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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 | 134,953 | -- | 129,693 | -- | 131,219 | 130,565 | -- | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 128,830 | 366 | 123,152 | -- | 125,060 | 124,081 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 55,874 | 448 | 55,525 | 938 | 56,091 | 55,573 | 934 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.31 | 0.04 | 2.22 | 0.03 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 0.03 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $51,860 | $991 | $65,204 | $2,775 | -- | $64,912 | $2,766 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.55 | 0.02 | 1.58 | 0.04 | -- | 1.54 | 0.04 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 9.50 | 0.40 | 11.60 | 1.26 | -- | 13.10 | 1.34 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 4.90 | 0.30 | 6.30 | 0.23 | 7.50 | 7.50 | 0.50 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 18.00 | 0.50 | 18.30 | 0.75 | 18.60 | 19.20 | 0.71 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 3.70 | 0.20 | 4.50 | 0.42 | -- | 5.00 | 0.68 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 65,267 | 878 | 62,681 | 1,598 | -- | 61,546 | 1,399 | 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 | 64,060 | 100.0 | 877 | 60,604 | 100.0 | 1,509 | 60,409 | 100.0 | 1,394 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 50,700 | 79.1 | 851 | 47,867 | 79.0 | 1,418 | 48,283 | 79.9 | 1,324 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 5,250 | 8.2 | 340 | 4,594 | 7.6 | 663 | 4,001 | 6.6 | 559 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 955 | 1.5 | 147 | 1,009 | 1.7 | 330 | 843 | 1.4 | 325 | No |
| Transit | 785 | 1.2 | 134 | 554 | 0.9 | 228 | 766 | 1.3 | 259 | No |
| Bike | 170 | 0.3 | 62 | 315 | 0.5 | 129 | 450 | 0.7 | 167 | Yes |
| Walked | 3,390 | 5.3 | 275 | 2,797 | 4.6 | 500 | 2,960 | 4.9 | 603 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 480 | 0.7 | 105 | 792 | 1.3 | 267 | 389 | 0.6 | 130 | No |
| Worked at Home | 2,320 | 3.6 | 228 | 2,676 | 4.4 | 408 | 2,717 | 4.5 | 496 | 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 | 65,965 | 100.0 | 878 | 63,435 | 100.0 | 1,620 | 63,279 | 100.0 | 1,556 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 52,430 | 79.5 | 856 | 50,486 | 79.6 | 1,446 | 50,761 | 80.2 | 1,455 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 5,535 | 8.4 | 348 | 4,872 | 7.7 | 677 | 4,332 | 6.8 | 572 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,080 | 1.6 | 157 | 1,029 | 1.6 | 344 | 889 | 1.4 | 339 | No |
| Transit | 665 | 1.0 | 123 | 435 | 0.7 | 195 | 631 | 1.0 | 235 | No |
| Bike | 160 | 0.2 | 60 | 315 | 0.5 | 129 | 450 | 0.7 | 167 | Yes |
| Walked | 3,320 | 5.0 | 272 | 2,884 | 4.5 | 508 | 3,064 | 4.8 | 597 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 450 | 0.7 | 101 | 738 | 1.2 | 277 | 435 | 0.7 | 121 | No |
| Worked at Home | 2,320 | 3.5 | 228 | 2,676 | 4.2 | 408 | 2,717 | 4.3 | 496 | 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) | 19.2 | 0.4 | 19.9 | 1.0 | 20.5 | 1.1 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 19.4 | 0.4 | 19.2 | 1.0 | 20.8 | 1.3 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 20.6 | 1.4 | 26.7 | 6.1 | 22.5 | 5.3 | No |
| Transit | 38.0 | 5.9 | 57.3 | 37.5 | 30.1 | 15.5 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 11.0 | 1.3 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 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
