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      1900-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000 (in pdf)  |   2007
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 58,598 100.0%   63,752 100.0%
In households 57,930 98.9%   63,304 99.3%
In group quarters 668 1.1%   448 0.7%
     
RACE    
White 44,391 75.8%   44,214 69.4%
Black or African American 1,184 2.0%   1,075 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 122 0.2%   212 0.3%
Asian 10,090 17.2%   14,893 23.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 84 0.1%   62 0.1%
Some other race 827 1.4%   1,746 2.7%
Two or more races 1,900 3.2%   1,550 2.4%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,722 4.6%   3,764 5.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino 55,876 95.4%   59,988 94.1%
White 42,682 72.8%   42,202 66.2%
Black or African American 1,166 2.0%   1,038 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 88 0.2%   188 0.3%
Asian 10,056 17.2%   14,804 23.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 81 0.1%   62 0.1%
Some other race 183 0.3%   279 0.4%
Two or more races 1,620 2.8%   1,415 2.2%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 43,210 73.5%   44,117 69.2%
Foreign born 15,573 26.5%   19,635 30.8%
Naturalized citizen 6,768 11.5%   10,647 16.7%
Not a citizen 8,805 15.0%   8,988 14.1%
     
SEX    
Male 28,671 48.9%   31,431 49.3%
Female 29,927 51.1%   32,321 50.7%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 2,970 5.1%   3,893 6.1%
5 to 17 years 9,436 16.1%   10,879 17.1%
18 to 64 years 37,052 63.2%   39,326 61.7%
65 years and over 9,140 15.6%   9,654 15.1%
Median age 40.2 X   42.1 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 25,216 100.0%   25,486 100.0%
Family households 14,593 57.9%   16,006 62.8%
Families with children under 18 6,861 27.2%   8,265 32.4%
Average household size 2.30 X   2.48 X
Average family size 2.95 X   3.11 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 26,048 100.0%   26,735 100.0%
Occupied housing units 25,216 96.8%   25,486 95.3%
Owner-occupied housing units 14,420 57.2%   15,326 60.1%
Renter-occupied housing units 10,796 42.8%   10,160 39.9%
Vacant housing units 832 3.2%   1,249 4.7%
1 unit, detached housing 15,387 58.8%   16,792 62.8%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 811,800 X   1,000,000+ X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,349 X   1,579 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 90,377 X   119,046 X
Median family income (dollars) 117,574 X   153,197 X
Per capita income (dollars) 56,257 X   65,739 X
Individuals in poverty 2,801 4.8%   3,606 5.7%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 43,566 100.0%   45,299 100.0%
High school graduate 2,428 5.6%   3,041 6.7%
Bachelor's degree 13,658 31.4%   13,276 29.3%
Graduate or professional degree 18,748 43.0%   21,921 48.4%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.0 X   20.6 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 30,950 100.0%   30,530 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 24,959 80.6%   23,211 76.0%
Drove alone 23,073 74.5%   21,963 71.9%
Carpooled 1,886 6.1%   1,248 4.1%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,064 3.4%   1,007 3.3%
Bus or trolley bus 415 1.3%   384 1.3%
Streetcar or trolley car 23 0.1%   54 0.2%
Subway or elevated 37 0.1%   25 0.1%
Railroad 572 1.8%   527 1.7%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   17 0.1%
Taxicab 17 0.1%   37 0.1%
Motorcycle 76 0.2%   41 0.1%
Bicycle 1,742 5.6%   1,896 6.2%
Walked 997 3.2%   1,756 5.8%
Other means 78 0.3%   143 0.5%
Worked at home 2,034 6.6%   2,439 8.0%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 31,369 100.0%   31,380 100.0%
Management, professional and related 23,839 76.0%   23,978 76.4%
Service 1,493 4.8%   1,879 6.0%
Sales and office 4,638 14.8%   4,097 13.1%
Farming, fishing & forestry 9 0.0%   24 0.1%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 624 2.0%   396 1.3%
Production, transportation, and material moving 766 2.4%   1,006 3.2%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 3,126 10.0%   2,995 9.5%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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