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1970-1990 Data
City of Mountain View
Santa Clara County
           
  Census 2000   2006 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 70,708 100.0%   71,518 100.0%
In households 70,204 99.3%    
In group quarters 504 0.7%    
     
RACE    
White 45,090 63.8%   42,719 59.7%
Black or African American 1,789 2.5%   1,173 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 273 0.4%   268 0.4%
Asian 14,613 20.7%   16,631 23.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 182 0.3%   625 0.9%
Some other race 5,884 8.3%   8,553 12.0%
Two or more races 2,877 4.1%   1,549 2.2%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 12,911 18.3%   16,767 23.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino 57,797 81.7%      
White 39,029 55.2%   34,594 48.4%
Black or African American 1,674 2.4%   1,173 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 164 0.2%   221 0.3%
Asian 14,513 20.5%   16,631 23.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 160 0.2%   625 0.9%
Some other race 221 0.3%   0 0.0%
Two or more races 2,036 2.9%   21,507 2.1%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 45,806 65.0%   41,358 57.8%
Foreign born 24,661 35.0%   30,160 42.2%
Naturalized citizen 7,252 10.3%   10,122 14.2%
Not a citizen 17,409 24.7%   20,038 28.0%
     
SEX    
Male 36,523 51.7%   37,118 51.9%
Female 34,185 48.3%   34,400 48.1%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 4,270 6.0%   5,410 7.6%
5 to 17 years 8,426 11.9%   8,314 11.6%
18 to 64 years 50,596 71.6%   51,148 71.5%
65 years and over 7,416 10.5%   6,646 9.3%
Median age 34.6 X   35.1 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 31,242 100.0%   31,466 100.0%
Family households 15,909 50.9%   16,734 53.2%
Families with children under 18 6,854 21.9%   8,154 25.9%
Average household size 2.25 X   2.27 X
Average family size 2.97 X   3.08 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 32,432 100.0%   32,776 100.0%
Occupied housing units 31,242 96.3%   31,466 96.0%
Owner-occupied housing units 12,957 41.5%   13,230 42.0%
Renter-occupied housing units 18,285 58.5%   18,236 58.0%
Vacant housing units 1,190 3.7%   1,310 4.0%
1 unit, detached housing 9,147 28.2%   10,057 30.7%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 546,900 X   732,700 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,222 X   1,260 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 69,362 X   80,599 X
Median family income (dollars) 80,379 X   98,836 X
Per capita income (dollars) 39,693 X   48,234 X
Individuals in poverty 4,749 6.8%   4,596 6.4%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 52,353 100.0%   51,477 100.0%
High school graduate 6,190 11.8%   6,149 11.9%
Bachelor's degree 15,653 29.9%   15,214 29.6%
Graduate or professional degree 13,324 25.5%   14,609 28.4%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.9 X   21.1 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 40,321 100.0%   41,732 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 34,962 86.7%      
Drove alone 31,555 78.3%   31,988 76.7%
Carpooled 3,407 8.4%   2,579 6.2%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,940 4.8%   2,813 6.7%
Bus or trolley bus 1,105 2.7%    
Streetcar or trolley car 61 0.2%    
Subway or elevated 14 0.0%    
Railroad 741 1.8%    
Ferryboat 0 0.0%    
Taxicab 19 0.0%    
Motorcycle 198 0.5%    
Bicycle 793 2.0%      
Walked 906 2.2%   762 1.8%
Other means 167 0.4%   2,024 4.8%
Worked at home 1,355 3.4%   1,566 3.8%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 41,126 100.0%   42,927 100.0%
Management, professional and related 25,711 62.5%   24,565 57.2%
Service 3,846 9.4%   6,150 14.3%
Sales and office 7,376 17.9%   7,735 18.0%
Farming, fishing & forestry 109 0.3%   178 0.4%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,698 4.1%   1,824 4.2%
Production, transportation, and material moving 2,386 5.8%   2,475 5.8%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 2,580 6.3%   2,603 6.1%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006 American Community Survey
 
 
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