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

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Geographic Area: Gary city, Indiana FIPS: 1827000

Download an Excel file* of this document: profile_indiana__gary_city.xls.

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 1 102,746 -- 95,882 105 80,294 79,849 191 --
Persons in Households 2 101,899 117 94,967 -- 79,586 79,045 -- --
Total Households 3 38,281 277 37,655 1,044 31,380 30,229 911 Yes
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.66 0.04 2.52 0.06 2.54 2.61 0.08 No
Average Household Income 5 $38,270 $814 $37,852 $2,059 -- $39,222 $3,224 No
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.31 0.02 1.36 0.07 -- 1.32 0.07 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 25.80 0.60 33.60 2.84 -- 38.90 2.59 Yes
Percent Minority 8 88.20 0.40 84.70 1.82 89.30 88.60 1.00 No
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 12.70 0.40 14.40 0.97 14.50 14.90 0.93 Yes
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 1.60 0.20 1.60 0.54 -- 1.60 0.45 No
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 35,922 618 33,517 1,703 -- 24,847 1,186 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 34,635 100.0 613 30,783 100.0 1,595 24,097 100.0 1,210 Yes
Drove alone 24,925 72.0 556 24,427 79.4 1,587 19,878 82.5 1,172 Yes
2-person Carpool 5,145 14.9 283 2,602 8.5 489 1,597 6.6 360 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,125 3.2 135 217 0.7 127 320 1.3 201 Yes
Transit 1,630 4.7 162 1,797 5.8 394 918 3.8 228 Yes
Bike 15 0.0 16 18 0.1 29 76 0.3 68 No
Walked 875 2.5 119 1,087 3.5 385 641 2.7 204 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 334 1.0 74 219 0.7 286 245 1.0 123 No
Worked at Home 580 1.7 97 416 1.4 207 422 1.8 139 No
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 37,635 100.0 625 32,433 100.0 1,820 29,584 100.0 1,686 Yes
Drove alone 30,245 80.4 591 27,653 85.3 1,683 25,759 87.1 1,585 Yes
2-person Carpool 3,855 10.2 246 2,268 7.0 513 1,708 5.8 302 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 955 2.5 124 389 1.2 195 462 1.6 202 Yes
Transit 895 2.4 121 595 1.8 251 423 1.4 195 Yes
Bike 4 0.0 8 0 0.0 154 133 0.4 87 Yes
Walked 775 2.1 112 948 2.9 371 512 1.7 210 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 319 0.8 72 164 0.5 93 165 0.6 88 Yes
Worked at Home 580 1.5 97 416 1.3 207 422 1.4 139 No
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) 26.1 0.5 24.8 2.2 25.0 2.1 No
Drove alone 24.4 0.6 22.2 2.3 24.4 2.3 No
Carpooled 26.9 1.3 28.2 9.3 22.2 7.0 No
Transit 55.1 3.8 54.5 18.3 52.4 18.2 No
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 18.3 2.2 24.2 16.5 17.2 6.7 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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