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Demographics
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Population (2000) |
10,331 |
Land area (sq.miles) |
61.7 |
Persons per square mile |
167 |
Sex |
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Male |
4,922 |
Female |
5,409 |
Race |
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White |
10,150 |
Black or African American |
19 |
American Indian and Alaska Native |
24 |
Asian |
38 |
Asian Indian |
6 |
Chinese |
11 |
Filipino |
13 |
Japanese |
1 |
Korean |
1 |
Vietnamese |
3 |
Other Asian 1 |
3 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
1 |
Households |
4,555 |
Householder 15 to 64 years: |
2,964 |
Family households: |
2,231 |
Married-couple family: |
1,606 |
With own children under 18 years |
763 |
No own children under 18 years |
843 |
Other family: |
625 |
Male householder, no wife present: |
237 |
With own children under 18 years |
166 |
No own children under 18 years |
71 |
Female householder, no husband present: |
388 |
With own children under 18 years |
260 |
No own children under 18 years |
128 |
Nonfamily households: |
733 |
Householder living alone |
560 |
Householder not living alone |
173 |
Householder 65 years and over: |
1,591 |
Family households: |
688 |
Married-couple family: |
555 |
With own children under 18 years |
0 |
No own children under 18 years |
555 |
Other family: |
133 |
Male householder, no wife present: |
33 |
With own children under 18 years |
0 |
No own children under 18 years |
33 |
Female householder, no husband present: |
100 |
With own children under 18 years |
0 |
No own children under 18 years |
100 |
Nonfamily households: |
903 |
Householder living alone |
887 |
Householder not living alone |
16 |
Transportation to Work |
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Total: |
4,381 |
Car, truck, or van: |
4,096 |
Drove alone |
3,568 |
Carpooled |
528 |
Public transportation: |
18 |
Bus or trolley bus |
18 |
Streetcar or trolley car (publico in Puerto Rico) |
0 |
Subway or elevated |
0 |
Railroad |
0 |
Ferryboat |
0 |
Taxicab |
0 |
Motorcycle |
0 |
Bicycle |
15 |
Walked |
201 |
Other means |
19 |
Worked at home |
32 |
Occupation and Income |
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Median household income in 1999 |
29,647 |
Population in 1999 below poverty level: |
1,249 |
Total Ocupations |
4,492 |
Male: |
2,275 |
Management, professional, and related occupations: |
400 |
Professional and related occupations: |
219 |
Service occupations: |
298 |
Sales and office occupations: |
295 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
34 |
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: |
510 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: |
738 |
Female: |
2,217 |
Management, professional, and related occupations: |
636 |
Professional and related occupations: |
492 |
Service occupations: |
576 |
Sales and office occupations: |
760 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
0 |
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: |
5 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: |
240 |
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Housing |
5,111 |
Total population in occupied housing units: |
10,132 |
Owner occupied: |
6,743 |
1, detached |
5,423 |
1, attached |
46 |
2 |
895 |
3 or 4 |
245 |
Mobile home |
134 |
Renter occupied: |
3,389 |
1, detached |
689 |
1, attached |
52 |
2 |
856 |
3 or 4 |
1,031 |
5 to 9 |
444 |
10 to 19 |
134 |
20 to 49 |
33 |
50 or more |
134 |
Mobile home |
16 |
Median rent |
$ 368 |
Median Owner Occupied housing value |
$ 59,100 |
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