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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 | 1,998,257 | -- | 2,633,331 | 0 | 2,700,551 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 1,964,572 | 937 | 2,597,687 | 0 | 2,664,397 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 751,977 | 1,349 | 979,621 | 4,292 | 1,006,250 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.61 | 0.01 | 2.65 | 0.01 | 2.65 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $57,470 | $298 | $72,112 | $696 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.66 | 0.01 | 1.77 | 0.01 | -- | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 10.50 | 0.10 | 11.90 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 24.80 | 0.20 | 26.40 | 0.00 | 33.80 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 10.90 | 0.10 | 11.50 | 0.00 | 12.00 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 15.80 | 0.10 | 19.30 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 941,373 | 3,634 | 1,263,585 | 5,216 | -- | 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 | 923,155 | 100.0 | 3,629 | 1,235,259 | 100.0 | 5,418 | Yes | 941,590 | 100.0 | 3,634 | 1,249,886 | 100.0 | 5,542 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 687,370 | 74.5 | 3,458 | 959,891 | 77.7 | 5,802 | Yes | 700,085 | 74.4 | 3,473 | 970,681 | 77.7 | 6,097 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 108,075 | 11.7 | 1,647 | 114,121 | 9.2 | 3,133 | Yes | 111,620 | 11.9 | 1,672 | 116,995 | 9.4 | 3,196 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 27,800 | 3.0 | 853 | 29,483 | 2.4 | 4,816 | No | 28,660 | 3.0 | 866 | 29,590 | 2.4 | 1,850 | No |
| Public Transportation | 35,485 | 3.8 | 961 | 41,976 | 3.4 | 1,682 | Yes | 36,105 | 3.8 | 970 | 42,199 | 3.4 | 1,718 | Yes |
| Bike | 4,545 | 0.5 | 347 | 6,198 | 0.5 | 673 | Yes | 4,605 | 0.5 | 349 | 6,225 | 0.5 | 678 | Yes |
| Walked | 24,875 | 2.7 | 807 | 26,126 | 2.1 | 1,450 | No | 25,600 | 2.7 | 819 | 26,424 | 2.1 | 1,474 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 11,125 | 1.2 | 542 | 17,860 | 1.4 | 1,179 | Yes | 11,035 | 1.2 | 539 | 18,168 | 1.5 | 1,185 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 23,875 | 2.6 | 791 | 39,604 | 3.2 | 1,659 | Yes | 23,875 | 2.5 | 791 | 39,604 | 3.2 | 1,659 | 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) | 23.3 | 0.1 | 23.6 | 0.2 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 21.5 | 0.1 | 22.2 | 0.2 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 25.2 | 0.3 | 26.1 | 1.3 | No |
| Public Transportation | 51.4 | 1.1 | 51.9 | 3.2 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 21.5 | 0.7 | 20.1 | 1.5 | 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
