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Decennial Census data
      1910-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 99,216 100.0%   103,701 100.0%
In households 97,588 98.4%   102,118 98.5%
In group quarters 1,628 1.6%   1,583 1.5%
     
RACE    
White 31,117 31.4%   32,590 31.4%
Black or African American 35,777 36.1%   27,542 26.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 639 0.6%   662 0.6%
Asian 12,198 12.3%   13,984 13.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 498 0.5%   537 0.5%
Some other race 13,754 13.9%   22,573 21.8%
Two or more races 5,233 5.3%   5,813 5.6%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 26,319 26.5%   40,921 39.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino 72,897 73.5%   62,780 60.5%
White 21,081 21.2%   17,769 17.1%
Black or African American 35,279 35.6%   26,872 25.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 351 0.1%   250 0.2%
Asian 12,077 12.2%   13,783 13.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 476 0.5%   462 0.4%
Some other race 400 0.4%   585 0.6%
Two or more races 3,233 3.3%   3,059 2.9%
     
SEX    
Male 48,233 48.6%   50,476 48.7%
Female 50,983 51.4%   53,225 51.3%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 7,669 7.7%   7,679 7.4%
5 to 17 years 19,825 20.2%   18,121 17.5%
18 to 64 years 61,916 62.4%   67,319 64.9%
65 years and over 9,806 9.9.%   10,582 10.2%
Median age 32.8 X   34.8 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 34,625 100.0%   36,093 100.0%
Family households 23,042 66.5%   24,018 66.5%
Families with children under 18 11,684 33.7%   11,556 32.0%
Average household size 2.82 X   2.83 X
Average family size 3.44 X   3.43 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 36,044 100.0%   39,328 100.0%
Occupied housing units 34,625 96.1%   36,093 91.8%
Owner-occupied housing units 18,463 53.3%   18,659 51.7%
Renter-occupied housing units 16,162 46.7%   17,434 48.3%
Vacant housing units 1,419 3.9%   3,235 8.2%
1 unit, detached housing 20,528 56.8%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 171,900 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 764 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 73,965 74.2%      
Foreign born 25,751 25.8%      
Naturalized citizen 9,452 9.5%      
Not a citizen 16,299 16.3%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 44,210 X      
Median family income (dollars) 46,659 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 19,788 X      
Individuals in poverty 15,873 16.2%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 62,662 100.0%      
High school graduate 13,672 21.8%      
Bachelor's degree 8,845 14.1%      
Graduate or professional degree 5,173 8.3%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 34.3 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 41,745 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 32,922 78.9%      
Drove alone 24,738 59.3%      
Carpooled 8,184 19.6%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 6,045 14.5%      
Bus or trolley bus 2,426 5.8%      
Streetcar or trolley car 48 0.1%      
Subway or elevated 3,257 7.8%      
Railroad 157 0.4%      
Ferryboat 63 0.2%      
Taxicab 94 0.2%      
Motorcycle 83 0.2%      
Bicycle 239 0.6%      
Walked 774 1.9%      
Other means 486 1.2%      
Worked at home 1,196 2.9%      
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 42,769 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 14,088 32.9%      
Service 7,748 18.1%      
Sales and office 11,296 26.4%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 90 0.2%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,857 9.0%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,690 13.3%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 2,876 6.7%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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