URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population...............................................
50,793
Urban population....................................................
50,793
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....................
11,880
Preprimary school...................................................
858
Elementary or high school...........................................
8,683
Percent in private
school.........................................
10.7
College.............................................................
2,339
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years
and over.........................................
33,294
Less than 9th grade.................................................
3,112
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................
6,452
High school graduate................................................
13,775
Some college, no degree.............................................
5,438
Associates degree...................................................
1,198
Bachelor's degree...................................................
2,179
Graduate or professional
degree.....................................
1,140
Percent high school graduate
or higher..............................
71.3
Percent bachelor's degree
or higher.................................
10.0
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over......................................
46,706
Lived in same house.................................................
28,225
Lived in different house
in U.S..................................... 18,413
Same State........................................................
16,398
Same
county.....................................................
14,913
Different
county................................................
1,485
Different State...................................................
2,015
Lived abroad........................................................
68
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED
PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................
30,023
With a mobility or self-care
limitation............................. 1,745
With a mobility limitation........................................
1,012
With a self-care
limitation.......................................
1,174
With a work disability..............................................
3,823
In labor
force..................................................
1,231
Prevented from working............................................
2,269
Persons 65 years and over.....................................
7,965
With a mobility or self-care
limitation............................. 1,374
With a mobility limitation........................................
1,015
With a self-care
limitation.......................................
785
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000
WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................
427
Women 25 to 34 years................................................
1,521
Women 35 to 44 years................................................
1,943
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years
and over.................................
6,518
65 years and over.................................................
1,864
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................
49,456
Percent
born in state of residence..............................
72.4
Foreign-born population.............................................
1,337
Entered the U.S.
1980 to 1990.....................................
96
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons
5 years and over........................................
46,706
Speak a language other than
English.................................
3,184
Do not
speak English 'very well'................................
914
Speak Spanish.....................................................
292
Do not
speak English 'very well'................................
110
Speak Asian or Pacific
Island language............................
101
Do not
speak English 'very well'................................
17
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries
reported.........................................
64,062
Arab................................................................
172
Austrian............................................................
186
Belgian.............................................................
73
Canadian............................................................
46
Czech...............................................................
166
Danish..............................................................
46
Dutch...............................................................
1,170
English.............................................................
5,497
Finnish.............................................................
353
French (except Basque)..............................................
1,129
French Canadian.....................................................
137
German..............................................................
12,553
Greek...............................................................
1,110
Hungarian...........................................................
1,448
Irish...............................................................
8,105
Italian.............................................................
6,148
Lithuanian..........................................................
127
Norwegian...........................................................
181
Polish..............................................................
2,120
Portuguese..........................................................
26
Romanian............................................................
621
Russian.............................................................
399
Scotch-Irish........................................................
1,018
Scottish............................................................
752
Slovak..............................................................
3,193
Subsaharan African..................................................
238
Swedish.............................................................
311
Swiss...............................................................
95
Ukrainian...........................................................
439
United States or American...........................................
1,721
Welsh...............................................................
1,388
West Indian (excluding Hispanic
origin groups)......................
61
Yugoslavian.........................................................
183
Other ancestries....................................................
12,850
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and over.....................................
39,015
In labor force......................................................
21,914
Percent in labor force........................................
56.2
Civilian labor force..............................................
21,855
Employed........................................................
19,323
Unemployed......................................................
2,532
Percent unemployed............................................
11.6
Armed Forces......................................................
59
Not in labor force..................................................
17,101
Males 16 years and over.......................................
17,396
In labor force......................................................
11,568
Percent in labor force........................................
66.5
Civilian labor force..............................................
11,517
Employed........................................................
10,129
Unemployed......................................................
1,388
Percent unemployed............................................
12.1
Armed Forces......................................................
51
Not in labor force..................................................
5,828
Females 16 years and over.....................................
21,619
In labor force......................................................
10,346
Percent in labor force........................................
47.9
Civilian labor force..............................................
10,338
Employed........................................................
9,194
Unemployed......................................................
1,144
Percent unemployed............................................
