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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 | 40,407 | -- | 41,393 | 48 | 41,340 | 42,028 | 31 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 39,237 | 161 | 40,517 | -- | 39,570 | 40,227 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 17,477 | 124 | 17,636 | 713 | 17,842 | 18,150 | 586 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.25 | 0.04 | 2.30 | 0.09 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 0.07 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $54,510 | $1,768 | $69,700 | $5,496 | -- | $68,833 | $4,759 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.38 | 0.04 | 1.42 | 0.09 | -- | 1.32 | 0.08 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 9.70 | 0.70 | 12.40 | 2.68 | -- | 13.90 | 2.37 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 14.80 | 0.80 | 14.60 | 2.61 | 18.50 | 18.00 | 2.47 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 14.00 | 0.80 | 12.50 | 1.47 | 12.90 | 12.40 | 1.38 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 11.90 | 0.80 | 15.70 | 2.19 | -- | 16.70 | 2.69 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 21,684 | 479 | 22,491 | 1,496 | -- | 22,405 | 1,100 | No |
| 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 | 21,320 | 100.0 | 480 | 21,722 | 100.0 | 1,107 | 21,955 | 100.0 | 1,083 | No |
| Drove alone | 15,340 | 72.0 | 466 | 14,904 | 68.6 | 1,036 | 14,484 | 66.0 | 1,062 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 1,845 | 8.7 | 201 | 2,178 | 10.0 | 526 | 1,489 | 6.8 | 458 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 250 | 1.2 | 75 | 341 | 1.6 | 312 | 151 | 0.7 | 195 | No |
| Transit | 1,788 | 8.4 | 198 | 2,108 | 9.7 | 433 | 2,720 | 12.4 | 565 | Yes |
| Bike | 80 | 0.4 | 43 | 134 | 0.6 | 100 | 153 | 0.7 | 110 | No |
| Walked | 1,265 | 5.9 | 167 | 1,123 | 5.2 | 307 | 1,581 | 7.2 | 434 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 145 | 0.7 | 57 | 226 | 1.0 | 228 | 378 | 1.7 | 208 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 595 | 2.8 | 116 | 708 | 3.3 | 242 | 999 | 4.6 | 398 | No |
| 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 | 18,585 | 100.0 | 479 | 19,385 | 100.0 | 1,444 | 21,963 | 100.0 | 1,431 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 14,515 | 78.1 | 461 | 14,979 | 77.3 | 1,258 | 16,271 | 74.1 | 1,192 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 1,355 | 7.3 | 173 | 1,223 | 6.3 | 304 | 1,485 | 6.8 | 496 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 380 | 2.0 | 93 | 310 | 1.6 | 197 | 265 | 1.2 | 162 | No |
| Transit | 450 | 2.4 | 101 | 627 | 3.2 | 253 | 497 | 2.3 | 193 | No |
| Bike | 65 | 0.3 | 39 | 101 | 0.5 | 74 | 152 | 0.7 | 126 | No |
| Walked | 1,110 | 6.0 | 157 | 1,244 | 6.4 | 340 | 1,885 | 8.6 | 436 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 109 | 0.6 | 50 | 193 | 1.0 | 129 | 409 | 1.9 | 210 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 595 | 3.2 | 116 | 708 | 3.7 | 242 | 999 | 4.5 | 398 | No |
| 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) | 27.2 | 0.9 | 28.6 | 2.5 | 29.2 | 2.9 | No |
| Drove alone | 25.3 | 0.9 | 26.0 | 2.8 | 25.9 | 3.1 | No |
| Carpooled | 22.8 | 2.0 | 28.3 | 10.2 | 22.8 | 9.5 | No |
| Transit | 59.3 | 3.5 | 58.5 | 17.2 | 58.6 | 18.3 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 14.7 | 1.9 | 13.6 | 5.7 | 18.6 | 7.6 | 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
