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Decennial Census data
      1910-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 19,488 100.0%   24,060 100.0%
In households 19,449 99.8%   24,005 99.8%
In group quarters 39 0.2%   55 0.2%
     
RACE    
White 5,453 28.0%   5,302 22.0%
Black or African American 3,659 18.8%   4,547 18.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 49 0.3%   102 0.4%
Asian 8,327 42.7%   10,956 45.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 90 0.5%   101 0.4%
Some other race 872 4.5%   1,564 6.5%
Two or more races 1,038 5.3%   1,488 6.2%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,106 10.8%   3,508 14.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino 17,382 89.2%   20,552 85.4%
White 4,624 23.7%   4,026 16.7%
Black or African American 3,571 18.3%   4,434 18.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 29 0.1%   65 0.3%
Asian 8,263 42.4%   10,801 44.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 89 0.5%   92 0.4%
Some other race 46 0.2%   104 0.4%
Two or more races 760 3.9%   1,030 4.3%
     
SEX    
Male 9,247 47.4%   11,401 47.4%
Female 10,241 52.6%   12,659 52.6%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,145 5.9%   1,387 5.8%
5 to 17 years 4,041 20.7%   4,094 17.0%
18 to 64 years 12,869 66.0%   16,049 66.7%
65 years and over 1,433 7.4%   2,530 10.5%
Median age 36.7 X   39.0 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 6,423 100.0%   8,115 100.0%
Family households 5,000 77.8%   6,296 77.6%
Families with children under 18 2,680 41.7%   2,791 34.4%
Average household size 3.03 X   2.96 X
Average family size 3.46 X   3.38 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 6,546 100.0%   8,553 100.0%
Occupied housing units 6,423 98.1%   8,115 94.9%
Owner-occupied housing units 5,419 84.4%   6,450 79.5%
Renter-occupied housing units 1,004 15.6%   1,665 20.5%
Vacant housing units 123 1.9%   438 5.1%
1 unit, detached housing 4,004 61.6%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 241,500 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,111 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 13,046 67.6%      
Foreign born 6,253 32.4%      
Naturalized citizen 4,442 23.0%      
Not a citizen 1,811 9.4%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 75,196 X      
Median family income (dollars) 82,214 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 27,699 X      
Individuals in poverty 610 3.2%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 12,383 100.0%      
High school graduate 2,078 16.8%      
Bachelor's degree 3,384 27.3%      
Graduate or professional degree 1,063 8.6%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 40.5 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 9,838 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 8,809 89.5%      
Drove alone 6,472 65.8%      
Carpooled 2,337 23.8%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 785 8.0%      
Bus or trolley bus 158 1.6%      
Streetcar or trolley car 13 0.1%      
Subway or elevated 558 5.7%      
Railroad 56 0.6%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 0 0.0%      
Motorcycle 0 0.0%      
Bicycle 6 0.1%      
Walked 34 0.3%      
Other means 94 1.0%      
Worked at home 110 1.1%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 10,053 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 3,978 39.6%      
Service 970 9.6%      
Sales and office 3,526 35.1%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 5 0.0%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 602 6.0%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 972 9.7%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 572 5.7%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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