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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 776,733 100.0%   798,176 100.0%
In households 756,976 97.5%   781,165 97.9%
In group quarters 19,757 2.5%   17,011 2.1%
   
RACE  
White 385,728 49.7%   434,628 54.5%
Black or African American 60,515 7.8%   52,065 6.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,458 0.4%   3,475 0.4%
Asian 239,565 30.8%   249,748 31.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,844 0.5%   3,406 0.4%
Some other race 50,365 6.5%   30,995 3.9%
Two or more races 33,255 4.3%   23,859 3.0%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 109,504 14.1%   112,042 14.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino 667,229 85.9%   686,134 86.0%
White 338,909 43.6%   360,247 45.1%
Black or African American 58,791 7.6%   50,904 6.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,020 0.3%   1,639 0.2%
Asian 238,173 30.7%   248,429 31.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,602 0.5%   3,397 0.4%
Some other race 2,580 0.3%   2,678 0.3%
Two or more races 23,154 3.0%   18,840 2.4%
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 491,192 63.2%   514,202 64.4%
Foreign born 285,541 36.8%   283,974 35.6%
Naturalized citizen 163,426 21.0%   174,278 21.8%
Not a citizen 122,115 15.7%   109,696 13.7%
   
SEX  
Male 394,828 50.8%   406,270 50.9%
Female 381,905 49.2%   391,906 49.1%
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 31,633 4.1%   41,765 5.2%
5 to 17 years 81,169 10.4%   74,407 9.3%
18 to 64 years 557,820 71.8%   565,227 70.8%
65 years and over 106,111 13.7%   116,777 14.6%
Median age 36.5 X   40.0 X
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 329,700 100.0%   323,028 100.0%
Family households 145,186 44.0%   141,406 43.8%
Families with children under 18 54,707 16.0%   55,772 17.3%
Average household size 2.30 X   2.42 X
Average family size 3.22 X   3.47 X
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 346,527 100.0%   358,504 100.0%
Occupied housing units 329,700 95.1%   323,028 90.1%
Owner-occupied housing units 115,391 35.0%   125,733 38.9%
Renter-occupied housing units 214,309 65.0%   197,295 61.1%
Vacant housing units 16,827 4.9%   35,476 9.9%
1 unit, detached housing 62,653 18.1%   60,446 16.9%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 396,400 X   821,800 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 928 X   1,249 X
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS
Median household income (dollars) 55,221 X   71,957 X
Median family income (dollars) 63,545 X   87,583 X
Per capita income (dollars) 34,556 X   46,015 X
Individuals in poverty 86,585 11.3%   87,058 10.9%
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 595,805 100.0%   622,591 100.0%
High school graduate 82,618 13.9%   91,782 14.7%
Bachelor's degree 170,186 28.6%   192,090 30.9%
Graduate or professional degree 97,806 16.4%   121,051 19.4%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.7 X   29.2 X
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 418,553 100.0%   432,486 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 214,660 51.3%   202,628 46.9%
Drove alone 169,508 40.5%   169,439 39.2%
Carpooled 45,152 10.8%   33,189 7.7%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 130,311 31.1%   137,756 31.9%
Bus or trolley bus 89,443 21.4%   94,917 21.9%
Streetcar or trolley car 11,467 2.7%   10,412 2.4%
Subway or elevated 25,237 6.0%   27,994 6.5%
Railroad 2,426 0.6%   4,238 1.0%
Ferryboat 187 0.0%   195 0.0%
Taxicab 1,551 0.4%   1,375 0.3%
Motorcycle 3,951 0.9%   4,296 1.0%
Bicycle 8,302 2.0%   10,784 2.5%
Walked 39,192 9.4%   41,171 9.5%
Other means 2,761 0.7%   3,223 0.7%
Worked at home 19,376 4.6%   31,253 7.2%
   
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)  
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 427,823 100.0%   443,604 100.0%
Management, professional and related 206,804 48.3%   225,701 50.9%
Service 61,364 14.3%   72,926 16.4%
Sales and office 109,316 25.6%   97,657 22.0%
Farming, fishing & forestry 462 0.1%   89 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 17,990 4.2%   21,350 4.8%
Production, transportation, and material moving 31,887 7.5%   25,881 5.8%
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 37,140 8.7%   42,728 9.6%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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