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Geographic Area: Wells County, Indiana FIPS: 18179

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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 27,600 -- 27,689 -- 27,636 27,671 -- --
Persons in Households 2 27,132 87 26,704 -- 27,164 27,154 -- --
Total Households 3 10,432 92 10,834 354 10,780 10,888 245 Yes
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.60 0.04 2.46 0.06 2.52 2.49 0.05 Yes
Average Household Income 5 $50,185 $1,477 $57,869 $4,878 -- $59,172 $4,244 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 2.00 0.05 2.09 0.11 -- 1.97 0.09 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 5.90 0.60 8.60 2.19 -- 10.00 2.48 Yes
Percent Minority 8 1.70 0.30 -- -- 2.70 -- -- --
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 14.10 0.80 15.00 1.38 15.70 16.40 1.48 Yes
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 0.80 0.20 1.30 0.64 -- 0.70 0.50 No
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 14,238 336 13,649 849 -- 12,980 559 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 13,980 100.0 336 13,430 100.0 554 -- 100.0 -- --
Drove alone 11,860 84.8 333 11,496 85.6 562 -- -- -- --
2-person Carpool 850 6.1 116 789 5.9 222 -- -- -- --
3-or-more-person Carpool 209 1.5 58 241 1.8 117 -- -- -- --
Transit 60 0.4 31 14 0.1 23 -- -- -- --
Bike 25 0.2 20 107 0.8 63 -- -- -- --
Walked 285 2.0 68 224 1.7 124 -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 55 0.4 30 196 1.5 119 -- -- -- --
Worked at Home 635 4.5 101 363 2.7 172 -- -- -- --
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 12,515 100.0 335 -- 100.0 -- -- 100.0 -- --
Drove alone 10,260 82.0 325 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2-person Carpool 960 7.7 123 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3-or-more-person Carpool 280 2.2 67 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transit 54 0.4 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bike 25 0.2 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Walked 260 2.1 65 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 45 0.4 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Worked at Home 635 5.1 101 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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) 20.8 0.7 -- -- -- -- --
Drove alone 20.6 0.7 -- -- -- -- --
Carpooled 24.0 3.2 -- -- -- -- --
Transit 35.3 16.8 -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 17.1 6.6 -- -- -- -- --

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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