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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 102,361 100.0%   110,376 100.0%
In households 99,574 97.3%   107,039 97.0%
In group quarters 2,787 2.7%   3,337 3.0%
     
RACE    
White 56,903 55.6%   52,825 47.9%
Black or African American 2,341 2.3%   2,395 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 542 0.5%   642 0.6%
Asian 29,966 29.3%   40,026 36.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 437 0.4%   859 0.8%
Some other race 7,102 6.9%   9,259 8.4%
Two or more races 5,070 5.0%   4,370 4.0%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 16,364 16.0%   19,641 17.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino 85,997 84.0%   90,735 82.2%
White 49,392 48.3%   44,164 40.0%
Black or African American 2,237 2.2%   2,268 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 275 0.3%   497 0.5%
Asian 29,791 29.1%   39,632 35.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 416 0.4%   716 0.6%
Some other race 275 0.3%   399 0.4%
Two or more races 3,611 3.5%   3,059 2.8%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 66,410 65.0%   67,764 61.4%
Foreign born 35,694 35.0%   42,612 38.6%
Naturalized citizen 13,057 12.8%   18,910 17.1%
Not a citizen 22,637 22.2%   23,702 21.5%
     
SEX    
Male 52,086 50.9%   56,128 50.9%
Female 50,275 49.1%   54,248 49.1%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 6,688 6.5%   9,583 8.7%
5 to 17 years 13,707 13.4%   13,946 12.6%
18 to 64 years 71,066 69.4%   75,677 68.6%
65 years and over 10,900 10.7%   11,170 10.1%
Median age 33.4 X   34.9 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 38,526 100.0%   41,097 100.0%
Family households 24,100 62.6%   26,144 63.6%
Families with children under 18 10,563 27.4%   13,226 32.2%
Average household size 2.58 X   2.60 X
Average family size 3.14 X   3.23 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 39,630 100.0%   43,273 100.0%
Occupied housing units 38,526 97.2%   41,097 95.0%
Owner-occupied housing units 17,763 46.1%   19,484 47.4%
Renter-occupied housing units 20,763 53.9%   21,613 52.6%
Vacant housing units 1,104 2.8%   2,176 5.0%
1 unit, detached housing 17,633 44.5%   18,572 42.9%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 396,500 X   674,300 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,238 X   1,366 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 69,466 X   85,571 X
Median family income (dollars) 77,189 X   101,715 X
Per capita income (dollars) 31,755 X   38,196 X
Individuals in poverty 7,786 7.8%   9,783 8.9%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 70,097 100.0%   74,864 100.0%
High school graduate 11,990 17.1%   12,980 17.3%
Bachelor's degree 18,076 25.8%   19,964 26.7%
Graduate or professional degree 11,612 16.6%   15,298 20.4%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.8 X   20.8 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 54,676 100.0%   55,413 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 49,076 89.8%   48,308 87.2%
Drove alone 42,835 78.3%   43,750 79.0%
Carpooled 6,241 11.4%   4,558 8.2%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,587 2.9%   1,983 3.6%
Bus or trolley bus 1,076 2.0%   1,094 2.0%
Streetcar or trolley car 25 0.0%   74 0.1%
Subway or elevated 82 0.1%   254 0.5%
Railroad 374 0.7%   561 1.0%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 30 0.1%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 77 0.1%   208 0.4%
Bicycle 788 1.4%   865 1.6%
Walked 1,730 3.2%   1,766 3.2%
Other means 176 0.3%   313 0.6%
Worked at home 1,242 2.3%   1,970 3.6%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 55,528 100.0%   57,585 100.0%
Management, professional and related 28,498 51.3%   30,403 52.8%
Service 5,142 9.3%   8,124 14.1%
Sales and office 12,862 23.2%   12,054 20.9%
Farming, fishing & forestry 94 0.2%   11 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,033 5.5%   3,438 6.0%
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,899 10.6%   3,555 6.2%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 2,612 4.7%   2,824 4.9%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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