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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 | 152,251 | -- | 155,677 | -- | 158,080 | 159,575 | -- | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 133,991 | 606 | 133,499 | -- | 137,248 | 136,406 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 55,955 | 242 | 58,457 | 1,163 | 58,702 | 58,670 | 889 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.39 | 0.03 | 2.28 | 0.02 | 2.34 | 2.32 | 0.02 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $56,995 | $984 | $73,446 | $2,550 | -- | $76,027 | $2,499 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.69 | 0.02 | 1.75 | 0.06 | -- | 1.73 | 0.05 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 9.40 | 0.40 | 11.40 | 1.10 | -- | 13.30 | 1.18 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 9.10 | 0.40 | 9.40 | 0.34 | 11.30 | 10.30 | 0.27 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 12.00 | 0.40 | 12.40 | 0.55 | 12.70 | 13.20 | 0.59 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 6.60 | 0.30 | 7.40 | 0.74 | -- | 8.30 | 0.76 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 82,981 | 929 | 82,919 | 1,995 | -- | 82,876 | 1,723 | 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 | 81,425 | 100.0 | 931 | 79,675 | 100.0 | 1,959 | 81,107 | 100.0 | 1,813 | No |
| Drove alone | 60,350 | 74.1 | 913 | 58,576 | 73.5 | 1,681 | 57,543 | 70.9 | 1,781 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 5,535 | 6.8 | 349 | 4,679 | 5.9 | 744 | 4,420 | 5.4 | 658 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 820 | 1.0 | 137 | 1,051 | 1.3 | 387 | 1,012 | 1.2 | 298 | No |
| Transit | 2,020 | 2.5 | 213 | 1,394 | 1.7 | 408 | 2,988 | 3.7 | 598 | Yes |
| Bike | 635 | 0.8 | 120 | 1,189 | 1.5 | 415 | 979 | 1.2 | 266 | Yes |
| Walked | 8,235 | 10.1 | 422 | 7,594 | 9.5 | 948 | 6,007 | 7.4 | 658 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 465 | 0.6 | 103 | 582 | 0.7 | 258 | 458 | 0.6 | 241 | No |
| Worked at Home | 3,365 | 4.1 | 274 | 4,610 | 5.8 | 654 | 7,700 | 9.5 | 894 | Yes |
| 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 | 72,020 | 100.0 | 932 | 72,097 | 100.0 | 1,834 | 75,676 | 100.0 | 1,943 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 50,960 | 70.8 | 880 | 51,259 | 71.1 | 1,418 | 51,451 | 68.0 | 1,664 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 5,240 | 7.3 | 340 | 3,982 | 5.5 | 625 | 4,946 | 6.5 | 676 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 680 | 0.9 | 124 | 1,043 | 1.4 | 327 | 1,013 | 1.3 | 275 | Yes |
| Transit | 2,270 | 3.2 | 226 | 1,774 | 2.5 | 455 | 3,038 | 4.0 | 514 | Yes |
| Bike | 650 | 0.9 | 122 | 1,121 | 1.6 | 383 | 1,064 | 1.4 | 274 | Yes |
| Walked | 8,420 | 11.7 | 426 | 7,766 | 10.8 | 930 | 6,118 | 8.1 | 621 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 440 | 0.6 | 100 | 542 | 0.8 | 218 | 346 | 0.5 | 170 | No |
| Worked at Home | 3,365 | 4.7 | 274 | 4,610 | 6.4 | 654 | 7,700 | 10.2 | 894 | Yes |
| 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) | 21.9 | 0.4 | 22.3 | 1.0 | 23.7 | 1.1 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 23.3 | 0.4 | 23.8 | 1.1 | 25.1 | 1.3 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 24.1 | 1.4 | 25.2 | 5.5 | 24.2 | 5.2 | No |
| Transit | 24.2 | 1.9 | 23.5 | 10.9 | 26.0 | 8.0 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 10.3 | 0.7 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 11.8 | 2.2 | 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
