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Decennial Census data
      1860-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 394,542 100.0%   413,344 100.0%
In households 378,568 96.0%   400,892 97.0%
In group quarters 15,974 4.0%   12,452 3.0%
   
RACE  
White 222,387 56.4%   210,751 51.0%
Black or African American 58,827 14.9%   60,750 14.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,110 0.8%   3,212 0.8%
Asian 50,299 12.7%   60,473 14.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,078 0.8%   3,564 0.9%
Some other race 31,612 8.0%   43,236 10.5%
Two or more races 25,229 6.4%   31,358 7.6%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 69,598 17.6%   99,356 24.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino 324,944 82.4%   313,988 76.0%
White 194,282 49.2%   168,628 40.8%
Black or African American 57,597 14.6%   58,743 14.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,194 0.6%   1,864 0.5%
Asian 49,399 12.5%   59,027 14.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2,859 0.7%   3,243 0.8%
Some other race 955 0.2%   1,463 0.4%
Two or more races 17,658 4.5%   21,020 5.1%
   
SEX  
Male 198,694 50.4%   206,195 49.9%
Female 195,848 49.6%   207,149 50.1%
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 28,694 7.3%   26,852 6.5%
5 to 17 years 83,068 21.0%   74,683 18.1%
18 to 64 years 245,264 62.2%   264,962 64.1%
65 years and over 37,426 9.5%   46,847 11.3%
Median age 33.9 X   36.9 X
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 130,403 100.0%   141,758 100.0%
Family households 97,375 74.4%   101,989 71.9%
Families with children under 18 52,044 39.9%   47,269 33.3%
Average household size 2.90 X   2.83 X
Average family size 3.33 X   3.30 X
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 134,513 100.0%   152,698 100.0%
Occupied housing units 130,403 96.9%   141,758 92.8%
Owner-occupied housing units 84,994 65.2%   89,648 63.2%
Renter-occupied housing units 45,409 34.8%   52,110 36.8%
Vacant housing units 4,110 3.1%   10,940 7.2%
1 unit, detached housing 95,378 70.9%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 178,300 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 797 X      
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 328,046 83.1%      
Foreign born 66,496 16.9%      
Naturalized citizen 35,301 8.9%      
Not a citizen 31,195 7.9%      
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999    
Median household income (dollars) 54,099 X      
Median family income (dollars) 60,597 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 21,731 X      
Individuals in poverty 31,344 8.3%      
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 246,488 100.0%      
High school graduate 60,367 24.5%      
Bachelor's degree 37,130 15.1%      
Graduate or professional degree 15,585 6.3%      
   
COMMUTING TO WORK  
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 31.8 X      
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 174,571 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 158,869 91.0%      
Drove alone 127,896 73.3%      
Carpooled 30,973 17.7%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 4,662 2.7%      
Bus or trolley bus 2,523 1.4%      
Streetcar or trolley car 32 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 943 0.5%      
Railroad 176 0.1%      
Ferryboat 864 0.5%      
Taxicab 124 0.1%      
Motorcycle 472 0.3%      
Bicycle 803 0.5%      
Walked 2,784 1.6%      
Other means 1,540 0.9%      
Worked at home 5,441 3.1%      
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 172,355 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 53,326 30.9%      
Service 28,231 16.4%      
Sales and office 48,318 28.0%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 1,099 0.6%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 18,896 11.0%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 22,485 13.0%      
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 10,366 6.0%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

Decennial Census data
      1860-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010


Cities in Solano County:
Benicia       Dixon       Fairfield       Rio Vista       Suisun City       Vacaville       Vallejo      
 



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