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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 | 58,783 | -- | 58,879 | 33 | 64,403 | 65,498 | 70 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 58,138 | 130 | 58,160 | -- | 63,820 | 64,960 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 25,308 | 147 | 23,287 | 633 | 26,493 | 26,426 | 592 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.30 | 0.03 | 2.50 | 0.06 | 2.41 | 2.46 | 0.06 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $130,145 | $3,067 | $172,610 | $10,842 | -- | $175,368 | $10,751 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.76 | 0.04 | 1.75 | 0.07 | -- | 1.77 | 0.06 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 4.80 | 0.50 | 5.40 | 1.31 | -- | 5.10 | 1.17 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 24.70 | 0.90 | 31.80 | 1.82 | 35.80 | 35.70 | 1.94 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 15.60 | 0.80 | 16.40 | 1.20 | 17.10 | 17.20 | 1.17 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 26.50 | 0.90 | 31.50 | 1.97 | -- | 31.20 | 1.75 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 31,369 | 623 | 29,231 | 1,444 | -- | 31,007 | 1,081 | No |
| 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 | 30,950 | 100.0 | 623 | 27,495 | 100.0 | 937 | 30,118 | 100.0 | 1,076 | No |
| Drove alone | 23,075 | 74.6 | 610 | 18,064 | 65.7 | 1,040 | 19,213 | 63.8 | 1,020 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 1,635 | 5.3 | 205 | 1,542 | 5.6 | 401 | 1,997 | 6.6 | 540 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 255 | 0.8 | 82 | 120 | 0.4 | 184 | 138 | 0.5 | 84 | No |
| Transit | 1,045 | 3.4 | 165 | 1,250 | 4.5 | 285 | 1,904 | 6.3 | 422 | Yes |
| Bike | 1,740 | 5.6 | 212 | 2,056 | 7.5 | 445 | 2,870 | 9.5 | 421 | Yes |
| Walked | 995 | 3.2 | 161 | 1,643 | 6.0 | 420 | 1,459 | 4.8 | 329 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 170 | 0.5 | 67 | 351 | 1.3 | 240 | 160 | 0.5 | 164 | No |
| Worked at Home | 2,035 | 6.6 | 228 | 2,469 | 9.0 | 437 | 2,377 | 7.9 | 472 | 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 | 78,765 | 100.0 | -- | 86,767 | 100.0 | 2,619 | 83,740 | 100.0 | 2,467 | -- |
| Drove alone | 60,200 | 76.4 | -- | 64,344 | 74.2 | 2,197 | 61,369 | 73.3 | 2,096 | -- |
| 2-person Carpool | 7,835 | 9.9 | 424 | 7,273 | 8.4 | 1,050 | 7,525 | 9.0 | 797 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,805 | 2.3 | 215 | 1,666 | 1.9 | 551 | 1,885 | 2.3 | 508 | No |
| Transit | 3,645 | 4.6 | 301 | 4,784 | 5.5 | 723 | 5,406 | 6.5 | 771 | Yes |
| Bike | 1,515 | 1.9 | 198 | 2,583 | 3.0 | 570 | 2,736 | 3.3 | 439 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,025 | 1.3 | 163 | 2,494 | 2.9 | 974 | 1,647 | 2.0 | 387 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 705 | 0.9 | 136 | 1,154 | 1.3 | 383 | 795 | 0.9 | 259 | No |
| Worked at Home | 2,035 | 2.6 | 228 | 2,469 | 2.8 | 437 | 2,377 | 2.8 | 472 | No |
| 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) | 21.0 | 0.5 | 21.6 | 1.5 | 22.4 | 1.4 | No |
| Drove alone | 20.1 | 0.5 | 19.7 | 1.7 | 21.1 | 1.8 | No |
| Carpooled | 22.2 | 2.1 | 24.9 | 9.8 | 20.0 | 7.5 | No |
| Transit | 48.9 | 5.1 | 54.7 | 19.1 | 48.1 | 15.5 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 17.0 | 1.7 | 18.5 | 4.9 | 18.0 | 3.6 | 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
