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

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Geographic Area: McHenry County, Illinois FIPS: 17111

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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 1 260,077 -- 317,925 -- 308,760 308,501 -- --
Persons in Households 2 258,556 157 315,848 -- 307,113 307,000 -- --
Total Households 3 89,377 236 107,906 955 109,199 108,995 959 Yes
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.89 0.01 2.93 0.02 2.81 2.82 0.02 Yes
Average Household Income 5 $76,430 $763 $89,394 $2,036 -- $87,993 $2,217 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 2.00 0.02 2.07 0.03 -- 2.05 0.03 Yes
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 3.70 0.20 6.10 0.68 -- 8.00 0.90 Yes
Percent Minority 8 6.00 0.20 9.20 0.52 9.90 9.70 0.68 Yes
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 8.00 0.20 10.30 0.39 10.10 10.60 0.36 Yes
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 7.20 0.20 10.00 0.48 -- 9.50 0.57 Yes
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 135,347 1,031 163,795 2,139 -- 152,679 1,827 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 133,255 100.0 1,031 156,994 100.0 1,599 149,882 100.0 1,818 Yes
Drove alone 109,860 82.4 1,019 126,744 80.7 1,869 123,684 82.5 1,916 Yes
2-person Carpool 9,265 7.0 382 10,922 7.0 1,191 9,516 6.3 1,007 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 2,155 1.6 187 2,166 1.4 596 1,868 1.2 419 No
Transit 4,133 3.1 258 4,327 2.8 565 4,177 2.8 526 No
Bike 250 0.2 64 407 0.3 288 301 0.2 149 No
Walked 1,695 1.3 166 2,660 1.7 501 1,721 1.1 382 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 830 0.6 116 1,497 1.0 400 941 0.6 277 No
Worked at Home 5,055 3.8 285 8,271 5.3 991 7,674 5.1 806 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 96,640 100.0 997 110,652 100.0 2,715 105,340 100.0 2,734 Yes
Drove alone 77,330 80.0 943 86,938 78.6 2,570 85,224 80.9 2,296 Yes
2-person Carpool 8,175 8.5 360 8,733 7.9 940 7,146 6.8 927 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 2,675 2.8 208 1,718 1.6 489 1,878 1.8 426 Yes
Transit 925 1.0 123 1,187 1.1 412 671 0.6 256 No
Bike 275 0.3 67 369 0.3 282 355 0.3 184 No
Walked 1,660 1.7 164 2,357 2.1 569 1,716 1.6 402 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 540 0.6 94 1,079 1.0 274 676 0.6 244 No
Worked at Home 5,055 5.2 285 8,271 7.5 991 7,674 7.3 806 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) 32.3 0.4 34.0 0.9 33.8 0.9 Yes
Drove alone 30.5 0.3 32.7 1.0 32.3 1.0 Yes
Carpooled 31.3 1.1 34.0 5.7 33.4 5.3 No
Transit 84.4 2.5 82.1 15.2 87.2 16.2 No
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 28.2 3.1 25.3 7.5 24.5 7.8 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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