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DISTRICT PROFILE

Total Population                                311,260


Race/Hispanic Origin                        Number          %

Non Hispanic White                           257,154           82.6
Non Hispanic Black                            6,136               2.0
Non Hispanic American                     
            Indian/Eskimo/Aleut               188                  .01
Non Hispanic Asian                            25,898             8.3
Non Hispanic Pacific                         
            Islander/Other                         941                  0.3
Non Hispanic 2 or more races          4,777               1.5
Hispanic                                              16,166             5.2

Foreign Non Hispanic                       Number          %
Ancestry

Arab                                                    3,499               1.1
Asian Indian                                       4.881               1.6
Chinese                                               8,669               2.8
Korean                                                3,856               1.2
Other Asian                                         11,632             3.7
British                                                 34,910             11.2
French                                                 9,329               3.0
German                                               31,082             10.0
Greek                                                  4,454               1.4
Irish                                                     35,492             11.4
Italian                                                  27,309             8.8
Polish                                                  18,341             5.9
Russian/Former Soviet Union           33,776              10.9
Other European                                  46,592             15.0
Canadian/French Canadian              2,489               0.8
Subsaharan African                           1,355               0.4
Guyanese                                            151                  0.0
Haitian                                                  225                  0.1
Jamaican                                             654                  0.2
Trinidadian and Tobagonian             231                  0.1
Other West Indian                              692                  0.2
Other                                                   74,244             23.9

Language Spoken at Home              Number          %

(Persons 5 or over)
English only                                        222,499           74.4
Spanish/Spanish Creole                   17,325             5.8
French/French Creole                       10,325              3.5
Italian                                                  4,621               1.4
Yiddish                                                 634                  0.2
Greek                                                  1,785               0.6
Russian                                               2,146                0.7
Polish                                                  672                  0.2
Persian                                               1,175               0.4
Other Indic                                         2,684               4.0
Other Indo-European                        12,101             1.8
Chinese                                               5,485               0.9
Korean                                                2,646               0.9
Other Asian                                         6,895               2.3
Native North American                      0                      0.0
Hebrew                                               3,328               1.1
Other/unspecified                               5,048               1.7

Hispanic Ancestry                             Number          %

Mexico                                          1,970               0.6
Caribbean:
 Puerto Rico                            5,078               1.6
             Cuba                                 1,417               0.5
             Dominican Republic          904                  0.3
Central America
              Guatemala                           104                  0.0
              Honduras                              131                  0.0
              Nicaragua                              90                    0.0
              Panama                                  94                    0.0
              El Salvador                           126                  0.0
              Other Central America          136                  0.0
South America:
             Colombia                                1,029               0.3
             Ecuador                                  374                0.1
             Peru                                        399                  0.1
             Other South American           2,017               0.6
Other Hispanic                                    3,940               1.3

Sex                                                      Number          %

Male                                                    141,696           45.5
Female                                                 169,564           54.5

Age                                                     Number          %

Under 5                                               12,070             3.9
5-17                                                     17,794             5.7
18-29                                                   64,681             20.8
30-44                                                   92,257             29.6
45-59                                                   64,858             20.8
60-64                                                   15,781             5.1
65 and over                                         43,819             14.1

Number of Families                          59,312

Number of House Holds                   188,710

Household Type and Relationship   Number          %

Family households                              59,312             19.1
            House Holder                          50,765             16.3
            Spouse                                    
            Child:                                     
            Natural Born/ Adopted           34,760             11.2
            Stepchild                                 470                  0.2
Grandchild                                          417                  0.2

Other Relatives                                   4,533               1.5
Non Relatives                                      2,147               0.7
Nonfamily Households
            House holder living alone       108,041           34.7
            Householder not living
            alone                                        21,357             6.9
Nonrelatives                                        24,608             7.9
Group Quarters                                  
            Institutionalized Persons         897                  0.3
            Other Persons in group          
            quarters                                   3,899               1.3

