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| Table 1. Selected Characteristics | Census 2000 | 2007-2009 ACS | 2010 Census | 2010-2012 ACS | Is the numeric change between Census 2000 and 2010-2012 ACS Significant? ** |
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| Value | MOE(+/-) | Value | MOE(+/-) | Value | Value | MOE(+/-) | ||
| Total Persons 1 | 64,452 | -- | 68,850 | -- | 71,109 | 71,217 | -- | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 63,577 | 119 | 66,515 | -- | 70,327 | 70,370 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 25,147 | 206 | 24,950 | 1,114 | 26,842 | 25,160 | 702 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.53 | 0.04 | 2.67 | 0.07 | 2.62 | 2.80 | 0.08 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $40,105 | $1,001 | $47,198 | $3,987 | -- | $48,604 | $3,096 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.94 | 0.04 | 1.98 | 0.13 | -- | 2.06 | 0.10 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 15.40 | 0.60 | 21.20 | 3.59 | -- | 18.30 | 2.93 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 7.30 | 0.40 | 6.00 | 1.02 | 15.50 | 9.00 | 2.20 | No |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 13.80 | 0.50 | 14.00 | 1.06 | 13.90 | 14.00 | 0.91 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 4.10 | 0.30 | 6.30 | 0.53 | -- | 7.20 | 0.81 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 29,321 | 512 | 28,631 | 1,487 | -- | 27,598 | 1,109 | Yes |
| Table 2a. Mode to Work 12 | CTPP2000 | 2007-2009 ACS | 2010-2012 ACS | Is the numeric change between CTPP 2000 and 2010-2012 ACS Significant? ** |
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| Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | ||
| Total Workers | 28,635 | 100.0 | 510 | 27,248 | 100.0 | 1,398 | -- | 100.0 | -- | -- |
| Drove alone | 23,235 | 81.1 | 493 | 22,600 | 82.9 | 1,478 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,050 | 10.7 | 218 | 2,319 | 8.5 | 576 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 825 | 2.9 | 115 | 936 | 3.4 | 351 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Transit | 59 | 0.2 | 31 | 56 | 0.2 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Bike | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 158 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Walked | 385 | 1.3 | 79 | 392 | 1.4 | 242 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 234 | 0.8 | 62 | 268 | 1.0 | 242 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Worked at Home | 840 | 2.9 | 117 | 677 | 2.5 | 317 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Table 2b. Mode to Work 12 | CTPP2000 | 2007-2009 ACS | 2010-2012 ACS | Is the numeric change between CTPP 2000 and 2010-2012 ACS Significant? ** |
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| Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | ||
| At Place of Work | ||||||||||
| Total Workers | 26,065 | 100.0 | 504 | -- | 100.0 | -- | -- | 100.0 | -- | -- |
| Drove alone | 21,040 | 80.7 | 482 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,845 | 10.9 | 211 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 705 | 2.7 | 107 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Transit | 55 | 0.2 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Bike | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Walked | 380 | 1.5 | 79 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 195 | 0.7 | 56 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Worked at Home | 840 | 3.2 | 117 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Table 3. Mean Travel Time by Mode to Work 13 | Census 2000 | 2007-2009 ACS | 2010-2012 ACS | Is the change in travel time between Census 2000 and 2010-2012 ACS Significant? ** |
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| Minutes | MOE(+/-) | Minutes | MOE(+/-) | Minutes | MOE(+/-) | ||
| At Place of Residence | |||||||
| Total Workers (does not include workers who worked at home) | 23.9 | 0.6 | 23.1 | 2.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Drove alone | 22.9 | 0.6 | 22.7 | 2.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| Carpooled | 30.0 | 2.0 | 27.8 | 8.4 | -- | -- | -- |
| Transit | 45.4 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 23.4 | -- | -- | -- |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 20.1 | 5.1 | 10.9 | 11.0 | -- | -- | -- |
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; 2007-2009 ACS Table B01003; 2010-2012 ACS Table B01003
2 Census 2000 SF3 Table P9; 2007-2009 ACS Table B09016; 2010-2012 ACS Table B01003 minus Table B26001
3 Census 2000 SF3 Table P10; 2007-2009 ACS Table B19001; 2010-2012 ACS Table B19001
4 Census 2000 SF3 Table P9 divided Census 2000 SF3 Table P10; 2007-2009 ACS Table B09016 divided 2007-2009 ACS Table B19001; 2010-2012 ACS Table S1101
5 CTPP2000 Table 1-090; 2007-2009 ACS Table B19025; 2010-2012 ACS Table B19025
6 Census 2000 SF3 Table H46; 2007-2009 ACS Table B25046; 2010-2012 ACS Table B25046
7 Census 2000 SF3 Table P87; 2007 -2009 ACS Table B17001; 2010-2012 ACS Table B17001
8 Census 2000 SF3 Table P6; 2007-2009 ACS Table B02001; 2010-2012 ACS Table B02001
9 Census 2000 SF3 Table P8; 2007-2009 ACS Table B01001; 2010-2012 ACS Table B01001
10 Census 2000 SF3 Table P21; 2007-2009 ACS Table B06003; 2010-2012 ACS Table B06003
11 Census 2000 SF3 Table P43; 2007-2009 ACS Table B23001; 2010-2012 ACS Table B23025
12 Residence place information is from CTPP2000 Table 1-002; 2007- 2009 ACS Table B08301; 2010-2012 ACS Table B08301. Workplace information is from CTPP2000 Table 2-002; 2007-2009 ACS Table B08406; 2010-2012 ACS Table B08601
13 CTPP2000 1-118; 2007-2009 ACS Table C08136; 2010-2012 ACS Table C08136
