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| Table 1. Selected Characteristics | Census 2000 | 2006-2010 ACS | 2010 Census | Is Change between Census 2000 and 2006-2010 ACS Significant in Number?** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | MOE(+/-) | Value | MOE(+/-) | |||
| Total Persons 1 | 281,421,906 | -- | 303,965,272 | 0 | 308,745,538 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 273,637,396 | 11,132 | 295,968,252 | 0 | 300,758,215 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 105,539,122 | 12,431 | 114,235,996 | 248,114 | 116,716,292 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.59 | 0.00 | 2.59 | 0.01 | 2.58 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $56,643 | $21 | $70,883 | $313 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.69 | 0.00 | 1.77 | 0.01 | -- | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 12.40 | 0.00 | 13.80 | 0.00 | -- | -- |
| Percent Minority 8 | 24.90 | 0.00 | 26.00 | 0.00 | 27.60 | -- |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 12.40 | 0.00 | 12.70 | 0.00 | 13.00 | -- |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 11.10 | 0.00 | 12.70 | 0.00 | -- | -- |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 130,873,649 | 33,855 | 142,959,834 | 64,417 | -- | Yes |
| Table 2. Mode to Work 12 | CTPP2000 | 2006-2010 ACS | Is Change Significant in number?** | CTPP2000 | 2006-2010 ACS | Is Change Significant in number?** | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | |||
| At Place of Residence | At Place of Work | |||||||||||||
| Total Workers | 128,279,235 | 100.0 | 33,806 | 139,255,035 | 100.0 | 120,716 | Yes | 128,168,920 | 100.0 | 33,803 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Drove alone | 97,102,050 | 75.7 | 32,267 | 105,840,717 | 76.0 | 113,013 | Yes | 97,054,075 | 75.7 | 32,264 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2-person Carpool | 12,097,345 | 9.4 | 13,767 | 11,115,428 | 8.0 | 37,380 | Yes | 12,087,075 | 9.4 | 13,762 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 3,536,715 | 2.8 | 7,561 | 3,302,878 | 2.4 | 61,412 | Yes | 3,530,680 | 2.8 | 7,555 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Public Transportation | 5,867,562 | 4.6 | 9,698 | 6,872,730 | 4.9 | 18,857 | Yes | 5,859,294 | 4.6 | 9,692 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Bike | 488,490 | 0.4 | 2,825 | 716,535 | 0.5 | 7,080 | Yes | 487,420 | 0.4 | 2,822 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Walked | 3,758,980 | 2.9 | 7,792 | 3,962,070 | 2.8 | 17,751 | Yes | 3,745,510 | 2.9 | 7,778 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 1,243,855 | 1.0 | 4,503 | 1,684,953 | 1.2 | 14,400 | Yes | 1,220,590 | 1.0 | 4,461 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Worked at Home | 4,184,230 | 3.3 | 8,215 | 5,759,724 | 4.1 | 19,688 | Yes | 4,184,230 | 3.3 | 8,215 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Table 3. Mean Travel Time by Mode to Work 13 | Census 2000 | 2006-2010 ACS | Is Change Significant in Minutes?** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | MOE(+/-) | Minutes | MOE(+/-) | ||
| Total Workers (does not include workers who worked at home) | 25.5 | 0.0 | 25.2 | 0.0 | -- |
| Drove alone | 24.1 | 0.0 | 23.9 | 0.0 | -- |
| Carpooled | 28.5 | 0.0 | 28.1 | 0.2 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 48.7 | 0.1 | 47.8 | 0.2 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 17.9 | 0.0 | 17.2 | 0.1 | Yes |
Notes:
* The coefficient of variation (CV) can be derived by the standard error (SE) divided by the estimate, while SE = MOE/1.645.
** The z-value of the difference of the two estimates are used to determined if the two estimates are significantly different at 90% confidence level.
1 Census 2000 SF3 Table P1, 2006-2010 ACS Table B01003 and Census 2010 SF1 Table QT-P1
2 Census 2000 SF3 Table P9, 2006-2010 ACS Table B09016 and Census 2010 Table QT-P12
3 Census 2000 SF3 Table P10, 2006-2010 ACS Table B19001 and Census 2010 Table QT-P11
4 Census 2000 SF3 Table P9 divided Census 2000 SF3 Table P10, 2006-2010 ACS Table B09016 divided 2006-2010 ACS Table B19001 and Census 2010 Table QT-P11
5 CTPP2000 Table 1-090 and 2006-2010 ACS Table B19025
6 Census 2000 SF3 Table H46 and 2006-2010 ACS Table B25046
7 Census 2000 SF3 Table P87 and 2006 -2010 ACS Table B17001
8 Census 2000 SF3 Table P6, 2006-2010 ACS Table B02001 and Census 2010 SF1 Table QT-P3
9 Census 2000 SF3 Table P8, 2006-2010 ACS Table B01001 and Census 2010 Table QT-P1
10 Census 2000 SF3 Table P21 and 2006-2010 ACS Table B06003
11 Census 2000 SF3 Table P43 and 2006-2010 ACS Table B23001
12 Residence place information is from CTPP2000 Table 1-002 and 2006- 2010 ACS Table B08301 and workplace information is from CTPP2000 Table 2-002 and 2006-2010 ACS Table B08406
13 CTPP2000 Table 1-118 and 2006-2010 ACS Table C08136
