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  Census 2000   2006 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 776,733 100.0%   744,041 100.0%
In households 756,976 97.5%   N/A
In group quarters 19,757 2.5%   N/A
   
RACE  
White 385,728 49.7%   394,265 53.0%
Black or African American 60,515 7.8%   50,012 6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,458 0.4%   3,067 0.4%
Asian 239,565 30.8%   236,497 31.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,844 0.5%   3,407 0.5%
Some other race 50,365 6.5%   35,151 4.7%
Two or more races 33,255 4.3%   21,642 2.9%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 109,504 14.1%   104,575 14.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino 667,229 85.9%   639,466 85.9%
White 338,909 43.6%   329,476 44.3%
Black or African American 58,791 7.6%   49,164 6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,020 0.3%   1,676 0.2%
Asian 238,173 30.7%   235,868 31.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,602 0.5%   3,407 0.5%
Some other race 2,580 0.3%   2,305 0.3%
Two or more races 23,154 3.0%   17,570 2.4%
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 491,192 63.2%   473,684 63.7%
Foreign born 285,541 36.8%   270,357 36.3%
Naturalized citizen 163,426 21.0%   168,609 22.7%
Not a citizen 122,115 15.7%   101,748 13.7%
   
SEX  
Male 394,828 50.8%   379,762 51.0%
Female 381,905 49.2%   364,279 49.0%
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 31,633 4.1%   40,872 5.5%
5 to 17 years 81,169 10.4%   69,361 9.3%
18 to 64 years 557,820 71.8%   523,921 70.4%
65 years and over 106,111 13.7%   109,887 14.8%
Median age 36.5 X   39.4 X
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 329,700 100.0%   322,547 100.0%
Family households 145,186 44.0%   144,818 44.9%
Families with children under 18 54,707 16.0%   57,069 17.7%
Average household size 2.30 X   2.24 X
Average family size 3.22 X   3.16 X
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 346,527 100.0%   356,486 100.0%
Occupied housing units 329,700 95.1%   322,547 90.5%
Owner-occupied housing units 115,391 35.0%   126,712 39.3%
Renter-occupied housing units 214,309 65.0%   195,835 60.7%
Vacant housing units 16,827 4.9%   33,939 9.5%
1 unit, detached housing 62,653 18.1%   62,640 17.6%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 396,400 X   806,700 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 928 X   1,174 X
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS
Median household income (dollars) 55,221 X   65,497 X
Median family income (dollars) 63,545 X   79,423 X
Per capita income (dollars) 34,556 X   41,734 X
Individuals in poverty 86,585 11.3%   88,676 11.9%
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 595,805 100.0%   578,500 100.0%
High school graduate 82,618 13.9%   80,683 13.9%
Bachelor's degree 170,186 28.6%   182,410 31.5%
Graduate or professional degree 97,806 16.4%   109,059 18.9%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.7 X   29.0 X
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 418,553 100.0%   394,646 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 214,660 51.3%   190,181 48.2%
Drove alone 169,508 40.5%   159,722 40.5%
Carpooled 45,152 10.8%   30,459 7.7%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 130,311 31.1%   119,532 30.3%
Bus or trolley bus 89,443 21.4%   83,093 21.1%
Streetcar or trolley car 11,467 2.7%   8,899 2.3%
Subway or elevated 25,237 6.0%   24,131 6.1%
Railroad 2,426 0.6%   3,016 0.8%
Ferryboat 187 0.0%   393 0.1%
Taxicab 1,551 0.4%   631 0.2%
Motorcycle 3,951 0.9%   5,125 1.3%
Bicycle 8,302 2.0%   8,938 2.3%
Walked 39,192 9.4%   37,943 9.6%
Other means 2,761 0.7%   2,464 0.6%
Worked at home 19,376 4.6%   29,832 7.6%
   
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)  
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 427,823 100.0%   405,303 100.0%
Management, professional and related 206,804 48.3%   210,190 51.9%
Service 61,364 14.3%   62,327 15.4%
Sales and office 109,316 25.6%   90,306 22.3%
Farming, fishing & forestry 462 0.1%   166 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 17,990 4.2%   18,464 4.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving 31,887 7.5%   23,850 5.9%
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 37,140 8.7%   41,301 10.2%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006 American Community Survey
 
 
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