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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 | 206,330 | -- | 229,216 | -- | 238,318 | 241,626 | -- | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 199,554 | 328 | 220,959 | -- | 230,645 | 234,503 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 85,743 | 351 | 98,228 | 1,386 | 100,412 | 100,782 | 1,294 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.33 | 0.02 | 2.25 | 0.03 | 2.30 | 2.33 | 0.03 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $48,080 | $629 | $60,327 | $2,225 | -- | $58,696 | $1,793 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.77 | 0.02 | 1.84 | 0.05 | -- | 1.77 | 0.04 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 11.40 | 0.30 | 14.60 | 1.17 | -- | 17.90 | 1.44 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 11.00 | 0.30 | 11.30 | 0.34 | 12.60 | 11.30 | 0.42 | No |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 15.40 | 0.30 | 15.60 | 0.56 | 16.00 | 16.40 | 0.62 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 3.90 | 0.20 | 4.90 | 0.51 | -- | 5.10 | 0.48 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 101,025 | 919 | 113,792 | 2,162 | -- | 113,586 | 2,032 | 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 | 99,135 | 100.0 | 918 | 107,250 | 100.0 | 2,153 | 110,741 | 100.0 | 2,025 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 78,890 | 79.6 | 893 | 83,850 | 78.2 | 2,388 | 87,310 | 78.8 | 2,028 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 10,225 | 10.3 | 399 | 9,727 | 9.1 | 1,008 | 7,828 | 7.1 | 843 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,665 | 2.7 | 208 | 2,666 | 2.5 | 544 | 2,847 | 2.6 | 830 | No |
| Transit | 695 | 0.7 | 106 | 917 | 0.9 | 326 | 848 | 0.8 | 309 | No |
| Bike | 220 | 0.2 | 60 | 490 | 0.5 | 225 | 690 | 0.6 | 251 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,970 | 2.0 | 179 | 2,334 | 2.2 | 436 | 2,670 | 2.4 | 464 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 735 | 0.7 | 109 | 1,054 | 1.0 | 306 | 792 | 0.7 | 279 | No |
| Worked at Home | 3,730 | 3.8 | 245 | 6,212 | 5.8 | 814 | 7,756 | 7.0 | 877 | 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 | 109,365 | 100.0 | 917 | 121,865 | 100.0 | 2,464 | 124,710 | 100.0 | 2,640 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 87,335 | 79.9 | 908 | 96,707 | 79.4 | 2,672 | 99,575 | 79.8 | 2,500 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 11,630 | 10.6 | 424 | 11,154 | 9.2 | 1,134 | 9,706 | 7.8 | 1,050 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,935 | 2.7 | 218 | 3,029 | 2.5 | 617 | 2,849 | 2.3 | 613 | No |
| Transit | 745 | 0.7 | 110 | 917 | 0.8 | 326 | 776 | 0.6 | 302 | No |
| Bike | 205 | 0.2 | 58 | 490 | 0.4 | 225 | 638 | 0.5 | 238 | Yes |
| Walked | 2,035 | 1.9 | 182 | 2,358 | 1.9 | 454 | 2,807 | 2.3 | 477 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 745 | 0.7 | 110 | 998 | 0.8 | 282 | 603 | 0.5 | 202 | No |
| Worked at Home | 3,730 | 3.4 | 245 | 6,212 | 5.1 | 814 | 7,756 | 6.2 | 877 | 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) | 21.1 | 0.3 | 20.8 | 1.0 | 20.7 | 0.8 | No |
| Drove alone | 20.9 | 0.3 | 20.4 | 1.1 | 20.3 | 0.8 | No |
| Carpooled | 23.6 | 0.8 | 23.6 | 2.9 | 23.1 | 4.0 | No |
| Transit | 28.1 | 3.6 | 39.9 | 23.4 | 34.9 | 18.1 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 15.5 | 1.8 | 14.2 | 3.5 | 19.1 | 6.1 | 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
