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TOTAL POPULATION 58,598 100.0%
In households 57,930 98.9%
In group quarters 668 1.1%
 
RACE
White 44,391 75.8%
Black or African American 1,184 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 122 0.2%
Asian 10,090 17.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 84 0.1%
Some other race 827 1.4%
Two or more races 1,900 3.2%
 
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,722 4.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino 55,876 95.4%
White 42,682 72.8%
Black or African American 1,166 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 88 0.2%
Asian 10,056 17.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 81 0.1%
Some other race 183 0.3%
Two or more races 1,620 2.8%
 
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native 43,210 73.5%
Foreign born 15,573 26.5%
Naturalized citizen 6,768 11.5%
Not a citizen 8,805 15.0%
 
SEX
Male 28,671 48.9%
Female 29,927 51.1%
 
AGE
Under 5 years 2,970 5.1%
5 to 17 years 9,436 16.1%
18 to 64 years 37,052 63.2%
65 years and over 9,140 15.6%
Median age 40.2 X
 
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 25,216 100.0%
Family households 14,593 57.9%
Families with children under 18 6,861 27.2%
Average household size 2.30 X
Average family size 2.95 X
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 26,048 100.0%
Occupied housing units 25,216 96.8%
Owner-occupied housing units 14,420 57.2%
Renter-occupied housing units 10,796 42.8%
Vacant housing units 832 3.2%
1 unit, detached housing 15,387 58.8%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 811,800 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,349 X
 
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 90,377 X
Median family income (dollars) 117,574 X
Per capita income (dollars) 56,257 X
Individuals in poverty 2,801 4.8%
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 43,566 100.0%
High school graduate 2,428 5.6%
Bachelor's degree 13,658 31.4%
Graduate or professional degree 18,748 43.0%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.0 X
 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
Total 30,950 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 24,959 80.6%
Drove alone 23,073 74.5%
Carpooled 1,886 6.1%
Public transportation 1,064 3.4%
Bus or trolley bus 415 1.3%
Streetcar or trolley car 23 0.1%
Subway or elevated 37 0.1%
Railroad 572 1.8%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%
Taxicab 17 0.1%
Motorcycle 76 0.2%
Bicycle 1,742 5.6%
Walked 997 3.2%
Other means 78 0.3%
Worked at home 2,034 6.6%
 
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LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 31,369 100.0%
Management, professional and related 23,839 76.0%
Service 1,493 4.8%
Sales and office 4,638 14.8%
Farming, fishing & forestry 9 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 624 2.0%
Production, transportation, and material moving 766 2.4%
 
CLASS OF WORKER    
Self-employed workers 3,126 10.0%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP

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