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      1880-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000 (in pdf)  |   2005  |   2006  |   2007
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 92,482 100.0%   90,954 100.0%
In households 91,166 98.6%   89,451 98.3%
In group quarters 1,316 1.4%   1,503 1.7%
     
RACE    
White 61,251 66.2%   61,206 67.3%
Black or African American 2,397 2.6%   2,510 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 447 0.5%   206 0.2%
Asian 13,961 15.1%   18,097 19.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,517 1.6%   975 1.1%
Some other race 8,260 8.9%   4,752 5.2%
Two or more races 4,649 5.0%   3,208 3.5%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 18,973 20.5%   19,083 21.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino 73,509 79.5%   710871 79.0%
White 52,260 56.5%   47,481 52.2%
Black or African American 2,273 2.5%   2,447 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 222 0.2%   190 0.2%
Asian 13,811 14.9%   18,006 19.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,484 1.6%   975 1.1%
Some other race 342 0.4%   329 0.4%
Two or more races 3,117 3.4%   2,443 2.7%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 64,508 69.8%   59,822 65.8%
Foreign born 27,864 30.2%   31,132 34.2%
Naturalized citizen 12,379 13.4%   16,393 18.0%
Not a citizen 15,485 16.8%   14,739 16.2%
     
SEX    
Male 45,201 48.9%   43,812 48.2%
Female 47,281 51.1%   47,142 51.8%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 5,631 6.1%   5,489 6.0%
5 to 17 years 13,203 14.3%   13,055 14.4%
18 to 64 years 59,716 64.6%   58,128 63.9%
65 years and over 13,932 15.0%   14,282 15.7%
Median age 37.5 X   40.1 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 37,338 100.0%   36,501 100.0%
Family households 22,310 59.8%   22,172 60.7%
Families with children under 18 9,679 25.9%   9,736 26.7%
Average household size 2.44 X   2.45 X
Average family size 3.09 X   3.15 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 38,249 100.0%   38,672 100.0%
Occupied housing units 37,338 97.6%   36,501 94.4%
Owner-occupied housing units 20,119 53.9%   20,145 55.2%
Renter-occupied housing units 17,219 46.1%   16,356 44.8%
Vacant housing units 911 2.4%   2,171 5.6%
1 unit, detached housing 17,668 46.2%   18,075 46.7%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 477,300 X   783,900 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,168 X   1,394 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 64,757 X   79,548 X
Median family income (dollars) 76,223 X   94,187 X
Per capita income (dollars) 36,176 X   42,481 X
Individuals in poverty 5,608 6.1%   5,314 5.8%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 67,134 100.0%   66,045 100.0%
High school graduate 12,161 18.1%   12,874 19.5%
Bachelor's degree 17,128 25.5%   18,006 27.3%
Graduate or professional degree 8,772 13.1%   9,882 15.0%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.5 X   23.4 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 47,247 100.0%   46,117 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 40,758 86.3%   38,162 82.8%
Drove alone 35,579 75.3%   33,863 73.4%
Carpooled 5,179 11.0%   4,299 9.3%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,931 6.2%   3,758 8.1%
Bus or trolley bus 1,243 2.6%   1,683 3.6%
Streetcar or trolley car 62 0.1%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 132 0.3%   565 1.2%
Railroad 1,455 3.1%   1,510 3.3%
Ferryboat 18 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 21 0.0%   17 0.0%
Motorcycle 143 0.3%   116 0.3%
Bicycle 275 0.6%   268 0.6%
Walked 1,210 2.6%   1,655 3.6%
Other means 267 0.6%   369 0.8%
Worked at home 1,663 3.5%   1,772 3.8%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 48,275 100.0%   47,557 100.0%
Management, professional and related 20,855 43.2%   20,113 42.3%
Service 6,546 13.6%   7,303 15.4%
Sales and office 13,457 27.9%   12,910 27.1%
Farming, fishing & forestry 56 0.1%   31 0.1%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,569 7.4%   3,119 6.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,792 7.9%   4,081 8.6%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 4,114 8.5%   4,639 9.8%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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