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Decennial Census data
      1860-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 247,289 100.0%   252,409 100.0%
In households 235,803 95.4%   243,365 96.4%
In group quarters 11,486 4.6%   9,044 3.6%
     
RACE    
White 207,800 84.0%   201,963 80.0%
Black or African American 7,142 2.9%   6,987 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,061 0.4%   1,523 0.6%
Asian 11,203 4.5%   13,761 5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 388 0.2%   509 0.2%
Some other race 11,116 4.5%   16,973 6.7%
Two or more races 8,579 3.5%   10,693 4.2%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 27,351 11.1%   39,069 15.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino 219,938 88.9%   213,340 84.5%
White 194,254 78.6%   183,830 72.8%
Black or African American 6,946 2.8%   6,621 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 630 0.3%   531 0.2%
Asian 11,078 4.5%   13,577 5.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 330 0.1%   436 0.2%
Some other race 718 0.3%   1,034 0.4%
Two or more races 5,982 2.4%   7,311 2.9%
     
SEX    
Male 122,552 49.6%   124,072 49.2%
Female 124,737 50.4%   128,337 50.8%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 13,396 5.4%   13,932 5.5%
5 to 17 years 36,787 14.9%   38,282 15.2%
18 to 64 years 163,672 66.2%   158,003 62.6%
65 years and over 33,432 13.5%   42,192 16.7%
Median age 41.3 X   44.5 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 100,650 100.0%   103,210 100.0%
Family households 60,679 60.3%   62,653 60.7%
Families with children under 18 27,662 27.5%   28,402 27.5%
Average household size 2.34 X   2.36 X
Average family size 2.90 X   2.94 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 104,990 100.0%   111,214 100.0%
Occupied housing units 100,650 95.9%   103,210 92.8%
Owner-occupied housing units 64,024 63.6%   64,637 62.6%
Renter-occupied housing units 36,626 36.4%   38,573 37.4%
Vacant housing units 4,340 4.1%   8,004 7.2%
1 unit, detached housing 63,666 60.6%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 514,600 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,162 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 206,129 83.4%      
Foreign born 41,160 16.6%      
Naturalized citizen 17,086 6.9%      
Not a citizen 24,074 9.7%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 71,306 X      
Median family income (dollars) 88,934 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 44,962 X      
Individuals in poverty 15,601 6.6%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 183,694 100.0%      
High school graduate 22,857 12.4%      
Bachelor's degree 56,549 30.8%      
Graduate or professional degree 37,699 20.5%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 32.3 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 126,646 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 96,495 76.2%      
Drove alone 82,898 65.5%      
Carpooled 13,597 10.7%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 12,797 10.1%      
Bus or trolley bus 9,259 7.3%      
Streetcar or trolley car 22 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 117 0.1%      
Railroad 101 0.1%      
Ferryboat 3,230 2.6%      
Taxicab 68 0.1%      
Motorcycle 427 0.3%      
Bicycle 1,233 1.0%      
Walked 3,835 3.0%      
Other means 732 0.6%      
Worked at home 11,127 8.8%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 128,855 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 67,674 52.5%      
Service 15,446 12.0%      
Sales and office 31,867 24.7%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 374 0.3%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 7,706 6.0%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,788 4.5%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 22,420 17.4%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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