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      1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000 (in pdf)  |   2007
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 32,837 100.0%   33,980 100.0%
In households 32,377 98.6%   33,770 99.4%
In group quarters 460 1.4%   210 0.6%
     
RACE    
White 26,852 81.8%   24,924 7.3%
Black or African American 504 1.5%   1,126 3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 155 0.5%   107 0.3%
Asian 3,096 9.4%   4,742 14.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 90 0.3%   66 0.2%
Some other race 763 2.3%   952 2.8%
Two or more races 1,377 4.2%   2,063 6.1%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,767 8.4%   2,528 7.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino 30,070 91.6%   31,452 92.6%
White 25,139 76.6%   23,693 69.7%
Black or African American 493 1.5%   1,126 3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 101 0.3%   107 0.3%
Asian 3,053 9.3%   4,727 13.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 88 0.3%   66 0.2%
Some other race 72 0.2%   44 0.1%
Two or more races 1,124 3.4%   1,689 5.0%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 28,239 86.0%   26,423 77.8%
Foreign born 4,608 14.0%   7,557 22.2%
Naturalized citizen 2,123 6.5%   4,151 12.2%
Not a citizen 2,485 7.6%   3,406 10.0%
     
SEX    
Male 15,931 48.5%   16,496 48.5%
Female 16,906 51.5%   17,484 51.5%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,993 6.1%   2,115 6.2%
5 to 17 years 5,016 15.3%   5,189 15.3%
18 to 64 years 21,496 65.4%   22,181 65.3%
65 years and over 4,332 13.2%   4,495 13.2%
Median age 39.0 X   39.0 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 13,753 100.0%   13,673 100.0%
Family households 8,398 61.1%   8,214 60.1%
Families with children under 18 3,855 28.0%   3,747 27.4%
Average household size 2.35 X   2.47 X
Average family size 2.95 X   3.11 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 14,034 100.0%   14,437 100.0%
Occupied housing units 13,753 98.0%   13,673 94.7%
Owner-occupied housing units 8,727 63.5%   8,836 64.8%
Renter-occupied housing units 5,026 36.5%   4,810 35.2%
Vacant housing units 281 2.0%   764 5.3%
1 unit, detached housing 8,346 59.4%   8,596 59.5%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 294,000 X   658,900 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 984 X   1,245 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 67,489 X   80,737 X
Median family income (dollars) 79,001 X   104,297 X
Per capita income (dollars) 33,076 X   38,902 X
Individuals in poverty 1,639 5.0%   2,446 7.2%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 23,555 100.0%   23,454 100.0%
High school graduate 4,112 17.5%   3,817 16.3%
Bachelor's degree 6,913 29.3%   6,859 29.2%
Graduate or professional degree 3,087 13.1%   3,444 14.7%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.3 X   27.8 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 17,456 100.0%   17,360 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 14,093 80.7%   14,787 85.2%
Drove alone 12,655 72.5%   12,981 74.8%
Carpooled 1,438 8.2%   1,806 10.4%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,953 11.2%   965 5.6%
Bus or trolley bus 147 0.8%      
Streetcar or trolley car 12 0.1%      
Subway or elevated 1,637 9.4%      
Railroad 150 0.9%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 7 0.0%      
Motorcycle 34 0.2%      
Bicycle 131 0.8%      
Walked 277 1.6%   515 3.0%
Other means 91 0.5%   274 1.6%
Worked at home 877 5.0%   819 4.7%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 17,788 100.0%   17,991 100.0%
Management, professional and related 8,693 48.9%   8,213 45.7%
Service 1,912 10.7%   2,527 14.0%
Sales and office 4,786 26.9%   4,789 26.6%
Farming, fishing & forestry 12 0.1%   0 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,462 8.2%   1,816 10.1%
Production, transportation, and material moving 923 5.2%   646 3.6%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,663 9.3%   2,156 12.0%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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