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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 | 5,689,283 | -- | 6,234,968 | 0 | 6,346,105 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 5,541,168 | 1,816 | 6,082,854 | 0 | 6,192,633 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 2,234,229 | 2,073 | 2,443,475 | 6,737 | 2,493,552 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.48 | 0.01 | 2.49 | 0.01 | 2.48 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $48,690 | $151 | $59,212 | $392 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 1.87 | 0.01 | -- | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 13.50 | 0.10 | 16.50 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 19.80 | 0.10 | 21.20 | 0.00 | 22.40 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 12.40 | 0.10 | 13.10 | 0.00 | 13.40 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 2.80 | 0.00 | 4.40 | 0.00 | -- | -- |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 2,669,312 | 5,692 | 2,833,161 | 8,149 | -- | 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 | 2,618,405 | 100.0 | 5,685 | 2,753,584 | 100.0 | 8,713 | Yes | 2,656,655 | 100.0 | 5,690 | 2,793,408 | 100.0 | 9,436 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 2,140,375 | 81.7 | 5,525 | 2,290,536 | 83.2 | 8,885 | Yes | 2,175,330 | 81.9 | 5,543 | 2,329,463 | 83.4 | 8,910 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 257,955 | 9.9 | 2,373 | 221,444 | 8.0 | 3,947 | Yes | 261,650 | 9.8 | 2,389 | 223,854 | 8.0 | 4,025 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 70,365 | 2.7 | 1,261 | 59,242 | 2.2 | 6,022 | Yes | 71,065 | 2.7 | 1,267 | 59,577 | 2.1 | 2,295 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 19,505 | 0.7 | 667 | 21,318 | 0.8 | 1,079 | Yes | 19,200 | 0.7 | 661 | 20,904 | 0.7 | 1,082 | Yes |
| Bike | 2,330 | 0.1 | 231 | 3,643 | 0.1 | 468 | Yes | 2,265 | 0.1 | 228 | 3,605 | 0.1 | 465 | Yes |
| Walked | 39,690 | 1.5 | 949 | 38,626 | 1.4 | 1,797 | No | 38,925 | 1.5 | 940 | 37,604 | 1.3 | 1,754 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 20,685 | 0.8 | 686 | 26,478 | 1.0 | 1,345 | Yes | 20,725 | 0.8 | 687 | 26,104 | 0.9 | 1,197 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 67,500 | 2.6 | 1,235 | 92,297 | 3.4 | 1,775 | Yes | 67,500 | 2.5 | 1,235 | 92,297 | 3.3 | 1,775 | 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) | 24.5 | 0.1 | 23.9 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 23.8 | 0.1 | 23.4 | 0.2 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 28.4 | 0.2 | 27.9 | 0.9 | No |
| Public Transportation | 43.9 | 1.3 | 40.2 | 3.1 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 20.8 | 0.6 | 19.1 | 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
