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      1870-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000 (in pdf)  |   2005  |   2006  |   2007
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 75,402 100.0%   75,508 100.0%
In households 73,475 97.4%   73,422 97.2%
In group quarters 1,927 2.6%   2,086 2.8%
     
RACE    
White 52,008 69.0%   57,134 75.7%
Black or African American 1,916 2.5%   2,163 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 384 0.5%   404 0.5%
Asian 6,715 8.9%   6,828 9.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 663 0.9%   849 1.1%
Some other race 10,535 14.0%   6,315 8.4%
Two or more races 3,181 4.2%   1,815 2.4%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 23,557 31.2%   27,194 36.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino 51,845 68.8%   48,314 64.0%
White 40,656 53.9%   37,118 49.2%
Black or African American 1,791 2.4%   2,036 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 165 0.2%   90 0.1%
Asian 6,604 8.8%   6,804 9.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 635 0.8%   800 1.1%
Some other race 163 0.2%   101 0.1%
Two or more races 1,831 2.4%   1,265 1.7%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 52,776 70.0%   51,243 67.9%
Foreign born 22,671 30.0%   24,265 32.1%
Naturalized citizen 7,730 10.2%   8,808 11.7%
Not a citizen 14,941 19.8%   15,457 20.5%
     
SEX    
Male 37,930 50.3%   38,131 50.5%
Female 37,472 49.7%   37,377 49.5%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 5,679 7.5%   6,143 8.1%
5 to 17 years 11,812 15.7%   11,460 15.2%
18 to 64 years 50,220 66.6%   49,328 65.3%
65 years and over 7,691 10.2%   8,577 11.4%
Median age 34.8 X   37.9 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 28,060 100.0%   27,423 100.0%
Family households 17,902 63.8%   17,898 65.3%
Families with children under 18 8,785 31.3%   8,921 32.5%
Average household size 2.62 X   2.68 X
Average family size 3.20 X   3.25 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 28,921 100.0%   29,194 100.0%
Occupied housing units 28,060 97.0%   27,423 93.9%
Owner-occupied housing units 14,861 53.0%   14,887 54.3%
Renter-occupied housing units 13,199 47.0%   12,536 45.7%
Vacant housing units 861 3.0%   1,771 6.1%
1 unit, detached housing 13,496 46.7%   14,245 48.8%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 517,800 X   820,900 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,105 X   1,323 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 66,748 X   72,679 X
Median family income (dollars) 73,798 X   82,964 X
Per capita income (dollars) 34,042 X   36,817 X
Individuals in poverty 4,418 6.0%   7,734 10.2%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 51,677 100.0%   51,179 100.0%
High school graduate 9,053 17.5%   11,092 21.7%
Bachelor's degree 11,181 21.6%   11,457 22.4%
Graduate or professional degree 7,256 14.0%   7,327 14.3%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.0 X   22.9 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 39,189 100.0%   36,352 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 33,953 86.6%   30,893 85.0%
Drove alone 28,976 73.9%   26,628 73.3%
Carpooled 4,977 12.7%   4,265 11.7%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,899 4.8%   1,400 3.9%
Bus or trolley bus 944 2.4%   912 2.5%
Streetcar or trolley car 8 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 43 0.1%   155 0.4%
Railroad 887 2.3%   286 0.8%
Ferryboat 7 0.0%   47 0.1%
Taxicab 10 0.0%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 130 0.3%   90 0.2%
Bicycle 697 1.8%   469 1.3%
Walked 1,097 2.8%   845 2.3%
Other means 257 0.7%   599 1.6%
Worked at home 1,156 2.9%   2,056 5.7%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 40,100 100.0%   37,033 100.0%
Management, professional and related 16,972 42.3%   14,498 39.1%
Service 6,022 15.0%   7,350 19.8%
Sales and office 9,623 24.0%   8,982 24.3%
Farming, fishing & forestry 113 0.3%   292 0.8%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,711 9.3%   3,569 9.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,659 9.1%   2,342 6.3%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 3,616 9.0%   4,831 13.0%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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