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Decennial Census data
      1880-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 26,865 100.0%   26,997 100.0%
In households 26,811 99.8%   26,971 99.9%
In group quarters 54 0.2%   26 0.1%
     
RACE    
White 21,195 78.9%   19,568 72.5%
Black or African American 1,295 4.8%   1,510 5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 162 0.6%   135 0.5%
Asian 2,031 7.6%   2,989 11.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 78 0.3%   102 0.4%
Some other race 712 2.7%   895 3.3%
Two or more races 1,392 5.2%   1,798 6.7%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,424 9.0%   3,248 12.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino 24,441 91.0%   23,749 88.0%
White 19,853 73.9%   17,835 66.1%
Black or African American 1,253 4.7%   1,427 5.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 123 0.5%   93 0.3%
Asian 1,986 7.4%   2,901 10.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 74 0.3%   96 0.4%
Some other race 78 0.3%   59 0.2%
Two or more races 1,074 4.0%   1,338 5.0%
     
SEX    
Male 13,066 48.6%   12,987 48.1%
Female 13,799 51.4%   14,010 51.9%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,510 5.6%   1,286 4.8%
5 to 17 years 5,773 21.5%   5,031 18.6%
18 to 64 years 17,084 63.6%   17,313 64.1%
65 years and over 2,498 9.3%   3,367 12.5%
Median age 38.9 X   42.9 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 10,328 100.0%   10,686 100.0%
Family households 7,244 70.1%   7,419 69.4%
Families with children under 18 3,794 36.7%   3,341 31.3%
Average household size 2.60 X   2.52 X
Average family size 3.10 X   3.02 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 10,547 100.0%   11,306 100.0%
Occupied housing units 10,328 97.9%   10,686 94.5%
Owner-occupied housing units 7,304 70.7%   7,536 70.5%
Renter-occupied housing units 3,024 29.3%   3,150 29.5%
Vacant housing units 219 2.1%   620 5.5%
1 unit, detached housing 6,815 64.6%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 274,600 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 892 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 24,437 90.6%      
Foreign born 2,530 9.4%      
Naturalized citizen 1,529 5.7%      
Not a citizen 1,001 3.7%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 67,617 X      
Median family income (dollars) 77,974 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 31,226 X      
Individuals in poverty 1,144 4.3%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 17,930 100.0%      
High school graduate 3,160 17.6%      
Bachelor's degree 4,366 24.4%      
Graduate or professional degree 2,323 13.0%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 31.3 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 13,756 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 12,281 89.3%      
Drove alone 10,669 77.6%      
Carpooled 1,612 11.7%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 577 4.2%      
Bus or trolley bus 97 0.7%      
Streetcar or trolley car 16 0.1%      
Subway or elevated 281 2.0%      
Railroad 42 0.3%      
Ferryboat 103 0.7%      
Taxicab 38 0.3%      
Motorcycle 5 0.0%      
Bicycle 69 0.5%      
Walked 142 1.0%      
Other means 106 0.8%      
Worked at home 576 4.2%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 14,139 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 6,455 45.7%      
Service 1,785 12.6%      
Sales and office 3,677 26.0%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 42 0.3%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,005 7.1%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,175 8.3%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,313 9.3%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

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