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TOTAL POPULATION 54,548 100.0%
In households 53,808 98.6%
In group quarters 740 1.4%
 
RACE
White 45,906 84.2%
Black or African American 632 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 294 0.5%
Asian 2,135 3.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 93 0.2%
Some other race 3,317 6.1%
Two or more races 2,171 4.0%
 
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 7,985 14.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino 46,563 85.4%
White 41,996 77.0%
Black or African American 581 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 173 0.3%
Asian 2,089 3.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 85 0.2%
Some other race 100 0.2%
Two or more races 1,539 2.8%
 
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native 46,679 85.6%
Foreign born 7,859 14.4%
Naturalized citizen 3,087 5.7%
Not a citizen 4,772 8.7%
 
SEX
Male 26,661 48.9%
Female 27,887 51.1%
 
AGE
Under 5 years 3,612 6.6%
5 to 17 years 10,666 19.2%
18 to 64 years 34,243 62.8%
65 years and over 6,027 11.0%
Median age 37.1 X
 
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 19,932 100.0%
Family households 14,014 70.3%
Families with children under 18 7,288 36.6%
Average household size 2.70 X
Average family size 3.16 X
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 20,304 100.0%
Occupied housing units 19,932 98.2%
Owner-occupied housing units 13,964 70.1%
Renter-occupied housing units 5,968 29.9%
Vacant housing units 372 1.8%
1 unit, detached housing 14,760 72.6%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 289,500 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 946 X
 
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 61,679 X
Median family income (dollars) 71,158 X
Per capita income (dollars) 27,087 X
Individuals in poverty 3,245 6.0%
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 36,376 100.0%
High school graduate 7,022 19.3%
Bachelor's degree 7,553 20.8%
Graduate or professional degree 3,401 9.3%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 33.8 X
 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
Total 27,600 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 23,714 85.9%
Drove alone 19,899 72.1%
Carpooled 3,815 13.8%
Public transportation 1,385 5.0%
Bus or trolley bus 1,346 4.9%
Streetcar or trolley car 16 0.1%
Subway or elevated 0 0.0%
Railroad 0 0.0%
Ferryboat 20 0.1%
Taxicab 3 0.0%
Motorcycle 51 0.2%
Bicycle 245 0.9%
Walked 714 2.6%
Other means 198 0.7%
Worked at home 1,293 4.7%
 
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 28,162 100.0%
Management, professional and related 10,287 36.5%
Service 4,116 14.6%
Sales and office 7,880 28.0%
Farming, fishing & forestry 175 0.6%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,773 9.8%
Production, transportation, and material moving 2,931 10.4%
 
CLASS OF WORKER    
Self-employed workers 2,749 9.8%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4

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