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

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Geographic Area: Newport News city, Virginia FIPS: 51700

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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 1 180,150 -- 193,151 -- 180,719 180,623 -- --
Persons in Households 2 174,302 360 183,923 -- 173,220 172,040 -- --
Total Households 3 69,750 306 74,242 1,699 70,664 69,003 1,220 No
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.50 0.03 2.48 0.03 2.45 2.49 0.03 No
Average Household Income 5 $44,925 $697 $58,755 $2,289 -- $62,925 $2,482 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.59 0.02 1.69 0.06 -- 1.71 0.06 Yes
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 13.80 0.40 13.60 1.15 -- 15.30 1.42 Yes
Percent Minority 8 46.30 0.60 48.60 0.48 51.00 49.40 0.57 Yes
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 10.10 0.30 10.60 0.56 10.60 10.80 0.51 Yes
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 4.80 0.20 6.30 0.62 -- 7.20 0.61 Yes
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 87,982 1,015 98,338 2,480 -- 89,679 2,056 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 86,280 100.0 1,014 94,948 100.0 2,007 87,534 100.0 1,589 No
Drove alone 67,920 78.7 984 74,623 78.6 2,345 67,577 77.2 2,036 No
2-person Carpool 8,730 10.1 436 7,339 7.7 1,012 7,296 8.3 1,248 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 2,455 2.8 235 2,250 2.4 570 2,137 2.4 587 No
Transit 2,270 2.6 226 2,823 3.0 615 3,339 3.8 690 Yes
Bike 305 0.4 83 479 0.5 261 214 0.2 107 No
Walked 2,285 2.6 227 4,577 4.8 1,618 3,644 4.2 1,004 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 895 1.0 143 696 0.7 271 879 1.0 395 No
Worked at Home 1,415 1.6 179 2,161 2.3 693 2,448 2.8 547 Yes
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 94,790 100.0 1,013 111,936 100.0 2,826 107,917 100.0 2,515 Yes
Drove alone 75,545 79.7 1,002 90,549 80.9 2,759 86,742 80.4 2,497 Yes
2-person Carpool 8,780 9.3 437 7,015 6.3 854 7,794 7.2 838 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 3,445 3.6 278 2,843 2.5 590 2,440 2.3 519 Yes
Transit 2,524 2.7 239 3,052 2.7 723 3,937 3.6 830 Yes
Bike 300 0.3 83 458 0.4 239 217 0.2 112 No
Walked 2,100 2.2 218 4,948 4.4 1,657 3,492 3.2 1,005 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 680 0.7 124 910 0.8 280 847 0.8 251 No
Worked at Home 1,415 1.5 179 2,161 1.9 693 2,448 2.3 547 Yes
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) 23.0 0.3 21.1 0.8 22.3 0.8 No
Drove alone 22.3 0.3 20.5 1.0 22.1 1.1 No
Carpooled 25.0 1.0 22.8 4.5 23.4 5.0 No
Transit 38.4 2.9 44.1 14.2 31.3 8.9 No
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 20.9 2.3 14.3 5.7 16.2 5.5 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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