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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 | 3,405,565 | -- | 3,545,837 | 0 | 3,574,097 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 3,297,334 | 1,548 | 3,428,540 | 0 | 3,455,945 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 1,302,227 | 1,341 | 1,359,218 | 2,943 | 1,371,087 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.53 | 0.01 | 2.52 | 0.01 | 2.52 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $74,195 | $274 | $94,306 | $622 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.70 | 0.01 | 1.80 | 0.01 | -- | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 7.90 | 0.10 | 9.20 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 18.40 | 0.10 | 21.10 | 0.00 | 22.40 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 13.80 | 0.10 | 13.90 | 0.00 | 14.20 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 10.90 | 0.10 | 13.20 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 1,672,651 | 4,412 | 1,774,493 | 5,733 | -- | 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 | 1,640,825 | 100.0 | 4,409 | 1,726,096 | 100.0 | 5,339 | Yes | 1,642,090 | 100.0 | 4,409 | 1,713,303 | 100.0 | 5,884 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 1,312,700 | 80.0 | 4,295 | 1,364,621 | 79.1 | 4,982 | Yes | 1,331,260 | 81.1 | 4,306 | 1,371,706 | 80.1 | 5,241 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 124,050 | 7.6 | 1,653 | 115,658 | 6.7 | 2,643 | Yes | 125,745 | 7.7 | 1,664 | 116,186 | 6.8 | 2,648 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 30,345 | 1.8 | 829 | 28,021 | 1.6 | 4,042 | No | 31,735 | 1.9 | 848 | 29,520 | 1.7 | 1,365 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 64,245 | 3.9 | 1,201 | 76,305 | 4.4 | 1,921 | Yes | 44,640 | 2.7 | 1,004 | 55,778 | 3.3 | 1,895 | Yes |
| Bike | 2,875 | 0.2 | 256 | 4,520 | 0.3 | 581 | Yes | 2,860 | 0.2 | 256 | 4,462 | 0.3 | 581 | Yes |
| Walked | 44,350 | 2.7 | 1,000 | 51,957 | 3.0 | 1,763 | Yes | 44,160 | 2.7 | 998 | 51,163 | 3.0 | 1,654 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 10,835 | 0.7 | 497 | 16,943 | 1.0 | 1,041 | Yes | 10,275 | 0.6 | 484 | 16,417 | 1.0 | 1,014 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 51,420 | 3.1 | 1,076 | 68,071 | 3.9 | 1,729 | Yes | 51,420 | 3.1 | 1,076 | 68,071 | 4.0 | 1,729 | 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) | 24.4 | 0.1 | 24.6 | 0.2 | No |
| Drove alone | 23.2 | 0.1 | 23.4 | 0.2 | No |
| Carpooled | 24.9 | 0.3 | 24.8 | 1.1 | No |
| Public Transportation | 56.0 | 0.8 | 54.1 | 2.1 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 16.1 | 0.5 | 15.2 | 0.8 | 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
