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Decennial Census data
      1930-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 27,718 100.0%   28,406 100.0%
In households 27,535 99.3%   28,315 99.7%
In group quarters 183 0.7%   91 0.3%
     
RACE    
White 23,434 84.5%   22,497 79.2%
Black or African American 209 0.8%   233 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 53 0.2%   65 0.2%
Asian 2,182 7.9%   3,267 11.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 110 0.4%   70 0.2%
Some other race 664 2.4%   827 2.9%
Two or more races 1,066 3.8%   1,447 5.1%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,133 7.7%   2,855 10.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino 25,585 92.3%   25,551 89.9%
White 22,234 80.2%   20,786 73.2%
Black or African American 193 0.7%   214 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 37 0.1%   32 0.1%
Asian 2,155 7.8%   3,234 11.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 105 0.4%   67 0.2%
Some other race 56 0.2%   108 0.4%
Two or more races 805 2.9%   1,110 3.9%
     
SEX    
Male 13,326 48.1%   13,730 48.3%
Female 14,392 51.9%   14,676 51.7%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,951 7.0%   1,884 6.6%
5 to 17 years 4,172 15.1%   4,815 17.0%
18 to 64 years 17,619 63.6%   17,660 62.2%
65 years and over 3,976 14.3%   4,047 14.2%
Median age 39.9 X   42.6 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 11,455 100.0%   11,524 100.0%
Family households 7,608 66.4%   7,827 67.9%
Families with children under 18 3,401 29.7%   3,729 32.4%
Average household size 2.40 X   2.46 X
Average family size 2.93 X   2.99 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 11,691 100.0%   12,018 100.0%
Occupied housing units 11,455 98.0%   11,524 95.9%
Owner-occupied housing units 8,331 72.7%   8,282 71.9%
Renter-occupied housing units 3,124 27.3%   3,242 28.1%
Vacant housing units 236 2.0%   494 4.1%
1 unit, detached housing 8,161 70.4%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 626,400 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,181 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 23,365 84.4%      
Foreign born 4,332 15.6%      
Naturalized citizen 2,439 8.8%      
Not a citizen 1,893 6.8%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 88,460 X      
Median family income (dollars) 103,971 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 46,628 X      
Individuals in poverty 744 2.7%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 20,393 100.0%      
High school graduate 3,151 15.5%      
Bachelor's degree 6,102 29.9%      
Graduate or professional degree 4,050 19.9%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 26.1 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 14,887 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 13,213 88.8%      
Drove alone 12,292 82.6%      
Carpooled 921 6.2%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 557 3.7%      
Bus or trolley bus 123 0.8%      
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 48 0.3%      
Railroad 386 2.6%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 0 0.0%      
Motorcycle 49 0.3%      
Bicycle 86 0.6%      
Walked 215 1.4%      
Other means 61 0.4%      
Worked at home 706 4.7%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 15,128 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 8,486 56.1%      
Service 1,219 8.1%      
Sales and office 3,914 25.9%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 0 0.0%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 828 5.5%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 681 4.5%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,436 9.5%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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