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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 | 4,447,100 | -- | 4,712,651 | 0 | 4,779,736 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 4,332,570 | 1,352 | 4,599,040 | 0 | 4,663,920 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 1,737,385 | 1,811 | 1,821,210 | 5,620 | 1,883,791 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.49 | 0.00 | 2.53 | 0.01 | 2.48 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $45,925 | $139 | $57,655 | $427 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.81 | 0.00 | 1.89 | 0.01 | -- | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 16.10 | 0.10 | 17.10 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 28.90 | 0.10 | 30.10 | 0.00 | 31.50 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 13.00 | 0.10 | 13.50 | 0.00 | 13.80 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 3.40 | 0.00 | -- | -- |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 1,934,258 | 4,230 | 2,052,836 | 6,824 | -- | 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 | 1,900,090 | 100.0 | 4,221 | 2,000,289 | 100.0 | 6,235 | Yes | 1,863,385 | 100.0 | 4,210 | 1,964,741 | 100.0 | 6,244 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 1,576,880 | 83.0 | 4,082 | 1,672,185 | 83.6 | 7,114 | Yes | 1,547,110 | 83.0 | 4,064 | 1,643,481 | 83.6 | 7,135 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 182,200 | 9.6 | 1,691 | 167,577 | 8.4 | 3,203 | Yes | 178,045 | 9.6 | 1,673 | 164,136 | 8.4 | 3,222 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 51,820 | 2.7 | 916 | 54,772 | 2.7 | 4,762 | No | 50,160 | 2.7 | 901 | 53,258 | 2.7 | 1,925 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 8,105 | 0.4 | 364 | 9,062 | 0.5 | 673 | Yes | 7,845 | 0.4 | 358 | 8,679 | 0.4 | 660 | Yes |
| Bike | 1,415 | 0.1 | 152 | 2,118 | 0.1 | 330 | Yes | 1,395 | 0.1 | 151 | 2,138 | 0.1 | 333 | Yes |
| Walked | 25,360 | 1.3 | 643 | 25,007 | 1.3 | 1,487 | No | 25,145 | 1.3 | 640 | 24,893 | 1.3 | 1,466 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 15,005 | 0.8 | 495 | 19,010 | 1.0 | 921 | Yes | 14,370 | 0.8 | 484 | 17,598 | 0.9 | 805 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 39,305 | 2.1 | 799 | 50,558 | 2.5 | 1,510 | Yes | 39,305 | 2.1 | 799 | 50,558 | 2.6 | 1,510 | Yes |
| 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) | 24.8 | 0.1 | 23.9 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 23.9 | 0.1 | 23.3 | 0.2 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 30.7 | 0.2 | 28.9 | 1.0 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 49.3 | 1.9 | 40.5 | 5.1 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 20.4 | 0.6 | 19.3 | 1.7 | No |
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
