Area 9.5 Square miles Population (1990) 51,412
    Population (2000) 48,976
       
Call Volume

thru 6-30-08

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Engine

1585

3019

 

2590

2396

2378

Ambulance

2347

4489

 

4354

4081

4058

       
       
       
Fire 1 Chief Fire Marshal 1 Fire Marshal
Suppression 2 Battalion Chiefs Division 1 Fire Inspector
  2 Captains   1 Chief of Training
  8 Lieutenants   1 Clerk
  18 Firefighter/Medics    
  12 Firefighters    
  1 Clerk    
       

 

Station Headquarters     Station 2  
Equipment Command Officer in Charge   Engine 2 Officer,2 Firefighters
  Engine 1 Officer,2 Firefighters   Alpha 2 2 Firefighter/Medics
  Alpha 1 2 Firefighter/Medics   Engine 4  
Quint 1  
           
           
           
           

 

 

General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 48,976 100 100%
Male 23,706 48.4 49.10%
Female 25,270 51.6 50.90%
Median age (years) 36.40 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 3,174 6.5 6.80%
18 years and over 37,703 77 74.30%
65 years and over 7,609 15.5 12.40%
 
One race 48,210 98.4 97.60%
White 45,791 93.5 75.10%
Black or African American 1,259 2.6 12.30%
American Indian and Alaska Native 203 0.4 0.90%
Asian 788 1.6 3.60%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 15 0 0.10%
Some other race 154 0.3 5.50%
Two or more races 766 1.6 2.40%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
738
1.5
12.50%
 
Average household size 2.39 (X) 2.59
Average family size 3.01 (X) 3.14
 
Total housing units 20,992 100 100.00%
Occupied housing units 20,428 97.3 91.00%
Owner-occupied housing units 15,373 75.3 66.20%
Renter-occupied housing units 5,055 24.7 33.80%
Vacant housing units 564 2.7 9.00%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 33,763 100  
High school graduate or higher 25,662 76 80.40%
Bachelor's degree or higher 2,471 7.3 24.40%
Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over) 5,054 13.4 12.70%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 5,428 19 19.20%
Foreign born 2,666 5.4 11.10%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 19,397 49.2 54.40%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 3,757 8.2 17.90%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 25,107 64.6 63.90%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 24.20 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 41,171 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 49,118 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 19,904 (X) 21,587
Families below poverty level 776 6 9.20%
Individuals below poverty level 3,826 7.9 12.40%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 14,483 100  
Median value (dollars) 97,800 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
With a mortgage 846 (X) 1,088
Not mortgaged 261 (X) 295
(X) Not applicable.      
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 1 (SF 1) and Summary File 3 (SF 3)