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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 | 190,503 | -- | 207,939 | -- | 221,578 | 224,469 | -- | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 185,650 | 278 | 202,816 | -- | 216,428 | 219,515 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 72,412 | 294 | 81,751 | 1,223 | 87,027 | 86,632 | 1,080 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.56 | 0.02 | 2.48 | 0.03 | 2.49 | 2.53 | 0.03 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $50,045 | $736 | $66,905 | $2,361 | -- | $69,763 | $2,563 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.62 | 0.02 | 1.70 | 0.05 | -- | 1.67 | 0.04 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 15.70 | 0.30 | 14.80 | 1.21 | -- | 17.90 | 1.66 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 26.40 | 0.40 | 28.70 | 0.24 | 30.60 | 29.70 | 0.30 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 9.50 | 0.30 | 10.60 | 0.50 | 10.30 | 10.50 | 0.48 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 2.50 | 0.10 | 3.00 | 0.41 | -- | 4.30 | 0.46 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 88,744 | 881 | 105,363 | 1,955 | -- | 112,016 | 2,354 | 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 | 87,055 | 100.0 | 880 | 103,771 | 100.0 | 1,786 | 109,325 | 100.0 | 2,292 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 72,780 | 83.6 | 858 | 87,533 | 84.4 | 1,937 | 90,025 | 82.3 | 2,235 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 6,750 | 7.8 | 326 | 7,586 | 7.3 | 1,022 | 8,914 | 8.2 | 1,222 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,650 | 1.9 | 164 | 1,926 | 1.9 | 451 | 3,010 | 2.8 | 814 | Yes |
| Transit | 825 | 0.9 | 116 | 1,087 | 1.0 | 426 | 902 | 0.8 | 329 | No |
| Bike | 375 | 0.4 | 78 | 659 | 0.6 | 277 | 566 | 0.5 | 265 | No |
| Walked | 1,210 | 1.4 | 140 | 1,944 | 1.9 | 437 | 1,818 | 1.7 | 608 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 1,210 | 1.4 | 140 | 864 | 0.8 | 255 | 1,472 | 1.3 | 335 | No |
| Worked at Home | 2,255 | 2.6 | 191 | 2,172 | 2.1 | 385 | 2,618 | 2.4 | 485 | 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 | 106,705 | 100.0 | 877 | 132,017 | 100.0 | 2,974 | 134,460 | 100.0 | 2,725 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 89,015 | 83.4 | 881 | 112,620 | 85.3 | 3,034 | 112,313 | 83.5 | 2,758 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 8,895 | 8.3 | 373 | 9,383 | 7.1 | 1,203 | 11,035 | 8.2 | 1,285 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,530 | 2.4 | 202 | 2,635 | 2.0 | 534 | 3,669 | 2.7 | 871 | Yes |
| Transit | 910 | 0.9 | 122 | 1,097 | 0.8 | 428 | 877 | 0.7 | 312 | No |
| Bike | 385 | 0.4 | 79 | 664 | 0.5 | 279 | 578 | 0.4 | 266 | No |
| Walked | 1,275 | 1.2 | 144 | 1,925 | 1.5 | 444 | 1,836 | 1.4 | 596 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 1,430 | 1.3 | 152 | 1,521 | 1.2 | 330 | 1,534 | 1.1 | 295 | No |
| Worked at Home | 2,255 | 2.1 | 191 | 2,172 | 1.6 | 385 | 2,618 | 1.9 | 485 | 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) | 23.8 | 0.4 | 22.0 | 0.9 | 22.2 | 1.0 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 22.5 | 0.4 | 21.5 | 0.9 | 21.7 | 1.0 | No |
| Carpooled | 30.6 | 1.4 | 26.2 | 5.3 | 23.7 | 4.9 | Yes |
| Transit | 42.7 | 4.7 | 31.7 | 17.2 | 36.5 | 24.7 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 32.0 | 3.1 | 21.3 | 6.7 | 25.1 | 9.8 | 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
