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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 | 63,991 | -- | 76,192 | 34 | 78,958 | 79,987 | 65 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 62,627 | 188 | 75,064 | -- | 77,878 | 78,845 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 20,465 | 165 | 24,501 | 795 | 24,899 | 24,542 | 746 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 3.06 | 0.06 | 3.06 | 0.10 | 3.13 | 3.21 | 0.10 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $40,295 | $1,336 | $49,922 | $3,461 | -- | $53,934 | $3,329 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.48 | 0.04 | 1.59 | 0.09 | -- | 1.71 | 0.10 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 27.90 | 0.90 | 27.60 | 3.42 | -- | 28.10 | 2.94 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 48.20 | 1.00 | 48.40 | 2.89 | 47.80 | 38.60 | 2.44 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 9.20 | 0.60 | 9.00 | 0.88 | 8.80 | 9.10 | 0.83 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 22.10 | 0.80 | 21.30 | 1.81 | -- | 21.10 | 1.58 | No |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 22,274 | 621 | 28,883 | 1,695 | -- | 29,314 | 1,282 | 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 | 21,670 | 100.0 | 616 | 26,941 | 100.0 | 1,481 | 28,673 | 100.0 | 1,231 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 15,985 | 73.8 | 564 | 19,471 | 72.3 | 1,250 | 22,882 | 79.8 | 1,132 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,565 | 11.8 | 256 | 1,943 | 7.2 | 608 | 1,669 | 5.8 | 400 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,610 | 7.4 | 204 | 985 | 3.7 | 290 | 810 | 2.8 | 271 | Yes |
| Transit | 149 | 0.7 | 63 | 338 | 1.3 | 210 | 246 | 0.9 | 121 | No |
| Bike | 300 | 1.4 | 89 | 455 | 1.7 | 325 | 123 | 0.4 | 86 | Yes |
| Walked | 340 | 1.6 | 95 | 1,133 | 4.2 | 382 | 607 | 2.1 | 230 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 145 | 0.7 | 62 | 1,715 | 6.4 | 635 | 1,108 | 3.9 | 319 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 575 | 2.7 | 123 | 901 | 3.3 | 325 | 1,228 | 4.3 | 322 | 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 | 25,925 | 100.0 | 640 | 30,133 | 100.0 | 1,775 | 31,116 | 100.0 | 1,530 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 20,470 | 79.0 | 608 | 23,329 | 77.4 | 1,356 | 25,882 | 83.2 | 1,520 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,670 | 10.3 | 260 | 1,957 | 6.5 | 440 | 1,666 | 5.4 | 389 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,135 | 4.4 | 172 | 941 | 3.1 | 315 | 704 | 2.3 | 249 | Yes |
| Transit | 214 | 0.8 | 75 | 428 | 1.4 | 226 | 157 | 0.5 | 108 | No |
| Bike | 345 | 1.3 | 95 | 476 | 1.6 | 325 | 123 | 0.4 | 86 | Yes |
| Walked | 380 | 1.5 | 100 | 1,178 | 3.9 | 402 | 620 | 2.0 | 229 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 140 | 0.5 | 61 | 923 | 3.1 | 372 | 736 | 2.4 | 296 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 575 | 2.2 | 123 | 901 | 3.0 | 325 | 1,228 | 3.9 | 322 | 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) | 21.6 | 1.0 | 21.6 | 2.5 | 21.7 | 2.0 | No |
| Drove alone | 18.7 | 1.0 | 20.5 | 2.4 | 20.6 | 2.0 | No |
| Carpooled | 32.7 | 3.1 | 27.6 | 10.5 | 28.0 | 9.5 | No |
| Transit | 26.1 | 5.3 | 36.4 | 38.9 | 23.0 | 17.1 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 19.6 | 4.3 | 21.7 | 11.1 | 26.7 | 11.6 | 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
