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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 | 101,355 | -- | 107,625 | 39 | 105,162 | 105,733 | 35 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 86,595 | 537 | 99,455 | -- | 88,060 | 90,359 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 42,635 | 213 | 47,204 | 1,387 | 44,032 | 44,598 | 964 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.03 | 0.03 | 2.11 | 0.05 | 2.00 | 2.03 | 0.03 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $70,855 | $1,592 | $100,086 | $7,117 | -- | $103,802 | $5,041 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 0.98 | 0.02 | 0.91 | 0.05 | -- | 0.92 | 0.04 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 12.90 | 0.50 | 15.40 | 1.86 | -- | 14.40 | 1.71 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 31.90 | 0.70 | 30.20 | 1.63 | 33.40 | 31.80 | 1.70 | No |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 9.20 | 0.40 | 9.90 | 0.78 | 9.50 | 10.90 | 0.75 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 25.90 | 0.70 | 25.70 | 1.70 | -- | 28.10 | 1.71 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 56,297 | 756 | 61,406 | 2,350 | -- | 60,067 | 1,620 | 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 | 54,960 | 100.0 | 758 | 60,186 | 100.0 | 1,701 | 58,218 | 100.0 | 1,654 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 19,240 | 35.0 | 597 | 18,924 | 31.4 | 1,341 | 17,083 | 29.3 | 1,225 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,410 | 4.4 | 232 | 2,156 | 3.6 | 483 | 2,102 | 3.6 | 438 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 530 | 1.0 | 110 | 848 | 1.4 | 299 | 427 | 0.7 | 176 | No |
| Transit | 13,625 | 24.8 | 519 | 16,342 | 27.2 | 1,196 | 15,623 | 26.8 | 1,258 | Yes |
| Bike | 2,145 | 3.9 | 219 | 4,156 | 6.9 | 670 | 4,030 | 6.9 | 565 | Yes |
| Walked | 13,410 | 24.4 | 516 | 13,452 | 22.4 | 1,129 | 13,800 | 23.7 | 1,043 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 700 | 1.3 | 126 | 575 | 1.0 | 203 | 858 | 1.5 | 253 | No |
| Worked at Home | 2,900 | 5.3 | 254 | 3,733 | 6.2 | 557 | 4,295 | 7.4 | 564 | 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 | 114,160 | 100.0 | -- | 117,991 | 100.0 | 3,508 | 118,669 | 100.0 | 3,155 | -- |
| Drove alone | 57,430 | 50.3 | 754 | 52,394 | 44.4 | 2,332 | 53,568 | 45.1 | 1,923 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 8,420 | 7.4 | 420 | 7,914 | 6.7 | 966 | 7,176 | 6.0 | 783 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,325 | 1.2 | 173 | 1,611 | 1.4 | 394 | 1,057 | 0.9 | 278 | No |
| Transit | 25,780 | 22.6 | 663 | 30,578 | 25.9 | 1,853 | 30,028 | 25.3 | 1,734 | Yes |
| Bike | 2,720 | 2.4 | 246 | 4,783 | 4.1 | 695 | 5,418 | 4.6 | 694 | Yes |
| Walked | 14,620 | 12.8 | 535 | 15,885 | 13.5 | 1,453 | 16,194 | 13.6 | 1,074 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 955 | 0.8 | 147 | 1,093 | 0.9 | 294 | 933 | 0.8 | 238 | No |
| Worked at Home | 2,900 | 2.5 | 254 | 3,733 | 3.2 | 557 | 4,295 | 3.6 | 564 | 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) | 23.8 | 0.4 | 24.2 | 1.2 | 25.2 | 1.4 | No |
| Drove alone | 24.6 | 0.6 | 24.3 | 2.6 | 26.7 | 2.9 | No |
| Carpooled | 23.3 | 1.8 | 23.3 | 6.3 | 27.5 | 11.9 | No |
| Transit | 33.3 | 0.8 | 34.7 | 3.7 | 34.3 | 3.9 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 14.9 | 0.6 | 14.6 | 1.6 | 15.8 | 1.8 | 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
