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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 | 80,023 | -- | 77,330 | -- | 77,742 | 77,348 | -- | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 76,533 | 234 | 73,665 | -- | 73,209 | 72,960 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 31,193 | 286 | 30,759 | 518 | 31,090 | 29,626 | 471 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.45 | 0.04 | 2.39 | 0.04 | 2.35 | 2.46 | 0.04 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $37,985 | $778 | $49,550 | $1,925 | -- | $54,104 | $2,191 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.76 | 0.03 | 1.87 | 0.05 | -- | 1.87 | 0.05 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 11.80 | 0.50 | 12.10 | 1.47 | -- | 12.60 | 1.43 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 2.90 | 0.20 | 3.40 | 0.14 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.12 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 18.10 | 0.60 | 18.80 | 0.85 | 18.60 | 19.00 | 0.74 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 1.20 | 0.35 | -- | 0.60 | 0.17 | No |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 34,573 | 567 | 34,652 | 987 | -- | 33,170 | 807 | 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 | 34,050 | 100.0 | 566 | 33,409 | 100.0 | 839 | 32,525 | 100.0 | 815 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 26,980 | 79.2 | 541 | 27,064 | 81.0 | 923 | 26,597 | 81.8 | 840 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,430 | 10.1 | 232 | 2,815 | 8.4 | 394 | 2,279 | 7.0 | 289 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 780 | 2.3 | 112 | 653 | 2.0 | 167 | 732 | 2.3 | 171 | No |
| Transit | 39 | 0.1 | 25 | 49 | 0.1 | 44 | 49 | 0.2 | 52 | No |
| Bike | 4 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 140 | 59 | 0.2 | 50 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,060 | 3.1 | 131 | 1,174 | 3.5 | 232 | 798 | 2.5 | 171 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 260 | 0.8 | 65 | 258 | 0.8 | 168 | 359 | 1.1 | 175 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,495 | 4.4 | 155 | 1,396 | 4.2 | 297 | 1,652 | 5.1 | 268 | No |
| 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 | 29,410 | 100.0 | 552 | 28,786 | 100.0 | 1,162 | 28,034 | 100.0 | 960 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 22,965 | 78.1 | 518 | 22,991 | 79.9 | 1,037 | 22,464 | 80.1 | 838 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,940 | 10.0 | 215 | 2,341 | 8.1 | 371 | 1,810 | 6.5 | 292 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 680 | 2.3 | 105 | 702 | 2.4 | 176 | 707 | 2.5 | 179 | No |
| Transit | 15 | 0.1 | 16 | 51 | 0.2 | 46 | 182 | 0.6 | 113 | Yes |
| Bike | 4 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 154 | 46 | 0.2 | 47 | No |
| Walked | 1,085 | 3.7 | 132 | 1,123 | 3.9 | 232 | 822 | 2.9 | 184 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 240 | 0.8 | 63 | 182 | 0.6 | 83 | 351 | 1.3 | 151 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,495 | 5.1 | 155 | 1,396 | 4.8 | 297 | 1,652 | 5.9 | 268 | No |
| 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) | 22.9 | 0.6 | 22.1 | 1.2 | 23.6 | 1.4 | No |
| Drove alone | 22.3 | 0.6 | 21.8 | 1.4 | 23.0 | 1.5 | No |
| Carpooled | 30.0 | 2.1 | 29.3 | 6.0 | 33.9 | 6.6 | No |
| Transit | 42.2 | 9.8 | 25.7 | 33.4 | 63.1 | 113.6 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 10.5 | 1.9 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 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
