Download an Excel file* of this document: profile_california__palm_springs_city.xls.
| 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 | 42,848 | -- | 47,623 | 50 | 44,552 | 45,306 | 132 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 42,156 | 134 | -- | -- | 44,013 | 44,827 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 20,476 | 429 | 24,714 | 620 | 22,746 | 22,648 | 640 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.06 | 0.10 | 1.92 | 0.05 | 1.93 | 1.98 | 0.06 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $53,995 | $2,041 | $70,177 | $4,718 | -- | $69,066 | $4,304 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.40 | 0.04 | 1.46 | 0.06 | -- | 1.43 | 0.06 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 15.10 | 0.90 | 11.70 | 1.70 | -- | 17.20 | 2.17 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 21.70 | 1.00 | 14.20 | 2.04 | 24.30 | 22.30 | 2.60 | No |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 26.40 | 1.10 | 24.90 | 1.39 | 26.50 | 26.10 | 1.45 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 21.40 | 1.00 | 19.30 | 1.60 | -- | 20.80 | 2.12 | No |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 17,851 | 526 | 22,294 | 1,362 | -- | 19,398 | 847 | 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? ** |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | ||
| Total Workers | 17,400 | 100.0 | 523 | 21,362 | 100.0 | 947 | 19,007 | 100.0 | 834 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 12,830 | 73.7 | 488 | 16,086 | 75.3 | 931 | 13,808 | 72.6 | 847 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 1,700 | 9.8 | 208 | 1,739 | 8.1 | 361 | 1,314 | 6.9 | 254 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 415 | 2.4 | 104 | 112 | 0.5 | 186 | 124 | 0.7 | 69 | Yes |
| Transit | 373 | 2.1 | 99 | 207 | 1.0 | 91 | 427 | 2.2 | 144 | No |
| Bike | 185 | 1.1 | 70 | 168 | 0.8 | 80 | 193 | 1.0 | 162 | No |
| Walked | 645 | 3.7 | 130 | 560 | 2.6 | 201 | 597 | 3.1 | 168 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 219 | 1.3 | 76 | 182 | 0.9 | 100 | 437 | 2.3 | 286 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,030 | 5.9 | 163 | 2,308 | 10.8 | 521 | 2,107 | 11.1 | 302 | 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? ** |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | ||
| At Place of Work | ||||||||||
| Total Workers | 27,280 | 100.0 | 513 | 32,551 | 100.0 | 1,794 | 32,204 | 100.0 | 1,782 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 20,040 | 73.5 | 532 | 24,442 | 75.1 | 1,590 | 23,968 | 74.4 | 1,480 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,370 | 12.4 | 287 | 3,448 | 10.6 | 523 | 3,193 | 9.9 | 671 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,075 | 3.9 | 167 | 683 | 2.1 | 246 | 610 | 1.9 | 232 | Yes |
| Transit | 585 | 2.1 | 124 | 407 | 1.3 | 224 | 1,209 | 3.8 | 486 | Yes |
| Bike | 190 | 0.7 | 71 | 204 | 0.6 | 98 | 176 | 0.5 | 160 | No |
| Walked | 670 | 2.5 | 132 | 814 | 2.5 | 273 | 700 | 2.2 | 221 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 320 | 1.2 | 92 | 245 | 0.8 | 147 | 241 | 0.7 | 232 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,030 | 3.8 | 163 | 2,308 | 7.1 | 521 | 2,107 | 6.5 | 302 | 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? ** |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | MOE(+/-) | Minutes | MOE(+/-) | Minutes | MOE(+/-) | ||
| At Place of Residence | |||||||
| Total Workers (does not include workers who worked at home) | 21.4 | 1.1 | 21.1 | 1.9 | 21.1 | 1.9 | No |
| Drove alone | 20.6 | 1.2 | 20.5 | 2.0 | 20.8 | 2.1 | No |
| Carpooled | 23.6 | 3.0 | 22.4 | 7.0 | 21.5 | 5.9 | No |
| Transit | 46.9 | 11.2 | 45.6 | 30.6 | 37.0 | 19.6 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 18.8 | 4.2 | 23.5 | 13.2 | 19.2 | 9.6 | 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
