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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 | 88,969 | -- | 106,386 | -- | 105,160 | 104,785 | -- | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 81,169 | 341 | 96,188 | -- | 98,487 | 97,892 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 31,669 | 144 | 37,145 | 796 | 38,484 | 37,386 | 754 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.56 | 0.03 | 2.59 | 0.04 | 2.56 | 2.62 | 0.05 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $53,045 | $947 | $65,610 | $2,612 | -- | $62,025 | $2,536 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.85 | 0.03 | 1.96 | 0.08 | -- | 1.86 | 0.08 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 11.40 | 0.50 | 14.80 | 1.69 | -- | 18.50 | 1.81 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 11.50 | 0.40 | 14.10 | 0.82 | 14.90 | 16.80 | 0.89 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 9.80 | 0.40 | 9.50 | 0.57 | 9.80 | 10.00 | 0.59 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 5.80 | 0.30 | 6.80 | 0.79 | -- | 6.80 | 0.77 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 45,935 | 603 | 54,378 | 1,767 | -- | 51,438 | 1,428 | 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 | 44,810 | 100.0 | 603 | 51,183 | 100.0 | 1,302 | 49,358 | 100.0 | 1,348 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 34,780 | 77.6 | 589 | 40,389 | 78.9 | 1,416 | 38,784 | 78.6 | 1,397 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,390 | 7.6 | 231 | 3,671 | 7.2 | 701 | 4,281 | 8.7 | 704 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 815 | 1.8 | 115 | 790 | 1.5 | 241 | 613 | 1.2 | 258 | No |
| Transit | 585 | 1.3 | 98 | 1,028 | 2.0 | 472 | 1,090 | 2.2 | 346 | Yes |
| Bike | 330 | 0.7 | 73 | 399 | 0.8 | 230 | 394 | 0.8 | 184 | No |
| Walked | 3,025 | 6.8 | 219 | 2,770 | 5.4 | 596 | 2,102 | 4.3 | 463 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 409 | 0.9 | 82 | 216 | 0.4 | 88 | 289 | 0.6 | 187 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,475 | 3.3 | 154 | 1,920 | 3.8 | 363 | 1,805 | 3.7 | 406 | No |
| 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 | 37,640 | 100.0 | 596 | 40,475 | 100.0 | 1,656 | 40,582 | 100.0 | 1,918 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 28,415 | 75.5 | 563 | 30,953 | 76.5 | 1,342 | 30,907 | 76.2 | 1,744 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,960 | 7.9 | 216 | 3,146 | 7.8 | 628 | 3,502 | 8.6 | 655 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 650 | 1.7 | 103 | 583 | 1.4 | 223 | 780 | 1.9 | 347 | No |
| Transit | 545 | 1.4 | 94 | 845 | 2.1 | 463 | 943 | 2.3 | 315 | Yes |
| Bike | 310 | 0.8 | 71 | 395 | 1.0 | 231 | 378 | 0.9 | 195 | No |
| Walked | 2,990 | 7.9 | 217 | 2,323 | 5.7 | 473 | 2,104 | 5.2 | 457 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 295 | 0.8 | 69 | 310 | 0.8 | 147 | 163 | 0.4 | 135 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,475 | 3.9 | 154 | 1,920 | 4.7 | 363 | 1,805 | 4.4 | 406 | No |
| 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) | 23.8 | 0.5 | 25.5 | 1.3 | 25.7 | 1.4 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 24.5 | 0.6 | 26.4 | 1.6 | 26.1 | 1.7 | No |
| Carpooled | 25.6 | 1.8 | 26.2 | 7.5 | 26.1 | 6.9 | No |
| Transit | 37.4 | 8.0 | 36.0 | 22.3 | 32.2 | 16.7 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 12.8 | 1.2 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 16.3 | 6.4 | 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
