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  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 99,216 100.0%   97,867 100.0%
In households 97,588 98.4%   95,422 97.5%
In group quarters 1,628 1.6%   2,445 2.5%
     
RACE    
White 31,117 31.4%   32,035 32.7%
Black or African American 35,777 36.1%   29,642 30.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 639 0.6%   38 0.0%
Asian 12,198 12.3%   14,173 14.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 498 0.5%   145 0.1%
Some other race 13,754 13.9%   19,377 19.8%
Two or more races 5,233 5.3%   2,457 2.5%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 26,319 26.5%   32,768 33.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino 72,897 73.5%   65,099 66.5%
White 21,081 21.2%   18,941 19.4%
Black or African American 35,279 35.6%   29,336 30.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 351 0.1%   38 0.0%
Asian 12,077 12.2%   14,046 14.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 476 0.5%   145 0.1%
Some other race 400 0.4%   593 0.6%
Two or more races 3,233 3.3%   2,000 2.0%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 73,965 74.2%   67,459 68.9%
Foreign born 25,751 25.8%   30,408 31.1%
Naturalized citizen 9,452 9.5%   13,480 12.8%
Not a citizen 16,299 16.3%   17,928 18.3%
     
SEX    
Male 48,233 48.6%   47,672 48.7%
Female 50,983 51.4%   50,195 51.3%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 7,669 7.7%   6,628 6.8%
5 to 17 years 19,825 20.2%   18,627 19.0%
18 to 64 years 61,916 62.4%   63,291 64.7%
65 years and over 9,806 9.9.%   9,321 9.5%
Median age 32.8 X   34.0 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 34,625 100.0%   33,997 100.0%
Family households 23,042 66.5%   23,266 68.4%
Families with children under 18 11,684 33.7%   11,406 33.6%
Average household size 2.82 X   2.81 X
Average family size 3.44 X   3.42 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 36,044 100.0%   39,108 100.0%
Occupied housing units 34,625 96.1%   33,997 86.9%
Owner-occupied housing units 18,463 53.3%   19,613 57.7%
Renter-occupied housing units 16,162 46.7%   14,384 42.3%
Vacant housing units 1,419 3.9%   5,111 13.1%
1 unit, detached housing 20,528 56.8%   22,330 57.1%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 171,900 X   470,800 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 764 X   1,051 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 44,210 X   50,346 X
Median family income (dollars) 46,659 X   55,635 X
Per capita income (dollars) 19,788 X   23,349 X
Individuals in poverty 15,873 16.2%   15,445 15.8%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 62,662 100.0%   63,235 100.0%
High school graduate 13,672 21.8%   16,510 26.1%
Bachelor's degree 8,845 14.1%   10,498 16.6%
Graduate or professional degree 5,173 8.3%   5,186 8.2%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 34.3 X   32.4 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 41,745 100.0%   41,274 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 32,922 78.9%   32,038 77.6%
Drove alone 24,738 59.3%   25,856 62.6%
Carpooled 8,184 19.6%   6,182 15.0%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 6,045 14.5%   6,347 15.4%
Bus or trolley bus 2,426 5.8%   2,248 5.4%
Streetcar or trolley car 48 0.1%   343 0.8%
Subway or elevated 3,257 7.8%   3,640 8.8%
Railroad 157 0.4%   116 0.3%
Ferryboat 63 0.2%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 94 0.2%   30 0.1%
Motorcycle 83 0.2%   110 0.3%
Bicycle 239 0.6%   257 0.6%
Walked 774 1.9%   583 1.4%
Other means 486 1.2%   236 0.6%
Worked at home 1,196 2.9%   1,673 4.1%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 42,769 100.0%   43,203 100.0%
Management, professional and related 14,088 32.9%   13,081 30.3%
Service 7,748 18.1%   9,216 21.3%
Sales and office 11,296 26.4%   10,951 25.3%
Farming, fishing & forestry 90 0.2%   57 0.1%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,857 9.0%   4,812 11.1%
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,690 13.3%   5,086 11.8%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 2,876 6.7%   3,818 8.8%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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