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Geographic Area: Holyoke city, Massachusetts FIPS: 2530840

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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 39,838 -- 40,498 32 39,880 40,063 33 --
Persons in Households 2 38,443 175 39,267 -- 38,495 38,818 -- --
Total Households 3 15,000 160 16,027 575 15,361 15,760 502 Yes
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.56 0.06 2.45 0.08 2.51 2.46 0.08 No
Average Household Income 5 $40,435 $1,502 $45,388 $3,558 -- $47,784 $3,479 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.16 0.04 1.25 0.08 -- 1.18 0.07 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 26.40 1.10 28.80 4.05 -- 33.90 3.32 Yes
Percent Minority 8 34.10 1.10 13.30 2.51 34.00 15.90 2.63 Yes
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 15.40 0.90 14.70 1.58 14.20 13.90 1.41 No
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 5.40 0.50 6.40 1.19 -- 4.40 0.94 No
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 14,894 462 15,900 1,352 -- 15,289 873 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 14,500 100.0 459 -- 100.0 -- -- 100.0 -- --
Drove alone 10,835 74.7 425 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2-person Carpool 1,610 11.1 188 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3-or-more-person Carpool 410 2.8 96 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transit 404 2.8 96 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bike 25 0.2 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Walked 690 4.8 125 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 230 1.6 72 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Worked at Home 295 2.0 82 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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 21,980 100.0 475 -- 100.0 -- 21,276 100.0 1,446 No
Drove alone 17,725 80.6 474 -- -- -- 17,579 82.6 1,312 No
2-person Carpool 2,085 9.5 213 -- -- -- 1,654 7.8 438 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 465 2.1 103 -- -- -- 216 1.0 97 Yes
Transit 550 2.5 111 -- -- -- 430 2.0 178 No
Bike 30 0.1 26 -- -- -- 49 0.2 43 No
Walked 675 3.1 123 -- -- -- 784 3.7 304 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 150 0.7 58 -- -- -- 154 0.7 123 No
Worked at Home 295 1.3 82 -- -- -- 410 1.9 178 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) 18.6 0.7 -- -- -- -- --
Drove alone 18.1 0.8 -- -- -- -- --
Carpooled 20.6 2.5 -- -- -- -- --
Transit 33.4 7.6 -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 14.0 1.4 -- -- -- -- --

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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