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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 | 82,433 | -- | 114,137 | 81 | 118,772 | 121,742 | 71 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 81,886 | 103 | -- | -- | 118,310 | 121,268 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 29,018 | 94 | 39,148 | 763 | 41,359 | 40,547 | 933 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.82 | 0.02 | 2.91 | 0.06 | 2.86 | 2.99 | 0.07 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $60,660 | $1,074 | $72,882 | $2,701 | -- | $73,557 | $3,128 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.99 | 0.03 | 1.98 | 0.06 | -- | 2.00 | 0.07 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 5.20 | 0.30 | 8.50 | 1.64 | -- | 9.80 | 2.01 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 17.20 | 0.60 | 18.00 | 1.86 | 22.60 | 15.30 | 1.65 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 5.70 | 0.40 | 6.10 | 0.57 | 6.50 | 7.10 | 0.65 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 6.80 | 0.40 | 10.80 | 1.07 | -- | 10.40 | 1.31 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 44,256 | 632 | 62,203 | 2,025 | -- | 60,701 | 1,572 | 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 | 43,500 | 100.0 | 633 | 59,815 | 100.0 | 1,292 | 59,652 | 100.0 | 1,576 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 34,360 | 79.0 | 625 | 47,101 | 78.7 | 1,344 | 48,606 | 81.5 | 1,674 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 4,685 | 10.8 | 293 | 5,452 | 9.1 | 793 | 4,929 | 8.3 | 779 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 745 | 1.7 | 120 | 1,275 | 2.1 | 382 | 1,167 | 2.0 | 324 | Yes |
| Transit | 1,655 | 3.8 | 178 | 2,492 | 4.2 | 509 | 1,479 | 2.5 | 376 | No |
| Bike | 95 | 0.2 | 43 | 120 | 0.2 | 142 | 355 | 0.6 | 265 | No |
| Walked | 370 | 0.9 | 85 | 653 | 1.1 | 253 | 515 | 0.9 | 307 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 345 | 0.8 | 82 | 717 | 1.2 | 349 | 378 | 0.6 | 202 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,250 | 2.9 | 155 | 2,005 | 3.4 | 339 | 2,223 | 3.7 | 546 | 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 | 22,220 | 100.0 | 562 | -- | 100.0 | -- | 25,468 | 100.0 | 1,593 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 17,155 | 77.2 | 514 | -- | -- | -- | 19,374 | 76.1 | 1,147 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,345 | 10.6 | 211 | -- | -- | -- | 2,003 | 7.9 | 488 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 485 | 2.2 | 97 | -- | -- | -- | 606 | 2.4 | 286 | No |
| Transit | 399 | 1.8 | 88 | -- | -- | -- | 392 | 1.5 | 177 | No |
| Bike | 45 | 0.2 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 291 | 1.1 | 248 | No |
| Walked | 375 | 1.7 | 85 | -- | -- | -- | 498 | 2.0 | 228 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 175 | 0.8 | 58 | -- | -- | -- | 81 | 0.3 | 57 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 1,250 | 5.6 | 155 | -- | -- | -- | 2,223 | 8.7 | 546 | 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) | 28.9 | 0.5 | 29.6 | 1.3 | 28.9 | 1.4 | No |
| Drove alone | 27.5 | 0.5 | 28.3 | 1.4 | 28.0 | 1.6 | No |
| Carpooled | 31.6 | 1.6 | 32.6 | 7.2 | 33.0 | 7.2 | No |
| Transit | 47.0 | 3.3 | 51.1 | 15.4 | 47.6 | 18.1 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 33.5 | 5.7 | 21.4 | 10.8 | 21.3 | 12.0 | 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
