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Decennial Census data
      1910-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 60,552 100.0%   63,632 100.0%
In households 60,109 99.3%   63,053 99.1%
In group quarters 443 0.7%   579 0.9%
     
RACE    
White 26,671 44.0%   23,760 37.3%
Black or African American 1,707 2.8%   1,625 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 362 0.6%   395 0.6%
Asian 17,510 28.9%   23,293 36.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 944 1.6%   1,111 1.7%
Some other race 9,091 15.0%   9,598 15.1%
Two or more races 4,267 7.0%   3,850 6.1%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 19,282 31.8%   21,645 34.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino 41,270 68.2%   41,987 66.0%
White 18,487 30.5%   14,016 22.0%
Black or African American 1,621 2.7%   1,480 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 197 0.3%   138 0.2%
Asian 17,312 28.6%   22,923 36.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 896 1.5%   1,054 1.7%
Some other race 264 0.4%   287 0.5%
Two or more races 2,493 4.1%   2,089 3.3%
     
SEX    
Male 30,009 49.6%   31,435 49.4%
Female 30,543 50.4%   32,197 50.6%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 3,914 6.5%   3,924 6.2%
5 to 17 years 10,752 17.8%   9,863 15.5%
18 to 64 years 38,254 63.2%   41,516 65.2%
65 years and over 7,632 12.6%   8,329 13.1%
Median age 35.7 X   38.1 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 19,677 100.0%   20,938 100.0%
Family households 14,650 74.5%   15,330 73.2%
Families with children under 18 6,935 35.2%   6,559 31.3%
Average household size 3.05 X   3.01 X
Average family size 3.51 X   3.45 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 20,138 100.0%   21,814 100.0%
Occupied housing units 19,677 97.7%   20,938 96.0%
Owner-occupied housing units 12,303 62.5%   12,614 60.2%
Renter-occupied housing units 7,374 37.5%   8,324 39.8%
Vacant housing units 461 2.3%   876 4.0%
1 unit, detached housing 11,829 58.7%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 352,900 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,057 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 36,988 60.9%      
Foreign born 23,739 39.1%      
Naturalized citizen 13,264 21.8%      
Not a citizen 10,475 17.2%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 61,764 X      
Median family income (dollars) 66,598 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 23,562 X      
Individuals in poverty 3,151 5.2%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 40,422 100.0%      
High school graduate 9,703 24.0%      
Bachelor's degree 7,816 19.3%      
Graduate or professional degree 2,375 5.9%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 26.7 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 29,049 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 24,722 85.1%      
Drove alone 19,807 68.2%      
Carpooled 4,915 16.9%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,680 9.2%      
Bus or trolley bus 1,328 4.6%      
Streetcar or trolley car 18 0.1%      
Subway or elevated 1,114 3.8%      
Railroad 202 0.7%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 18 0.1%      
Motorcycle 55 0.2%      
Bicycle 118 0.4%      
Walked 752 2.6%      
Other means 209 0.7%      
Worked at home 513 1.8%      
     
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 29,796 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 8,973 30.1%      
Service 4,321 14.5%      
Sales and office 9,546 32.0%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 121 0.4%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 2,879 9.7%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,956 13.3%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,639 5.5%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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