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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 5,626
Urban population.................................................... 5,626
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.................... 2,661
Preprimary school................................................... 82
Elementary or high school........................................... 396
Percent in private school......................................... 13.4
College............................................................. 2,183
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 3,071
Less than 9th grade................................................. 47
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 154
High school graduate................................................ 479
Some college, no degree............................................. 656
Associates degree................................................... 180
Bachelor's degree................................................... 911
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 644
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 93.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 50.6
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 5,253
Lived in same house................................................. 1,550
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 3,299
Same State........................................................ 2,523
Same county..................................................... 1,417
Different county................................................ 1,106
Different State................................................... 776
Lived abroad........................................................ 404
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 4,484
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 47
With a mobility limitation........................................ 8
With a self-care limitation....................................... 39
With a work disability.............................................. 171
In labor force.................................................. 118
Prevented from working............................................ 33
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 363
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 105
With a mobility limitation........................................ 75
With a self-care limitation....................................... 53
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 57
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 567
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 1,288
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VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 353
65 years and over................................................. 73
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 4,845
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 66.0
Foreign-born population............................................. 781
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 625
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 5,253
Speak a language other than English................................. 790
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 318
Speak Spanish..................................................... 115
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 17
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 395
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 242
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 7,699
Arab................................................................ 9
Austrian............................................................ 28
Belgian............................................................. 24
Canadian............................................................ 15
Czech............................................................... 68
Danish.............................................................. 64
Dutch............................................................... 64
English............................................................. 457
Finnish............................................................. 201
French (except Basque).............................................. 250
French Canadian..................................................... 33
German.............................................................. 1,901
Greek............................................................... 32
Hungarian........................................................... 13
Irish............................................................... 597
Italian............................................................. 204
Lithuanian.......................................................... 12
Norwegian........................................................... 885
Polish.............................................................. 313
Portuguese.......................................................... 0
Romanian............................................................ 9
Russian............................................................. 73
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 142
Scottish............................................................ 140
Slovak.............................................................. 28
Subsaharan African.................................................. 133
Swedish............................................................. 452
Swiss............................................................... 32
Ukrainian........................................................... 11
United States or American........................................... 47
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Welsh............................................................... 41
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 8
Yugoslavian......................................................... 45
Other ancestries.................................................... 1,368
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and over..................................... 4,847
In labor force...................................................... 3,866
Percent in labor force........................................ 79.8
Civilian labor force.............................................. 3,866
Employed........................................................ 3,696
Unemployed...................................................... 170
Percent unemployed............................................ 4.4
Armed Forces...................................................... 0
Not in labor force.................................................. 981
Males 16 years and over....................................... 2,601
In labor force...................................................... 2,174
Percent in labor force........................................ 83.6
Civilian labor force.............................................. 2,174
Employed........................................................ 2,079
Unemployed...................................................... 95
Percent unemployed............................................ 4.4
Armed Forces...................................................... 0
Not in labor force.................................................. 427
Females 16 years and over..................................... 2,246
In labor force...................................................... 1,692
Percent in labor force........................................ 75.3
Civilian labor force.............................................. 1,692
Employed........................................................ 1,617
Unemployed...................................................... 75
Percent unemployed............................................ 4.4
Armed Forces...................................................... 0
Not in labor force.................................................. 554
Females 16 years and over..................................... 2,246
With own children under 6 years..................................... 282
Percent in labor force............................................ 58.9
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................ 227
Percent in labor force............................................ 86.8
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies... 417
All parents present in household in labor force..................... 205
Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies.......... 401
All parents present in household in labor force..................... 327
