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2000, 2007-2009 ACS, Census 2010 and 2010-2012 ACS

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Geographic Area: Mountain View city, California FIPS: 0649670

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Table 1. Selected Characteristics
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? **
Value MOE(+/-) Value MOE(+/-) Value Value MOE(+/-)
Total Persons 1 70,467 -- 70,890 40 74,066 75,381 60 --
Persons in Households 2 69,963 115 -- -- 73,801 74,994 -- --
Total Households 3 31,229 175 29,361 1,284 31,957 31,736 614 No
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.24 0.03 2.36 0.08 2.31 2.36 0.05 Yes
Average Household Income 5 $88,805 $2,113 $112,235 $7,719 -- $122,938 $5,598 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.65 0.03 1.61 0.10 -- 1.65 0.05 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 6.80 0.50 6.10 1.45 -- 9.30 1.81 Yes
Percent Minority 8 36.60 0.90 41.90 2.74 44.00 38.50 2.52 No
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 10.30 0.60 12.30 1.41 10.60 10.80 0.94 No
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 35.00 0.90 39.80 2.69 -- 37.50 1.81 Yes
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 41,198 674 41,069 2,002 -- 41,070 1,217 No
Table 2a. Mode to Work
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? **
Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)*
 
Total Workers 40,320 100.0 676 39,106 100.0 1,663 40,420 100.0 1,212 No
Drove alone 31,555 78.3 680 27,691 70.8 1,656 29,245 72.4 1,241 Yes
2-person Carpool 2,880 7.1 271 3,090 7.9 760 3,241 8.0 724 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 524 1.3 117 942 2.4 521 699 1.7 249 No
Transit 1,920 4.8 223 1,831 4.7 478 1,767 4.4 416 No
Bike 795 2.0 144 1,245 3.2 331 2,070 5.1 433 Yes
Walked 905 2.2 154 1,128 2.9 617 1,079 2.7 325 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 385 1.0 101 1,425 3.6 1,024 564 1.4 367 No
Worked at Home 1,355 3.4 188 1,754 4.5 359 1,755 4.3 292 Yes
Table 2b. Mode to Work
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? **
Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)*
  At Place of Work
Total Workers 59,320 100.0 499 63,667 100.0 2,447 67,661 100.0 2,594 Yes
Drove alone 46,570 78.5 647 47,170 74.1 2,176 49,892 73.7 2,090 Yes
2-person Carpool 6,075 10.2 384 6,053 9.5 832 5,954 8.8 799 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,420 2.4 192 1,569 2.5 400 1,497 2.2 384 No
Transit 1,765 3.0 214 3,908 6.1 557 4,294 6.3 662 Yes
Bike 675 1.1 133 1,334 2.1 316 1,636 2.4 326 Yes
Walked 890 1.5 153 958 1.5 269 1,167 1.7 342 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 575 1.0 123 921 1.4 425 1,466 2.2 519 Yes
Worked at Home 1,355 2.3 188 1,754 2.8 359 1,755 2.6 292 Yes
Table 3. Mean Travel Time by Mode to Work
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? **
Minutes MOE(+/-) Minutes MOE(+/-) Minutes MOE(+/-)
  At Place of Residence
Total Workers (does not include workers who worked at home) 21.9 0.5 20.8 1.5 20.6 1.0 Yes
Drove alone 19.9 0.5 19.3 1.8 19.0 1.3 No
Carpooled 25.0 1.9 21.4 6.9 19.8 5.4 No
Transit 47.7 4.6 42.3 15.8 45.4 15.5 No
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 23.0 2.8 20.9 10.3 21.7 6.2 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

Updated: 8/11/2017
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