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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 | 58,244 | -- | 59,100 | 76 | 60,868 | 60,733 | 42 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 57,098 | 160 | 58,007 | -- | 59,913 | 59,681 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 22,958 | 189 | 23,196 | 752 | 23,977 | 23,361 | 657 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.49 | 0.05 | 2.50 | 0.08 | 2.50 | 2.55 | 0.07 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $51,735 | $1,339 | $70,610 | $5,500 | -- | $63,071 | $3,399 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.57 | 0.04 | 1.66 | 0.08 | -- | 1.62 | 0.07 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 11.00 | 0.60 | 14.60 | 3.46 | -- | 16.10 | 2.32 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 19.70 | 0.80 | 30.20 | 2.87 | 26.50 | 27.10 | 2.47 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 14.00 | 0.70 | 12.80 | 1.18 | 12.90 | 14.20 | 1.19 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 6.50 | 0.50 | 9.90 | 1.64 | -- | 11.20 | 1.72 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 28,147 | 577 | 30,353 | 1,626 | -- | 28,137 | 1,050 | 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 | 27,345 | 100.0 | 576 | -- | 100.0 | -- | 27,688 | 100.0 | 1,025 | No |
| Drove alone | 22,820 | 83.5 | 563 | -- | -- | -- | 22,730 | 82.1 | 1,052 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,300 | 8.4 | 225 | -- | -- | -- | 2,264 | 8.2 | 563 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 530 | 1.9 | 110 | -- | -- | -- | 507 | 1.8 | 233 | No |
| Transit | 295 | 1.1 | 82 | -- | -- | -- | 326 | 1.2 | 128 | No |
| Bike | 30 | 0.1 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | 64 | 0.2 | 64 | No |
| Walked | 690 | 2.5 | 125 | -- | -- | -- | 612 | 2.2 | 222 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 170 | 0.6 | 62 | -- | -- | -- | 580 | 2.1 | 299 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 510 | 1.9 | 108 | -- | -- | -- | 605 | 2.2 | 229 | 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 | 24,125 | 100.0 | 568 | 22,498 | 100.0 | 1,495 | 23,353 | 100.0 | 1,647 | No |
| Drove alone | 20,245 | 83.9 | 550 | 18,078 | 80.4 | 1,206 | 19,580 | 83.8 | 1,537 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 1,685 | 7.0 | 193 | 1,415 | 6.3 | 349 | 1,513 | 6.5 | 415 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 555 | 2.3 | 112 | 479 | 2.1 | 215 | 449 | 1.9 | 216 | No |
| Transit | 305 | 1.3 | 83 | 270 | 1.2 | 156 | 375 | 1.6 | 187 | No |
| Bike | 20 | 0.1 | 21 | 49 | 0.2 | 57 | 64 | 0.3 | 64 | No |
| Walked | 660 | 2.7 | 122 | 592 | 2.6 | 204 | 575 | 2.5 | 215 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 160 | 0.7 | 60 | 1,058 | 4.7 | 393 | 192 | 0.8 | 115 | No |
| Worked at Home | 510 | 2.1 | 108 | 557 | 2.5 | 231 | 605 | 2.6 | 229 | 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) | 19.4 | 0.5 | -- | -- | 22.4 | 1.7 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 19.2 | 0.5 | -- | -- | 22.5 | 2.0 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 20.8 | 1.8 | -- | -- | 21.1 | 6.7 | No |
| Transit | 40.4 | 8.2 | -- | -- | 30.2 | 18.2 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 13.4 | 2.7 | -- | -- | 19.6 | 9.3 | 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
