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

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Geographic Area: Arvada city, Colorado FIPS: 0803455

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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 1 102,505 -- 106,627 575 106,433 107,960 970 --
Persons in Households 2 101,744 121 106,291 -- 105,927 107,422 -- --
Total Households 3 38,981 111 42,358 729 42,701 43,522 917 Yes
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.61 0.02 2.51 0.04 2.48 2.47 0.05 Yes
Average Household Income 5 $64,465 $1,047 $75,409 $2,579 -- $79,615 $3,131 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.98 0.03 2.02 0.06 -- 1.96 0.06 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 5.20 0.30 7.50 1.29 -- 8.80 1.31 Yes
Percent Minority 8 9.10 0.40 11.80 1.34 10.20 8.90 1.07 No
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 10.60 0.40 12.90 0.77 13.90 14.60 0.78 Yes
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 4.80 0.30 4.90 0.78 -- 4.90 0.89 No
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 54,664 705 56,350 1,886 -- 54,878 1,439 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 53,715 100.0 706 54,436 100.0 1,173 53,657 100.0 1,405 No
Drove alone 44,120 82.1 700 43,036 79.1 1,356 43,939 81.9 1,404 No
2-person Carpool 3,990 7.4 273 4,342 8.0 694 2,876 5.4 502 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 575 1.1 106 1,074 2.0 440 784 1.5 276 No
Transit 1,740 3.2 183 1,972 3.6 471 1,500 2.8 359 No
Bike 85 0.2 41 186 0.3 109 364 0.7 206 Yes
Walked 505 0.9 99 800 1.5 324 342 0.6 174 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 320 0.6 79 332 0.6 126 826 1.5 307 Yes
Worked at Home 2,370 4.4 212 2,694 4.9 463 3,026 5.6 486 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 27,130 100.0 623 30,201 100.0 1,665 27,184 100.0 1,612 No
Drove alone 20,345 75.0 564 22,481 74.4 1,323 19,892 73.2 1,391 No
2-person Carpool 2,550 9.4 220 2,373 7.9 507 2,044 7.5 415 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 749 2.8 120 636 2.1 234 758 2.8 242 No
Transit 444 1.6 93 657 2.2 437 438 1.6 190 No
Bike 60 0.2 34 276 0.9 191 246 0.9 182 Yes
Walked 460 1.7 94 825 2.7 331 357 1.3 175 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 145 0.5 53 259 0.9 132 423 1.6 210 Yes
Worked at Home 2,370 8.7 212 2,694 8.9 463 3,026 11.1 486 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) 26.1 0.4 25.5 1.2 25.8 1.4 No
Drove alone 25.1 0.4 24.5 1.4 24.4 1.4 No
Carpooled 27.8 1.5 28.4 6.4 29.4 6.7 No
Transit 47.4 3.0 47.7 17.4 44.0 15.1 No
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 27.5 4.8 14.3 6.9 41.2 22.1 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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