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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 | 222,581 | -- | 235,408 | -- | 243,231 | 245,797 | -- | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 218,837 | 290 | 230,883 | -- | 239,746 | 242,100 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 74,017 | 332 | 78,564 | 907 | 80,592 | 79,396 | 938 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.96 | 0.03 | 2.94 | 0.03 | 2.97 | 3.05 | 0.04 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $45,690 | $755 | $55,407 | $1,753 | -- | $58,315 | $2,217 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.91 | 0.02 | 2.08 | 0.06 | -- | 2.07 | 0.05 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 19.70 | 0.40 | 20.20 | 1.70 | -- | 23.60 | 1.69 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 34.40 | 0.50 | 28.00 | 1.08 | 36.30 | 23.10 | 1.39 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 11.20 | 0.30 | 11.70 | 0.52 | 11.60 | 11.80 | 0.49 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 16.90 | 0.40 | 16.80 | 0.69 | -- | 17.90 | 0.68 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 88,202 | 1,103 | 98,639 | 2,005 | -- | 99,187 | 2,305 | 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 | 86,585 | 100.0 | 1,100 | 93,948 | 100.0 | 2,022 | 96,855 | 100.0 | 2,253 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 67,145 | 77.5 | 1,035 | 74,135 | 78.9 | 2,243 | 77,248 | 79.8 | 2,148 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 8,845 | 10.2 | 441 | 9,211 | 9.8 | 1,108 | 8,463 | 8.7 | 1,021 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 3,580 | 4.1 | 284 | 2,709 | 2.9 | 630 | 3,369 | 3.5 | 811 | No |
| Transit | 419 | 0.5 | 98 | 967 | 1.0 | 676 | 967 | 1.0 | 360 | Yes |
| Bike | 215 | 0.2 | 70 | 154 | 0.2 | 106 | 195 | 0.2 | 133 | No |
| Walked | 2,295 | 2.7 | 228 | 2,241 | 2.4 | 566 | 1,841 | 1.9 | 368 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 1,025 | 1.2 | 153 | 992 | 1.1 | 295 | 1,025 | 1.1 | 373 | No |
| Worked at Home | 3,050 | 3.5 | 262 | 3,539 | 3.8 | 652 | 3,747 | 3.9 | 788 | 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 | 86,250 | 100.0 | 1,099 | 94,324 | 100.0 | 2,122 | 96,076 | 100.0 | 2,669 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 67,160 | 77.9 | 1,036 | 74,945 | 79.5 | 2,333 | 77,184 | 80.3 | 2,434 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 8,740 | 10.1 | 438 | 9,015 | 9.6 | 1,055 | 7,988 | 8.3 | 1,037 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 3,305 | 3.8 | 273 | 2,403 | 2.5 | 608 | 3,191 | 3.3 | 702 | No |
| Transit | 395 | 0.5 | 95 | 885 | 0.9 | 669 | 857 | 0.9 | 330 | Yes |
| Bike | 210 | 0.2 | 69 | 154 | 0.2 | 106 | 195 | 0.2 | 133 | No |
| Walked | 2,335 | 2.7 | 230 | 2,324 | 2.5 | 583 | 1,809 | 1.9 | 363 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 1,055 | 1.2 | 155 | 1,059 | 1.1 | 289 | 1,105 | 1.2 | 368 | No |
| Worked at Home | 3,050 | 3.5 | 262 | 3,539 | 3.8 | 652 | 3,747 | 3.9 | 788 | 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) | 19.4 | 0.3 | 19.0 | 1.0 | 19.9 | 0.9 | No |
| Drove alone | 18.7 | 0.4 | 18.0 | 0.9 | 18.7 | 0.9 | No |
| Carpooled | 23.9 | 1.1 | 26.7 | 5.7 | 26.8 | 4.5 | No |
| Transit | 38.2 | 7.1 | 29.1 | 30.4 | 38.7 | 25.1 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 14.7 | 1.7 | 11.3 | 3.7 | 18.5 | 10.6 | 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
