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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 | 116,573 | -- | 141,423 | 45 | 152,750 | 154,383 | 49 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 116,481 | 49 | -- | -- | 152,551 | 154,219 | 81 | Yes |
| Total Households 3 | 34,387 | 260 | 38,553 | 864 | 42,952 | 40,762 | 1,024 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 3.39 | 0.06 | 3.67 | 0.08 | 3.55 | 3.78 | 0.09 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $54,995 | $1,180 | $66,789 | $3,322 | -- | $65,113 | $2,833 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.84 | 0.03 | 2.06 | 0.08 | -- | 2.02 | 0.07 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 15.80 | 0.60 | 16.70 | 2.03 | -- | 22.10 | 2.01 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 45.60 | 0.80 | 57.20 | 2.23 | 51.00 | 58.50 | 2.18 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 5.80 | 0.40 | 6.30 | 0.59 | 6.60 | 7.00 | 0.55 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 19.80 | 0.60 | 25.10 | 1.51 | -- | 25.70 | 1.38 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 43,577 | 851 | 57,770 | 2,302 | -- | 54,863 | 1,596 | 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 | 42,220 | 100.0 | 845 | 54,397 | 100.0 | 1,530 | 53,416 | 100.0 | 1,594 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 29,375 | 69.6 | 763 | 40,456 | 74.4 | 1,521 | 39,469 | 73.9 | 1,727 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 6,735 | 16.0 | 410 | 7,344 | 13.5 | 987 | 6,399 | 12.0 | 898 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 3,055 | 7.2 | 281 | 2,491 | 4.6 | 517 | 2,524 | 4.7 | 503 | No |
| Transit | 1,120 | 2.7 | 172 | 1,358 | 2.5 | 363 | 1,792 | 3.4 | 520 | Yes |
| Bike | 60 | 0.1 | 40 | 22 | 0.0 | 35 | 95 | 0.2 | 83 | No |
| Walked | 425 | 1.0 | 106 | 532 | 1.0 | 240 | 340 | 0.6 | 170 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 360 | 0.9 | 98 | 458 | 0.8 | 260 | 329 | 0.6 | 197 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,100 | 2.6 | 170 | 1,736 | 3.2 | 468 | 2,468 | 4.6 | 514 | 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 | 28,505 | 100.0 | 756 | 37,672 | 100.0 | 2,037 | 39,792 | 100.0 | 1,865 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 20,945 | 73.5 | 675 | 29,901 | 79.4 | 1,986 | 31,043 | 78.0 | 1,681 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,505 | 12.3 | 300 | 2,999 | 8.0 | 546 | 3,327 | 8.4 | 562 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,355 | 4.8 | 188 | 1,562 | 4.1 | 483 | 1,468 | 3.7 | 392 | No |
| Transit | 675 | 2.4 | 133 | 511 | 1.4 | 240 | 872 | 2.2 | 326 | No |
| Bike | 110 | 0.4 | 54 | 58 | 0.2 | 67 | 21 | 0.1 | 25 | Yes |
| Walked | 465 | 1.6 | 111 | 636 | 1.7 | 284 | 363 | 0.9 | 173 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 350 | 1.2 | 96 | 269 | 0.7 | 116 | 230 | 0.6 | 140 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,100 | 3.9 | 170 | 1,736 | 4.6 | 468 | 2,468 | 6.2 | 514 | 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) | 42.9 | 1.0 | 40.5 | 2.3 | 39.4 | 2.1 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 39.7 | 1.2 | 36.5 | 2.6 | 35.9 | 2.6 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 50.3 | 2.0 | 53.2 | 9.4 | 47.1 | 8.4 | No |
| Transit | 72.3 | 6.9 | 77.2 | 31.6 | 84.1 | 32.0 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 28.0 | 6.8 | 23.5 | 11.6 | 28.0 | 17.9 | 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
