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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 | 126,518 | -- | 129,013 | -- | 134,623 | 135,061 | -- | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 122,437 | 324 | 124,481 | -- | 129,609 | 130,627 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 51,235 | 337 | 52,444 | 730 | 56,031 | 52,621 | 954 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.39 | 0.04 | 2.37 | 0.03 | 2.31 | 2.48 | 0.04 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $41,745 | $957 | $53,685 | $3,128 | -- | $55,460 | $2,098 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.70 | 0.03 | 1.77 | 0.05 | -- | 1.76 | 0.05 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 19.50 | 0.60 | 19.00 | 1.43 | -- | 20.50 | 1.47 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 15.20 | 0.50 | 17.00 | 0.63 | 18.30 | 17.20 | 0.73 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 12.60 | 0.50 | 12.80 | 0.62 | 13.20 | 13.60 | 0.71 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 4.50 | 0.30 | 5.30 | 0.72 | -- | 5.70 | 0.52 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 55,553 | 909 | 58,196 | 1,811 | -- | 59,149 | 1,505 | 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 | 54,035 | 100.0 | 906 | 55,674 | 100.0 | 1,641 | 57,501 | 100.0 | 1,511 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 38,710 | 71.6 | 844 | 39,216 | 70.4 | 1,687 | 41,634 | 72.4 | 1,397 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 5,575 | 10.3 | 376 | 5,225 | 9.4 | 731 | 4,551 | 7.9 | 702 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,485 | 2.7 | 197 | 1,411 | 2.5 | 484 | 1,113 | 1.9 | 275 | Yes |
| Transit | 533 | 1.0 | 119 | 910 | 1.6 | 338 | 536 | 0.9 | 208 | No |
| Bike | 895 | 1.7 | 154 | 2,100 | 3.8 | 727 | 962 | 1.7 | 306 | No |
| Walked | 3,490 | 6.5 | 300 | 2,374 | 4.3 | 553 | 4,196 | 7.3 | 681 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 345 | 0.6 | 96 | 489 | 0.9 | 248 | 810 | 1.4 | 303 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 3,000 | 5.6 | 279 | 3,949 | 7.1 | 629 | 3,699 | 6.4 | 603 | Yes |
| 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 | 54,285 | 100.0 | 907 | 56,078 | 100.0 | 1,687 | 57,926 | 100.0 | 1,542 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 39,015 | 71.9 | 846 | 39,363 | 70.2 | 1,735 | 42,085 | 72.7 | 1,425 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 5,575 | 10.3 | 376 | 5,297 | 9.4 | 756 | 4,646 | 8.0 | 695 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,515 | 2.8 | 199 | 1,502 | 2.7 | 507 | 1,130 | 2.0 | 264 | Yes |
| Transit | 530 | 1.0 | 118 | 916 | 1.6 | 336 | 588 | 1.0 | 214 | No |
| Bike | 880 | 1.6 | 152 | 2,088 | 3.7 | 725 | 979 | 1.7 | 307 | No |
| Walked | 3,450 | 6.4 | 298 | 2,457 | 4.4 | 563 | 4,211 | 7.3 | 681 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 325 | 0.6 | 93 | 506 | 0.9 | 276 | 588 | 1.0 | 260 | No |
| Worked at Home | 3,000 | 5.5 | 279 | 3,949 | 7.0 | 629 | 3,699 | 6.4 | 603 | Yes |
| 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) | 17.8 | 0.5 | 18.5 | 1.3 | 17.3 | 0.9 | No |
| Drove alone | 17.1 | 0.5 | 18.1 | 1.5 | 17.3 | 1.2 | No |
| Carpooled | 21.4 | 1.6 | 23.0 | 6.1 | 18.9 | 4.2 | No |
| Transit | 39.0 | 7.0 | 36.2 | 21.3 | 40.3 | 23.0 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 15.6 | 1.7 | 12.0 | 3.4 | 14.3 | 3.6 | 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; 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