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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 | 59,444 | -- | 84,299 | 55 | 86,187 | 86,920 | 44 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 56,358 | 279 | 81,329 | -- | 83,009 | 83,351 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 23,424 | 154 | 33,360 | 893 | 34,805 | 33,516 | 841 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.41 | 0.05 | 2.44 | 0.06 | 2.38 | 2.49 | 0.06 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $41,925 | $1,441 | $54,665 | $3,596 | -- | $56,250 | $3,146 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.67 | 0.04 | 1.75 | 0.08 | -- | 1.63 | 0.07 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 26.60 | 1.00 | 22.20 | 1.87 | -- | 24.00 | 1.94 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 17.30 | 0.80 | 16.90 | 1.40 | 19.20 | 16.70 | 1.58 | No |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 10.10 | 0.60 | 9.30 | 0.75 | 10.60 | 10.80 | 0.96 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 9.00 | 0.60 | 8.50 | 1.29 | -- | 7.70 | 1.35 | No |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 27,566 | 626 | 39,900 | 1,964 | -- | 39,725 | 1,434 | 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 | 26,945 | 100.0 | 625 | 38,947 | 100.0 | 1,395 | 38,183 | 100.0 | 1,435 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 18,855 | 70.0 | 584 | 27,617 | 70.9 | 1,372 | 26,291 | 68.9 | 1,610 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,680 | 9.9 | 261 | 3,294 | 8.5 | 750 | 3,800 | 10.0 | 809 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 720 | 2.7 | 137 | 800 | 2.1 | 263 | 989 | 2.6 | 315 | No |
| Transit | 470 | 1.7 | 111 | 722 | 1.9 | 333 | 541 | 1.4 | 291 | No |
| Bike | 1,390 | 5.2 | 190 | 2,644 | 6.8 | 603 | 2,302 | 6.0 | 559 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,475 | 5.5 | 195 | 1,970 | 5.1 | 500 | 2,072 | 5.4 | 595 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 330 | 1.2 | 93 | 250 | 0.6 | 125 | 421 | 1.1 | 258 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,025 | 3.8 | 163 | 1,650 | 4.2 | 399 | 1,767 | 4.6 | 389 | 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 | 41,110 | 100.0 | 580 | 48,223 | 100.0 | 1,742 | 44,285 | 100.0 | 1,856 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 30,890 | 75.1 | 627 | 35,738 | 74.1 | 1,660 | 32,075 | 72.4 | 1,871 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 4,175 | 10.2 | 321 | 4,013 | 8.3 | 708 | 4,387 | 9.9 | 883 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 980 | 2.4 | 160 | 849 | 1.8 | 262 | 894 | 2.0 | 259 | No |
| Transit | 459 | 1.1 | 110 | 701 | 1.5 | 330 | 487 | 1.1 | 231 | No |
| Bike | 1,620 | 3.9 | 204 | 2,846 | 5.9 | 599 | 2,152 | 4.9 | 533 | No |
| Walked | 1,560 | 3.8 | 201 | 2,157 | 4.5 | 506 | 2,132 | 4.8 | 607 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 395 | 1.0 | 102 | 269 | 0.6 | 112 | 391 | 0.9 | 222 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,025 | 2.5 | 163 | 1,650 | 3.4 | 399 | 1,767 | 4.0 | 389 | 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) | 17.4 | 0.7 | 17.9 | 1.4 | 17.3 | 1.3 | No |
| Drove alone | 17.2 | 0.9 | 18.0 | 1.8 | 16.5 | 1.7 | No |
| Carpooled | 19.9 | 1.9 | 20.2 | 5.6 | 24.3 | 7.5 | No |
| Transit | 27.7 | 4.5 | 35.3 | 23.7 | 31.7 | 23.1 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 14.5 | 1.7 | 12.7 | 3.5 | 13.0 | 3.2 | 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