Persons 16 to 19 years.......................................... 254
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate................. 9
Employed or in Armed Forces....................................... 0
Unemployed........................................................ 9
Not in labor force................................................ 0
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COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over......................................... 3,623
Percent drove alone................................................. 49.6
Percent in carpools................................................. 8.1
Percent using public transportation................................. 19.5
Percent using other means........................................... 0.4
Percent walked or worked at home.................................... 15.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes).................................. 17.8
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over................................ 3,696
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............... 350
Professional specialty occupations.................................. 943
Technicians and related support occupations......................... 307
Sales occupations................................................... 286
Administrative support occupations, including clerical.............. 745
Private household occupations....................................... 0
Protective service occupations...................................... 25
Service occupations, except protective and household................ 477
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations.......................... 23
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations................. 147
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................... 186
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 103
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................. 104
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16 years and over................................. 3,696
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................ 25
Mining.............................................................. 0
Construction........................................................ 75
Manufacturing, nondurable goods..................................... 273
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................ 197
Transportation...................................................... 118
Communications and other public utilities........................... 26
Wholesale trade..................................................... 126
Retail trade........................................................ 549
Finance, insurance, and real estate................................. 193
Business and repair services........................................ 280
Personal services................................................... 34
Entertainment, and recreation services.............................. 33
Health services..................................................... 340
Educational services................................................ 980
Other professional and related services............................. 317
Public administration............................................... 130
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over................................ 3,696
Private wage and salary workers..................................... 2,405
Government workers.................................................. 1,137
Local government workers.......................................... 252
State government workers.......................................... 830
Federal government workers........................................ 55
Self-employed workers............................................... 142
Unpaid family workers............................................... 12
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INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................ 2,256
Less than $5,000.................................................... 88
$5,000 to $9,999.................................................... 239
$10,000 to $14,999.................................................. 272
$15,000 to $24,999.................................................. 498
$25,000 to $34,999.................................................. 473
$35,000 to $49,999.................................................. 357
$50,000 to $74,999.................................................. 249
$75,000 to $99,999.................................................. 68
$100,000 to $149,999................................................ 0
$150,000 or more.................................................... 12
Median household income (dollars)................................... 25,542
Families.......................................................... 1,126
Less than $5,000.................................................... 10
$5,000 to $9,999.................................................... 91
$10,000 to $14,999.................................................. 107
$15,000 to $24,999.................................................. 227
$25,000 to $34,999.................................................. 267
$35,000 to $49,999.................................................. 205
$50,000 to $74,999.................................................. 180
$75,000 to $99,999.................................................. 33
$100,000 to $149,999................................................ 0
$150,000 or more.................................................... 6
Median family income (dollars)...................................... 29,492
Nonfamily households.............................................. 1,130
Less than $5,000.................................................... 78
$5,000 to $9,999.................................................... 148
$10,000 to $14,999.................................................. 165
$15,000 to $24,999.................................................. 285
$25,000 to $34,999.................................................. 231
$35,000 to $49,999.................................................. 147
$50,000 to $74,999.................................................. 44
$75,000 to $99,999.................................................. 26
$100,000 to $149,999................................................ 0
$150,000 or more.................................................... 6
Median nonfamily household income (dollars)......................... 20,891
Per capita income (dollars)......................................... 11,929
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households.................................................... 2,256
With wage and salary income......................................... 2,015
Mean wage and salary income (dollars)............................. 27,823
With nonfarm self-employment income................................. 277
Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars)..................... 8,528
With farm self-employment income.................................... 19
Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................ 246
With Social Security income......................................... 330
Mean Social Security income (dollars)............................. 8,689
With public assistance income....................................... 70
Mean public assistance income (dollars)........................... 4,403
With retirement income.............................................. 202
Mean retirement income (dollars).................................. 8,362
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POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom poverty status is determined................. 5,601
Below poverty level............................................. 1,151
Persons 18 years and over........................................... 4,768
Below poverty level............................................. 1,057
Persons 65 years and over......................................... 363
Below poverty level............................................. 20
Related children under 18 years..................................... 828
Below poverty level............................................. 94
Related children under 5 years.................................... 355
Below poverty level............................................. 48
Related children 5 to 17 years.................................... 473
