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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 | 49,125 | -- | 55,611 | 73 | 58,067 | 59,707 | 48 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 43,615 | 283 | 50,469 | -- | 51,920 | 53,569 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 19,241 | 170 | 22,103 | 849 | 22,735 | 23,219 | 636 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.27 | 0.04 | 2.28 | 0.07 | 2.28 | 2.31 | 0.06 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $43,735 | $1,349 | $46,722 | $3,068 | -- | $47,372 | $4,488 | No |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.53 | 0.03 | 1.58 | 0.10 | -- | 1.55 | 0.09 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 21.80 | 0.80 | 25.90 | 3.09 | -- | 29.40 | 2.84 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 18.40 | 0.70 | 18.40 | 1.32 | 24.20 | 26.80 | 1.60 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 12.10 | 0.60 | 11.40 | 0.95 | 10.70 | 10.50 | 0.93 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 7.00 | 0.50 | 10.80 | 1.63 | -- | 11.30 | 1.54 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 24,214 | 448 | 26,472 | 1,483 | -- | 27,590 | 1,165 | 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 | 23,775 | 100.0 | 448 | 26,298 | 100.0 | 1,039 | 26,937 | 100.0 | 1,169 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 17,820 | 75.0 | 431 | 20,244 | 77.0 | 1,152 | 21,511 | 79.9 | 1,116 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,795 | 11.8 | 208 | 2,726 | 10.4 | 480 | 1,948 | 7.2 | 523 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 835 | 3.5 | 116 | 626 | 2.4 | 276 | 1,023 | 3.8 | 431 | No |
| Transit | 35 | 0.1 | 24 | 153 | 0.6 | 101 | 164 | 0.6 | 134 | No |
| Bike | 90 | 0.4 | 38 | 177 | 0.7 | 117 | 132 | 0.5 | 82 | No |
| Walked | 1,495 | 6.3 | 154 | 1,265 | 4.8 | 411 | 1,439 | 5.3 | 385 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 290 | 1.2 | 69 | 475 | 1.8 | 286 | 168 | 0.6 | 159 | No |
| Worked at Home | 415 | 1.7 | 82 | 632 | 2.4 | 237 | 552 | 2.0 | 242 | No |
| 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 | 45,315 | 100.0 | 240 | 51,038 | 100.0 | 1,721 | 53,418 | 100.0 | 2,129 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 37,255 | 82.2 | 384 | 41,583 | 81.5 | 1,619 | 45,038 | 84.3 | 1,895 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 4,535 | 10.0 | 260 | 4,956 | 9.7 | 701 | 4,068 | 7.6 | 773 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,040 | 2.3 | 129 | 1,492 | 2.9 | 437 | 1,486 | 2.8 | 472 | No |
| Transit | 40 | 0.1 | 26 | 116 | 0.2 | 78 | 153 | 0.3 | 126 | No |
| Bike | 95 | 0.2 | 39 | 202 | 0.4 | 120 | 132 | 0.2 | 82 | No |
| Walked | 1,540 | 3.4 | 156 | 1,258 | 2.5 | 403 | 1,601 | 3.0 | 396 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 395 | 0.9 | 80 | 799 | 1.6 | 346 | 388 | 0.7 | 170 | No |
| Worked at Home | 415 | 0.9 | 82 | 632 | 1.2 | 237 | 552 | 1.0 | 242 | No |
| 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) | 16.4 | 0.5 | 15.1 | 1.0 | 14.9 | 1.1 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 16.2 | 0.6 | 15.4 | 1.4 | 14.2 | 1.2 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 19.0 | 1.3 | 16.4 | 4.1 | 20.5 | 6.5 | No |
| Transit | 20.0 | 9.3 | 27.3 | 31.7 | 12.4 | 13.3 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 13.0 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 13.8 | 7.5 | 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
