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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 | 18,976,457 | -- | 19,229,752 | 0 | 19,378,102 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 18,395,693 | 3,036 | 18,636,816 | 0 | 18,792,424 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 7,060,595 | 3,052 | 7,205,740 | 12,418 | 7,317,755 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.61 | 0.00 | 2.59 | 0.00 | 2.57 | -- |
| Average Household Income 5 | $61,855 | $91 | $80,374 | $387 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.22 | 0.00 | 1.27 | 0.00 | -- | -- |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 14.60 | 0.00 | 14.20 | 0.00 | -- | -- |
| Percent Minority 8 | 32.10 | 0.00 | 33.60 | 0.00 | 34.30 | -- |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 12.90 | 0.00 | 13.30 | 0.00 | 13.50 | -- |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 20.40 | 0.00 | 21.70 | 0.00 | -- | -- |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 8,406,697 | 8,756 | 9,072,418 | 13,598 | -- | 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 | 8,211,915 | 100.0 | 8,733 | 8,815,965 | 100.0 | 11,739 | Yes | 8,460,460 | 100.0 | 8,761 | 9,134,615 | 100.0 | 13,111 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 4,620,180 | 56.3 | 7,565 | 4,770,901 | 54.1 | 12,626 | Yes | 4,661,720 | 55.1 | 7,588 | 4,834,391 | 52.9 | 12,634 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 590,255 | 7.2 | 3,060 | 506,531 | 5.7 | 5,644 | Yes | 600,725 | 7.1 | 3,086 | 519,970 | 5.7 | 5,754 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 166,660 | 2.0 | 1,645 | 145,212 | 1.6 | 8,573 | Yes | 165,180 | 2.0 | 1,637 | 144,063 | 1.6 | 3,131 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 1,938,300 | 23.6 | 5,338 | 2,338,345 | 26.5 | 9,609 | Yes | 2,136,590 | 25.3 | 5,571 | 2,573,771 | 28.2 | 10,269 | Yes |
| Bike | 25,035 | 0.3 | 640 | 40,141 | 0.5 | 1,561 | Yes | 24,780 | 0.3 | 637 | 40,258 | 0.4 | 1,587 | Yes |
| Walked | 511,720 | 6.2 | 2,855 | 557,313 | 6.3 | 5,887 | Yes | 509,870 | 6.0 | 2,850 | 558,476 | 6.1 | 5,839 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 111,895 | 1.4 | 1,349 | 118,575 | 1.3 | 2,665 | Yes | 113,720 | 1.3 | 1,360 | 124,739 | 1.4 | 2,797 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 247,870 | 3.0 | 2,001 | 338,947 | 3.8 | 4,121 | Yes | 247,870 | 2.9 | 2,001 | 338,947 | 3.7 | 4,121 | 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) | 31.7 | 0.0 | 31.3 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 25.5 | 0.0 | 24.9 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 31.4 | 0.1 | 29.5 | 0.6 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 51.5 | 0.1 | 49.8 | 0.3 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 17.0 | 0.1 | 15.7 | 0.2 | 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
