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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 | 146,798 | -- | 162,136 | -- | 164,343 | 165,274 | -- | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 143,255 | 238 | 159,056 | -- | 160,938 | 161,721 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 54,721 | 212 | 62,039 | 686 | 61,998 | 61,297 | 768 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.62 | 0.02 | 2.56 | 0.02 | 2.60 | 2.64 | 0.03 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $63,495 | $877 | $72,385 | $1,783 | -- | $72,325 | $1,961 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.95 | 0.02 | 1.97 | 0.04 | -- | 1.92 | 0.04 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 5.90 | 0.30 | 8.60 | 1.10 | -- | 11.20 | 1.19 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 5.00 | 0.20 | 7.90 | 0.45 | 8.70 | 7.30 | 0.36 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 10.90 | 0.30 | 12.00 | 0.56 | 12.40 | 12.80 | 0.59 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 3.00 | 0.20 | 3.40 | 0.50 | -- | 4.10 | 0.52 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 73,889 | 775 | 81,602 | 1,638 | -- | 75,781 | 1,338 | 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 | 72,440 | 100.0 | 775 | 77,355 | 100.0 | 1,547 | 74,025 | 100.0 | 1,404 | No |
| Drove alone | 61,920 | 85.5 | 766 | 66,109 | 85.5 | 1,578 | 64,209 | 86.7 | 1,700 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 4,745 | 6.6 | 274 | 4,823 | 6.2 | 758 | 4,088 | 5.5 | 765 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 940 | 1.3 | 124 | 826 | 1.1 | 267 | 890 | 1.2 | 278 | No |
| Transit | 924 | 1.3 | 123 | 1,448 | 1.9 | 382 | 754 | 1.0 | 278 | No |
| Bike | 150 | 0.2 | 50 | 209 | 0.3 | 152 | 300 | 0.4 | 152 | No |
| Walked | 1,555 | 2.1 | 159 | 1,016 | 1.3 | 321 | 632 | 0.9 | 242 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 385 | 0.5 | 79 | 326 | 0.4 | 130 | 254 | 0.3 | 194 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,830 | 2.5 | 172 | 2,598 | 3.4 | 466 | 2,898 | 3.9 | 555 | 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 | 56,140 | 100.0 | 753 | 58,949 | 100.0 | 1,974 | 58,439 | 100.0 | 1,770 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 47,355 | 84.4 | 725 | 49,885 | 84.6 | 1,846 | 50,106 | 85.7 | 1,734 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,970 | 7.1 | 251 | 3,677 | 6.2 | 693 | 3,148 | 5.4 | 671 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 760 | 1.4 | 111 | 866 | 1.5 | 244 | 611 | 1.0 | 188 | No |
| Transit | 95 | 0.2 | 39 | 324 | 0.5 | 271 | 239 | 0.4 | 115 | Yes |
| Bike | 165 | 0.3 | 52 | 277 | 0.5 | 170 | 290 | 0.5 | 152 | No |
| Walked | 1,535 | 2.7 | 158 | 1,010 | 1.7 | 314 | 691 | 1.2 | 250 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 425 | 0.8 | 83 | 312 | 0.5 | 152 | 456 | 0.8 | 194 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,830 | 3.3 | 172 | 2,598 | 4.4 | 466 | 2,898 | 5.0 | 555 | 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) | 25.9 | 0.4 | 26.8 | 1.2 | 26.7 | 1.0 | No |
| Drove alone | 25.3 | 0.4 | 25.6 | 1.1 | 26.2 | 1.2 | No |
| Carpooled | 27.5 | 1.5 | 28.8 | 6.0 | 30.0 | 7.9 | No |
| Transit | 87.1 | 5.5 | 84.8 | 32.5 | 73.5 | 40.6 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 12.9 | 1.8 | 12.8 | 6.2 | 14.7 | 6.8 | 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
