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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 | 57,061 | -- | 56,315 | 63 | 58,732 | 58,948 | 31 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 55,680 | 176 | 54,667 | -- | 56,854 | 57,151 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 25,544 | 137 | 23,677 | 856 | 25,092 | 25,897 | 742 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.18 | 0.03 | 2.31 | 0.07 | 2.27 | 2.21 | 0.06 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $98,275 | $2,525 | $149,400 | $13,998 | -- | $131,486 | $8,158 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.15 | 0.03 | 1.18 | 0.07 | -- | 1.06 | 0.05 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 9.30 | 0.60 | 12.00 | 2.25 | -- | 13.20 | 1.59 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 20.00 | 0.80 | 20.90 | 2.12 | 23.30 | 24.40 | 2.61 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 12.20 | 0.70 | 12.90 | 1.21 | 12.80 | 14.70 | 1.40 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 26.60 | 0.90 | 24.20 | 1.95 | -- | 25.10 | 1.96 | No |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 32,762 | 565 | 31,274 | 1,813 | -- | 30,397 | 1,157 | 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 | 32,175 | 100.0 | 566 | 31,036 | 100.0 | 1,421 | 29,991 | 100.0 | 1,147 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 14,570 | 45.3 | 498 | 12,383 | 39.9 | 1,091 | 12,438 | 41.5 | 927 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,040 | 6.3 | 212 | 1,498 | 4.8 | 363 | 1,554 | 5.2 | 431 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 269 | 0.8 | 78 | 275 | 0.9 | 141 | 367 | 1.2 | 226 | No |
| Transit | 9,125 | 28.4 | 419 | 9,743 | 31.4 | 1,163 | 6,854 | 22.9 | 669 | Yes |
| Bike | 580 | 1.8 | 115 | 1,033 | 3.3 | 307 | 1,260 | 4.2 | 342 | Yes |
| Walked | 3,075 | 9.6 | 258 | 3,908 | 12.6 | 646 | 4,913 | 16.4 | 735 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 305 | 0.9 | 83 | 188 | 0.6 | 91 | 354 | 1.2 | 253 | No |
| Worked at Home | 2,205 | 6.9 | 220 | 2,008 | 6.5 | 448 | 2,251 | 7.5 | 537 | 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 | 20,170 | 100.0 | 546 | 23,505 | 100.0 | 1,473 | 22,731 | 100.0 | 1,491 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 11,440 | 56.7 | 457 | 12,246 | 52.1 | 981 | 12,277 | 54.0 | 1,146 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 1,355 | 6.7 | 174 | 1,355 | 5.8 | 451 | 1,447 | 6.4 | 300 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 215 | 1.1 | 70 | 301 | 1.3 | 160 | 679 | 3.0 | 254 | Yes |
| Transit | 2,880 | 14.3 | 250 | 4,330 | 18.4 | 666 | 3,054 | 13.4 | 495 | No |
| Bike | 180 | 0.9 | 64 | 315 | 1.3 | 156 | 407 | 1.8 | 180 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,780 | 8.8 | 199 | 2,844 | 12.1 | 561 | 2,477 | 10.9 | 547 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 115 | 0.6 | 51 | 106 | 0.5 | 72 | 139 | 0.6 | 87 | No |
| Worked at Home | 2,205 | 10.9 | 220 | 2,008 | 8.5 | 448 | 2,251 | 9.9 | 537 | 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) | 28.0 | 0.5 | 28.4 | 2.3 | 28.7 | 2.2 | No |
| Drove alone | 25.2 | 0.7 | 26.2 | 3.5 | 27.0 | 3.4 | No |
| Carpooled | 23.6 | 1.5 | 24.1 | 7.9 | 27.0 | 9.6 | No |
| Transit | 35.8 | 0.9 | 36.6 | 6.0 | 39.1 | 5.8 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 23.0 | 1.8 | 19.5 | 4.0 | 21.5 | 4.6 | 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
