URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population...............................................
21,161
Urban population....................................................
21,161
Percent
of total population.....................................
100.0
Rural population....................................................
0
Percent
of total population.....................................
0.0
Farm population...................................................
0
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school....................
5,385
Preprimary school...................................................
345
Elementary or high school...........................................
3,886
Percent in private
school.........................................
14.4
College.............................................................
1,154
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years
and over.........................................
13,618
Less than 9th grade.................................................
886
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................
2,557
High school graduate................................................
5,482
Some college, no degree.............................................
2,637
Associates degree...................................................
766
Bachelor's degree...................................................
960
Graduate or professional
degree.....................................
330
Percent high school graduate
or higher..............................
74.7
Percent bachelor's degree
or higher.................................
9.5
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over......................................
19,781
Lived in same house.................................................
13,591
Lived in different house
in U.S.....................................
6,151
Same State........................................................
5,630
Same
county.....................................................
3,456
Different
county................................................
2,174
Different State...................................................
521
Lived abroad........................................................
39
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED
PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................
14,317
With a mobility or self-care
limitation.............................
448
With a mobility limitation........................................
246
With a self-care
limitation.......................................
315
With a work disability..............................................
1,082
In labor
force..................................................
500
Prevented from working............................................
495
Persons 65 years and over.....................................
2,098
With a mobility or self-care
limitation.............................
421
With a mobility limitation........................................
328
With a self-care
limitation.......................................
237
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000
WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................
139
Women 25 to 34 years................................................
1,146
Women 35 to 44 years................................................
2,045
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years
and over.................................
2,743
65 years and over.................................................
514
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................
20,413
Percent
born in state of residence..............................
79.3
Foreign-born population.............................................
748
Entered the U.S.
1980 to 1990.....................................
64
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons
5 years and over........................................
19,781
Speak a language other than
English.................................
1,310
Do not
speak English 'very well'................................
353
Speak Spanish.....................................................
213
Do not
speak English 'very well'................................
31
Speak Asian or Pacific
Island language............................
110
Do not
speak English 'very well'................................
29
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries
reported.........................................
30,947
Arab................................................................
108
Austrian............................................................
123
Belgian.............................................................
0
Canadian............................................................
24
Czech...............................................................
301
Danish..............................................................
22
Dutch...............................................................
373
English.............................................................
2,865
Finnish.............................................................
47
French (except Basque)..............................................
567
French Canadian.....................................................
112
German..............................................................
7,336
Greek...............................................................
140
Hungarian...........................................................
910
Irish...............................................................
4,828
Italian.............................................................
2,867
Lithuanian..........................................................
343
Norwegian...........................................................
53
Polish..............................................................
2,210
Portuguese..........................................................
18
Romanian............................................................
104
Russian.............................................................
177
Scotch-Irish........................................................
490
Scottish............................................................
477
Slovak..............................................................
1,940
Subsaharan African..................................................
0
Swedish.............................................................
257
Swiss...............................................................
66
Ukrainian...........................................................
138
United States or American...........................................
603
Welsh...............................................................
343
West Indian (excluding Hispanic
origin groups)......................
0
Yugoslavian.........................................................
1,205
Other ancestries....................................................
1,900
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and over.....................................
16,425
In labor force......................................................
11,542
Percent in labor force........................................
70.3
Civilian labor force..............................................
11,532
Employed........................................................
10,862
Unemployed......................................................
670
Percent unemployed............................................
5.8
Armed Forces......................................................
10
Not in labor force..................................................
4,883
Males 16 years and over.......................................
7,947
In labor force......................................................
6,315
Percent in labor force........................................
79.5
Civilian labor force..............................................
6,305
Employed........................................................
5,891
Unemployed......................................................
414
Percent unemployed............................................
6.6
Armed Forces......................................................
10
Not in labor force..................................................
1,632
Females 16 years and over.....................................
8,478
In labor force......................................................
5,227
Percent in labor force........................................
61.7
Civilian labor force..............................................
5,227
Employed........................................................
4,971
Unemployed......................................................
256
Percent unemployed............................................
4.9
Armed Forces......................................................
0
Not in labor force..................................................
