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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 | 41,319 | -- | 44,204 | -- | 44,205 | 43,920 | -- | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 40,733 | 97 | 43,821 | -- | 43,744 | 43,415 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 16,305 | 247 | 18,653 | 367 | 18,004 | 18,239 | 336 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.50 | 0.07 | 2.35 | 0.04 | 2.43 | 2.38 | 0.04 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $48,170 | $1,227 | $58,395 | $2,159 | -- | $60,726 | $2,780 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.99 | 0.04 | 2.09 | 0.07 | -- | 2.05 | 0.06 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 7.10 | 0.50 | 8.90 | 1.00 | -- | 11.70 | 1.72 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 2.50 | 0.30 | 3.00 | 0.15 | 3.20 | 3.50 | 0.25 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 15.20 | 0.70 | 15.20 | 0.71 | 16.00 | 16.60 | 0.72 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 1.00 | 0.20 | 1.40 | 0.30 | -- | 1.40 | 0.33 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 20,570 | 411 | 22,897 | 703 | -- | 20,994 | 434 | No |
| 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 | 20,290 | 100.0 | 411 | 22,167 | 100.0 | 377 | 20,737 | 100.0 | 424 | No |
| Drove alone | 15,610 | 76.9 | 399 | 17,540 | 79.1 | 500 | 16,669 | 80.4 | 514 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 1,865 | 9.2 | 171 | 2,054 | 9.3 | 333 | 1,494 | 7.2 | 184 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 725 | 3.6 | 108 | 525 | 2.4 | 107 | 603 | 2.9 | 152 | No |
| Transit | 54 | 0.3 | 30 | 70 | 0.3 | 63 | 69 | 0.3 | 42 | No |
| Bike | 25 | 0.1 | 20 | 28 | 0.1 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 89 | No |
| Walked | 640 | 3.2 | 102 | 754 | 3.4 | 201 | 511 | 2.5 | 145 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 93 | 0.5 | 39 | 120 | 0.5 | 132 | 149 | 0.7 | 106 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,270 | 6.3 | 142 | 1,076 | 4.9 | 163 | 1,242 | 6.0 | 202 | 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 | 15,400 | 100.0 | 398 | 16,618 | 100.0 | 530 | 16,804 | 100.0 | 636 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 11,875 | 77.1 | 372 | 13,048 | 78.5 | 560 | 13,527 | 80.5 | 670 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 1,210 | 7.9 | 139 | 1,232 | 7.4 | 196 | 915 | 5.4 | 177 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 310 | 2.0 | 71 | 359 | 2.2 | 121 | 339 | 2.0 | 94 | No |
| Transit | 54 | 0.4 | 30 | 33 | 0.2 | 32 | 80 | 0.5 | 60 | No |
| Bike | 25 | 0.2 | 20 | 28 | 0.2 | 19 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | Yes |
| Walked | 590 | 3.8 | 98 | 685 | 4.1 | 200 | 558 | 3.3 | 170 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 73 | 0.5 | 35 | 157 | 0.9 | 74 | 141 | 0.8 | 53 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 1,270 | 8.2 | 142 | 1,076 | 6.5 | 163 | 1,242 | 7.4 | 202 | 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) | 28.7 | 0.9 | 28.1 | 1.1 | 29.1 | 1.3 | No |
| Drove alone | 27.7 | 0.9 | 28.0 | 1.4 | 28.4 | 1.6 | No |
| Carpooled | 38.8 | 2.7 | 35.6 | 7.4 | 39.7 | 7.2 | No |
| Transit | 61.1 | 23.7 | 34.4 | 46.0 | 27.2 | 23.5 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 12.1 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 3.5 | 11.9 | 5.9 | 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
