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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 | 12,281,054 | -- | 12,612,705 | 0 | 12,702,379 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 11,847,607 | 2,616 | 12,183,579 | 0 | 12,276,266 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 4,779,186 | 2,648 | 4,940,581 | 8,826 | 5,018,904 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.48 | 0.00 | 2.47 | 0.00 | 2.45 | -- |
| Average Household Income 5 | $52,680 | $92 | $67,282 | $317 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 1.68 | 0.01 | -- | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 11.00 | 0.00 | 12.40 | 0.00 | -- | -- |
| Percent Minority 8 | 14.60 | 0.00 | 17.10 | 0.00 | 18.10 | -- |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 15.60 | 0.00 | 15.30 | 0.00 | 15.40 | -- |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 4.10 | 0.00 | 5.60 | 0.00 | -- | -- |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 5,661,126 | 7,068 | 5,950,660 | 10,476 | -- | 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 | 5,556,310 | 100.0 | 7,058 | 5,799,572 | 100.0 | 9,898 | Yes | 5,503,835 | 100.0 | 7,052 | 5,714,789 | 100.0 | 11,297 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 4,247,835 | 76.5 | 6,745 | 4,433,186 | 76.4 | 10,613 | Yes | 4,192,895 | 76.2 | 6,724 | 4,354,769 | 76.2 | 11,311 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 470,175 | 8.5 | 2,721 | 436,482 | 7.5 | 5,175 | Yes | 464,305 | 8.4 | 2,704 | 428,573 | 7.5 | 5,081 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 107,195 | 1.9 | 1,319 | 109,620 | 1.9 | 7,849 | No | 105,260 | 1.9 | 1,307 | 106,784 | 1.9 | 2,454 | No |
| Public Transportation | 284,830 | 5.1 | 2,134 | 312,308 | 5.4 | 4,530 | Yes | 295,075 | 5.4 | 2,171 | 317,369 | 5.6 | 4,374 | Yes |
| Bike | 14,000 | 0.3 | 478 | 23,565 | 0.4 | 1,316 | Yes | 13,915 | 0.3 | 477 | 23,554 | 0.4 | 1,362 | Yes |
| Walked | 229,725 | 4.1 | 1,921 | 231,576 | 4.0 | 3,959 | No | 229,215 | 4.2 | 1,919 | 231,618 | 4.1 | 4,040 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 37,910 | 0.7 | 787 | 49,260 | 0.8 | 1,505 | Yes | 38,515 | 0.7 | 793 | 48,547 | 0.8 | 1,629 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 164,645 | 3.0 | 1,631 | 203,575 | 3.5 | 3,172 | Yes | 164,645 | 3.0 | 1,631 | 203,575 | 3.6 | 3,172 | 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) | 25.2 | 0.0 | 25.5 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 24.1 | 0.0 | 24.5 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 28.2 | 0.1 | 28.5 | 0.6 | No |
| Public Transportation | 45.6 | 0.3 | 45.6 | 1.0 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 14.4 | 0.2 | 15.0 | 0.4 | 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
