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2000, 2007-2009 ACS, Census 2010 and 2010-2012 ACS

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Geographic Area: Nevada County, California FIPS: 06057

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Table 1. Selected Characteristics
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? **
Value MOE(+/-) Value MOE(+/-) Value Value MOE(+/-)
Total Persons 1 92,033 -- 97,330 -- 98,764 98,605 -- --
Persons in Households 2 91,167 151 96,548 -- 97,589 97,502 -- --
Total Households 3 36,956 403 39,801 834 41,527 41,707 926 Yes
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.47 0.06 2.43 0.05 2.35 2.34 0.05 Yes
Average Household Income 5 $59,430 $1,441 $73,210 $3,185 -- $72,284 $4,063 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.99 0.04 2.10 0.07 -- 2.08 0.08 Yes
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 8.10 0.50 9.30 1.45 -- 12.90 1.67 Yes
Percent Minority 8 7.10 0.40 8.00 0.79 8.60 7.20 0.66 No
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 17.50 0.60 18.40 0.87 19.40 20.40 1.11 Yes
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 4.40 0.30 5.40 0.93 -- 5.70 1.01 Yes
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 41,598 778 45,959 1,652 -- 42,256 1,203 No
Table 2a. Mode to Work
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? **
Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)*
 
Total Workers 40,675 100.0 776 44,170 100.0 1,421 40,998 100.0 1,179 No
Drove alone 30,685 75.4 736 32,985 74.7 1,396 31,194 76.1 1,214 No
2-person Carpool 3,940 9.7 316 4,204 9.5 821 2,781 6.8 569 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,230 3.0 179 590 1.3 220 415 1.0 223 Yes
Transit 275 0.7 85 320 0.7 251 196 0.5 117 No
Bike 105 0.3 53 288 0.7 223 236 0.6 219 No
Walked 1,085 2.7 169 1,682 3.8 572 1,094 2.7 403 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 285 0.7 87 362 0.8 247 443 1.1 251 No
Worked at Home 3,075 7.6 281 3,739 8.5 639 4,639 11.3 698 Yes
Table 2b. Mode to Work
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? **
Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)*
  At Place of Work
Total Workers 33,950 100.0 754 38,914 100.0 1,974 36,007 100.0 1,804 Yes
Drove alone 24,750 72.9 693 28,441 73.1 1,669 25,936 72.0 1,652 No
2-person Carpool 3,325 9.8 292 3,598 9.2 663 2,739 7.6 583 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,205 3.5 178 676 1.7 214 716 2.0 308 Yes
Transit 225 0.7 77 331 0.9 269 171 0.5 141 No
Bike 105 0.3 53 269 0.7 220 236 0.7 219 No
Walked 1,065 3.1 167 1,604 4.1 585 1,155 3.2 418 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 205 0.6 74 256 0.7 130 415 1.2 281 No
Worked at Home 3,075 9.1 281 3,739 9.6 639 4,639 12.9 698 Yes
Table 3. Mean Travel Time by Mode to Work
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? **
Minutes MOE(+/-) Minutes MOE(+/-) Minutes MOE(+/-)
  At Place of Residence
Total Workers (does not include workers who worked at home) 26.0 0.8 24.5 2.1 25.0 2.0 No
Drove alone 26.0 0.8 24.5 2.4 24.1 1.9 No
Carpooled 26.5 2.0 26.7 7.7 31.1 12.0 No
Transit 54.9 12.8 38.0 38.8 77.6 81.7 No
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 20.1 4.8 17.4 9.9 22.9 12.4 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; 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

Updated: 8/11/2017
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