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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 | 626,932 | -- | 691,189 | 0 | 710,231 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 607,641 | 553 | 665,870 | 0 | 683,879 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 221,804 | 738 | 248,248 | 1,590 | 258,058 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.74 | 0.02 | 2.68 | 0.02 | 2.65 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $62,475 | $437 | $82,091 | $1,138 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.68 | 0.01 | 1.79 | 0.02 | -- | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 9.40 | 0.20 | 9.50 | 0.00 | -- | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 30.70 | 0.20 | 32.80 | 0.00 | 33.30 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 5.60 | 0.10 | 7.30 | 0.00 | 7.70 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 5.90 | 0.10 | 7.20 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 298,643 | 1,600 | 349,212 | 2,828 | -- | 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 | 290,595 | 100.0 | 1,598 | 334,044 | 100.0 | 2,091 | Yes | 295,715 | 100.0 | 1,599 | 340,442 | 100.0 | 2,049 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 193,165 | 66.5 | 1,479 | 223,423 | 66.9 | 2,339 | Yes | 194,360 | 65.7 | 1,482 | 224,877 | 66.1 | 2,310 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 35,505 | 12.2 | 741 | 35,921 | 10.8 | 1,637 | No | 35,800 | 12.1 | 743 | 36,171 | 10.6 | 1,593 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 9,510 | 3.3 | 392 | 8,937 | 2.7 | 2,430 | No | 9,760 | 3.3 | 397 | 9,161 | 2.7 | 892 | No |
| Public Transportation | 4,123 | 1.4 | 259 | 4,446 | 1.3 | 461 | No | 4,220 | 1.4 | 262 | 4,621 | 1.4 | 455 | No |
| Bike | 1,585 | 0.5 | 161 | 3,269 | 1.0 | 423 | Yes | 1,570 | 0.5 | 160 | 3,295 | 1.0 | 429 | Yes |
| Walked | 21,300 | 7.3 | 580 | 27,336 | 8.2 | 1,343 | Yes | 22,155 | 7.5 | 592 | 28,177 | 8.3 | 1,384 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 13,435 | 4.6 | 464 | 12,495 | 3.7 | 698 | Yes | 15,875 | 5.4 | 503 | 15,923 | 4.7 | 794 | No |
| Worked at Home | 11,980 | 4.1 | 439 | 18,217 | 5.5 | 1,327 | Yes | 11,980 | 4.1 | 439 | 18,217 | 5.4 | 1,327 | 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) | 19.6 | 0.2 | 18.1 | 0.3 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 18.0 | 0.2 | 17.5 | 0.3 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 21.0 | 0.4 | 21.0 | 1.8 | No |
| Public Transportation | 32.7 | 2.0 | 34.2 | 5.5 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 24.6 | 0.8 | 17.0 | 1.2 | 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