Below poverty level............................................. 46
Unrelated individuals............................................... 2,473
Below poverty level............................................. 935
All families...................................................... 1,126
Below poverty level............................................. 76
With related children under 18 years................................ 512
Below poverty level............................................. 49
With related children under 5 years............................... 240
Below poverty level............................................. 30
Female householder families....................................... 173
Below poverty level............................................. 33
With related children under 18 years................................ 100
Below poverty level............................................. 33
With related children under 5 years............................... 21
Below poverty level............................................. 14
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All persons......................................................... 20.5
Persons 18 years and over......................................... 22.2
Persons 65 years and over....................................... 5.5
Related children under 18 years................................... 11.4
Related children under 5 years.................................. 13.5
Related children 5 to 17 years.................................. 9.7
Unrelated individuals............................................. 37.8
All families........................................................ 6.7
With related children under 18 years.............................. 9.6
With related children under 5 years............................. 12.5
Female householder families......................................... 19.1
With related children under 18 years.............................. 33.0
With related children under 5 years............................. 66.7
Total housing units........................................... 2,365
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990.................................................. 17
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1985 to 1988........................................................ 111
1980 to 1984........................................................ 135
1970 to 1979........................................................ 258
1960 to 1969........................................................ 336
1950 to 1959........................................................ 220
1940 to 1949........................................................ 97
1939 or earlier..................................................... 1,191
BEDROOMS
No bedroom.......................................................... 55
1 bedroom........................................................... 418
2 bedrooms.......................................................... 986
3 bedrooms.......................................................... 660
4 bedrooms.......................................................... 179
5 or more bedrooms.................................................. 67
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................ 0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities................................. 0
Condominium housing units........................................... 59
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company.................................... 2,365
Individual drilled well............................................. 0
Individual dug well................................................. 0
Some other source................................................... 0
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................ 2,365
Septic tank or cesspool............................................. 0
Other means......................................................... 0
Occupied housing units........................................ 2,260
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas......................................................... 1,832
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................ 15
Electricity......................................................... 377
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc............................................. 22
Coal or coke........................................................ 0
Wood................................................................ 0
Solar energy........................................................ 0
Other fuel.......................................................... 14
No fuel used........................................................ 0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990.................................................. 881
1985 to 1988........................................................ 677
1980 to 1984........................................................ 181
1970 to 1979........................................................ 169
1960 to 1969........................................................ 133
1959 or earlier..................................................... 219
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................ 45
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VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units............................................ 2,260
None................................................................ 255
1................................................................... 990
2................................................................... 583
3 or more........................................................... 432
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units.............................. 673
With a mortgage................................................... 420
Less than $300.................................................. 25
$300 to $499.................................................... 76
$500 to $699.................................................... 143
$700 to $999.................................................... 132
$1,000 to $1,499................................................ 44
$1,500 to $1,999................................................ 0
$2,000 or more.................................................. 0
Median (dollars)................................................ 668
Not mortgaged..................................................... 253
Less than $100.................................................. 25
$100 to $199.................................................... 157
$200 to $299.................................................... 71
$300 to $399.................................................... 0
$400 or more.................................................... 0
Median (dollars)................................................ 174
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units.............................. 673
Less than 20 percent.............................................. 398
20 to 24 percent.................................................. 55
25 to 29 percent.................................................. 89
30 to 34 percent.................................................. 54
35 percent or more................................................ 77
Not computed...................................................... 0
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units............................. 1,413
Less than $200.................................................... 21
$200 to $299...................................................... 41
$300 to $499...................................................... 709
$500 to $749...................................................... 407
$750 to $999...................................................... 160
$1,000 or more.................................................... 68
No cash rent...................................................... 7
Median (dollars).................................................. 467
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units............................. 1,413
Less than 20 percent.............................................. 429
20 to 24 percent.................................................. 245
25 to 29 percent.................................................. 114
30 to 34 percent.................................................. 76
35 percent or more................................................ 524
Not computed...................................................... 25