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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 | 107,323 | -- | 106,767 | 35 | 111,772 | 112,341 | 59 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 105,557 | 215 | 105,967 | -- | 111,089 | 111,368 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 34,014 | 139 | 31,681 | 838 | 33,936 | 33,044 | 801 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 3.10 | 0.03 | 3.34 | 0.09 | 3.27 | 3.37 | 0.08 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $57,135 | $1,382 | $73,017 | $4,110 | -- | $71,811 | $3,748 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.81 | 0.04 | 2.01 | 0.08 | -- | 1.97 | 0.07 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 11.10 | 0.50 | 11.40 | 2.11 | -- | 11.70 | 1.89 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 46.70 | 0.80 | 44.00 | 3.13 | 43.40 | 42.10 | 2.90 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 11.20 | 0.50 | 10.30 | 0.90 | 10.40 | 10.40 | 0.84 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 35.30 | 0.80 | 35.40 | 1.82 | -- | 34.90 | 1.43 | No |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 44,139 | 830 | 49,264 | 2,314 | -- | 50,203 | 1,363 | 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 | 42,920 | 100.0 | 826 | 46,254 | 100.0 | 1,531 | 49,215 | 100.0 | 1,355 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 32,235 | 75.1 | 773 | 36,750 | 79.5 | 1,603 | 40,991 | 83.3 | 1,530 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 5,480 | 12.8 | 371 | 4,715 | 10.2 | 1,050 | 3,728 | 7.6 | 738 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,580 | 3.7 | 203 | 1,125 | 2.4 | 425 | 1,255 | 2.6 | 446 | No |
| Transit | 1,415 | 3.3 | 192 | 1,272 | 2.8 | 432 | 944 | 1.9 | 301 | Yes |
| Bike | 165 | 0.4 | 66 | 93 | 0.2 | 80 | 133 | 0.3 | 148 | No |
| Walked | 575 | 1.3 | 123 | 871 | 1.9 | 298 | 634 | 1.3 | 250 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 350 | 0.8 | 96 | 313 | 0.7 | 268 | 325 | 0.7 | 223 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,120 | 2.6 | 171 | 1,115 | 2.4 | 425 | 1,205 | 2.4 | 386 | 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 | 36,490 | 100.0 | 799 | 38,279 | 100.0 | 2,003 | 41,367 | 100.0 | 2,205 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 27,220 | 74.6 | 734 | 30,878 | 80.7 | 1,828 | 33,683 | 81.4 | 1,786 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 4,270 | 11.7 | 330 | 3,069 | 8.0 | 570 | 2,894 | 7.0 | 493 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,315 | 3.6 | 186 | 925 | 2.4 | 262 | 830 | 2.0 | 240 | Yes |
| Transit | 1,460 | 4.0 | 195 | 980 | 2.6 | 272 | 1,478 | 3.6 | 323 | No |
| Bike | 175 | 0.5 | 68 | 118 | 0.3 | 73 | 217 | 0.5 | 102 | No |
| Walked | 635 | 1.7 | 129 | 663 | 1.7 | 253 | 738 | 1.8 | 270 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 305 | 0.8 | 90 | 531 | 1.4 | 248 | 322 | 0.8 | 174 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,120 | 3.1 | 171 | 1,115 | 2.9 | 425 | 1,205 | 2.9 | 386 | 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) | 28.0 | 0.6 | 27.2 | 1.6 | 27.7 | 1.5 | No |
| Drove alone | 26.9 | 0.6 | 26.6 | 1.9 | 26.9 | 1.7 | No |
| Carpooled | 29.8 | 1.4 | 30.6 | 8.8 | 30.5 | 7.7 | No |
| Transit | 51.9 | 5.1 | 40.7 | 19.4 | 58.4 | 27.7 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 19.3 | 3.5 | 15.9 | 7.1 | 20.5 | 11.3 | 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
