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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 | 93,226 | -- | 93,333 | 57 | 96,455 | 97,054 | 45 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 92,602 | 128 | 92,574 | -- | 95,700 | 96,326 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 22,272 | 194 | 22,001 | 811 | 23,062 | 23,387 | 579 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 4.16 | 0.08 | 4.21 | 0.15 | 4.15 | 4.12 | 0.10 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $42,570 | $1,408 | $51,552 | $3,035 | -- | $50,888 | $2,459 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.58 | 0.05 | 1.87 | 0.10 | -- | 1.90 | 0.08 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 28.00 | 0.80 | 23.30 | 2.62 | -- | 27.90 | 2.39 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 83.30 | 0.60 | 66.20 | 3.04 | 74.10 | 65.00 | 2.38 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 7.20 | 0.40 | 7.10 | 0.68 | 7.50 | 7.60 | 0.68 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 31.40 | 0.80 | 31.00 | 1.66 | -- | 29.90 | 1.43 | No |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 27,119 | 714 | 36,051 | 1,806 | -- | 34,479 | 1,275 | 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 | 26,280 | 100.0 | 707 | 33,645 | 100.0 | 1,502 | 33,351 | 100.0 | 1,262 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 16,540 | 62.9 | 601 | 23,475 | 69.8 | 1,398 | 22,727 | 68.1 | 1,132 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,895 | 14.8 | 315 | 4,688 | 13.9 | 642 | 4,401 | 13.2 | 580 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,010 | 7.6 | 228 | 1,339 | 4.0 | 363 | 1,766 | 5.3 | 511 | No |
| Transit | 2,190 | 8.3 | 238 | 2,081 | 6.2 | 398 | 2,252 | 6.8 | 447 | No |
| Bike | 110 | 0.4 | 54 | 101 | 0.3 | 75 | 200 | 0.6 | 117 | No |
| Walked | 585 | 2.2 | 124 | 618 | 1.8 | 195 | 447 | 1.3 | 214 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 425 | 1.6 | 106 | 572 | 1.7 | 261 | 416 | 1.2 | 208 | No |
| Worked at Home | 525 | 2.0 | 118 | 771 | 2.3 | 266 | 1,142 | 3.4 | 309 | 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 | 29,435 | 100.0 | 731 | 28,123 | 100.0 | 1,774 | 29,258 | 100.0 | 1,723 | No |
| Drove alone | 20,555 | 69.8 | 652 | 21,032 | 74.8 | 1,642 | 22,466 | 76.8 | 1,481 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,835 | 13.0 | 312 | 2,732 | 9.7 | 544 | 2,792 | 9.5 | 441 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,690 | 5.7 | 210 | 1,117 | 4.0 | 371 | 904 | 3.1 | 279 | Yes |
| Transit | 1,775 | 6.0 | 215 | 1,235 | 4.4 | 412 | 800 | 2.7 | 264 | Yes |
| Bike | 125 | 0.4 | 58 | 90 | 0.3 | 73 | 265 | 0.9 | 155 | No |
| Walked | 670 | 2.3 | 133 | 904 | 3.2 | 312 | 647 | 2.2 | 270 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 260 | 0.9 | 83 | 242 | 0.9 | 149 | 242 | 0.8 | 160 | No |
| Worked at Home | 525 | 1.8 | 118 | 771 | 2.7 | 266 | 1,142 | 3.9 | 309 | 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) | 29.0 | 0.8 | 27.5 | 2.1 | 27.7 | 1.7 | No |
| Drove alone | 26.9 | 0.9 | 26.0 | 2.5 | 25.6 | 2.0 | No |
| Carpooled | 27.6 | 1.5 | 26.1 | 5.1 | 28.2 | 5.0 | No |
| Transit | 52.4 | 4.1 | 53.7 | 15.7 | 47.1 | 14.7 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 22.5 | 3.8 | 19.5 | 8.3 | 28.7 | 13.0 | 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
