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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 60,552 100.0%   61,311 100.0%
In households 60,109 99.3%      
In group quarters 443 0.7%      
     
RACE    
White 26,671 44.0%   24,245 39.5%
Black or African American 1,707 2.8%   1,934 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 362 0.6%   370 0.6%
Asian 17,510 28.9%   21,628 35.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 944 1.6%   1,634 2.7%
Some other race 9,091 15.0%   7,825 12.8%
Two or more races 4,267 7.0%   3,675 6.0%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 19,282 31.8%   19,028 31.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino 41,270 68.2%   42,283 69.0%
White 18,487 30.5%   15,080 24.6%
Black or African American 1,621 2.7%   1,934 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 197 0.3%   228 0.4%
Asian 17,312 28.6%   21,415 34.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 896 1.5%   1,634 2.7%
Some other race 264 0.4%   86 0.1%
Two or more races 2,493 4.1%   1,906 3.1%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 36,988 60.9%   36,275 59.2%
Foreign born 23,739 39.1%   25,036 40.8%
Naturalized citizen 13,264 21.8%   16,927 27.6%
Not a citizen 10,475 17.2%   8,109 13.2%
     
SEX    
Male 30,009 49.6%   30,132 49.1%
Female 30,543 50.4%   31,179 50.9%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 3,914 6.5%   4,454 7.3%
5 to 17 years 10,752 17.8%   9,357 15.3%
18 to 64 years 38,254 63.2%   39,917 65.1%
65 years and over 7,632 12.6%   7,583 12.4%
Median age 35.7 X   38.4 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 19,677 100.0%   20,081 100.0%
Family households 14,650 74.5%   15,401 76.7%
Families with children under 18 6,935 35.2%   6,609 32.9%
Average household size 3.05 X   3.05 X
Average family size 3.51 X   3.48 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 20,138 100.0%   20,841 100.0%
Occupied housing units 19,677 97.7%   20,081 96.4%
Owner-occupied housing units 12,303 62.5%   12,345 61.5%
Renter-occupied housing units 7,374 37.5%   7,736 38.5%
Vacant housing units 461 2.3%   760 3.6%
1 unit, detached housing 11,829 58.7%   12,588 60.4%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 352,900 X   693,200 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,057 X   1,452 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 61,764 X   75,581 X
Median family income (dollars) 66,598 X   80,538 X
Per capita income (dollars) 23,562 X   31,318 X
Individuals in poverty 3,151 5.2%   3,604 5.9%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 40,422 100.0%   42,050 100.0%
High school graduate 9,703 24.0%   9,497 22.6%
Bachelor's degree 7,816 19.3%   10,306 24.5%
Graduate or professional degree 2,375 5.9%   3,402 8.1%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 26.7 X   23.8 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 29,049 100.0%   30,290 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 24,722 85.1%   24,912 82.2%
Drove alone 19,807 68.2%   20,882 68.9%
Carpooled 4,915 16.9%   4,030 13.3%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,680 9.2%   3,510 11.6%
Bus or trolley bus 1,328 4.6%   1,424 4.7%
Streetcar or trolley car 18 0.1%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 1,114 3.8%   1,700 5.6%
Railroad 202 0.7%   386 1.3%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 18 0.1%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 55 0.2%   97 0.3%
Bicycle 118 0.4%   107 0.4%
Walked 752 2.6%   594 2.0%
Other means 209 0.7%   209 0.7%
Worked at home 513 1.8%   861 2.8%
     
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 29,796 100.0%   31,529 100.0%
Management, professional and related 8,973 30.1%   10,556 33.5%
Service 4,321 14.5%   5,530 17.5%
Sales and office 9,546 32.0%   9,995 31.7%
Farming, fishing & forestry 121 0.4%   104 0.3%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,879 9.7%   2,043 6.5%
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,956 13.3%   3,301 10.5%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,639 5.5%   2,165 6.9%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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