11.1
Armed Forces......................................................
8
Not in labor force..................................................
11,273
Females 16 years and over.....................................
21,619
With own children under
6 years.....................................
3,211
Percent in labor
force............................................
55.7
With own children 6 to 17
years only................................
3,203
Percent in labor
force............................................
68.5
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...
4,717
All parents present in household
in labor force..................... 2,469
Own children
6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........
7,947
All parents present in household
in labor force..................... 4,707
Persons
16 to 19 years..........................................
2,662
Not enrolled in school and
not high school graduate.................
295
Employed or in Armed
Forces.......................................
94
Unemployed........................................................
70
Not in labor force................................................
131
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years
and over.........................................
18,642
Percent drove alone.................................................
82.4
Percent in carpools.................................................
12.5
Percent using public transportation.................................
0.4
Percent using other means...........................................
1.2
Percent walked or worked
at home....................................
3.6
Mean travel time to work
(minutes)..................................
16.6
OCCUPATION
Employed persons
16 years and over................................
19,323
Executive, administrative,
and managerial occupations...............
1,458
Professional specialty occupations..................................
2,076
Technicians and related
support occupations.........................
662
Sales occupations...................................................
1,798
Administrative support occupations,
including clerical.............. 2,672
Private household occupations.......................................
56
Protective service occupations......................................
296
Service occupations, except
protective and household................
2,932
Farming, forestry, and fishing
occupations..........................
93
Precision production, craft,
and repair occupations................. 2,183
Machine operators, assemblers,
and inspectors....................... 3,066
Transportation and material
moving occupations......................
907
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
helpers, and laborers................. 1,124
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16
years and over.................................
19,323
Agriculture, forestry, and
fisheries................................
102
Mining..............................................................
21
Construction........................................................
604
Manufacturing, nondurable
goods.....................................
883
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................
5,542
Transportation......................................................
589
Communications and other
public utilities...........................
475
Wholesale trade.....................................................
600
Retail trade........................................................
3,445
Finance, insurance, and
real estate.................................
718
Business and repair services........................................
680
Personal services...................................................
551
Entertainment, and recreation
services..............................
131
Health services.....................................................
2,323
Educational services................................................
1,255
Other professional and related
services.............................
815
Public administration...............................................
589
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons
16 years and over................................
19,323
Private wage and salary
workers..................................... 16,558
Government workers..................................................
1,938
Local government
workers..........................................
1,371
State government
workers..........................................
376
Federal government
workers........................................
191
Self-employed workers...............................................
806
Unpaid family workers...............................................
21
INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................
20,405
Less than $5,000....................................................
2,178
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
2,731
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
2,008
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
4,016
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
3,350
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
3,259
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
2,044
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
555
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
164
$150,000 or more....................................................
100
Median household income
(dollars)................................... 22,637
Families..........................................................
13,845
Less than $5,000....................................................
1,148
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
1,160
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
1,068
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
2,709
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
2,634
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
2,608
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
1,826
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
485
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
148
$150,000 or more....................................................
59
Median family income (dollars)......................................
27,530
Nonfamily households..............................................
6,560
Less than $5,000....................................................
1,081
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
1,567
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
952
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
1,350
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
727
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
605
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
175
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
46
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
16
$150,000 or more....................................................
41
Median nonfamily household
income (dollars)......................... 12,922
Per capita income (dollars)......................................... 11,508
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households....................................................
20,405
With wage and salary income.........................................
13,780
Mean wage and salary
income (dollars)............................. 30,266
With nonfarm self-employment
income................................. 1,194
Mean nonfarm self-employment
income (dollars)..................... 16,201
With farm self-employment
income....................................
38
Mean farm self-employment
income (dollars)........................
-813
With Social Security income.........................................
6,688
Mean Social Security
income (dollars).............................
7,984
With public assistance income.......................................
2,989
Mean public assistance
income (dollars)...........................
3,868
With retirement income..............................................
4,732
Mean retirement income
(dollars)..................................
7,838
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom
poverty status is determined................. 49,720
Below
poverty level.............................................
