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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 | 354,452 | -- | 532,580 | -- | 585,375 | 608,747 | -- | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 348,156 | 318 | 526,914 | -- | 579,439 | 602,673 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 111,164 | 275 | 147,314 | 1,014 | 187,384 | 189,865 | 1,521 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 3.13 | 0.01 | 3.58 | 0.02 | 3.09 | 3.17 | 0.03 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $78,765 | $772 | $102,301 | $1,767 | -- | $102,295 | $2,350 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.97 | 0.01 | 2.05 | 0.03 | -- | 2.06 | 0.03 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 7.10 | 0.20 | 8.30 | 0.61 | -- | 9.00 | 0.81 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 43.20 | 0.30 | 43.00 | 0.65 | 49.40 | 46.40 | 0.52 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 5.60 | 0.20 | 6.90 | 0.28 | 7.30 | 7.90 | 0.29 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 18.30 | 0.30 | 23.60 | 0.65 | -- | 25.50 | 0.66 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 166,321 | 1,202 | 260,073 | 3,251 | -- | 288,191 | 3,605 | 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 | 163,615 | 100.0 | 1,201 | 249,268 | 100.0 | 2,650 | 284,276 | 100.0 | 3,719 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 133,480 | 81.6 | 1,167 | 203,217 | 81.5 | 3,127 | 234,740 | 82.6 | 4,267 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 15,890 | 9.7 | 498 | 21,744 | 8.7 | 1,989 | 20,201 | 7.1 | 2,019 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 4,675 | 2.9 | 275 | 5,943 | 2.4 | 944 | 7,294 | 2.6 | 1,132 | Yes |
| Transit | 2,640 | 1.6 | 207 | 4,362 | 1.7 | 803 | 4,928 | 1.7 | 878 | Yes |
| Bike | 185 | 0.1 | 55 | 178 | 0.1 | 116 | 309 | 0.1 | 230 | No |
| Walked | 800 | 0.5 | 114 | 1,441 | 0.6 | 505 | 1,663 | 0.6 | 430 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 1,210 | 0.7 | 141 | 2,646 | 1.1 | 559 | 2,482 | 0.9 | 775 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 4,730 | 2.9 | 276 | 9,737 | 3.9 | 1,044 | 12,659 | 4.5 | 1,459 | 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 | 99,795 | 100.0 | 1,083 | 131,784 | 100.0 | 3,143 | 155,807 | 100.0 | 4,943 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 78,590 | 78.8 | 1,001 | 103,651 | 78.7 | 3,028 | 123,236 | 79.1 | 4,295 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 10,280 | 10.3 | 404 | 12,199 | 9.3 | 1,221 | 12,200 | 7.8 | 1,356 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 3,995 | 4.0 | 254 | 2,918 | 2.2 | 556 | 3,757 | 2.4 | 695 | No |
| Transit | 255 | 0.3 | 65 | 452 | 0.3 | 246 | 528 | 0.3 | 265 | Yes |
| Bike | 205 | 0.2 | 58 | 113 | 0.1 | 86 | 175 | 0.1 | 105 | No |
| Walked | 855 | 0.9 | 118 | 1,170 | 0.9 | 423 | 1,556 | 1.0 | 426 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 880 | 0.9 | 120 | 1,544 | 1.2 | 411 | 1,696 | 1.1 | 567 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 4,730 | 4.7 | 276 | 9,737 | 7.4 | 1,044 | 12,659 | 8.1 | 1,459 | 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) | 32.3 | 0.2 | 30.4 | 0.7 | 29.9 | 0.8 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 31.4 | 0.3 | 29.7 | 0.8 | 29.5 | 0.9 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 34.9 | 0.8 | 31.6 | 3.9 | 31.5 | 4.3 | No |
| Transit | 57.8 | 2.4 | 56.1 | 15.4 | 50.9 | 12.9 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 34.9 | 3.5 | 25.9 | 8.2 | 20.8 | 8.2 | Yes |
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
