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Geographic Area: Carter County, Kentucky FIPS: 21043

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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 26,889 -- 27,042 -- 27,720 27,478 -- --
Persons in Households 2 26,263 100 26,312 -- 27,094 26,753 -- --
Total Households 3 10,356 132 10,573 469 10,760 10,398 358 No
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.54 0.06 2.49 0.10 2.52 2.57 0.08 No
Average Household Income 5 $34,635 $1,293 $46,706 $5,780 -- $48,527 $4,572 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.76 0.05 1.97 0.14 -- 1.90 0.11 Yes
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 22.30 1.00 17.90 4.16 -- 20.50 3.49 No
Percent Minority 8 1.00 0.20 -- -- 2.20 -- -- --
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 12.50 0.80 12.10 1.32 14.90 15.10 1.54 Yes
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 0.40 0.20 0.10 0.13 -- 0.40 0.31 No
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 10,461 323 11,366 968 -- 10,409 593 No
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 10,260 100.0 322 -- 100.0 -- -- 100.0 -- --
Drove alone 7,315 71.3 295 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2-person Carpool 1,485 14.5 152 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3-or-more-person Carpool 565 5.5 95 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transit 35 0.3 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bike 0 0.0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Walked 370 3.6 77 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 74 0.7 35 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Worked at Home 415 4.0 82 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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 7,140 100.0 293 -- 100.0 -- -- 100.0 -- --
Drove alone 5,130 71.8 261 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2-person Carpool 880 12.3 118 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3-or-more-person Carpool 244 3.4 63 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transit 40 0.6 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bike 0 0.0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Walked 395 5.5 80 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 39 0.5 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Worked at Home 415 5.8 82 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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) 32.8 1.4 -- -- -- -- --
Drove alone 28.8 1.4 -- -- -- -- --
Carpooled 48.5 3.9 -- -- -- -- --
Transit 28.9 12.8 -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 26.8 8.6 -- -- -- -- --

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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