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Geographic Area: Reading CDP, Massachusetts FIPS: 2556165

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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 23,708 -- 23,308 25 24,747 24,981 33 --
Persons in Households 2 23,545 61 -- -- 24,566 24,806 65 Yes
Total Households 3 8,669 59 8,627 318 9,305 9,122 381 Yes
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.72 0.04 2.68 0.10 2.64 2.72 0.11 No
Average Household Income 5 $89,480 $3,508 $116,996 $7,989 -- $119,525 $10,863 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.85 0.06 1.93 0.11 -- 1.88 0.10 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 2.60 0.50 1.70 0.70 -- 1.60 0.93 No
Percent Minority 8 4.00 0.60 5.30 1.72 6.50 -- -- --
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 14.20 1.10 14.10 1.96 14.10 15.50 1.90 No
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 4.30 0.60 5.10 1.41 -- 9.20 2.16 Yes
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 12,503 368 -- -- -- 12,497 611 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 12,295 100.0 368 12,160 100.0 518 -- 100.0 -- --
Drove alone 10,220 83.1 365 9,484 78.0 515 -- -- -- --
2-person Carpool 630 5.1 118 757 6.2 235 -- -- -- --
3-or-more-person Carpool 85 0.7 44 79 0.6 237 -- -- -- --
Transit 695 5.7 124 944 7.8 208 -- -- -- --
Bike 0 0.0 0 56 0.5 51 -- -- -- --
Walked 190 1.5 66 179 1.5 104 -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 35 0.3 28 24 0.2 231 -- -- -- --
Worked at Home 445 3.6 100 637 5.2 205 -- -- -- --
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 7,015 100.0 336 -- 100.0 -- -- 100.0 -- --
Drove alone 5,760 82.1 316 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2-person Carpool 435 6.2 99 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3-or-more-person Carpool 124 1.8 53 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transit 49 0.7 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bike 0 0.0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Walked 180 2.6 64 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 19 0.3 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Worked at Home 445 6.3 100 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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) 26.5 1.0 29.4 2.3 -- -- --
Drove alone 24.9 0.9 27.2 2.5 -- -- --
Carpooled 23.5 3.5 26.4 14.5 -- -- --
Transit 57.8 4.9 56.4 17.6 -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 13.8 8.8 19.2 22.6 -- -- --

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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