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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 | 156,638 | -- | 189,143 | -- | 197,145 | 200,555 | -- | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 153,169 | 279 | 186,344 | -- | 194,208 | 197,436 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 62,582 | 685 | 73,788 | 1,186 | 79,368 | 76,098 | 1,303 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.45 | 0.06 | 2.53 | 0.04 | 2.45 | 2.59 | 0.04 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $49,925 | $876 | $65,094 | $1,983 | -- | $66,692 | $1,994 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.79 | 0.02 | 1.88 | 0.05 | -- | 1.88 | 0.05 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 10.50 | 0.40 | 11.00 | 1.31 | -- | 13.00 | 1.29 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 19.70 | 0.50 | 20.50 | 0.46 | 21.00 | 19.30 | 0.80 | No |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 18.50 | 0.50 | 20.80 | 0.63 | 20.80 | 21.60 | 0.68 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 4.50 | 0.30 | 5.80 | 0.45 | -- | 6.80 | 0.57 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 69,760 | 941 | 85,440 | 1,687 | -- | 87,246 | 1,608 | 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 | 68,125 | 100.0 | 938 | 82,178 | 100.0 | 1,386 | 85,397 | 100.0 | 1,634 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 54,175 | 79.5 | 900 | 67,495 | 82.1 | 1,473 | 69,519 | 81.4 | 1,668 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 6,520 | 9.6 | 378 | 5,386 | 6.6 | 644 | 6,383 | 7.5 | 797 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,910 | 2.8 | 208 | 2,171 | 2.6 | 936 | 1,473 | 1.7 | 358 | Yes |
| Transit | 434 | 0.6 | 99 | 510 | 0.6 | 206 | 810 | 0.9 | 361 | Yes |
| Bike | 250 | 0.4 | 76 | 313 | 0.4 | 163 | 258 | 0.3 | 146 | No |
| Walked | 1,530 | 2.2 | 186 | 1,572 | 1.9 | 310 | 1,946 | 2.3 | 617 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 505 | 0.7 | 107 | 2,171 | 2.6 | 559 | 1,481 | 1.7 | 407 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 2,805 | 4.1 | 251 | 2,560 | 3.1 | 387 | 3,527 | 4.1 | 518 | 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 | 61,400 | 100.0 | 924 | 74,502 | 100.0 | 2,007 | 78,771 | 100.0 | 2,353 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 48,240 | 78.6 | 874 | 60,523 | 81.2 | 2,058 | 63,235 | 80.3 | 2,110 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 6,025 | 9.8 | 364 | 5,226 | 7.0 | 673 | 6,216 | 7.9 | 773 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,795 | 2.9 | 201 | 2,224 | 3.0 | 935 | 1,556 | 2.0 | 385 | No |
| Transit | 310 | 0.5 | 84 | 347 | 0.5 | 169 | 661 | 0.8 | 366 | No |
| Bike | 220 | 0.4 | 71 | 290 | 0.4 | 164 | 238 | 0.3 | 141 | No |
| Walked | 1,495 | 2.4 | 184 | 1,364 | 1.8 | 275 | 1,831 | 2.3 | 616 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 510 | 0.8 | 108 | 1,968 | 2.6 | 536 | 1,507 | 1.9 | 428 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 2,805 | 4.6 | 251 | 2,560 | 3.4 | 387 | 3,527 | 4.5 | 518 | 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) | 24.0 | 0.5 | 23.4 | 0.9 | 24.8 | 1.0 | No |
| Drove alone | 23.8 | 0.5 | 23.6 | 1.0 | 25.1 | 1.2 | No |
| Carpooled | 27.0 | 1.3 | 24.9 | 5.1 | 26.2 | 4.6 | No |
| Transit | 35.0 | 6.4 | 44.2 | 27.6 | 41.4 | 27.4 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 17.0 | 2.8 | 15.4 | 4.6 | 13.7 | 4.6 | 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
