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2000, 2007-2009 ACS, Census 2010 and 2010-2012 ACS

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Geographic Area: Athens County, Ohio FIPS: 39009

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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 62,223 -- 63,029 -- 64,757 64,598 -- --
Persons in Households 2 53,984 342 53,899 -- 55,412 55,495 -- --
Total Households 3 22,500 188 22,016 719 23,578 22,023 663 No
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.40 0.05 2.45 0.05 2.35 2.52 0.07 Yes
Average Household Income 5 $37,590 $1,115 $45,314 $2,826 -- $47,342 $3,366 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.79 0.04 1.81 0.10 -- 1.83 0.10 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 27.40 0.80 32.40 3.01 -- 32.20 2.68 Yes
Percent Minority 8 6.60 0.40 6.90 0.21 8.20 8.30 0.35 Yes
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 9.30 0.50 10.10 0.79 10.10 10.40 0.76 Yes
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 3.30 0.30 2.90 0.40 -- 4.00 0.42 Yes
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 26,429 499 25,786 1,378 -- 26,995 1,275 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 25,585 100.0 497 -- 100.0 -- 26,299 100.0 1,236 No
Drove alone 17,910 70.0 457 -- -- -- 17,920 68.1 922 No
2-person Carpool 1,910 7.5 174 -- -- -- 1,934 7.4 482 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 505 2.0 91 -- -- -- 546 2.1 249 No
Transit 134 0.5 47 -- -- -- 279 1.1 136 Yes
Bike 255 1.0 64 -- -- -- 377 1.4 125 No
Walked 3,700 14.5 239 -- -- -- 4,026 15.3 751 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 135 0.5 47 -- -- -- 83 0.3 71 No
Worked at Home 1,030 4.0 129 -- -- -- 1,134 4.3 288 No
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 26,145 100.0 498 25,507 100.0 1,050 26,730 100.0 1,234 No
Drove alone 18,465 70.6 461 17,913 70.2 1,037 18,251 68.3 852 No
2-person Carpool 1,765 6.8 168 2,051 8.0 461 1,968 7.4 493 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 460 1.8 86 309 1.2 146 467 1.7 210 No
Transit 135 0.5 47 205 0.8 121 338 1.3 153 Yes
Bike 255 1.0 64 179 0.7 149 423 1.6 140 Yes
Walked 3,875 14.8 244 3,504 13.7 641 4,012 15.0 730 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 160 0.6 51 121 0.5 78 137 0.5 116 No
Worked at Home 1,030 3.9 129 1,225 4.8 346 1,134 4.2 288 No
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) 21.7 0.7 -- -- 19.7 1.9 No
Drove alone 22.3 0.8 -- -- 21.2 2.2 No
Carpooled 37.3 3.6 -- -- 27.4 9.1 Yes
Transit 25.3 8.6 -- -- 17.2 13.5 No
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 9.8 0.6 -- -- 10.0 2.5 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

Updated: 8/11/2017
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