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TOTAL POPULATION 47,630 100.0%
In households 46,648 97.9%
In group quarters 982 2.1%
 
RACE
White 39,414 82.8%
Black or African American 948 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 246 0.5%
Asian 2,479 5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 82 0.2%
Some other race 2,587 5.4%
Two or more races 1,874 3.9%
 
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,229 13.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino 41,401 86.9%
White 36,336 76.3%
Black or African American 893 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 113 0.2%
Asian 2,442 5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 71 0.1%
Some other race 147 0.3%
Two or more races 1,399 2.9%
 
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native 39,597 82.8%
Foreign born 8,198 17.2%
Naturalized citizen 3,568 7.5%
Not a citizen 4,630 9.7%
 
SEX
Male 23,033 48.4%
Female 24,597 51.6%
 
AGE
Under 5 years 2,802 5.9%
5 to 17 years 8,195 17.2%
18 to 64 years 30,439 63.9%
65 years and over 6,194 13.0%
Median age 39.6 X
 
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 18,524 100.0%
Family households 12,419 67.0%
Families with children under 18 5,952 32.1%
Average household size 2.52 X
Average family size 3.01 X
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 18,994 100.0%
Occupied housing units 18,524 97.5%
Owner-occupied housing units 12,515 67.6%
Renter-occupied housing units 6,009 32.4%
Vacant housing units 470 2.5%
1 unit, detached housing 10,928 57.6%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 381,400 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,146 X
 
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 63,453 X
Median family income (dollars) 74,434 X
Per capita income (dollars) 32,402 X
Individuals in poverty 2,622 5.6%
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 33,603 100.0%
High school graduate 6,029 17.9%
Bachelor's degree 8,333 24.8%
Graduate or professional degree 4,111 12.2%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 34.8 X
 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
Total 24,588 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 20,435 83.1%
Drove alone 17,287 70.3%
Carpooled 3,148 12.8%
Public transportation 2,063 8.4%
Bus or trolley bus 1,749 7.1%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 16 0.1%
Railroad 0 0.0%
Ferryboat 281 1.1%
Taxicab 17 0.1%
Motorcycle 106 0.4%
Bicycle 89 0.4%
Walked 401 1.6%
Other means 119 0.5%
Worked at home 1,375 5.6%
 
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 24,873 100.0%
Management, professional and related 10,800 43.4%
Service 3,553 14.3%
Sales and office 6,985 28.1%
Farming, fishing & forestry 14 0.1%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,919 7.7%
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,602 6.4%
 
CLASS OF WORKER    
Self-employed workers 2,783 11.2%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4

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