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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 | 5,363,675 | -- | 5,637,947 | 0 | 5,686,986 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 5,207,651 | 1,575 | 5,486,726 | 0 | 5,536,772 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 2,086,304 | 1,859 | 2,274,611 | 10,182 | 2,279,768 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 2.41 | 0.01 | 2.43 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $53,865 | $129 | $65,273 | $471 | -- | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.77 | 0.00 | 1.84 | 0.01 | -- | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 8.70 | 0.00 | 11.60 | 0.00 | -- | -- |
| Percent Minority 8 | 11.00 | 0.10 | 12.80 | 0.00 | 13.80 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 13.10 | 0.10 | 13.40 | 0.00 | 13.70 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 3.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 | 0.00 | -- | -- |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 2,737,793 | 4,684 | 2,873,865 | 6,249 | -- | 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 | 2,690,705 | 100.0 | 4,685 | 2,812,812 | 100.0 | 6,976 | Yes | 2,637,145 | 100.0 | 4,685 | 2,760,076 | 100.0 | 6,951 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 2,138,830 | 79.5 | 4,588 | 2,245,648 | 79.8 | 6,994 | Yes | 2,094,800 | 79.4 | 4,572 | 2,200,921 | 79.7 | 6,930 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 217,795 | 8.1 | 1,850 | 210,492 | 7.5 | 3,057 | Yes | 211,210 | 8.0 | 1,823 | 205,201 | 7.4 | 2,931 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 49,675 | 1.8 | 898 | 51,582 | 1.8 | 4,576 | No | 47,800 | 1.8 | 881 | 49,981 | 1.8 | 1,483 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 50,795 | 1.9 | 908 | 50,545 | 1.8 | 1,547 | No | 49,885 | 1.9 | 899 | 49,334 | 1.8 | 1,534 | No |
| Bike | 11,635 | 0.4 | 436 | 20,192 | 0.7 | 945 | Yes | 11,590 | 0.4 | 435 | 20,127 | 0.7 | 941 | Yes |
| Walked | 100,300 | 3.7 | 1,269 | 94,866 | 3.4 | 2,070 | Yes | 100,040 | 3.8 | 1,268 | 94,900 | 3.4 | 2,054 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 16,275 | 0.6 | 515 | 27,572 | 1.0 | 1,044 | Yes | 16,420 | 0.6 | 518 | 27,697 | 1.0 | 1,084 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 105,395 | 3.9 | 1,301 | 111,915 | 4.0 | 1,520 | Yes | 105,395 | 4.0 | 1,301 | 111,915 | 4.1 | 1,520 | 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) | 20.8 | 0.1 | 21.3 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 20.5 | 0.1 | 21.0 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 24.1 | 0.2 | 24.9 | 0.7 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 38.3 | 0.6 | 37.3 | 1.8 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 12.7 | 0.2 | 12.9 | 0.4 | 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