   1,258 3.7%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 32,714 90.5%   29,866 88.3%
Foreign born 3,453 9.5%   3,976 11.7%
Naturalized citizen 1,950 5.4%   2,363 7.0%
Not a citizen 1,503 4.2%   1,613 4.8%
     
SEX    
Male 17,794 49.6%   16,482 48.7%
Female 18,072 50.4%   17,360 51.3%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 2,000 5.6%   1,500 4.4%
5 to 17 years 6,128 17.1%   5,279 15.6%
18 to 64 years 24,110 67.2%   23,107 68.3%
65 years and over 3,628 10.1%   3,956 11.7%
Median age 38.6 X   42.7 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 14,300 100.0%   13,872 100.0%
Family households 9,204 64.4%   8,859 63.9%
Families with children under 18 4,290 30.0%   3,845 27.7%
Average household size 2.41 X   2.36 X
Average family size 2.96 X   2.98 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 14,597 100.0%   14,740 100.0%
Occupied housing units 14,300 98.0%   13,872 94.1%
Owner-occupied housing units 9,837 68.8%   9,923 71.5%
Renter-occupied housing units 4,463 31.2%   3,949 28.5%
Vacant housing units 297 2.0%   868 5.9%
1 unit, detached housing 9,300 63.5%   9,222 62.6%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 254,300 X   603,100 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 870 X   1,100 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 63,010 X   73,668 X
Median family income (dollars) 77,411 X   92,486 X
Per capita income (dollars) 29,701 X   36,979 X
Individuals in poverty 1,826 5.2%   2,327 6.9%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 25,201 100.0%   24,699 100.0%
High school graduate 5,111 20.3%   5,155 20.9%
Bachelor's degree 5,678 22.5%   6,111 24.7%
Graduate or professional degree 2,413 9.6%   2,757 11.2%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.9 X   26.9 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 18,820 100.0%   17,536 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 16,535 87.9%   15,153 86.4%
Drove alone 14,575 77.4%   13,498 77.0%
Carpooled 1,960 10.4%   1,655 9.4%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,082 5.7%   901 5.1%
Bus or trolley bus 228 1.2%   198 1.1%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 753 4.0%   634 3.6%
Railroad 101 0.5%   69 0.4%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 49 0.3%   85 0.5%
Bicycle 57 0.3%   181 1.0%
Walked 267 1.4%   252 1.4%
Other means 92 0.5%   77 0.4%
Worked at home 738 3.9%   887 5.1%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 19,169 100.0%   17,865 100.0%
Management, professional and related 7,914 41.3%   7,806 43.7%
Service 1,931 10.1%   2,059 11.5%
Sales and office 5,946 31.0%   5,307 29.7%
Farming, fishing & forestry 10 0.1%   0 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,033 10.6%   1,266 7.1%
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,335 7.0%   1,427 8.0%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,440 7.5%   1,575 8.8%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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