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

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Geographic Area: Watsonville city, California FIPS: 0683668

Download an Excel file* of this document: profile_california__watsonville_city.xls.

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 44,475 -- 50,269 31 51,199 51,595 57 --
Persons in Households 2 43,924 120 -- -- 50,671 51,162 -- --
Total Households 3 11,478 87 13,872 592 13,528 13,587 662 Yes
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 3.83 0.07 3.58 0.14 3.75 3.77 0.18 No
Average Household Income 5 $50,995 $2,228 $56,518 $4,758 -- $57,034 $5,306 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.76 0.07 1.97 0.13 -- 1.88 0.14 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 19.10 1.00 19.60 3.70 -- 22.40 3.60 No
Percent Minority 8 57.00 1.20 26.30 3.93 56.30 30.00 5.04 Yes
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 8.80 0.70 9.20 1.09 8.30 9.00 1.03 No
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 44.20 1.20 40.30 3.04 -- 39.50 2.38 Yes
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 17,285 529 21,971 1,429 -- 22,164 923 Yes
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 16,605 100.0 525 20,066 100.0 992 21,674 100.0 936 Yes
Drove alone 10,085 60.7 455 14,221 70.9 1,010 14,719 67.9 894 Yes
2-person Carpool 2,395 14.4 245 3,249 16.2 633 2,579 11.9 525 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,825 11.0 215 834 4.2 315 1,447 6.7 476 No
Transit 485 2.9 113 202 1.0 137 572 2.6 236 No
Bike 260 1.6 83 238 1.2 162 176 0.8 120 No
Walked 890 5.4 152 869 4.3 337 748 3.5 261 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 409 2.5 104 172 0.9 263 901 4.2 477 Yes
Worked at Home 260 1.6 83 281 1.4 174 532 2.5 207 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 19,380 100.0 539 21,604 100.0 1,539 24,862 100.0 1,852 Yes
Drove alone 13,560 70.0 500 17,024 78.8 1,329 17,566 70.7 1,379 Yes
2-person Carpool 2,280 11.8 240 1,952 9.0 411 2,741 11.0 628 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,370 7.1 188 821 3.8 320 1,109 4.5 465 No
Transit 300 1.5 89 306 1.4 186 436 1.8 231 No
Bike 255 1.3 82 210 1.0 156 333 1.3 226 No
Walked 945 4.9 157 913 4.2 346 702 2.8 266 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 405 2.1 103 97 0.4 89 1,443 5.8 640 Yes
Worked at Home 260 1.3 83 281 1.3 174 532 2.1 207 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) 23.5 1.0 22.8 2.3 21.5 1.7 Yes
Drove alone 21.7 1.2 21.4 2.7 21.3 2.1 No
Carpooled 26.9 1.9 28.9 7.9 22.2 5.2 No
Transit 50.5 9.6 57.8 57.2 34.1 19.8 No
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 17.2 2.1 12.8 6.1 17.7 8.4 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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