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  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 894,943 100.0%   898,901 100.0%
In households 884,079 98.8%   890,036 99.0%
In group quarters 10,864 1.2%   8,865 1.0%
   
RACE  
White 425,017 47.5%   442,732 49.3%
Black or African American 31,349 3.5%   29,064 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6,865 0.8%   4,886 0.5%
Asian 240,375 26.9%   276,101 30.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,584 0.4%   3,835 0.4%
Some other race 142,691 15.9%   113,350 12.6%
Two or more races 45,062 5.0%   28,933 3.2%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 269,989 30.2%   281,651 31.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 624,954 69.8%   617,250 68.7%
White 322,534 36.0%   285,249 31.7%
Black or African American 29,494 3.3%   27,761 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,959 0.3%   2,586 0.3%
Asian 238,378 26.6%   274,338 30.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,093 0.3%   3,583 0.4%
Some other race 1,699 0.2%   3,946 0.4%
Two or more races 26,796 3.0%   19,787 2.2%
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 564,132 63.1%   548,092 61.0%
Foreign born 329,757 36.9%   350,809 39.0%
Naturalized citizen 140,542 15.7%   177,498 19.7%
Not a citizen 189,215 21.2%   173,311 19.3%
   
SEX  
Male 454,798 50.8%   461,268 51.3%
Female 440,145 49.2%   437,633 48.7%
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 68,243 7.6%   67,026 7.5%
5 to 17 years 167,881 18.8%   154,958 17.2%
18 to 64 years 584,959 65.4%   591,250 65.8%
65 years and over 73,860 8.2%   85,667 9.5%
Median age 32.6 X   35.4 X
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 276,598 100.0%   286,965 100.0%
Family households 203,681 73.6%   206,542 72.0%
Families with children under 18 105,935 38.3%   108,055 37.7%
Average household size 3.20 X   3.10 X
Average family size 3.62 X   3.63 X
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 281,841 100.0%   299,218 100.0%
Occupied housing units 276,598 98.1%   286,965 95.9%
Owner-occupied housing units 170,950 61.8%   176,665 61.6%
Renter-occupied housing units 105,648 38.2%   110,300 38.4%
Vacant housing units 5,243 1.9%   12,253 4.1%
1 unit, detached housing 161,962 57.5%   164,943 55.1%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 394,000 X   665,200 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,123 X   1,227 X
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS
Median household income (dollars) 70,243 X   76,354 X
Median family income (dollars) 74,813 X   85,816 X
Per capita income (dollars) 26,697 X   32,487 X
Individuals in poverty 77,893 8.8%   90,996 10.1%
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 570,755 100.0%   592,871 100.0%
High school graduate 103,529 18.1%   122,531 20.7%
Bachelor's degree 118,948 20.8%   134,509 22.7%
Graduate or professional degree 61,174 10.7%   74,762 12.6%
   
COMMUTING TO WORK  
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.8 X   25.5 X
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 427,984 100.0%   422,313 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 387,105 90.4%   374,778 88.7%
Drove alone 326.928 76.4%   327,572 77.6%
Carpooled 60,177 14.1%   47,206 11.2%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 17,482 4.1%   15,737 3.7%
Bus or trolley bus 14,072 3.3%   11,864 2.8%
Streetcar or trolley car 1,317 0.3%   1,184 0.3%
Subway or elevated 296 0.1%   768 0.2%
Railroad 1,613 0.4%   1,902 0.5%
Ferryboat 37 0.0%   19 0.0%
Taxicab 147 0.0%   251 0.1%
Motorcycle 1,027 0.2%   945 0.2%
Bicycle 2,638 0.6%   2,246 0.5%
Walked 6,170 1.4%   7,702 1.8%
Other means 2,913 0.7%   6,194 1.5%
Worked at home 10,649 2.5%   14,460 3.4%
   
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)  
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 436,890 100.0%   435,978 100.0%
Management, professional and related 178,366 40.8%   175,492 40.3%
Service 53,782 12.3%   69,302 15.9%
Sales and office 106,472 24.4%   102,081 23.4%
Farming, fishing & forestry 1,383 0.3%   511 0.1%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 34,560 7.9%   40,250 9.2%
Production, transportation, and material moving 62,327 14.3%   48,342 11.1%
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 23,697 5.4%   30,955 7.1%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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