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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 | 72,664 | -- | 72,860 | 38 | 70,851 | 71,005 | 61 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 68,418 | 302 | 69,616 | -- | 67,625 | 68,406 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 28,661 | 266 | 30,029 | 752 | 28,615 | 29,045 | 823 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.39 | 0.05 | 2.32 | 0.05 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 0.07 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $49,815 | $1,443 | $57,361 | $3,591 | -- | $59,687 | $4,636 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.10 | 0.03 | 1.14 | 0.05 | -- | 1.17 | 0.06 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 21.30 | 0.70 | 21.80 | 2.49 | -- | 25.80 | 2.66 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 64.50 | 0.80 | 59.40 | 2.39 | 67.40 | 64.20 | 2.10 | No |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 12.60 | 0.60 | 11.90 | 0.99 | 11.60 | 12.10 | 0.97 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 5.00 | 0.40 | 5.80 | 1.19 | -- | 7.10 | 1.35 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 30,467 | 636 | 34,143 | 1,841 | -- | 30,106 | 1,218 | 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 | 29,690 | 100.0 | 634 | 33,098 | 100.0 | 1,280 | 29,718 | 100.0 | 1,220 | No |
| Drove alone | 18,520 | 62.4 | 562 | 20,969 | 63.4 | 1,077 | 20,321 | 68.4 | 1,172 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,515 | 11.8 | 277 | 3,064 | 9.3 | 580 | 2,191 | 7.4 | 438 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 785 | 2.6 | 133 | 795 | 2.4 | 365 | 367 | 1.2 | 176 | Yes |
| Transit | 3,559 | 12.0 | 278 | 5,062 | 15.3 | 903 | 3,198 | 10.8 | 582 | No |
| Bike | 60 | 0.2 | 37 | 40 | 0.1 | 47 | 120 | 0.4 | 75 | No |
| Walked | 2,245 | 7.6 | 223 | 1,988 | 6.0 | 456 | 2,193 | 7.4 | 457 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 225 | 0.8 | 72 | 223 | 0.7 | 183 | 198 | 0.7 | 194 | No |
| Worked at Home | 785 | 2.6 | 133 | 957 | 2.9 | 320 | 1,130 | 3.8 | 311 | 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 | 58,500 | 100.0 | 511 | 63,765 | 100.0 | 2,087 | 61,046 | 100.0 | 2,109 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 43,345 | 74.1 | 632 | 47,912 | 75.1 | 1,859 | 47,912 | 78.5 | 1,859 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 5,885 | 10.1 | 352 | 5,519 | 8.7 | 692 | 4,273 | 7.0 | 630 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,665 | 2.8 | 193 | 1,312 | 2.1 | 378 | 1,088 | 1.8 | 291 | Yes |
| Transit | 4,209 | 7.2 | 301 | 5,613 | 8.8 | 910 | 4,223 | 6.9 | 594 | No |
| Bike | 45 | 0.1 | 32 | 69 | 0.1 | 61 | 97 | 0.2 | 73 | No |
| Walked | 2,165 | 3.7 | 219 | 1,859 | 2.9 | 400 | 1,996 | 3.3 | 416 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 395 | 0.7 | 95 | 524 | 0.8 | 225 | 327 | 0.5 | 158 | No |
| Worked at Home | 785 | 1.3 | 133 | 957 | 1.5 | 320 | 1,130 | 1.9 | 311 | 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) | 22.9 | 0.7 | 20.8 | 1.6 | 20.9 | 1.6 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 21.3 | 0.7 | 19.7 | 1.7 | 19.0 | 1.8 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 21.0 | 1.2 | 19.7 | 5.4 | 21.3 | 5.6 | No |
| Transit | 36.8 | 2.7 | 29.3 | 8.0 | 38.7 | 11.4 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 17.9 | 1.9 | 12.8 | 4.8 | 13.2 | 3.9 | Yes |
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