Citizenship                                         Number          %
Native born                                         239,667           77.0
Foreign born                                       
            Naturalized Citizen                 29,037             9.3
            Non Citizen                             42,660             13.7

Housing Tenure                                 Number          %
(Owner-occupied housing units)
Owner occupied                                  59,587             31.6
Renter occupied                                  129,123           68.4

Value of housing                               Number          %
(Owner occupied housing units)

Less tan $25,000                                 252                  0.4
$25,000-$49,999                                 100                  0.2
$50,000-$99,999                                 1,677               2.8
$100,000-$149-999                             4,317               7.3
$150,000-$199,999                             4,711               8.0
$200,000-$299,999                             9,398               15.9
$300,000-$399,999                             6,792               11.5
$400,000-$499,999                             5,463               9.2
$500,000-or more                                26,359             44.6

Average Value                                   $574,055

Monthly Rent                                    Number          %

(Renter-occupied housing units)
Less than $150                                   1,094               0.8
$150-$249                                           2,242               1.7
$250-$349                                           1,985               1.5
$350-$349                                           2,369               1.8
$450-$549                                           4,285               3.3
$550-$649                                           5,162               4.0
$650-$749                                           5,165               4.0
$759-$999                                           17,716             13.7
$1,000 or more                                    86,459             66.8
No cash rent                                        2,935               2.3

Average Cash Rent:                        $1,452

Education Level                                Number          %

(Persons 25+)
Less than 9th grade                             3,568               1.4
Some high School                               6,778               2.6
High School Graduate                        20,038               7.7
Some College, no degree                  28,346             10.9
Associate degree                                 8,068               3.1
Bachelors degree                                 101,448           39.1
Grad. or prof  Degree                         91,024             35.1

Types of Household Income                        Number           %

Wages or Salary                                 150,622           79.8
Self Employment                                29,651             15.7
Interest, dividend, or net rent income   102,173           54.1
Social Security                                         32,615              17.3
Supplemental Security Income              2,686              1.4
Public assistance                                 1,671               0.9
Retirement Income                             16,499             8.7
Other income sources                         11,095              5.9

Children in Poverty by                     Number          %
Family Type 
Married couple families:
            Children Under 5                    203                 14.4
            Children 5 to 17                      308                 21.8
Other families:
            Male Householder, no wife
            present:           
Children Under 5                                6                     0.4
Children 5 to 17                                  31                   2.2
            Female Householder, no
            husband present:
Children Under 5                                197                14.0
Children 5 to 17                                  665               47.2

Education Level                                Number          %
(Persons 25+)
Less that 9th grade                               3,568               1.4
Some high school                                6,787               2.6
High School graduates                        20,038              7.7
Some college, no degree                   28,346             10.9
Associate degree                                 8,068               3.1
Bachelors Degree                                101,448           39.1
Grad. or prof. degree                          91,024             35.1

Types of House Income                    Number          %

Wages or salary                                   150,622           79.8
Self-employment                                 29,651             15.7
Interest, dividend, or net
            rental income                           102,173           54.1
Social Security                                     32,615              17.3
Supplemental Security Income           2,686                1.4
Public assistance                                 1,671               0.9
Retirement income                              16,499             8.7
Other income sources                        11,095               5.9

Children in Poverty by                     Number          %

Family Type 

Married-couple families                                 
Children Under 5                                203                  14.4                
Children 5 to 17                                  308                  21.8

Other families:
            Male householder, no wife
            Present                                   
Children Under 5                                6                      0.4      
Children 5 to 17                                  31                    2.2
Female householder, no
 husband present:
Children Under 5                                197                  14.0
Children 5 to17                                   665                  47.2
 

Household income                             Number          %

Less than $10,000                               12,633             6.7
$10,000-$14,999                                 5,922               3.1
$15,000-$24,999                                 11,049             5.9
$25,000-$34,999                                 12,698             6.7
$35,000-$49,999                                 20,310             10.8
$50,000-$74,999                                 32,881             17.4
$75,000-$99,999                                 20,951             11.1
$100,000-or more                                72,254             38.3

