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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 | 198,887 | -- | 192,571 | 75 | 195,111 | 194,829 | 105 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 192,702 | 313 | 185,602 | -- | 189,513 | 186,887 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 78,548 | 337 | 77,964 | 1,289 | 78,959 | 76,621 | 1,226 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.45 | 0.02 | 2.38 | 0.04 | 2.40 | 2.44 | 0.04 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $45,200 | $691 | $52,475 | $2,063 | -- | $56,683 | $2,225 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.56 | 0.02 | 1.61 | 0.04 | -- | 1.61 | 0.04 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 21.20 | 0.40 | 22.20 | 1.38 | -- | 23.20 | 1.47 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 49.60 | 0.50 | 52.80 | 0.81 | 55.00 | 54.40 | 0.96 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 13.80 | 0.30 | 13.30 | 0.59 | 13.70 | 13.90 | 0.54 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 2.90 | 0.20 | 3.60 | 0.44 | -- | 3.40 | 0.46 | No |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 81,748 | 888 | 84,756 | 2,262 | -- | 79,903 | 1,892 | 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 | 80,085 | 100.0 | 885 | 80,706 | 100.0 | 1,859 | 78,684 | 100.0 | 1,887 | No |
| Drove alone | 65,815 | 82.2 | 849 | 68,254 | 84.6 | 1,908 | 66,261 | 84.2 | 1,863 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 7,280 | 9.1 | 339 | 6,072 | 7.5 | 824 | 5,448 | 6.9 | 694 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,615 | 3.3 | 206 | 2,237 | 2.8 | 531 | 1,934 | 2.5 | 530 | Yes |
| Transit | 880 | 1.1 | 120 | 453 | 0.6 | 156 | 721 | 0.9 | 210 | No |
| Bike | 155 | 0.2 | 50 | 136 | 0.2 | 118 | 40 | 0.1 | 44 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,250 | 1.6 | 143 | 1,269 | 1.6 | 399 | 920 | 1.2 | 303 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 615 | 0.8 | 100 | 522 | 0.6 | 240 | 426 | 0.5 | 215 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,475 | 1.8 | 155 | 1,763 | 2.2 | 343 | 2,934 | 3.7 | 516 | 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 | 119,855 | 100.0 | 883 | 124,474 | 100.0 | 2,709 | 126,221 | 100.0 | 3,030 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 101,485 | 84.7 | 902 | 107,782 | 86.6 | 2,610 | 109,564 | 86.8 | 2,875 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 10,665 | 8.9 | 406 | 8,604 | 6.9 | 742 | 8,009 | 6.3 | 977 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,975 | 2.5 | 219 | 2,992 | 2.4 | 603 | 3,042 | 2.4 | 783 | No |
| Transit | 1,069 | 0.9 | 132 | 520 | 0.4 | 183 | 714 | 0.6 | 216 | Yes |
| Bike | 145 | 0.1 | 49 | 201 | 0.2 | 151 | 61 | 0.0 | 55 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,340 | 1.1 | 148 | 1,492 | 1.2 | 456 | 953 | 0.8 | 278 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 700 | 0.6 | 107 | 1,120 | 0.9 | 256 | 944 | 0.7 | 322 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,475 | 1.2 | 155 | 1,763 | 1.4 | 343 | 2,934 | 2.3 | 516 | 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) | 21.9 | 0.3 | 21.3 | 1.0 | 20.6 | 0.9 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 20.8 | 0.3 | 20.9 | 1.1 | 19.9 | 1.0 | No |
| Carpooled | 27.1 | 1.0 | 24.9 | 4.8 | 25.2 | 4.8 | No |
| Transit | 46.4 | 5.1 | 48.2 | 25.7 | 41.2 | 18.4 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 23.2 | 3.0 | 13.5 | 5.1 | 16.6 | 9.3 | 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
