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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 | 71,535 | -- | 71,809 | -- | 71,372 | 71,495 | -- | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 70,129 | 178 | 70,461 | -- | 69,891 | 70,002 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 29,492 | 227 | 29,929 | 591 | 30,462 | 30,159 | 470 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.38 | 0.04 | 2.35 | 0.04 | 2.29 | 2.32 | 0.03 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $49,670 | $1,173 | $64,091 | $2,711 | -- | $65,330 | $2,692 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.67 | 0.03 | 1.74 | 0.06 | -- | 1.75 | 0.05 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 9.40 | 0.50 | 11.70 | 1.52 | -- | 11.20 | 1.40 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 4.20 | 0.40 | 5.30 | 0.37 | 5.80 | 5.60 | 0.45 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 14.30 | 0.60 | 14.40 | 0.79 | 15.20 | 15.70 | 0.77 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 3.60 | 0.30 | 4.20 | 0.68 | -- | 4.70 | 0.67 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 37,633 | 639 | 38,011 | 1,150 | -- | 37,340 | 726 | No |
| 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 | 37,055 | 100.0 | 639 | 36,921 | 100.0 | 962 | 36,564 | 100.0 | 752 | No |
| Drove alone | 29,380 | 79.3 | 629 | 29,317 | 79.4 | 971 | 28,483 | 77.9 | 883 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,165 | 8.5 | 263 | 2,439 | 6.6 | 363 | 2,947 | 8.1 | 466 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 560 | 1.5 | 113 | 577 | 1.6 | 213 | 305 | 0.8 | 130 | Yes |
| Transit | 350 | 0.9 | 89 | 465 | 1.3 | 270 | 588 | 1.6 | 204 | Yes |
| Bike | 150 | 0.4 | 59 | 120 | 0.3 | 108 | 273 | 0.7 | 166 | No |
| Walked | 1,275 | 3.4 | 169 | 1,462 | 4.0 | 348 | 1,842 | 5.0 | 568 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 285 | 0.8 | 81 | 403 | 1.1 | 183 | 231 | 0.6 | 87 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,895 | 5.1 | 205 | 2,138 | 5.8 | 390 | 1,895 | 5.2 | 276 | 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 | 29,265 | 100.0 | 629 | 29,866 | 100.0 | 1,350 | 28,529 | 100.0 | 973 | No |
| Drove alone | 23,065 | 78.8 | 598 | 23,547 | 78.8 | 1,161 | 21,887 | 76.7 | 877 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,175 | 7.4 | 220 | 1,659 | 5.6 | 348 | 2,099 | 7.4 | 402 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 440 | 1.5 | 100 | 457 | 1.5 | 209 | 201 | 0.7 | 100 | Yes |
| Transit | 112 | 0.4 | 51 | 204 | 0.7 | 158 | 166 | 0.6 | 140 | No |
| Bike | 140 | 0.5 | 57 | 106 | 0.4 | 105 | 217 | 0.8 | 153 | No |
| Walked | 1,230 | 4.2 | 166 | 1,419 | 4.8 | 325 | 1,795 | 6.3 | 574 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 200 | 0.7 | 68 | 336 | 1.1 | 171 | 269 | 0.9 | 111 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,895 | 6.5 | 205 | 2,138 | 7.2 | 390 | 1,895 | 6.6 | 276 | 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) | 23.7 | 0.6 | 24.8 | 1.3 | 24.3 | 1.2 | No |
| Drove alone | 23.8 | 0.6 | 25.0 | 1.4 | 24.9 | 1.4 | No |
| Carpooled | 27.3 | 2.2 | 29.5 | 7.0 | 26.1 | 6.5 | No |
| Transit | 36.9 | 9.6 | 26.5 | 20.4 | 23.8 | 13.2 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 11.6 | 1.9 | 13.6 | 5.2 | 15.4 | 6.6 | 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
