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Decennial Census data
      1870-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 75,402 100.0%   76,815 100.0%
In households 73,475 97.4%   75,268 98.0%
In group quarters 1,927 2.6%   1,547 2.0%
     
RACE    
White 52,008 69.0%   46,255 60.2%
Black or African American 1,916 2.5%   1,881 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 384 0.5%   511 0.7%
Asian 6,715 8.9%   8,216 10.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 663 0.9%   795 1.0%
Some other race 10,535 14.0%   14,967 19.5%
Two or more races 3,181 4.2%   4,190 5.5%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 23,557 31.2%   29,810 38.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino 51,845 68.8%   47,005 61.2%
White 40,656 53.9%   33,801 44.0%
Black or African American 1,791 2.4%   1,655 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 165 0.2%   152 0.2%
Asian 6,604 8.8%   8,063 10.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 635 0.8%   732 1.0%
Some other race 163 0.2%   291 0.4%
Two or more races 1,831 2.4%   2,311 3.0%
     
SEX    
Male 37,930 50.3%   38,246 49.8%
Female 37,472 49.7%   38,569 50.2%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 5,679 7.5%   5,762 7.5%
5 to 17 years 11,812 15.7%   12,431 16.2%
18 to 64 years 50,220 66.6%   50,510 65.8%
65 years and over 7,691 10.2%   8,112 10.6%
Median age 34.8 X   36.7 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 28,060 100.0%   27,957 100.0%
Family households 17,902 63.8%   18,242 65.3%
Families with children under 18 8,785 31.3%   9,223 33.0%
Average household size 2.62 X   2.69 X
Average family size 3.20 X   3.26 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 28,921 100.0%   29,167 100.0%
Occupied housing units 28,060 97.0%   27,957 95.9%
Owner-occupied housing units 14,861 53.0%   14,160 50.6%
Renter-occupied housing units 13,199 47.0%   13,797 49.4%
Vacant housing units 861 3.0%   1,210 4.1%
1 unit, detached housing 13,496 46.7%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 517,800 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,105 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 52,776 70.0%      
Foreign born 22,671 30.0%      
Naturalized citizen 7,730 10.2%      
Not a citizen 14,941 19.8%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 66,748 X      
Median family income (dollars) 73,798 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 34,042 X      
Individuals in poverty 4,418 6.0%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 51,677 100.0%      
High school graduate 9,053 17.5%      
Bachelor's degree 11,181 21.6%      
Graduate or professional degree 7,256 14.0%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.0 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 39,189 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 33,953 86.6%      
Drove alone 28,976 73.9%      
Carpooled 4,977 12.7%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,899 4.8%      
Bus or trolley bus 944 2.4%      
Streetcar or trolley car 8 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 43 0.1%      
Railroad 887 2.3%      
Ferryboat 7 0.0%      
Taxicab 10 0.0%      
Motorcycle 130 0.3%      
Bicycle 697 1.8%      
Walked 1,097 2.8%      
Other means 257 0.7%      
Worked at home 1,156 2.9%      
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 40,100 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 16,972 42.3%      
Service 6,022 15.0%      
Sales and office 9,623 24.0%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 113 0.3%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,711 9.3%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,659 9.1%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 3,616 9.0%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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