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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 | 2,844,658 | -- | 2,941,991 | 0 | 2,967,297 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 2,749,237 | 1,229 | 2,848,779 | 0 | 2,875,333 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 1,047,555 | 1,299 | 1,081,052 | 3,748 | 1,115,768 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.62 | 0.01 | 2.64 | 0.01 | 2.58 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $42,315 | $168 | $52,484 | $479 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.73 | 0.01 | 1.84 | 0.01 | -- | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 19.90 | 0.10 | 21.20 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 38.60 | 0.10 | 40.10 | 0.00 | 40.90 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 12.10 | 0.10 | 12.60 | 0.00 | 12.80 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 2.20 | 0.00 | -- | -- |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 1,188,979 | 3,366 | 1,229,848 | 5,668 | -- | 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 | 1,164,120 | 100.0 | 3,355 | 1,197,141 | 100.0 | 4,677 | Yes | 1,131,870 | 100.0 | 3,340 | 1,153,325 | 100.0 | 4,846 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 924,505 | 79.4 | 3,196 | 989,725 | 82.7 | 5,152 | Yes | 896,780 | 79.2 | 3,171 | 951,481 | 82.5 | 5,166 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 131,635 | 11.3 | 1,434 | 101,337 | 8.5 | 2,675 | Yes | 128,600 | 11.4 | 1,418 | 98,402 | 8.5 | 2,857 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 44,830 | 3.9 | 850 | 35,392 | 3.0 | 4,120 | Yes | 44,160 | 3.9 | 844 | 34,896 | 3.0 | 1,534 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 5,460 | 0.5 | 299 | 4,913 | 0.4 | 556 | No | 5,580 | 0.5 | 302 | 4,704 | 0.4 | 621 | Yes |
| Bike | 1,110 | 0.1 | 135 | 1,889 | 0.2 | 380 | Yes | 1,110 | 0.1 | 135 | 1,874 | 0.2 | 387 | Yes |
| Walked | 21,870 | 1.9 | 596 | 20,987 | 1.8 | 1,371 | No | 21,805 | 1.9 | 595 | 21,173 | 1.8 | 1,366 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 12,105 | 1.0 | 444 | 14,612 | 1.2 | 1,127 | Yes | 11,240 | 1.0 | 428 | 12,509 | 1.1 | 1,001 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 22,600 | 1.9 | 606 | 28,286 | 2.4 | 1,682 | Yes | 22,600 | 2.0 | 606 | 28,286 | 2.5 | 1,682 | 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) | 24.6 | 0.1 | 23.9 | 0.2 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 23.5 | 0.1 | 23.3 | 0.2 | No |
| Carpooled | 30.3 | 0.3 | 29.3 | 1.4 | No |
| Public Transportation | 52.3 | 2.4 | 39.5 | 7.0 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 21.0 | 0.6 | 18.7 | 1.8 | 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
