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Geographic Area: Gonzales County, Texas FIPS: 48177

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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 18,628 -- -- -- 19,807 19,900 -- --
Persons in Households 2 18,265 76 -- -- 19,496 19,585 -- --
Total Households 3 6,803 138 -- -- 7,120 6,453 302 Yes
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.68 0.10 -- -- 2.74 3.04 0.14 Yes
Average Household Income 5 $38,520 $1,868 -- -- -- $57,794 $6,223 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.65 0.06 -- -- -- 1.82 0.15 Yes
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 18.60 1.20 -- -- -- 21.30 4.46 No
Percent Minority 8 27.60 1.30 -- -- 28.50 40.10 3.57 Yes
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 16.90 1.10 -- -- 15.10 15.70 1.64 No
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 11.00 0.90 -- -- -- 12.30 2.54 No
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 7,913 273 -- -- -- 8,304 456 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 7,805 100.0 272 -- -- -- -- 100.0 -- --
Drove alone 5,550 71.1 253 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2-person Carpool 945 12.1 121 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3-or-more-person Carpool 575 7.4 96 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transit 23 0.3 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bike 15 0.2 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Walked 335 4.3 73 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 79 1.0 36 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Worked at Home 290 3.7 68 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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 6,860 100.0 266 -- -- -- -- 100.0 -- --
Drove alone 5,035 73.4 245 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2-person Carpool 720 10.5 106 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3-or-more-person Carpool 400 5.8 80 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transit 34 0.5 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bike 10 0.1 13 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Walked 315 4.6 71 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 55 0.8 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Worked at Home 290 4.2 68 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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) 24.0 1.4 -- -- -- -- --
Drove alone 21.9 1.6 -- -- -- -- --
Carpooled 34.0 3.7 -- -- -- -- --
Transit 19.1 23.1 -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 14.7 3.8 -- -- -- -- --

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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