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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 | 149,704 | -- | 159,770 | 2,840 | 152,871 | 152,235 | 479 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 145,393 | 262 | 153,164 | -- | 148,692 | 148,488 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 59,114 | 261 | 61,098 | 1,191 | 59,973 | 58,379 | 859 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.46 | 0.02 | 2.51 | 0.04 | 2.48 | 2.54 | 0.04 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $49,065 | $795 | $53,169 | $2,183 | -- | $51,948 | $1,957 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.55 | 0.02 | 1.55 | 0.05 | -- | 1.50 | 0.04 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 14.00 | 0.40 | 23.50 | 1.77 | -- | 25.90 | 1.61 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 27.00 | 0.50 | 26.90 | 1.94 | 34.90 | 31.70 | 1.10 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 14.20 | 0.40 | 13.70 | 0.64 | 13.90 | 13.90 | 0.66 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 8.70 | 0.30 | 9.70 | 0.94 | -- | 10.70 | 0.81 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 67,903 | 779 | 67,449 | 2,088 | -- | 60,205 | 1,456 | 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 | 66,615 | 100.0 | 778 | 65,093 | 100.0 | 1,468 | 58,929 | 100.0 | 1,436 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 53,790 | 80.7 | 751 | 53,568 | 82.3 | 1,607 | 47,322 | 80.3 | 1,567 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 6,725 | 10.1 | 324 | 5,177 | 8.0 | 809 | 5,462 | 9.3 | 854 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,475 | 2.2 | 155 | 1,296 | 2.0 | 344 | 1,109 | 1.9 | 280 | Yes |
| Transit | 1,159 | 1.7 | 137 | 1,038 | 1.6 | 350 | 1,107 | 1.9 | 350 | No |
| Bike | 235 | 0.4 | 62 | 189 | 0.3 | 99 | 279 | 0.5 | 131 | No |
| Walked | 1,265 | 1.9 | 143 | 1,032 | 1.6 | 318 | 939 | 1.6 | 302 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 435 | 0.7 | 84 | 793 | 1.2 | 295 | 499 | 0.8 | 219 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,530 | 2.3 | 157 | 2,000 | 3.1 | 451 | 2,212 | 3.8 | 472 | 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 | 96,990 | 100.0 | 748 | 94,677 | 100.0 | 2,399 | 91,757 | 100.0 | 2,603 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 82,800 | 85.4 | 778 | 81,831 | 86.4 | 2,376 | 79,170 | 86.3 | 2,351 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 8,350 | 8.6 | 359 | 6,606 | 7.0 | 983 | 6,431 | 7.0 | 811 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,495 | 1.5 | 156 | 1,291 | 1.4 | 355 | 1,050 | 1.1 | 279 | Yes |
| Transit | 879 | 0.9 | 120 | 920 | 1.0 | 339 | 907 | 1.0 | 271 | No |
| Bike | 195 | 0.2 | 56 | 198 | 0.2 | 104 | 279 | 0.3 | 132 | No |
| Walked | 1,250 | 1.3 | 142 | 1,016 | 1.1 | 304 | 1,005 | 1.1 | 319 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 490 | 0.5 | 89 | 815 | 0.9 | 275 | 703 | 0.8 | 265 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,530 | 1.6 | 157 | 2,000 | 2.1 | 451 | 2,212 | 2.4 | 472 | 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) | 19.9 | 0.3 | 20.5 | 0.9 | 19.9 | 1.0 | No |
| Drove alone | 19.2 | 0.4 | 20.0 | 1.1 | 19.1 | 1.1 | No |
| Carpooled | 21.7 | 1.0 | 23.7 | 4.9 | 22.8 | 5.3 | No |
| Transit | 46.3 | 4.6 | 35.1 | 16.9 | 45.6 | 21.9 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 17.0 | 2.3 | 17.0 | 6.8 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 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
