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

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Geographic Area: Iowa City city, Iowa FIPS: 1938595

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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 62,381 -- 67,885 40 67,862 69,103 81 --
Persons in Households 2 56,225 301 60,813 -- 61,277 62,217 -- --
Total Households 3 25,187 117 26,813 811 27,657 28,050 722 Yes
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.23 0.03 2.27 0.06 2.22 2.22 0.05 No
Average Household Income 5 $49,105 $1,317 $58,279 $3,458 -- $60,622 $3,139 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.58 0.03 1.63 0.08 -- 1.58 0.07 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 21.70 0.70 29.50 2.02 -- 28.10 2.62 Yes
Percent Minority 8 12.80 0.50 12.60 0.85 17.50 18.40 1.29 Yes
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 7.20 0.40 7.60 0.75 8.20 8.30 0.74 Yes
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 8.20 0.40 8.00 1.00 -- 12.80 1.40 Yes
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 36,586 498 38,848 1,777 -- 38,482 1,276 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 35,670 100.0 500 37,829 100.0 1,109 37,776 100.0 1,270 Yes
Drove alone 21,745 61.0 482 22,226 58.8 1,218 21,446 56.8 1,183 No
2-person Carpool 3,300 9.3 226 2,919 7.7 484 2,610 6.9 546 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 355 1.0 76 1,054 2.8 534 727 1.9 312 Yes
Transit 2,699 7.6 206 3,167 8.4 488 3,692 9.8 656 Yes
Bike 885 2.5 120 1,118 3.0 310 1,573 4.2 364 Yes
Walked 5,545 15.5 288 5,833 15.4 702 5,892 15.6 678 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 230 0.6 61 369 1.0 165 563 1.5 236 Yes
Worked at Home 910 2.6 121 1,143 3.0 290 1,273 3.4 275 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 52,805 100.0 364 57,231 100.0 1,694 59,798 100.0 2,041 Yes
Drove alone 34,505 65.3 502 36,140 63.1 1,542 38,015 63.6 1,753 Yes
2-person Carpool 5,915 11.2 296 5,978 10.4 713 5,533 9.3 754 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,330 2.5 146 2,223 3.9 611 1,960 3.3 419 Yes
Transit 3,194 6.0 223 3,927 6.9 553 4,354 7.3 667 Yes
Bike 885 1.7 120 1,248 2.2 326 1,552 2.6 337 Yes
Walked 5,835 11.1 294 6,104 10.7 695 6,225 10.4 690 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 225 0.4 61 468 0.8 169 886 1.5 341 Yes
Worked at Home 910 1.7 121 1,143 2.0 290 1,273 2.1 275 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) 15.8 0.3 15.6 0.8 16.2 1.1 No
Drove alone 15.2 0.4 14.9 1.2 15.5 1.5 No
Carpooled 16.2 1.0 15.8 4.4 22.1 9.5 No
Transit 23.5 1.5 23.3 5.4 20.4 5.0 No
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 14.6 0.6 14.4 2.4 13.7 2.0 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

Updated: 8/11/2017
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