3,251
Females 16 years and over.....................................
8,478
With own children under
6 years.....................................
1,224
Percent in labor
force............................................
63.7
With own children 6 to 17
years only................................
1,531
Percent in labor
force............................................
75.2
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...
1,581
All parents present in household
in labor force.....................
959
Own children
6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........
3,720
All parents present in household
in labor force..................... 2,582
Persons
16 to 19 years..........................................
1,302
Not enrolled in school and
not high school graduate.................
80
Employed or in Armed
Forces.......................................
51
Unemployed........................................................
7
Not in labor force................................................
22
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years
and over.........................................
10,693
Percent drove alone.................................................
86.5
Percent in carpools.................................................
10.3
Percent using public transportation.................................
0.9
Percent using other means...........................................
0.5
Percent walked or worked
at home....................................
1.6
Mean travel time to work
(minutes)..................................
20.8
OCCUPATION
Employed persons
16 years and over................................
10,862
Executive, administrative,
and managerial occupations...............
991
Professional specialty occupations..................................
878
Technicians and related
support occupations.........................
442
Sales occupations...................................................
1,157
Administrative support occupations,
including clerical.............. 1,802
Private household occupations.......................................
53
Protective service occupations......................................
182
Service occupations, except
protective and household................
1,021
Farming, forestry, and fishing
occupations..........................
107
Precision production, craft,
and repair occupations................. 1,977
Machine operators, assemblers,
and inspectors....................... 1,428
Transportation and material
moving occupations......................
457
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
helpers, and laborers.................
367
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16
years and over.................................
10,862
Agriculture, forestry, and
fisheries................................
113
Mining..............................................................
8
Construction........................................................
648
Manufacturing, nondurable
goods.....................................
601
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................
3,210
Transportation......................................................
284
Communications and other
public utilities...........................
210
Wholesale trade.....................................................
436
Retail trade........................................................
2,104
Finance, insurance, and
real estate.................................
410
Business and repair services........................................
577
Personal services...................................................
247
Entertainment, and recreation
services..............................
136
Health services.....................................................
710
Educational services................................................
529
Other professional and related
services.............................
395
Public administration...............................................
244
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons
16 years and over................................
10,862
Private wage and salary
workers.....................................
9,770
Government workers..................................................
783
Local government
workers..........................................
621
State government
workers..........................................
64
Federal government
workers........................................
98
Self-employed workers...............................................
301
Unpaid family workers...............................................
8
INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................
7,812
Less than $5,000....................................................
250
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
423
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
611
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
1,311
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
1,501
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
2,015
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
1,318
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
267
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
116
$150,000 or more....................................................
0
Median household income
(dollars)................................... 33,607
Families..........................................................
5,852
Less than $5,000....................................................
86
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
115
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
262
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
914
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
1,098
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
1,809
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
1,217
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
256
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
95
$150,000 or more....................................................
0
Median family income (dollars)......................................
38,866
Nonfamily households..............................................
1,960
Less than $5,000....................................................
164
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
313
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
356
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
429
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
388
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
183
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
95
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
17
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
15
$150,000 or more....................................................
0
Median nonfamily household
income (dollars)......................... 17,466
Per capita income (dollars)......................................... 13,185
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households....................................................
7,812
With wage and salary income.........................................
6,533
Mean wage and salary
income (dollars)............................. 36,117
With nonfarm self-employment
income.................................
575
Mean nonfarm self-employment
income (dollars)..................... 12,432
With farm self-employment
income....................................
13
Mean farm self-employment
income (dollars)........................
2,197
With Social Security income.........................................
1,909
Mean Social Security
income (dollars).............................
8,519
With public assistance income.......................................
338
Mean public assistance
income (dollars)...........................
3,339
With retirement income..............................................
1,308
Mean retirement income
(dollars)..................................
6,471
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom
poverty status is determined................. 21,101
Below
poverty level.............................................
1,038
Persons 18 years and over...........................................
15,714
Below
poverty level.............................................
643
Persons 65 years
and over.........................................
2,098
Below
poverty level.............................................
120
Related children under 18
years.....................................
5,387
Below
poverty level.............................................
