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Decennial Census data
      1890-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 102,743 100.0%   112,580 100.0%
In households 96,921 94.3%   99,731 88.6%
In group quarters 5,822 5.7%   12,849 11.4%
     
RACE    
White 60,797 59.2%   66,996 59.5%
Black or African American 14,007 13.6%   11,241 10.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 467 0.5%   479 0.4%
Asian 16,837 16.4%   21,690 19.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 146 0.1%   186 0.2%
Some other race 4,764 4.6%   4,994 4.4%
Two or more races 5,725 5.6%   6,994 6.2%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 10,001 9.7%   12,209 10.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino 92,742 90.3%   100,371 89.2%
White 56,691 55.2%   61,539 54.7%
Black or African American 13,707 13.3%   10,896 9.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 293 0.3%   228 0.2%
Asian 16,740 16.3%   21,499 19.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 121 0.1%   170 0.2%
Some other race 598 0.6%   503 0.4%
Two or more races 4,592 4.5%   5,536 4.9%
     
SEX    
Male 50,456 49.1%   55,031 48.9%
Female 52,287 50.9%   57,549 51.1%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 4,109 4.0%   4,136 3.7%
5 to 17 years 10,404 10.1%   9,736 8.6%
18 to 64 years 77,746 75.7%   85,532 76.0%
65 years and over 10,484 10.2%   13,176 11.7%
Median age 32.5 X   31.0 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 44,955 100.0%   46,029 100.0%
Family households 18,646 41.5%   18,792 40.8%
Families with children under 18 7,985 17.8%   7,785 16.9%
Average household size 2.16 X   2.17 X
Average family size 2.84 X   2.81 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 46,875 100.0%   49,454 100.0%
Occupied housing units 44,955 95.9%   46,029 93.1%
Owner-occupied housing units 19,214 42.7%   18,846 40.9%
Renter-occupied housing units 25,741 57.3%   27,183 59.1%
Vacant housing units 1,920 4.1%   3,425 6.9%
1 unit, detached housing 20,097 42.9%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 380,200 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 740 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 81,820 79.6%      
Foreign born 20,923 20.4%      
Naturalized citizen 8,916 8.7%      
Not a citizen 12,007 11.7%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 44,485 X      
Median family income (dollars) 70,434 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 30,477 X      
Individuals in poverty 19,495 20.0%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 66,133 100.0%      
High school graduate 5,693 8.6%      
Bachelor's degree 19,805 29.9%      
Graduate or professional degree 22,686 34.3%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.8 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 54,674 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 28,885 52.8%      
Drove alone 23,626 43.2%      
Carpooled 5,259 9.6%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 10,156 18.6%      
Bus or trolley bus 3,626 6.6%      
Streetcar or trolley car 111 0.2%      
Subway or elevated 6,139 11.2%      
Railroad 242 0.4%      
Ferryboat 18 0.0%      
Taxicab 20 0.0%      
Motorcycle 298 0.5%      
Bicycle 3,071 5.6%      
Walked 8,147 14.9%      
Other means 394 0.7%      
Worked at home 3,723 6.8%      
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 55,832 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 34,282 61.4%      
Service 5,366 9.6%      
Sales and office 11,326 20.3%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 70 0.1%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,023 3.6%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 2,765 5.0%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 6,611 11.8%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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