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

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Geographic Area: Framingham CDP, Massachusetts FIPS: 2524960

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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 66,910 -- 66,644 53 68,318 69,409 28 --
Persons in Households 2 63,578 269 62,672 -- 64,557 65,618 -- --
Total Households 3 26,147 115 25,757 893 26,173 26,682 784 No
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.43 0.03 2.43 0.07 2.47 2.46 0.06 No
Average Household Income 5 $69,380 $1,750 $82,790 $5,500 -- $85,367 $4,176 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.64 0.03 1.64 0.08 -- 1.60 0.07 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 8.00 0.50 7.80 1.79 -- 9.50 1.92 No
Percent Minority 8 19.90 0.70 28.00 2.38 28.10 24.40 2.64 Yes
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 13.00 0.60 13.90 1.22 13.60 13.40 1.11 No
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 21.10 0.80 25.70 2.22 -- 25.40 2.32 Yes
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 35,758 617 38,419 1,863 -- 36,796 1,192 No
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 34,915 100.0 618 36,528 100.0 1,198 36,079 100.0 1,242 No
Drove alone 26,995 77.3 607 27,117 74.2 1,042 27,712 76.8 1,186 No
2-person Carpool 3,295 9.4 268 3,254 8.9 684 3,482 9.7 681 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 640 1.8 120 1,355 3.7 563 623 1.7 263 No
Transit 1,629 4.7 191 1,277 3.5 335 1,331 3.7 356 No
Bike 90 0.3 45 216 0.6 219 35 0.1 42 No
Walked 880 2.5 141 1,475 4.0 489 1,336 3.7 404 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 210 0.6 69 425 1.2 243 472 1.3 218 Yes
Worked at Home 1,170 3.4 162 1,409 3.9 394 1,088 3.0 296 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 44,350 100.0 585 48,545 100.0 1,950 49,027 100.0 2,305 Yes
Drove alone 37,540 84.6 614 40,789 84.0 1,599 40,887 83.4 2,140 Yes
2-person Carpool 3,175 7.2 263 2,893 6.0 516 3,687 7.5 675 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 545 1.2 111 1,385 2.9 665 634 1.3 218 No
Transit 410 0.9 97 535 1.1 261 549 1.1 282 No
Bike 110 0.2 50 37 0.1 43 30 0.1 37 Yes
Walked 1,055 2.4 154 1,267 2.6 459 1,714 3.5 492 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 330 0.7 87 230 0.5 171 438 0.9 173 No
Worked at Home 1,170 2.6 162 1,409 2.9 394 1,088 2.2 296 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) 26.9 0.6 27.2 1.5 26.9 1.6 No
Drove alone 25.5 0.6 27.0 1.8 26.5 1.9 No
Carpooled 26.4 1.6 25.9 7.6 25.7 6.8 No
Transit 57.9 3.8 54.7 20.0 52.1 18.9 No
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 16.3 3.5 16.6 6.9 17.9 7.4 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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