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Geographic Area: Lamar County, Mississippi FIPS: 28073

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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 39,070 -- 48,827 -- 55,658 56,978 -- --
Persons in Households 2 38,632 84 -- -- 55,320 56,572 -- --
Total Households 3 14,358 128 15,606 347 21,542 21,665 590 Yes
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.69 0.04 3.10 0.06 2.57 2.61 0.07 No
Average Household Income 5 $51,065 $1,751 $68,521 $5,530 -- $63,785 $4,998 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.92 0.04 1.96 0.08 -- 1.91 0.09 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 13.30 0.70 15.40 2.86 -- 18.40 3.16 Yes
Percent Minority 8 14.60 0.70 17.80 0.05 22.70 23.30 0.51 Yes
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 9.80 0.60 9.70 0.88 10.80 10.90 1.11 No
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 1.10 0.20 1.60 0.53 -- 2.50 0.66 Yes
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 18,428 399 23,219 1,268 -- 26,914 978 Yes
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 17,965 100.0 399 -- 100.0 -- -- 100.0 -- --
Drove alone 15,105 84.1 389 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2-person Carpool 1,335 7.4 145 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3-or-more-person Carpool 595 3.3 98 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transit 80 0.4 36 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bike 0 0.0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Walked 195 1.1 56 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 200 1.1 57 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Worked at Home 465 2.6 87 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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 13,625 100.0 381 -- 100.0 -- -- 100.0 -- --
Drove alone 11,255 82.6 362 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2-person Carpool 1,105 8.1 133 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3-or-more-person Carpool 395 2.9 80 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transit 80 0.6 36 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bike 15 0.1 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Walked 185 1.4 55 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 130 1.0 46 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Worked at Home 465 3.4 87 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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) 25.1 0.8 -- -- -- -- --
Drove alone 23.6 0.8 -- -- -- -- --
Carpooled 34.5 3.4 -- -- -- -- --
Transit 7.1 2.6 -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 38.8 9.2 -- -- -- -- --

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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