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

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Geographic Area: Forsyth County, Georgia FIPS: 13117

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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 98,407 -- 166,996 -- 175,511 182,395 -- --
Persons in Households 2 97,680 138 166,451 -- 174,869 181,739 -- --
Total Households 3 34,603 219 56,888 922 59,433 54,017 1,457 Yes
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.82 0.04 2.93 0.05 2.94 3.36 0.09 Yes
Average Household Income 5 $82,535 $1,790 $104,941 $4,055 -- $101,319 $4,987 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 2.12 0.03 2.07 0.06 -- 2.07 0.09 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 5.50 0.40 5.40 0.99 -- 7.90 1.52 Yes
Percent Minority 8 5.30 0.40 12.20 0.55 14.60 13.90 0.85 Yes
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 7.10 0.40 8.20 0.49 8.90 9.80 0.76 Yes
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 6.00 0.40 12.30 0.68 -- 13.50 0.95 Yes
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 51,808 807 84,699 1,737 -- 82,589 2,099 Yes
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 51,225 100.0 807 81,009 100.0 1,355 81,065 100.0 2,116 Yes
Drove alone 41,780 81.6 798 63,295 78.1 1,564 66,028 81.5 2,155 Yes
2-person Carpool 4,000 7.8 319 5,035 6.2 725 4,115 5.1 774 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,715 3.3 211 2,836 3.5 665 2,157 2.7 862 No
Transit 195 0.4 72 473 0.6 202 403 0.5 179 Yes
Bike 0 0.0 0 97 0.1 161 35 0.0 63 No
Walked 320 0.6 92 628 0.8 238 521 0.6 279 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 460 0.9 110 1,074 1.3 374 1,297 1.6 607 Yes
Worked at Home 2,750 5.4 266 7,571 9.3 816 6,509 8.0 918 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 42,510 100.0 800 65,570 100.0 2,087 66,809 100.0 2,518 Yes
Drove alone 31,975 75.2 757 48,763 74.4 2,004 51,246 76.7 2,648 Yes
2-person Carpool 3,995 9.4 319 5,083 7.8 810 4,524 6.8 816 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 2,810 6.6 269 2,352 3.6 676 2,907 4.4 828 No
Transit 305 0.7 90 313 0.5 197 168 0.3 99 Yes
Bike 0 0.0 0 31 0.0 34 26 0.0 42 No
Walked 325 0.8 93 635 1.0 221 388 0.6 210 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 345 0.8 95 822 1.3 418 1,041 1.6 419 Yes
Worked at Home 2,750 6.5 266 7,571 11.5 816 6,509 9.7 918 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) 33.2 0.6 28.8 1.1 30.0 1.6 Yes
Drove alone 33.2 0.7 28.7 1.2 30.3 1.8 Yes
Carpooled 32.4 1.9 27.0 5.1 25.2 7.1 No
Transit 55.9 16.7 60.1 38.8 52.8 36.5 No
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 31.7 7.6 32.6 16.2 30.2 19.7 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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