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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 | 20,411 | -- | -- | -- | 20,260 | 20,406 | -- | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 19,025 | 145 | -- | -- | 19,246 | 19,332 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 7,514 | 98 | -- | -- | 7,522 | 7,638 | 211 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.53 | 0.07 | -- | -- | 2.56 | 2.53 | 0.06 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $42,430 | $1,779 | -- | -- | -- | $57,516 | $4,502 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.87 | 0.06 | -- | -- | -- | 1.96 | 0.12 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 10.50 | 0.90 | -- | -- | -- | 11.10 | 2.41 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 12.40 | 0.90 | -- | -- | 19.30 | 20.70 | 2.90 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 16.80 | 1.10 | -- | -- | 15.10 | 15.10 | 1.45 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 12.40 | 0.90 | -- | -- | -- | 18.90 | 1.33 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 9,833 | 289 | -- | -- | -- | 10,499 | 332 | 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 | 9,645 | 100.0 | 289 | -- | -- | -- | 10,232 | 100.0 | 338 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 6,960 | 72.2 | 274 | -- | -- | -- | 6,932 | 67.7 | 445 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 870 | 9.0 | 117 | -- | -- | -- | 1,785 | 17.4 | 338 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 290 | 3.0 | 68 | -- | -- | -- | 238 | 2.3 | 108 | No |
| Transit | 20 | 0.2 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | 47 | 0.5 | 37 | No |
| Bike | 40 | 0.4 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | 72 | 0.7 | 58 | No |
| Walked | 750 | 7.8 | 109 | -- | -- | -- | 410 | 4.0 | 175 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 79 | 0.8 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | 0.4 | 95 | No |
| Worked at Home | 640 | 6.6 | 101 | -- | -- | -- | 708 | 6.9 | 182 | 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 | 9,925 | 100.0 | 289 | -- | -- | -- | 11,468 | 100.0 | 495 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 7,150 | 72.0 | 276 | -- | -- | -- | 8,118 | 70.8 | 531 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 915 | 9.2 | 120 | -- | -- | -- | 1,840 | 16.0 | 344 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 330 | 3.3 | 73 | -- | -- | -- | 269 | 2.3 | 115 | No |
| Transit | 25 | 0.3 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 23 | 0.2 | 29 | No |
| Bike | 40 | 0.4 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | 72 | 0.6 | 58 | No |
| Walked | 755 | 7.6 | 109 | -- | -- | -- | 401 | 3.5 | 172 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 69 | 0.7 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | 37 | 0.3 | 25 | No |
| Worked at Home | 640 | 6.4 | 101 | -- | -- | -- | 708 | 6.2 | 182 | 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) | 14.9 | 0.8 | -- | -- | 13.5 | 1.4 | No |
| Drove alone | 16.1 | 1.0 | -- | -- | 14.2 | 1.8 | No |
| Carpooled | 12.9 | 1.6 | -- | -- | 12.2 | 3.2 | No |
| Transit | 39.5 | 30.1 | -- | -- | 22.1 | 27.0 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 8.0 | 2.1 | -- | -- | 7.2 | 4.7 | 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
