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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 | 783,600 | -- | 881,278 | 0 | 897,934 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 758,963 | 739 | 856,711 | 0 | 873,521 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 298,755 | 939 | 331,639 | 1,553 | 342,297 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.54 | 0.02 | 2.58 | 0.01 | 2.55 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $60,185 | $451 | $74,703 | $875 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.72 | 0.01 | 1.80 | 0.02 | -- | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 9.20 | 0.20 | 11.00 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 25.40 | 0.20 | 28.90 | 0.00 | 31.10 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 13.00 | 0.20 | 13.90 | 0.00 | 14.40 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 5.70 | 0.10 | 8.20 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 380,603 | 2,116 | 422,817 | 3,036 | -- | 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 | 373,070 | 100.0 | 2,114 | 412,021 | 100.0 | 2,968 | Yes | 390,575 | 100.0 | 2,116 | 419,636 | 100.0 | 3,434 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 295,415 | 79.2 | 2,051 | 328,860 | 79.8 | 2,732 | Yes | 312,725 | 80.1 | 2,073 | 338,250 | 80.6 | 3,139 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 34,180 | 9.2 | 865 | 31,686 | 7.7 | 1,233 | Yes | 35,480 | 9.1 | 880 | 31,987 | 7.6 | 1,291 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 8,810 | 2.4 | 446 | 9,081 | 2.2 | 2,162 | No | 8,890 | 2.3 | 448 | 9,260 | 2.2 | 981 | No |
| Public Transportation | 10,300 | 2.8 | 482 | 13,062 | 3.2 | 899 | Yes | 9,195 | 2.4 | 456 | 11,133 | 2.7 | 855 | Yes |
| Bike | 850 | 0.2 | 139 | 1,521 | 0.4 | 407 | Yes | 875 | 0.2 | 141 | 1,437 | 0.3 | 408 | Yes |
| Walked | 9,635 | 2.6 | 466 | 10,291 | 2.5 | 724 | No | 9,575 | 2.5 | 465 | 9,992 | 2.4 | 716 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 2,785 | 0.7 | 252 | 4,657 | 1.1 | 577 | Yes | 2,735 | 0.7 | 250 | 4,714 | 1.1 | 592 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 11,090 | 3.0 | 500 | 12,863 | 3.1 | 835 | Yes | 11,090 | 2.8 | 500 | 12,863 | 3.1 | 835 | 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) | 24.0 | 0.2 | 24.1 | 0.4 | No |
| Drove alone | 23.4 | 0.2 | 23.7 | 0.4 | No |
| Carpooled | 25.6 | 0.5 | 25.5 | 1.9 | No |
| Public Transportation | 41.4 | 1.7 | 44.0 | 4.9 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 18.1 | 1.1 | 14.5 | 1.7 | 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