9,949
Persons 18 years and over...........................................
36,619
Below
poverty level.............................................
5,643
Persons 65 years
and over.........................................
7,965
Below
poverty level.............................................
946
Related children under 18
years..................................... 13,092
Below
poverty level.............................................
4,297
Related children
under 5 years....................................
4,056
Below
poverty level.............................................
1,661
Related children
5 to 17 years....................................
9,036
Below
poverty level.............................................
2,636
Unrelated individuals...............................................
7,834
Below
poverty level.............................................
2,037
All families......................................................
13,845
Below
poverty level.............................................
2,346
With related children under
18 years................................
6,982
Below
poverty level.............................................
1,928
With related children
under 5 years...............................
3,184
Below
poverty level.............................................
1,190
Female householder
families.......................................
3,534
Below
poverty level.............................................
1,514
With related children under
18 years................................
2,341
Below
poverty level.............................................
1,357
With related children
under 5 years...............................
1,137
Below
poverty level.............................................
855
Percent below poverty level:
----------------------------
All persons.........................................................
20.0%
Persons 18 years
and over.........................................
15.4%
Persons
65 years and over.......................................
11.9%
Related children
under 18 years...................................
32.8%
Related
children under 5 years..................................
41.0%
Related
children 5 to 17 years..................................
29.2%
Unrelated individuals.............................................
26.0%
All families........................................................
16.9%
With related children
under 18 years..............................
27.6%
With
related children under 5 years.............................
37.4%
Female householder families.........................................
42.8%
With related children
under 18 years..............................
58.0%
With
related children under 5 years.............................
75.2%
HOUSING
Total housing units........................................... 21,785
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
5
1985 to 1988........................................................
183
1980 to 1984........................................................
435
1970 to 1979........................................................
2,334
1960 to 1969........................................................
3,804
1950 to 1959........................................................
4,437
1940 to 1949........................................................
3,989
1939 or earlier.....................................................
6,598
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................
163
1 bedroom...........................................................
2,395
2 bedrooms..........................................................
6,861
3 bedrooms..........................................................
9,891
4 bedrooms..........................................................
2,097
5 or more bedrooms..................................................
378
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing
facilities................................
34
Lacking complete kitchen
facilities.................................
114
Condominium housing units...........................................
128
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private
company.................................... 21,572
Individual drilled well.............................................
213
Individual dug well.................................................
0
Some other source...................................................
0
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................
21,400
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................
345
Other means.........................................................
40
Occupied housing units........................................ 20,314
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................
18,621
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................
203
Electricity.........................................................
1,141
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................
50
Coal or coke........................................................
22
Wood................................................................
42
Solar energy........................................................
0
Other fuel..........................................................
159
No fuel used........................................................
76
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO
UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
3,412
1985 to 1988........................................................
5,022
1980 to 1984........................................................
2,740
1970 to 1979........................................................
3,665
1960 to 1969........................................................
2,526
1959 or earlier.....................................................
2,949
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................
1,275
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing
units............................................
20,314
None................................................................
2,597
1...................................................................
8,849
2...................................................................
6,700
3 or more...........................................................
2,168
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED
MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied
housing units.............................. 11,077
With a mortgage...................................................
5,898
Less
than $300..................................................
575
$300
to $499....................................................
2,720
$500
to $699....................................................
1,834
$700
to $999....................................................
574
$1,000
to $1,499................................................
141
$1,500
to $1,999................................................
33
$2,000
or more..................................................
21
Median
(dollars)................................................
475
Not mortgaged.....................................................
5,179
Less
than $100..................................................
169
$100
to $199....................................................
2,971
$200
to $299....................................................
1,748
$300
to $399....................................................
177
$400
or more....................................................
114
Median
(dollars)................................................
185
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied
housing units.............................. 11,077
Less than 20 percent..............................................
7,711
20 to 24 percent..................................................
982
25 to 29 percent..................................................
716
30 to 34 percent..................................................
431
35 percent or more................................................
1,106
Not computed......................................................
131
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