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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 | 4,012,012 | -- | 4,511,428 | 0 | 4,625,364 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 3,876,875 | 1,462 | 4,371,827 | 0 | 4,486,210 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 1,534,334 | 1,772 | 1,741,994 | 6,110 | 1,801,181 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.53 | 0.01 | 2.51 | 0.01 | 2.49 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $48,350 | $149 | $58,941 | $469 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.73 | 0.00 | 1.82 | 0.01 | -- | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 14.10 | 0.10 | 16.40 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 32.80 | 0.10 | 32.70 | 0.00 | 33.80 | No |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 12.10 | 0.10 | 13.20 | 0.00 | 13.70 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 2.90 | 0.00 | 4.70 | 0.00 | -- | -- |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 1,860,727 | 4,042 | 2,039,501 | 6,978 | -- | 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 | 1,822,970 | 100.0 | 4,035 | 1,989,319 | 100.0 | 6,697 | Yes | 1,790,570 | 100.0 | 4,029 | 1,957,105 | 100.0 | 7,439 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 1,447,340 | 79.4 | 3,892 | 1,622,649 | 81.6 | 7,213 | Yes | 1,419,495 | 79.3 | 3,875 | 1,593,306 | 81.4 | 7,612 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 187,420 | 10.3 | 1,710 | 157,379 | 7.9 | 3,458 | Yes | 184,510 | 10.3 | 1,698 | 155,988 | 8.0 | 3,485 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 68,440 | 3.8 | 1,049 | 52,951 | 2.7 | 5,397 | Yes | 67,800 | 3.8 | 1,045 | 53,372 | 2.7 | 2,035 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 11,995 | 0.7 | 442 | 12,642 | 0.6 | 885 | No | 11,730 | 0.7 | 438 | 11,652 | 0.6 | 891 | No |
| Bike | 3,875 | 0.2 | 252 | 5,387 | 0.3 | 581 | Yes | 3,860 | 0.2 | 251 | 5,308 | 0.3 | 569 | Yes |
| Walked | 42,565 | 2.3 | 830 | 37,033 | 1.9 | 1,780 | Yes | 42,885 | 2.4 | 833 | 37,656 | 1.9 | 1,806 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 23,105 | 1.3 | 613 | 26,232 | 1.3 | 1,314 | Yes | 22,060 | 1.2 | 599 | 24,777 | 1.3 | 1,159 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 38,235 | 2.1 | 787 | 75,046 | 3.8 | 2,285 | Yes | 38,235 | 2.1 | 787 | 75,046 | 3.8 | 2,285 | 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) | 24.3 | 0.1 | 23.2 | 0.2 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 23.6 | 0.1 | 22.8 | 0.2 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 28.6 | 0.2 | 26.6 | 1.0 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 48.4 | 1.6 | 39.5 | 4.5 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 19.7 | 0.4 | 18.2 | 1.2 | 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
