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Solano County
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 394,542 100.0%   408,388 100.0%
In households 378,568 96.0%   394,512 96.6%
In group quarters 15,974 4.0%   13,876 3.4%
   
RACE  
White 222,387 56.4%   214,382 52.5%
Black or African American 58,827 14.9%   61,226 15.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,110 0.8%   3,293 0.8%
Asian 50,299 12.7%   57,284 14.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,078 0.8%   3,247 0.8%
Some other race 31,612 8.0%   48,463 11.9%
Two or more races 25,229 6.4%   20,493 5.0%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 69,598 17.6%   87,656 21.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino 324,944 82.4%   320,732 78.5%
White 194,282 49.2%   182,076 44.6%
Black or African American 57,597 14.6%   59,942 14.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,194 0.6%   2,524 0.6%
Asian 49,399 12.5%   56,161 13.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2,859 0.7%   3,033 0.7%
Some other race 955 0.2%   2,335 0.6%
Two or more races 17,658 4.5%   14,661 3.6%
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 328,046 83.1%   331,190 81.1%
Foreign born 66,496 16.9%   77,198 18.9%
Naturalized citizen 35,301 8.9%   39,010 9.6%
Not a citizen 31,195 7.9%   38,188 9.4%
   
SEX  
Male 198,694 50.4%   205,141 50.2%
Female 195,848 49.6%   203,247 49.8%
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 28,694 7.3%   27,986 6.9%
5 to 17 years 83,068 21.0%   78,539 19.2%
18 to 64 years 245,264 62.2%   258,630 63.3%
65 years and over 37,426 9.5%   43,233 10.6%
Median age 33.9 X   35.4 X
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 130,403 100.0%   135,704 100.0%
Family households 97,375 74.4%   99,011 73.0%
Families with children under 18 52,044 39.9%   50,366 37.1%
Average household size 2.90 X   2.91 X
Average family size 3.33 X   3.39 X
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 134,513 100.0%   148,456 100.0%
Occupied housing units 130,403 96.9%   135,704 91.4%
Owner-occupied housing units 84,994 65.2%   90,634 66.8%
Renter-occupied housing units 45,409 34.8%   45,070 33.2%
Vacant housing units 4,110 3.1%   12,752 8.6%
1 unit, detached housing 95,378 70.9%   104,887 70.7%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 178,300 X   472,500 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 797 X   1,127 X
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS
Median household income (dollars) 54,099 X   65,533 X
Median family income (dollars) 60,597 X   74,628 X
Per capita income (dollars) 21,731 X   26,890 X
Individuals in poverty 31,344 8.3%   39,360 9.6%
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 246,488 100.0%   261,613 100.0%
High school graduate 60,367 24.5%   69,053 26.4%
Bachelor's degree 37,130 15.1%   41,890 16.0%
Graduate or professional degree 15,585 6.3%   16,459 6.3%
   
COMMUTING TO WORK  
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 31.8 X   29.5 X
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 174,571 100.0%   179,582 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 158,869 91.0%   164,000 91.3%
Drove alone 127,896 73.3%   136,545 76.0%
Carpooled 30,973 17.7%   27,455 15.3%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 4,662 2.7%   4,429 2.5%
Bus or trolley bus 2,523 1.4%   2,540 1.4%
Streetcar or trolley car 32 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 943 0.5%   676 0.4%
Railroad 176 0.1%   365 0.2%
Ferryboat 864 0.5%   848 0.5%
Taxicab 124 0.1%   19 0.0%
Motorcycle 472 0.3%   563 0.3%
Bicycle 803 0.5%   597 0.3%
Walked 2,784 1.6%   2,523 1.4%
Other means 1,540 0.9%   1,356 0.8%
Worked at home 5,441 3.1%   6,095 3.4%
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 172,355 100.0%   182,253 100.0%
Management, professional and related 53,326 30.9%   58,810 32.3%
Service 28,231 16.4%   31,281 17.2%
Sales and office 48,318 28.0%   48,873 26.8%
Farming, fishing & forestry 1,099 0.6%   1,428 0.8%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 18,896 11.0%   22,590 12.4%
Production, transportation, and material moving 22,485 13.0%   19,271 10.6%
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 10,366 6.0%   12,128 6.7%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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