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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 | 190,365 | -- | 206,052 | -- | 206,086 | 207,039 | -- | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 187,272 | 223 | 203,424 | -- | 202,769 | 204,091 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 73,836 | 277 | 78,448 | 1,098 | 79,867 | 79,259 | 893 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.54 | 0.02 | 2.59 | 0.03 | 2.54 | 2.57 | 0.03 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $48,970 | $638 | $56,778 | $2,485 | -- | $55,164 | $1,817 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.81 | 0.02 | 1.88 | 0.05 | -- | 1.84 | 0.04 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 10.90 | 0.30 | 15.60 | 1.43 | -- | 18.20 | 1.34 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 16.90 | 0.30 | 21.00 | 0.43 | 21.80 | 22.20 | 0.55 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 12.70 | 0.30 | 13.00 | 0.54 | 13.20 | 13.60 | 0.56 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 3.30 | 0.20 | 4.80 | 0.37 | -- | 5.00 | 0.46 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 91,413 | 882 | 96,768 | 2,044 | -- | 88,331 | 1,590 | 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 | 89,340 | 100.0 | 881 | 91,794 | 100.0 | 2,201 | 85,997 | 100.0 | 1,589 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 74,795 | 83.7 | 862 | 77,254 | 84.2 | 1,939 | 73,814 | 85.8 | 1,765 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 8,510 | 9.5 | 365 | 7,387 | 8.0 | 897 | 6,679 | 7.8 | 962 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,830 | 3.2 | 214 | 2,150 | 2.3 | 520 | 1,648 | 1.9 | 509 | Yes |
| Transit | 223 | 0.2 | 60 | 572 | 0.6 | 195 | 460 | 0.5 | 179 | Yes |
| Bike | 65 | 0.1 | 33 | 78 | 0.1 | 69 | 12 | 0.0 | 20 | Yes |
| Walked | 900 | 1.0 | 121 | 577 | 0.6 | 217 | 825 | 1.0 | 276 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 584 | 0.7 | 98 | 1,536 | 1.7 | 443 | 482 | 0.6 | 214 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,435 | 1.6 | 153 | 2,240 | 2.4 | 533 | 2,077 | 2.4 | 454 | 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 | 75,115 | 100.0 | 863 | 72,163 | 100.0 | 2,832 | 69,933 | 100.0 | 2,170 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 61,660 | 82.1 | 826 | 61,113 | 84.7 | 2,457 | 59,327 | 84.8 | 2,056 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 7,720 | 10.3 | 348 | 5,398 | 7.5 | 782 | 5,289 | 7.6 | 778 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,465 | 3.3 | 200 | 1,245 | 1.7 | 406 | 1,623 | 2.3 | 540 | Yes |
| Transit | 294 | 0.4 | 69 | 372 | 0.5 | 192 | 285 | 0.4 | 170 | No |
| Bike | 60 | 0.1 | 31 | 38 | 0.1 | 44 | 12 | 0.0 | 20 | Yes |
| Walked | 900 | 1.2 | 121 | 638 | 0.9 | 231 | 869 | 1.2 | 301 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 584 | 0.8 | 98 | 1,119 | 1.6 | 364 | 451 | 0.6 | 190 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,435 | 1.9 | 153 | 2,240 | 3.1 | 533 | 2,077 | 3.0 | 454 | 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) | 24.6 | 0.3 | 25.0 | 1.1 | 24.2 | 0.9 | No |
| Drove alone | 24.4 | 0.3 | 24.7 | 1.1 | 24.3 | 1.0 | No |
| Carpooled | 26.8 | 0.9 | 27.7 | 4.9 | 23.9 | 4.5 | No |
| Transit | 36.5 | 8.9 | 35.0 | 17.2 | 27.2 | 15.4 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 18.1 | 2.4 | 19.1 | 6.3 | 19.1 | 7.5 | 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
