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Decennial Census data
      1860-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 147,595 100.0%   167,815 100.0%
In households 143,789 97.4%   164,405 98.0%
In group quarters 3,806 2.6%   3,410 2.0%
     
RACE    
White 114,527 77.6%   119,158 71.0%
Black or African American 3,177 2.2%   4,079 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,099 1.4%   2,808 1.7%
Asian 5,675 3.8%   8,746 5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 382 0.3%   810 0.5%
Some other race 15,180 10.3%   23,723 14.1%
Two or more races 6,555 4.4%   8,491 5.1%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 28,318 19.2%   47,970 28.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino 119,277 80.8%   119,845 71.4%
White 104,581 70.9%   100,126 59.7%
Black or African American 3,023 2.0%   3,660 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,406 1.0%   1,511 0.9%
Asian 5,542 3.8%   8,521 5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 333 0.2%   750 0.4%
Some other race 260 0.2%   356 0.2%
Two or more races 4,132 2.8%   4,921 2.9%
     
SEX    
Male 72,078 48.8%   81,846 48.8%
Female 75,517 51.2%   85,969 51.2%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 9,606 6.5%   11,432 6.8%
5 to 17 years 26,199 17.8%   27,785 16.6%
18 to 64 years 91,214 61.8%   105,918 63.1%
65 years and over 20,576 13.9%   22,680 13.5%
Median age 36.2 X   36.7 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 56,036 100.0%   63,590 100.0%
Family households 35,117 62.7%   39,231 61.7%
Families with children under 18 17,339 30.9%   18,703 29.4%
Average household size 2.57 X   2.59 X
Average family size 3.14 X   3.18 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 57,578 100.0%   67,396 100.0%
Occupied housing units 56,036 97.3%   63,590 94.4%
Owner-occupied housing units 32,798 58.5%   34,427 54.1%
Renter-occupied housing units 23,238 41.5%   29,163 45.9%
Vacant housing units 1,542 2.7%   3,806 5.6%
1 unit, detached housing 34,120 59.3%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 245,000 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 862 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 123,517 83.7%      
Foreign born 24,015 16.3%      
Naturalized citizen 7,472 5.1%      
Not a citizen 16,543 11.2%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 50,931 X      
Median family income (dollars) 59,659 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 24,495 X      
Individuals in poverty 12,391 8.5%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 97,503 100.0%      
High school graduate 20,069 20.6%      
Bachelor's degree 18,018 18.5%      
Graduate or professional degree 8,910 9.1%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.1 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 70,867 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 63,358 89.4%      
Drove alone 54,606 77.1%      
Carpooled 8,752 12.3%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,555 2.2%      
Bus or trolley bus 1,462 2.1%      
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 53 0.1%      
Railroad 0 0.0%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 40 0.1%      
Motorcycle 118 0.2%      
Bicycle 613 0.9%      
Walked 1,593 2.2%      
Other means 512 0.7%      
Worked at home 3,118 4.4%      
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 72,513 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 24,762 34.1%      
Service 11,565 15.9%      
Sales and office 20,084 27.7%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 647 0.9%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 6,461 8.9%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 8,994 12.4%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 6,991 9.6%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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