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

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Geographic Area: Pottawattamie County, Iowa FIPS: 19155

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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 87,704 -- 89,927 -- 93,158 93,262 -- --
Persons in Households 2 86,032 164 87,235 -- 91,082 91,260 -- --
Total Households 3 33,896 170 37,008 643 36,775 36,440 505 Yes
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.54 0.02 2.36 0.04 2.48 2.50 0.03 Yes
Average Household Income 5 $49,360 $909 $58,273 $1,943 -- $62,888 $2,404 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.84 0.03 1.94 0.06 -- 1.86 0.05 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 8.40 0.40 12.00 1.78 -- 13.90 1.42 Yes
Percent Minority 8 4.00 0.30 5.50 0.58 7.10 5.00 0.63 Yes
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 13.80 0.50 14.00 0.71 14.30 14.40 0.66 No
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 2.00 0.20 3.00 0.43 -- 3.30 0.51 Yes
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 44,761 599 47,359 1,210 -- 47,000 936 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 44,045 100.0 599 46,168 100.0 1,048 46,327 100.0 948 Yes
Drove alone 35,950 81.6 589 37,292 80.8 1,122 39,066 84.3 1,051 Yes
2-person Carpool 4,490 10.2 264 4,114 8.9 627 3,631 7.8 554 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 830 1.9 116 915 2.0 350 753 1.6 254 No
Transit 204 0.5 58 204 0.4 111 299 0.6 156 No
Bike 80 0.2 36 182 0.4 108 117 0.3 78 No
Walked 865 2.0 118 1,018 2.2 244 798 1.7 239 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 223 0.5 60 211 0.5 161 278 0.6 153 No
Worked at Home 1,395 3.2 150 2,232 4.8 365 1,385 3.0 246 No
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 34,915 100.0 587 38,787 100.0 1,578 40,153 100.0 1,388 Yes
Drove alone 27,870 79.8 558 30,214 77.9 1,415 32,889 81.9 1,347 Yes
2-person Carpool 3,680 10.5 240 3,873 10.0 607 3,383 8.4 532 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 640 1.8 102 913 2.4 314 940 2.3 283 No
Transit 180 0.5 54 193 0.5 143 242 0.6 128 No
Bike 65 0.2 33 166 0.4 105 117 0.3 78 No
Walked 815 2.3 115 881 2.3 232 755 1.9 235 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 270 0.8 66 315 0.8 138 442 1.1 254 No
Worked at Home 1,395 4.0 150 2,232 5.8 365 1,385 3.4 246 No
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) 20.2 0.4 19.6 0.9 20.9 0.8 No
Drove alone 19.8 0.4 19.0 1.0 20.3 0.9 No
Carpooled 22.6 1.2 25.0 5.2 22.8 4.6 No
Transit 39.4 10.6 41.1 37.4 54.3 46.1 No
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 17.0 3.1 14.3 5.7 25.5 11.6 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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