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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 | 572,059 | -- | 584,400 | 0 | 601,723 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 536,373 | 875 | 545,221 | 0 | 561,702 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 248,590 | 737 | 257,317 | 1,314 | 266,707 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.16 | 0.02 | 2.12 | 0.01 | 2.11 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $64,355 | $641 | $91,778 | $1,328 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 0.89 | 0.01 | 0.90 | 0.01 | -- | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 20.20 | 0.30 | 18.50 | 0.01 | -- | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 69.40 | 0.30 | 61.90 | 0.00 | 61.50 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 12.30 | 0.20 | 11.50 | 0.00 | 11.40 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 12.90 | 0.20 | 13.00 | 0.00 | -- | No |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 266,381 | 1,804 | 300,251 | 2,608 | -- | 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 | 260,885 | 100.0 | 1,801 | 292,979 | 100.0 | 2,616 | Yes | 671,680 | 100.0 | 0 | 754,615 | 100.0 | 5,876 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 100,170 | 38.4 | 1,375 | 105,104 | 35.9 | 2,365 | Yes | 310,690 | 46.3 | 1,802 | 328,735 | 43.6 | 4,403 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 21,430 | 8.2 | 687 | 14,835 | 5.1 | 915 | Yes | 73,160 | 10.9 | 1,208 | 56,906 | 7.5 | 1,929 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 7,175 | 2.8 | 402 | 4,312 | 1.5 | 1,391 | Yes | 37,310 | 5.6 | 893 | 26,140 | 3.5 | 1,231 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 84,460 | 32.4 | 1,283 | 110,108 | 37.6 | 2,387 | Yes | 197,590 | 29.4 | 1,720 | 277,091 | 36.7 | 3,254 | Yes |
| Bike | 3,035 | 1.2 | 263 | 6,557 | 2.2 | 544 | Yes | 4,075 | 0.6 | 304 | 8,192 | 1.1 | 622 | Yes |
| Walked | 30,785 | 11.8 | 816 | 34,897 | 11.9 | 1,392 | Yes | 31,670 | 4.7 | 827 | 35,646 | 4.7 | 1,299 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 3,900 | 1.5 | 298 | 3,534 | 1.2 | 460 | No | 7,245 | 1.1 | 404 | 8,273 | 1.1 | 522 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 9,930 | 3.8 | 472 | 13,632 | 4.7 | 907 | Yes | 9,930 | 1.5 | 472 | 13,632 | 1.8 | 907 | 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) | 29.7 | 0.2 | 29.3 | 0.5 | No |
| Drove alone | 26.6 | 0.3 | 26.4 | 0.9 | No |
| Carpooled | 29.0 | 0.7 | 26.4 | 2.8 | No |
| Public Transportation | 38.7 | 0.4 | 37.4 | 1.3 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 18.2 | 0.5 | 17.7 | 1.0 | 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
