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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 | 5,296,486 | -- | 5,696,423 | 0 | 5,773,552 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 5,162,381 | 1,862 | 5,558,493 | 0 | 5,635,177 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 1,981,795 | 2,001 | 2,121,047 | 4,993 | 2,156,411 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.60 | 0.01 | 2.62 | 0.01 | 2.61 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $67,455 | $211 | $91,454 | $478 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.69 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 0.01 | -- | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 8.50 | 0.10 | 8.60 | 0.00 | -- | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 36.00 | 0.10 | 40.40 | 0.00 | 41.80 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 11.30 | 0.10 | 11.90 | 0.00 | 12.30 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 9.80 | 0.10 | 13.20 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 2,640,623 | 5,926 | 2,931,436 | 7,266 | -- | 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 | 2,591,670 | 100.0 | 5,924 | 2,855,936 | 100.0 | 6,053 | Yes | 2,323,905 | 100.0 | 5,881 | 2,580,341 | 100.0 | 7,296 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 1,910,915 | 73.7 | 5,691 | 2,089,717 | 73.2 | 6,462 | Yes | 1,763,675 | 75.9 | 5,585 | 1,956,122 | 75.8 | 7,104 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 249,590 | 9.6 | 2,511 | 231,825 | 8.1 | 3,847 | Yes | 215,785 | 9.3 | 2,343 | 210,731 | 8.2 | 4,091 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 71,405 | 2.8 | 1,367 | 71,224 | 2.5 | 5,982 | No | 59,955 | 2.6 | 1,254 | 63,337 | 2.5 | 2,436 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 180,535 | 7.0 | 2,150 | 248,485 | 8.7 | 3,653 | Yes | 107,805 | 4.6 | 1,674 | 138,072 | 5.4 | 3,256 | Yes |
| Bike | 4,845 | 0.2 | 358 | 7,618 | 0.3 | 653 | Yes | 4,490 | 0.2 | 345 | 6,811 | 0.3 | 647 | Yes |
| Walked | 64,850 | 2.5 | 1,303 | 71,275 | 2.5 | 2,025 | Yes | 64,565 | 2.8 | 1,301 | 70,402 | 2.7 | 1,997 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 22,830 | 0.9 | 776 | 25,380 | 0.9 | 1,243 | Yes | 20,920 | 0.9 | 743 | 24,454 | 0.9 | 1,184 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 86,705 | 3.3 | 1,504 | 110,412 | 3.9 | 2,659 | Yes | 86,705 | 3.7 | 1,504 | 110,412 | 4.3 | 2,659 | 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) | 31.2 | 0.1 | 31.3 | 0.2 | No |
| Drove alone | 29.3 | 0.1 | 29.3 | 0.2 | No |
| Carpooled | 33.9 | 0.3 | 33.0 | 1.0 | No |
| Public Transportation | 52.5 | 0.4 | 52.5 | 1.1 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 18.5 | 0.4 | 17.7 | 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
