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

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Geographic Area: Evanston city, Illinois FIPS: 1724582

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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 74,239 -- 77,166 42 74,486 75,018 55 --
Persons in Households 2 67,270 322 69,400 -- 67,462 67,991 -- --
Total Households 3 29,675 134 29,133 874 30,047 28,790 838 Yes
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.27 0.03 2.38 0.06 2.25 2.36 0.06 Yes
Average Household Income 5 $83,195 $1,768 $106,473 $7,209 -- $98,827 $6,208 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.30 0.02 1.35 0.06 -- 1.26 0.06 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 11.10 0.50 9.20 1.67 -- 15.30 2.62 Yes
Percent Minority 8 34.80 0.70 33.50 2.48 34.40 31.70 2.17 Yes
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 10.90 0.50 11.20 0.95 12.20 11.30 0.93 No
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 15.40 0.50 15.10 1.52 -- 18.90 1.60 Yes
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 38,227 551 38,331 1,657 -- 36,217 1,274 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 37,655 100.0 551 36,640 100.0 1,225 35,189 100.0 1,340 Yes
Drove alone 20,095 53.4 490 18,974 51.8 1,024 17,061 48.5 1,136 Yes
2-person Carpool 2,590 6.9 202 2,237 6.1 423 1,971 5.6 569 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 530 1.4 93 357 1.0 386 272 0.8 193 Yes
Transit 6,790 18.0 318 6,988 19.1 717 7,013 19.9 650 No
Bike 630 1.7 101 929 2.5 252 1,240 3.5 339 Yes
Walked 4,390 11.7 260 4,146 11.3 591 4,478 12.7 616 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 339 0.9 74 475 1.3 209 301 0.9 111 No
Worked at Home 2,295 6.1 191 2,534 6.9 507 2,853 8.1 427 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 43,245 100.0 544 46,230 100.0 2,253 44,685 100.0 2,175 No
Drove alone 26,190 60.6 527 26,690 57.7 1,474 25,083 56.1 1,554 No
2-person Carpool 3,420 7.9 231 3,090 6.7 530 2,307 5.2 433 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 750 1.7 110 731 1.6 293 651 1.5 228 No
Transit 5,090 11.8 279 7,340 15.9 874 7,246 16.2 889 Yes
Bike 725 1.7 108 1,203 2.6 311 1,515 3.4 370 Yes
Walked 4,485 10.4 263 4,161 9.0 527 4,829 10.8 635 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 285 0.7 68 481 1.0 234 201 0.4 104 No
Worked at Home 2,295 5.3 191 2,534 5.5 507 2,853 6.4 427 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) 29.9 0.5 29.5 1.8 28.1 1.9 No
Drove alone 29.2 0.7 27.8 2.5 25.6 2.6 Yes
Carpooled 28.2 1.8 29.1 10.2 26.4 10.2 No
Transit 45.2 1.1 45.6 7.0 44.0 6.0 No
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 13.9 1.0 15.1 3.6 17.3 3.4 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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