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Decennial Census data
      1910-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 28,158 100.0%   28,806 100.0%
In households 27,672 98.3%   28,357 98.4%
In group quarters 488 1.7%   449 1.6%
     
RACE    
White 21,648 76.9%   19,510 67.7%
Black or African American 296 1.1%   360 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 65 0.2%   74 0.3%
Asian 3,881 13.8%   5,841 20.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 135 0.5%   139 0.5%
Some other race 1,019 3.6%   1,451 5.0%
Two or more races 1,114 4.0%   1,431 5.0%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,995 10.6%   3,966 13.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino 25,163 89.4%   24,840 86.2%
White 20,063 71.3%   17,434 60.5%
Black or African American 266 0.9%   327 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 39 0.1%   34 0.1%
Asian 3,841 13.6%   5,773 20.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 132 0.5%   129 0.4%
Some other race 68 0.2%   156 0.5%
Two or more races 754 2.7%   987 3.4%
     
SEX    
Male 13,454 47.8%   13,680 47.5%
Female 14,704 52.2%   15,126 52.5%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,574 5.6%   1,877 6.5%
5 to 17 years 3,828 13.6%   4,379 15.2%
18 to 64 years 18,469 65.6%   18,504 64.2%
65 years and over 4,287 15.2%   4,046 14.0%
Median age 38.4 X   40.5 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 12,511 100.0%   12,361 100.0%
Family households 6,954 55.6%   7,183 58.1%
Families with children under 18 3,017 24.1%   3,490 28.2%
Average household size 2.21 X   2.29 X
Average family size 2.93 X   3.02 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 12,869 100.0%   13,027 100.0%
Occupied housing units 12,511 97.2%   12,361 94.9%
Owner-occupied housing units 5,987 47.9%   5,821 47.1%
Renter-occupied housing units 6,524 52.1%   6,540 52.9%
Vacant housing units 358 2.8%   666 5.1%
1 unit, detached housing 6,111 47.5%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 685,900 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,108 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 21,100 75.4%      
Foreign born 6,875 24.6%      
Naturalized citizen 3,651 13.1%      
Not a citizen 3,224 11.5%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 68,526 X      
Median family income (dollars) 91,309 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 43,565 X      
Individuals in poverty 1,570 5.7%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 21,111 100.0%      
High school graduate 3,164 15.0%      
Bachelor's degree 6,381 30.2%      
Graduate or professional degree 3,740 17.7%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 26.1 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 15,202 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 12,786 84.1%      
Drove alone 11,733 77.2%      
Carpooled 1,053 6.9%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,157 7.6%      
Bus or trolley bus 257 1.7%      
Streetcar or trolley car 9 0.1%      
Subway or elevated 126 0.8%      
Railroad 751 4.9%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 14 0.1%      
Motorcycle 24 0.2%      
Bicycle 108 0.7%      
Walked 360 2.4%      
Other means 52 0.3%      
Worked at home 715 4.7%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 15,385 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 8,064 52.4%      
Service 1,648 10.7%      
Sales and office 4,085 26.6%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 0 0.0%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 847 5.5%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 741 4.8%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,537 10.0%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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