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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 | 105,167 | -- | 103,430 | 44 | 106,519 | 107,616 | 58 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 101,318 | 291 | 99,073 | -- | 102,173 | 103,369 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 37,992 | 180 | 37,664 | 922 | 38,470 | 38,913 | 1,050 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.67 | 0.03 | 2.63 | 0.06 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 0.07 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $47,700 | $1,018 | $59,978 | $2,609 | -- | $60,971 | $2,765 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.37 | 0.03 | 1.45 | 0.06 | -- | 1.45 | 0.06 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 16.80 | 0.60 | 17.10 | 1.78 | -- | 17.50 | 1.72 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 31.80 | 0.70 | 37.80 | 1.93 | 39.70 | 42.20 | 2.10 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 10.60 | 0.50 | 11.10 | 0.79 | 10.10 | 10.70 | 0.80 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 22.10 | 0.60 | 24.60 | 1.91 | -- | 24.60 | 1.46 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 47,793 | 772 | 51,272 | 2,218 | -- | 51,229 | 1,703 | 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 | 46,765 | 100.0 | 771 | 48,738 | 100.0 | 1,564 | 49,933 | 100.0 | 1,728 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 34,495 | 73.8 | 728 | 37,084 | 76.1 | 1,381 | 37,104 | 74.3 | 1,605 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 5,910 | 12.6 | 357 | 5,283 | 10.8 | 1,061 | 5,706 | 11.4 | 763 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,410 | 3.0 | 178 | 1,309 | 2.7 | 417 | 1,696 | 3.4 | 477 | No |
| Transit | 1,475 | 3.2 | 182 | 1,151 | 2.4 | 327 | 1,598 | 3.2 | 417 | No |
| Bike | 145 | 0.3 | 58 | 140 | 0.3 | 140 | 84 | 0.2 | 66 | No |
| Walked | 2,140 | 4.6 | 219 | 2,030 | 4.2 | 452 | 2,241 | 4.5 | 427 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 605 | 1.3 | 117 | 617 | 1.3 | 274 | 407 | 0.8 | 218 | No |
| Worked at Home | 590 | 1.3 | 116 | 1,124 | 2.3 | 428 | 1,097 | 2.2 | 299 | 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 | 37,630 | 100.0 | 743 | 36,709 | 100.0 | 1,794 | 37,216 | 100.0 | 1,860 | No |
| Drove alone | 30,145 | 80.1 | 701 | 29,119 | 79.3 | 1,552 | 29,279 | 78.7 | 1,623 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,025 | 8.0 | 259 | 3,046 | 8.3 | 691 | 2,874 | 7.7 | 600 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 745 | 2.0 | 130 | 467 | 1.3 | 208 | 711 | 1.9 | 219 | No |
| Transit | 719 | 1.9 | 128 | 660 | 1.8 | 286 | 659 | 1.8 | 274 | No |
| Bike | 75 | 0.2 | 41 | 159 | 0.4 | 144 | 128 | 0.3 | 82 | No |
| Walked | 1,975 | 5.2 | 211 | 1,871 | 5.1 | 435 | 2,134 | 5.7 | 408 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 355 | 0.9 | 90 | 263 | 0.7 | 149 | 334 | 0.9 | 170 | No |
| Worked at Home | 590 | 1.6 | 116 | 1,124 | 3.1 | 428 | 1,097 | 2.9 | 299 | 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) | 24.3 | 0.5 | 25.1 | 1.4 | 25.7 | 1.5 | No |
| Drove alone | 23.8 | 0.5 | 24.9 | 1.5 | 25.4 | 1.9 | No |
| Carpooled | 25.0 | 1.2 | 25.6 | 6.5 | 23.7 | 4.5 | No |
| Transit | 51.0 | 5.6 | 56.0 | 25.3 | 58.1 | 22.9 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 14.4 | 1.7 | 14.5 | 4.7 | 15.2 | 4.7 | 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
