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  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 63,654 100.0%   70,893 100.0%
In households 63,419 99.6%   70,209 99.0%
In group quarters 235 0.4%   684 1.0%
     
RACE    
White 51,203 80.4%   48,414 68.3%
Black or African American 876 1.4%   1,632 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 210 0.3%   362 0.5%
Asian 7,444 11.7%   13,962 19.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 85 0.1%   14 0.0%
Some other race 1,495 2.3%   3,411 4.8%
Two or more races 2,341 3.7%   3,098 4.4%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 5,011 7.9%   7,349 10.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino 58,643 92.1%   63,544 89.6%
White 48,253 75.8%   45,355 64.0%
Black or African American 845 1.3%   1,632 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 147 0.2%   299 0.4%
Asian 7,387 11.6%   13,831 19.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 74 0.1%   14 0.0%
Some other race 143 0.2%   392 0.6%
Two or more races 1,794 2.8%   2,021 2.9%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 54,512 85.8%   56,706 80.0%
Foreign born 9,057 14.2%   14,187 20.0%
Naturalized citizen 4,098 6.4%   8,028 11.3%
Not a citizen 4,959 7.8%   6,159 8.7%
     
SEX    
Male 31,270 49.1%   35,282 49.8%
Female 32,384 50.9%   35,611 50.2%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 4,359 6.8%   5,057 7.1%
5 to 17 years 13,593 21.4%   15,852 22.4%
18 to 64 years 40,864 64.2%   43,407 61.2%
65 years and over 4,838 7.6%   6,577 9.3%
Median age 36.9 X   39.0 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 23,311 100.0%   24,917 100.0%
Family households 17,395 74.6%   18,696 75.0%
Families with children under 18 9,521 40.8%   10,699 42.9%
Average household size 2.72 X   2.82 X
Average family size 3.15 X   3.29 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 23,968 100.0%   25,698 100.0%
Occupied housing units 23,311 97.3%   24,917 97.0%
Owner-occupied housing units 17,099 73.4%   17,898 71.8%
Renter-occupied housing units 6,212 26.6%   7,019 28.2%
Vacant housing units 657 2.7%   781 3.0%
1 unit, detached housing 15,641 65.2%   16,585 64.5%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 435,300 X   820,000 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,219 X   1,439 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 90,859 X   109,470 X
Median family income (dollars) 102,796 X   121,229 X
Per capita income (dollars) 41,623 X   47,276 X
Individuals in poverty 1,619 2.6%   2,003 2.8%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 42,370 100.0%   45,504 100.0%
High school graduate 6,228 14.7%   7,081 15.6%
Bachelor's degree 13,355 31.5%   15,818 34.8%
Graduate or professional degree 6,675 15.8%   9,683 21.3%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 33.3 X   27.4 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 33,269 100.0%   33,366 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 29,271 88.0%   27,976 83.8%
Drove alone 26,625 80.0%   26,027 78.0%
Carpooled 2,646 8.0%   1,949 5.8%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,626 4.9%   1,729 5.2%
Bus or trolley bus 198 0.6%   375 1.1%
Streetcar or trolley car 15 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 943 2.8%   1,090 3.3%
Railroad 460 1.4%   264 0.8%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 10 0.0%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 83 0.2%   156 0.5%
Bicycle 150 0.5%   449 1.3%
Walked 428 1.3%   626 1.9%
Other means 191 0.6%   278 0.8%
Worked at home 1,520 4.6%   2,152 6.4%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 33,608 100.0%   34,382 100.0%
Management, professional and related 17,543 52.2%   19,524 56.8%
Service 2,912 8.7%   3,182 9.3%
Sales and office 9,611 28.6%   8,705 25.3%
Farming, fishing & forestry 15 0.0%   0 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,585 4.7%   1,400 4.1%
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,942 5.8%   1,571 4.6%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 2,008 6.0%   2,698 7.8%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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