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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 | 55,765 | -- | 55,571 | 40 | 56,173 | 56,673 | 30 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 53,566 | 220 | 52,648 | -- | 54,214 | 54,272 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 22,081 | 116 | 21,674 | 710 | 22,810 | 22,448 | 726 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.43 | 0.03 | 2.43 | 0.07 | 2.38 | 2.42 | 0.07 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $61,875 | $1,598 | $77,834 | $4,634 | -- | $87,978 | $6,550 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.46 | 0.04 | 1.50 | 0.08 | -- | 1.53 | 0.08 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 6.40 | 0.50 | 8.40 | 1.59 | -- | 9.70 | 1.86 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 13.50 | 0.70 | 18.00 | 1.77 | 21.40 | 20.50 | 2.26 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 17.30 | 0.80 | 15.50 | 1.36 | 15.20 | 14.80 | 1.29 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 16.20 | 0.70 | 21.40 | 2.16 | -- | 21.90 | 2.37 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 29,045 | 564 | 31,524 | 1,711 | -- | 31,946 | 1,113 | 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 | 28,415 | 100.0 | 565 | 30,001 | 100.0 | 950 | 31,177 | 100.0 | 1,098 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 18,540 | 65.2 | 532 | 18,895 | 63.0 | 1,002 | 20,169 | 64.7 | 1,187 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,220 | 7.8 | 221 | 2,373 | 7.9 | 502 | 2,387 | 7.7 | 561 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 465 | 1.6 | 103 | 444 | 1.5 | 329 | 372 | 1.2 | 245 | No |
| Transit | 5,115 | 18.0 | 326 | 5,206 | 17.4 | 730 | 4,725 | 15.2 | 741 | No |
| Bike | 150 | 0.5 | 58 | 276 | 0.9 | 129 | 648 | 2.1 | 262 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,275 | 4.5 | 169 | 1,712 | 5.7 | 491 | 1,641 | 5.3 | 504 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 119 | 0.4 | 52 | 281 | 0.9 | 192 | 205 | 0.7 | 157 | No |
| Worked at Home | 535 | 1.9 | 110 | 814 | 2.7 | 192 | 1,030 | 3.3 | 311 | 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 | 19,870 | 100.0 | 541 | 18,748 | 100.0 | 1,282 | 20,347 | 100.0 | 1,365 | No |
| Drove alone | 13,965 | 70.3 | 489 | 12,171 | 64.9 | 1,126 | 13,207 | 64.9 | 1,041 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 1,440 | 7.2 | 179 | 1,664 | 8.9 | 418 | 1,482 | 7.3 | 325 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 239 | 1.2 | 74 | 501 | 2.7 | 250 | 294 | 1.4 | 144 | No |
| Transit | 1,794 | 9.0 | 199 | 1,462 | 7.8 | 320 | 1,873 | 9.2 | 531 | No |
| Bike | 105 | 0.5 | 49 | 293 | 1.6 | 225 | 323 | 1.6 | 152 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,665 | 8.4 | 192 | 1,811 | 9.7 | 453 | 1,887 | 9.3 | 511 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 125 | 0.6 | 53 | 32 | 0.2 | 36 | 251 | 1.2 | 160 | No |
| Worked at Home | 535 | 2.7 | 110 | 814 | 4.3 | 192 | 1,030 | 5.1 | 311 | 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) | 27.3 | 0.6 | 27.6 | 1.5 | 28.7 | 1.8 | No |
| Drove alone | 24.2 | 0.6 | 25.4 | 2.1 | 27.4 | 2.5 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 26.4 | 2.0 | 27.1 | 9.0 | 24.5 | 8.4 | No |
| Transit | 41.7 | 1.6 | 42.2 | 8.4 | 40.7 | 9.0 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 17.3 | 2.8 | 13.2 | 4.4 | 21.4 | 8.8 | 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