395
Related children
under 5 years....................................
1,377
Below
poverty level.............................................
184
Related children
5 to 17 years....................................
4,010
Below
poverty level.............................................
211
Unrelated individuals...............................................
2,358
Below
poverty level.............................................
322
All families......................................................
5,852
Below
poverty level.............................................
202
With related children under
18 years................................
2,992
Below
poverty level.............................................
168
With related children
under 5 years...............................
1,262
Below
poverty level.............................................
109
Female householder
families.......................................
769
Below
poverty level.............................................
107
With related children under
18 years................................
349
Below
poverty level.............................................
103
With related children
under 5 years...............................
161
Below
poverty level.............................................
65
Percent below poverty level:
----------------------------
All persons.........................................................
4.9
Persons 18 years
and over.........................................
4.1
Persons
65 years and over.......................................
5.7
Related children
under 18 years...................................
7.3
Related
children under 5 years..................................
13.4
Related
children 5 to 17 years..................................
5.3
Unrelated individuals.............................................
13.7
All families........................................................
3.5
With related children
under 18 years..............................
5.6
With
related children under 5 years.............................
8.6
Female householder families.........................................
13.9
With related children
under 18 years..............................
29.5
With
related children under 5 years.............................
40.4
Total housing units........................................... 7,979
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
6
1985 to 1988........................................................
490
1980 to 1984........................................................
286
1970 to 1979........................................................
1,812
1960 to 1969........................................................
2,193
1950 to 1959........................................................
1,653
1940 to 1949........................................................
830
1939 or earlier.....................................................
709
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................
63
1 bedroom...........................................................
776
2 bedrooms..........................................................
1,913
3 bedrooms..........................................................
4,088
4 bedrooms..........................................................
1,033
5 or more bedrooms..................................................
106
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing
facilities................................
0
Lacking complete kitchen
facilities.................................
26
Condominium housing units...........................................
61
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private
company....................................
7,973
Individual drilled well.............................................
0
Individual dug well.................................................
6
Some other source...................................................
0
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................
7,759
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................
220
Other means.........................................................
0
Occupied housing units........................................ 7,764
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................
6,587
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................
34
Electricity.........................................................
619
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................
389
Coal or coke........................................................
0
Wood................................................................
15
Solar energy........................................................
0
Other fuel..........................................................
105
No fuel used........................................................
15
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO
UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
981
1985 to 1988........................................................
1,882
1980 to 1984........................................................
859
1970 to 1979........................................................
2,268
1960 to 1969........................................................
1,100
1959 or earlier.....................................................
674
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................
71
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing
units............................................
7,764
None................................................................
432
1...................................................................
2,157
2...................................................................
3,349
3 or more...........................................................
1,826
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED
MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied
housing units..............................
5,701
With a mortgage...................................................
4,135
Less
than $300..................................................
118
$300
to $499....................................................
1,027
$500
to $699....................................................
1,564
$700
to $999....................................................
1,208
$1,000
to $1,499................................................
201
$1,500
to $1,999................................................
12
$2,000
or more..................................................
5
Median
(dollars)................................................
623
Not mortgaged.....................................................
1,566
Less
than $100..................................................
19
$100
to $199....................................................
497
$200
to $299....................................................
823
$300
to $399....................................................
171
$400
or more....................................................
56
Median
(dollars)................................................
228
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied
housing units..............................
5,701
Less than 20 percent..............................................
3,404
20 to 24 percent..................................................
875
25 to 29 percent..................................................
582
30 to 34 percent..................................................
264
35 percent or more................................................
550
Not computed......................................................
26
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied
housing units.............................
1,795
Less than $200....................................................
20
$200 to $299......................................................
29
$300 to $499......................................................
1,217
$500 to $749......................................................
423
$750 to $999......................................................
65
$1,000 or more....................................................
6
No cash rent......................................................
35
Median (dollars)..................................................
445
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE
OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied
housing units.............................
1,795
Less than 20 percent..............................................
525
20 to 24 percent..................................................
318
25 to 29 percent..................................................
159
30 to 34 percent..................................................
161
35 percent or more................................................
554
Not computed......................................................
78
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