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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 | 1,048,319 | -- | 1,056,389 | 0 | 1,052,567 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 1,009,430 | 925 | 1,012,774 | 0 | 1,009,904 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 408,412 | 817 | 410,305 | 1,765 | 413,600 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.47 | 0.01 | 2.47 | 0.01 | 2.44 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $54,765 | $379 | $71,934 | $921 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.61 | 0.01 | 1.71 | 0.01 | -- | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 11.90 | 0.20 | 12.20 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 15.00 | 0.20 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 18.60 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 14.60 | 0.20 | 14.20 | 0.00 | 14.40 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 11.40 | 0.10 | 12.60 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 504,494 | 2,446 | 520,079 | 3,265 | -- | 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 | 490,905 | 100.0 | 2,443 | 502,098 | 100.0 | 2,810 | Yes | 458,535 | 100.0 | 2,429 | 480,294 | 100.0 | 3,340 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 393,320 | 80.1 | 2,371 | 403,760 | 80.4 | 2,968 | Yes | 369,865 | 80.7 | 2,340 | 388,992 | 81.0 | 3,175 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 41,360 | 8.4 | 953 | 33,232 | 6.6 | 1,496 | Yes | 37,350 | 8.1 | 908 | 31,077 | 6.5 | 1,396 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 9,645 | 2.0 | 467 | 10,289 | 2.0 | 2,364 | No | 8,230 | 1.8 | 432 | 9,173 | 1.9 | 888 | No |
| Public Transportation | 11,810 | 2.4 | 517 | 13,602 | 2.7 | 1,078 | Yes | 9,025 | 2.0 | 452 | 10,453 | 2.2 | 941 | Yes |
| Bike | 1,340 | 0.3 | 175 | 1,910 | 0.4 | 330 | Yes | 1,290 | 0.3 | 172 | 1,837 | 0.4 | 313 | Yes |
| Walked | 18,715 | 3.8 | 648 | 17,352 | 3.5 | 1,179 | Yes | 18,510 | 4.0 | 645 | 17,438 | 3.6 | 1,157 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 3,715 | 0.8 | 291 | 5,340 | 1.1 | 689 | Yes | 3,270 | 0.7 | 273 | 4,711 | 1.0 | 710 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 10,995 | 2.2 | 499 | 16,613 | 3.3 | 992 | Yes | 10,995 | 2.4 | 499 | 16,613 | 3.5 | 992 | 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) | 22.5 | 0.2 | 22.9 | 0.3 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 22.1 | 0.2 | 22.3 | 0.3 | No |
| Carpooled | 24.0 | 0.5 | 25.0 | 2.1 | No |
| Public Transportation | 45.5 | 1.8 | 48.6 | 5.7 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 14.1 | 0.6 | 14.0 | 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
