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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 | 8,414,350 | -- | 8,721,577 | 0 | 8,791,894 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 8,219,436 | 2,087 | 8,533,093 | 0 | 8,605,018 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 3,065,774 | 2,275 | 3,176,069 | 6,296 | 3,214,360 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.68 | 0.00 | 2.69 | 0.01 | 2.68 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $73,260 | $176 | $93,475 | $474 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 1.66 | 0.01 | -- | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 8.50 | 0.00 | 9.10 | 0.00 | -- | -- |
| Percent Minority 8 | 27.50 | 0.10 | 30.40 | 0.00 | 31.40 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 13.20 | 0.10 | 13.20 | 0.00 | 13.50 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 17.50 | 0.10 | 20.30 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 3,961,277 | 6,924 | 4,240,012 | 8,917 | -- | 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 | 3,876,435 | 100.0 | 6,914 | 4,122,554 | 100.0 | 9,183 | Yes | 3,659,740 | 100.0 | 6,876 | 3,883,884 | 100.0 | 10,794 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 2,828,305 | 73.0 | 6,552 | 2,953,040 | 71.6 | 8,547 | Yes | 2,807,315 | 76.7 | 6,540 | 2,939,521 | 75.7 | 9,266 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 311,145 | 8.0 | 2,618 | 274,304 | 6.7 | 4,346 | Yes | 301,560 | 8.2 | 2,578 | 266,530 | 6.9 | 4,385 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 101,150 | 2.6 | 1,512 | 96,594 | 2.3 | 6,853 | No | 101,940 | 2.8 | 1,517 | 98,240 | 2.5 | 2,784 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 363,635 | 9.4 | 2,821 | 438,293 | 10.6 | 5,091 | Yes | 176,520 | 4.8 | 1,988 | 222,904 | 5.7 | 4,194 | Yes |
| Bike | 9,140 | 0.2 | 457 | 13,438 | 0.3 | 1,163 | Yes | 9,220 | 0.3 | 459 | 13,389 | 0.3 | 1,155 | Yes |
| Walked | 121,305 | 3.1 | 1,653 | 134,922 | 3.3 | 3,093 | Yes | 120,620 | 3.3 | 1,649 | 132,469 | 3.4 | 3,017 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 35,195 | 0.9 | 895 | 69,060 | 1.7 | 2,750 | Yes | 36,015 | 1.0 | 906 | 67,928 | 1.7 | 2,743 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 106,555 | 2.7 | 1,551 | 142,903 | 3.5 | 2,886 | Yes | 106,555 | 2.9 | 1,551 | 142,903 | 3.7 | 2,886 | 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) | 30.0 | 0.1 | 29.8 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 27.2 | 0.1 | 26.9 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 30.1 | 0.2 | 29.5 | 0.9 | No |
| Public Transportation | 57.4 | 0.3 | 55.6 | 1.0 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 17.1 | 0.3 | 17.4 | 0.6 | 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
