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Decennial Census data
      1880-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 92,482 100.0%   97,207 100.0%
In households 91,166 98.6%   95,891 98.6%
In group quarters 1,316 1.4%   1,316 1.4%
     
RACE    
White 61,251 66.2%   56,214 57.8%
Black or African American 2,397 2.6%   2,296 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 447 0.5%   505 0.5%
Asian 13,961 15.1%   18,384 18.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,517 1.6%   1,998 2.1%
Some other race 8,260 8.9%   12,264 12.6%
Two or more races 4,649 5.0%   5,546 5.7%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 18,973 20.5%   25,815 26.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino 73,509 79.5%   71,392 73.4%
White 52,260 56.5%   45,240 46.5%
Black or African American 2,273 2.5%   2,099 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 222 0.2%   140 0.1%
Asian 13,811 14.9%   18,153 18.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,484 1.6%   1,937 2.0%
Some other race 342 0.4%   344 0.4%
Two or more races 3,117 3.4%   3,479 3.6%
     
SEX    
Male 45,201 48.9%   47,465 48.8%
Female 47,281 51.1%   49,742 51.2%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 5,631 6.1%   6,587 6.8%
5 to 17 years 13,203 14.3%   13,667 14.1%
18 to 64 years 59,716 64.6%   62,973 64.8%
65 years and over 13,932 15.0%   13,980 14.4%
Median age 37.5 X   38.9 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 37,338 100.0%   38,233 100.0%
Family households 22,310 59.8%   23,444 61.3%
Families with children under 18 9,679 25.9%   10,549 27.6%
Average household size 2.44 X   2.51 X
Average family size 3.09 X   3.14 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 38,249 100.0%   40,014 100.0%
Occupied housing units 37,338 97.6%   38,233 95.5%
Owner-occupied housing units 20,119 53.9%   19,969 52.2%
Renter-occupied housing units 17,219 46.1%   18,264 47.8%
Vacant housing units 911 2.4%   1,781 4.5%
1 unit, detached housing 17,668 46.2%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 477,300 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,168 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 64,508 69.8%      
Foreign born 27,864 30.2%      
Naturalized citizen 12,379 13.4%      
Not a citizen 15,485 16.8%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 64,757 X      
Median family income (dollars) 76,223 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 36,176 X      
Individuals in poverty 5,608 6.1%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 67,134 100.0%      
High school graduate 12,161 18.1%      
Bachelor's degree 17,128 25.5%      
Graduate or professional degree 8,772 13.1%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.5 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 47,247 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 40,758 86.3%      
Drove alone 35,579 75.3%      
Carpooled 5,179 11.0%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,931 6.2%      
Bus or trolley bus 1,243 2.6%      
Streetcar or trolley car 62 0.1%      
Subway or elevated 132 0.3%      
Railroad 1,455 3.1%      
Ferryboat 18 0.0%      
Taxicab 21 0.0%      
Motorcycle 143 0.3%      
Bicycle 275 0.6%      
Walked 1,210 2.6%      
Other means 267 0.6%      
Worked at home 1,663 3.5%      
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 48,275 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 20,855 43.2%      
Service 6,546 13.6%      
Sales and office 13,457 27.9%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 56 0.1%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,569 7.4%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,792 7.9%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 4,114 8.5%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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