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Decennial Census data
      1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 23,908 100.0%   23,893 100.0%
In households 23,772 99.4%   23,794 99.6%
In group quarters 136 0.6%   99 0.4%
     
RACE    
White 20,754 86.8%   20,232 84.7%
Black or African American 131 0.5%   166 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 53 0.2%   66 0.3%
Asian 1,967 8.2%   2,162 9.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 21 0.1%   27 0.1%
Some other race 194 0.8%   240 1.0%
Two or more races 788 3.3%   1,000 4.2%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 945 4.0%   1,388 5.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino 22,963 96.0%   22,505 94.2%
White 20,123 84.2%   19,246 80.6%
Black or African American 129 0.5%   154 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 39 0.2%   41 0.2%
Asian 1,957 8.2%   2,133 8.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 20 0.1%   26 0.1%
Some other race 33 0.1%   60 0.3%
Two or more races 662 2.8%   845 3.5%
     
SEX    
Male 11,671 48.8%   11,609 48.6%
Female 12,237 51.2%   12,284 51.4%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,308 5.5%   1,179 4.9%
5 to 17 years 4,878 20.4%   4,777 20.0%
18 to 64 years 14,275 59.7%   13,965 58.4%
65 years and over 3,447 14.4%   3,972 16.6%
Median age 42.3 X   45.2 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 9,152 100.0%   9,223 100.0%
Family households 6,755 73.8%   6,795 73.7%
Families with children under 18 3,323 36.3%   3,177 34.4%
Average household size 2.60 X   2.58 X
Average family size 3.02 X   3.01 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 9,334 100.0%   9,651 100.0%
Occupied housing units 9,152 98.1%   9,223 95.6%
Owner-occupied housing units 7,024 76.7%   6,937 75.2%
Renter-occupied housing units 2,128 23.3%   2,286 24.8%
Vacant housing units 182 1.9%   428 4.4%
1 unit, detached housing 7,371 80.0%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 583,000 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,076 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 20,921 89.2%      
Foreign born 2,542 10.8%      
Naturalized citizen 1,447 6.2%      
Not a citizen 1,095 4.7%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 102,107 X      
Median family income (dollars) 120,364 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 54,319 X      
Individuals in poverty 672 2.9%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 16,627 100.0%      
High school graduate 1,450 8.7%      
Bachelor's degree 6,347 38.2%      
Graduate or professional degree 4,955 29.8%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.2 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 11,349 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 8,771 77.3%      
Drove alone 8,037 70.8%      
Carpooled 734 6.5%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,360 12.0%      
Bus or trolley bus 42 0.4%      
Streetcar or trolley car 9 0.1%      
Subway or elevated 1,180 10.4%      
Railroad 123 1.1%      
Ferryboat 6 0.1%      
Taxicab 0 0.0%      
Motorcycle 15 0.1%      
Bicycle 12 0.1%      
Walked 125 1.1%      
Other means 46 0.4%      
Worked at home 1,020 9.0%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 11,592 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 7,449 64.3%      
Service 899 7.8%      
Sales and office 2,332 20.1%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 15 0.1%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 483 4.2%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 414 3.6%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,795 15.5%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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