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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 | 5,894,121 | -- | 6,561,297 | 0 | 6,724,540 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 5,757,636 | 1,746 | 6,420,822 | 0 | 6,585,165 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 2,272,261 | 1,947 | 2,577,375 | 5,947 | 2,620,076 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.53 | 0.00 | 2.49 | 0.01 | 2.51 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $58,655 | $163 | $74,331 | $411 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.85 | 0.00 | 1.92 | 0.01 | -- | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 10.60 | 0.10 | 12.10 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 18.30 | 0.10 | 20.80 | 0.00 | 22.70 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 11.20 | 0.10 | 11.90 | 0.00 | 12.30 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 10.40 | 0.10 | 12.70 | 0.00 | -- | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 2,841,632 | 5,801 | 3,176,290 | 7,973 | -- | 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 | 2,785,480 | 100.0 | 5,796 | 3,093,824 | 100.0 | 8,423 | Yes | 2,739,790 | 100.0 | 5,790 | 3,043,476 | 100.0 | 8,229 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 2,040,835 | 73.3 | 5,523 | 2,237,676 | 72.3 | 7,961 | Yes | 2,007,655 | 73.3 | 5,502 | 2,203,539 | 72.4 | 7,662 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 282,640 | 10.1 | 2,481 | 277,984 | 9.0 | 3,763 | Yes | 278,090 | 10.2 | 2,461 | 272,398 | 9.0 | 3,709 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 75,105 | 2.7 | 1,302 | 79,425 | 2.6 | 5,856 | No | 74,035 | 2.7 | 1,293 | 77,344 | 2.5 | 2,369 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 134,865 | 4.8 | 1,736 | 171,774 | 5.6 | 2,779 | Yes | 132,805 | 4.8 | 1,723 | 168,924 | 5.6 | 2,740 | Yes |
| Bike | 16,205 | 0.6 | 608 | 25,435 | 0.8 | 1,315 | Yes | 16,135 | 0.6 | 607 | 25,324 | 0.8 | 1,320 | Yes |
| Walked | 89,740 | 3.2 | 1,422 | 107,515 | 3.5 | 3,221 | Yes | 88,460 | 3.2 | 1,412 | 106,142 | 3.5 | 3,141 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 25,270 | 0.9 | 759 | 37,288 | 1.2 | 1,359 | Yes | 21,775 | 0.8 | 704 | 33,078 | 1.1 | 1,264 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 120,830 | 4.3 | 1,645 | 156,727 | 5.1 | 3,121 | Yes | 120,830 | 4.4 | 1,645 | 156,727 | 5.1 | 3,121 | 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) | 25.5 | 0.1 | 25.4 | 0.1 | No |
| Drove alone | 24.0 | 0.1 | 23.8 | 0.2 | No |
| Carpooled | 29.1 | 0.2 | 29.6 | 0.7 | No |
| Public Transportation | 44.5 | 0.4 | 44.9 | 1.0 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 20.5 | 0.4 | 19.2 | 0.8 | 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
