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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 | 29,450 | -- | 33,272 | 40 | 28,155 | 28,542 | 28 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 29,258 | 71 | -- | -- | 28,001 | 28,428 | 96 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 6,953 | 53 | 9,022 | 620 | 6,940 | 6,808 | 499 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 4.21 | 0.08 | 3.66 | 0.25 | 4.03 | 4.18 | 0.30 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $58,555 | $3,354 | $66,011 | $8,782 | -- | $68,580 | $10,572 | No |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.91 | 0.10 | 1.99 | 0.21 | -- | 1.99 | 0.19 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 16.20 | 1.10 | 17.50 | 5.11 | -- | 18.40 | 4.34 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 73.40 | 1.30 | 44.50 | 5.62 | 71.20 | 48.00 | 5.92 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 4.70 | 0.60 | 7.30 | 1.52 | 5.90 | 5.50 | 1.13 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 43.80 | 1.50 | 40.80 | 3.90 | -- | 39.00 | 3.09 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 11,349 | 430 | -- | -- | -- | 12,398 | 792 | 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 | 11,015 | 100.0 | 428 | -- | 100.0 | -- | 12,189 | 100.0 | 782 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 7,055 | 64.0 | 377 | -- | -- | -- | 8,468 | 69.5 | 719 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 1,795 | 16.3 | 211 | -- | -- | -- | 1,745 | 14.3 | 431 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 780 | 7.1 | 142 | -- | -- | -- | 244 | 2.0 | 257 | Yes |
| Transit | 685 | 6.2 | 133 | -- | -- | -- | 549 | 4.5 | 210 | No |
| Bike | 195 | 1.8 | 72 | -- | -- | -- | 231 | 1.9 | 137 | No |
| Walked | 170 | 1.5 | 67 | -- | -- | -- | 330 | 2.7 | 188 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 114 | 1.0 | 55 | -- | -- | -- | 309 | 2.5 | 306 | No |
| Worked at Home | 220 | 2.0 | 76 | -- | -- | -- | 313 | 2.6 | 166 | 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 | 2,785 | 100.0 | 259 | -- | 100.0 | -- | -- | 100.0 | -- | -- |
| Drove alone | 1,870 | 67.1 | 216 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2-person Carpool | 370 | 13.3 | 98 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 129 | 4.6 | 58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Transit | 65 | 2.3 | 41 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Bike | 4 | 0.1 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Walked | 120 | 4.3 | 56 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 10 | 0.4 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Worked at Home | 220 | 7.9 | 76 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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) | 25.9 | 1.2 | -- | -- | 23.6 | 2.5 | No |
| Drove alone | 24.3 | 1.4 | -- | -- | 21.3 | 2.9 | No |
| Carpooled | 24.7 | 2.1 | -- | -- | 27.6 | 10.7 | No |
| Transit | 49.1 | 7.6 | -- | -- | 50.2 | 26.9 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 22.3 | 5.8 | -- | -- | 19.8 | 14.1 | 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
