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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 | 59,226 | -- | 60,524 | 29 | 60,632 | 61,411 | 46 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 53,231 | 351 | 51,481 | -- | 53,946 | 54,080 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 23,157 | 127 | 22,668 | 1,676 | 23,690 | 23,488 | 827 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.30 | 0.04 | 2.27 | 0.08 | 2.28 | 2.30 | 0.08 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $65,700 | $1,677 | $81,909 | $8,661 | -- | $87,215 | $7,398 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.54 | 0.03 | 1.58 | 0.16 | -- | 1.52 | 0.08 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 7.00 | 0.50 | 12.20 | 1.90 | -- | 9.90 | 1.88 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 17.80 | 0.80 | 23.10 | 3.02 | 24.60 | 25.70 | 2.46 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 13.20 | 0.70 | 11.10 | 1.09 | 12.30 | 12.10 | 1.03 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 20.20 | 0.80 | 25.70 | 2.69 | -- | 27.20 | 2.21 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 33,327 | 577 | 34,654 | 1,920 | -- | 34,270 | 1,044 | 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 | 32,670 | 100.0 | 579 | 33,412 | 100.0 | 1,694 | 33,616 | 100.0 | 1,099 | No |
| Drove alone | 23,840 | 73.0 | 571 | 23,183 | 69.4 | 1,524 | 23,543 | 70.0 | 1,171 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,345 | 7.2 | 227 | 2,051 | 6.1 | 424 | 2,432 | 7.2 | 615 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 405 | 1.2 | 96 | 877 | 2.6 | 358 | 212 | 0.6 | 137 | Yes |
| Transit | 2,680 | 8.2 | 242 | 1,956 | 5.9 | 529 | 2,759 | 8.2 | 530 | No |
| Bike | 190 | 0.6 | 66 | 844 | 2.5 | 565 | 180 | 0.5 | 113 | No |
| Walked | 2,190 | 6.7 | 220 | 2,588 | 7.7 | 627 | 2,749 | 8.2 | 456 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 240 | 0.7 | 74 | 335 | 1.0 | 258 | 304 | 0.9 | 201 | No |
| Worked at Home | 790 | 2.4 | 134 | 1,578 | 4.7 | 538 | 1,437 | 4.3 | 305 | 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 | 53,140 | 100.0 | 353 | 53,478 | 100.0 | 2,055 | 51,994 | 100.0 | 2,101 | No |
| Drove alone | 44,300 | 83.4 | 505 | 43,723 | 81.8 | 1,866 | 41,683 | 80.2 | 1,906 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,055 | 5.7 | 257 | 2,843 | 5.3 | 508 | 2,813 | 5.4 | 525 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 765 | 1.4 | 131 | 848 | 1.6 | 314 | 1,066 | 2.1 | 337 | No |
| Transit | 1,385 | 2.6 | 176 | 1,032 | 1.9 | 277 | 1,718 | 3.3 | 426 | No |
| Bike | 120 | 0.2 | 52 | 677 | 1.3 | 522 | 187 | 0.4 | 110 | No |
| Walked | 2,345 | 4.4 | 227 | 2,295 | 4.3 | 541 | 2,671 | 5.1 | 426 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 380 | 0.7 | 93 | 482 | 0.9 | 242 | 419 | 0.8 | 244 | No |
| Worked at Home | 790 | 1.5 | 134 | 1,578 | 3.0 | 538 | 1,437 | 2.8 | 305 | 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) | 23.3 | 0.5 | 23.2 | 2.0 | 24.6 | 1.6 | No |
| Drove alone | 22.1 | 0.5 | 22.9 | 2.3 | 24.1 | 2.0 | No |
| Carpooled | 24.2 | 1.9 | 22.2 | 6.6 | 21.3 | 7.5 | No |
| Transit | 43.4 | 2.2 | 43.6 | 17.0 | 43.5 | 12.1 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 12.8 | 1.7 | 14.9 | 5.6 | 14.4 | 3.8 | 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
