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TOTAL POPULATION 30,785 100.0%
In households 29,833 96.9%
In group quarters 952 3.1%
 
RACE
White 22,274 72.4%
Black or African American 2,163 7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 136 0.4%
Asian 2,201 7.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 389 1.3%
Some other race 2,635 8.6%
Two or more races 987 3.2%
 
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,803 15.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino 25,982 84.4%
White 20,452 66.4%
Black or African American 2,124 6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 52 0.2%
Asian 2,184 7.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 388 1.3%
Some other race 82 0.3%
Two or more races 700 2.3%
 
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native 23,780 77.2%
Foreign born 7,006 22.8%
Naturalized citizen 2,453 8.0%
Not a citizen 4,553 14.8%
 
SEX
Male 14,920 48.5%
Female 15,865 51.5%
 
AGE
Under 5 years 2,030 6.6%
5 to 17 years 4,707 15.3%
18 to 64 years 19,159 62.2%
65 years and over 4,889 15.9%
Median age 37.4 X
 
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 12,387 100.0%
Family households 7,120 57.5%
Families with children under 18 3,299 26.6%
Average household size 2.14 X
Average family size 3.12 X
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 12,714 100.0%
Occupied housing units 12,387 97.4%
Owner-occupied housing units 7,055 57.0%
Renter-occupied housing units 5,332 43.0%
Vacant housing units 327 2.6%
1 unit, detached housing 6,852 53.8%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 778,500 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,319 X
 
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 84,609 X
Median family income (dollars) 105,550 X
Per capita income (dollars) 53,341 X
Individuals in poverty 2,059 6.9%
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 22,454 100.0%
High school graduate 2,216 9.9%
Bachelor's degree 6,949 30.9%
Graduate or professional degree 6,896 30.7%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 24.6 X
 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
Total 15,237 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 12,590 82.6%
Drove alone 11,506 75.5%
Carpooled 1,084 7.1%
Public transportation 614 4.0%
Bus or trolley bus 336 2.2%
Streetcar or trolley car 15 0.1%
Subway or elevated 8 0.1%
Railroad 248 1.6%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%
Taxicab 7 0.0%
Motorcycle 38 0.2%
Bicycle 562 3.7%
Walked 338 2.2%
Other means 86 0.6%
Worked at home 1,009 6.6%
 
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 15,429 100.0%
Management, professional and related 9,695 62.8%
Service 1,415 9.2%
Sales and office 2,927 19.0%
Farming, fishing & forestry 14 0.1%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 557 3.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving 821 5.3%
 
CLASS OF WORKER    
Self-employed workers 1,671 10.8%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4

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