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Geographic Area: Simpson County, Mississippi FIPS: 28127

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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 27,639 -- 27,923 -- 27,503 27,396 -- --
Persons in Households 2 26,674 123 26,794 -- 26,861 26,595 -- --
Total Households 3 10,103 133 10,261 471 10,330 9,883 435 No
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.64 0.07 2.61 0.10 2.60 2.69 0.12 No
Average Household Income 5 $35,970 $1,457 $45,070 $3,748 -- $49,504 $4,990 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.78 0.05 1.96 0.14 -- 1.89 0.15 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 21.60 1.00 25.30 4.79 -- 22.10 4.96 No
Percent Minority 8 35.90 1.20 -- -- 37.20 -- -- --
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 13.00 0.80 13.50 1.64 14.00 14.40 1.74 No
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 0.90 0.20 1.20 0.94 -- 1.80 1.27 No
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 10,674 328 11,182 1,066 -- 10,837 642 No
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 10,375 100.0 326 -- 100.0 -- -- 100.0 -- --
Drove alone 7,765 74.8 302 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2-person Carpool 1,420 13.7 149 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3-or-more-person Carpool 545 5.3 94 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transit 65 0.6 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bike 0 0.0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Walked 245 2.4 63 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 59 0.6 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Worked at Home 270 2.6 66 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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 6,790 100.0 290 -- 100.0 -- -- 100.0 -- --
Drove alone 5,175 76.2 262 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2-person Carpool 810 11.9 113 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3-or-more-person Carpool 245 3.6 63 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transit 45 0.7 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bike 0 0.0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Walked 225 3.3 60 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 25 0.4 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Worked at Home 270 4.0 66 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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) 32.8 1.2 -- -- -- -- --
Drove alone 30.4 1.3 -- -- -- -- --
Carpooled 43.3 3.2 -- -- -- -- --
Transit 55.5 25.2 -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 21.8 8.5 -- -- -- -- --

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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