Median Household Income:                         $74,077

Per Capita Income:                           $83,020

Sex by Employment Status               Number          %
(Persons 16+)
Male:
            In Labor Force
                        In armed forces:          0                      0
            Civilian:
                        Employed                    101,614           35.8
                        Unemployed               3,078               1.1
            Not in labor force:                   22,760             8.0
Female:
            In labor force
                        In armed forces:          0                      0
                        Civilian:
                                    Employed        101,258           35.6
                                    Unemployed   4,151               1.5
            Not in labor force                    51,188             18.0

Class of Worker                                Number          %
(Employed persons 16+)
Private for profit                                 136,271           67.2
Private not for profit                           20,619             10.2
Local government                               6,408               3.2
State Government                               2,781               1.4
Federal Government                           3,869               1.9
Self-employed                                     32,379              16.0
Unpaid family                                     546                  0.3

Means of Transportation                 Number          %
to Work (Persons 16+ employed
outside home)

Car, truck, or van:                              
           Drove alone                              14,035             7.5
           Carpooled                                5,528               3.0
Public Transportation:
            Bus or trolley bus                    24,176             13.0
            Streetcar or trolley car            192                   0.1
            Subway                                   65,906             35.3
            Railroad                                  2,409               1.3
            Ferryboat                                 91                    0.0
            Taxicab                                    15,698             8.4
Other:
            Motorcycle                              75                    0.0                  
            Bicycle                                      773                 0.4
            Walked                                    56,229             30.1                            
            Other means                            1,497               0.8

Travel Time to Work                        Number          %         
(Persons 16+ employed
outside home)

Less than 5 minutes                            3,240               1.7
5 to 9 minutes                                      10,902              5.8
10 to 14 minutes                                 19,094             10.2
15 to 19 minutes                                 25,970             13.9
20 to 24 minutes                                 32,006             17.2
25 to 29 minutes                                 13,264             7.1.
30 to 34 minutes                                 37,983             20.4
35 to 39 minutes                                 6,694               3.6
40 to 44 minutes                                 10,493             5.6
45 to 49 minutes                                 15,913             8.5
60 to 89 minutes                                 7,219               3.9
90 or more minutes                             3,833               2.1
Average Travel Time to Work:                       27.5

Occupation                                         Number          %
(Employed persons 16+)
Management              
Business and financial                      39,634               19.5
operations
Professional                                         25,295             12.5
Healthcare                                           61,110             30.1                
Service occupations                            11,477             5.7
Sales and related occupations         30,113              14.8
Office administrative and                                                                  
            support                                      17,934               8.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry              72                      0.0
Construction, extraction and
            maintenance                            1,742               0.9
Production occupations                      1,894               0.9
Transportation and material
            moving                                    976                  0.5

Household Size and Type                 Number          %

One person:
            Male householder                    44,068             23.4
            Female householder                63,973             33.9
Two or more persons  
            Family households:
            Married couple family            
            With related children              15,765             8.4
            Without related children         35,000             18.5
            Other family households:
            Male householder, no wife present:
With related children                          615                  0.3
Without related children                     1,669               0.9
Female householder, no
husband present:
With related children                          2,215               13
Without related children                     3,748               2.0
Nonfamily households:
            Male householder                    10,803             5.7
            Female householder                10,554             5.6

Industry                                             Number          %
(Employed persons 16+)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing
and mining                                          201                  0.1
Construction                                       1,762               0.9
Manufacturing                                      8,222               4.1
Wholesale trade                                  7,080               3.5
Retail trade                                         11,974             5.9
Transportation and warehousing       2,546             1.3
Utilities                                                161                 0.1
Information                                         19,450             9.6
Finance, insurance and real estate    44,157             21.8
Professional and related services      47,520             23.4    
Education services                              12,777             6.1
Health services                                    20, 176            9.9
Entertainment, recreation and
food services                                       14,235             7.0
Public administration                          6,116               3.0

 

 

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