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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 | 197,846 | -- | 193,349 | 105 | 188,040 | 189,162 | 48 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 188,156 | 388 | 184,398 | -- | 179,780 | 181,614 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 73,336 | 268 | 72,839 | 1,253 | 72,126 | 72,868 | 1,009 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.57 | 0.02 | 2.53 | 0.04 | 2.49 | 2.49 | 0.03 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $46,315 | $607 | $51,038 | $1,951 | -- | $49,277 | $1,527 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.53 | 0.02 | 1.55 | 0.05 | -- | 1.46 | 0.04 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 15.70 | 0.30 | 23.00 | 1.65 | -- | 28.30 | 1.65 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 33.00 | 0.40 | 32.20 | 1.10 | 35.40 | 30.80 | 1.02 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 11.60 | 0.30 | 10.90 | 0.56 | 11.10 | 11.00 | 0.52 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 10.50 | 0.30 | 11.70 | 0.99 | -- | 9.30 | 0.80 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 92,464 | 898 | 91,311 | 2,434 | -- | 84,732 | 1,846 | 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 | 90,665 | 100.0 | 897 | 89,236 | 100.0 | 1,907 | 82,380 | 100.0 | 1,787 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 69,395 | 76.5 | 859 | 68,012 | 76.2 | 2,292 | 61,716 | 74.9 | 1,608 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 8,915 | 9.8 | 373 | 7,267 | 8.1 | 970 | 7,038 | 8.5 | 875 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,735 | 3.0 | 210 | 2,667 | 3.0 | 709 | 2,314 | 2.8 | 466 | No |
| Transit | 1,945 | 2.1 | 178 | 3,050 | 3.4 | 607 | 3,197 | 3.9 | 555 | Yes |
| Bike | 370 | 0.4 | 78 | 1,008 | 1.1 | 320 | 552 | 0.7 | 214 | No |
| Walked | 3,600 | 4.0 | 241 | 2,650 | 3.0 | 539 | 3,124 | 3.8 | 562 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 1,270 | 1.4 | 144 | 723 | 0.8 | 281 | 592 | 0.7 | 197 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 2,430 | 2.7 | 198 | 3,859 | 4.3 | 632 | 3,847 | 4.7 | 526 | 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 | 124,365 | 100.0 | 870 | 120,011 | 100.0 | 3,121 | 117,304 | 100.0 | 3,003 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 102,925 | 82.8 | 899 | 98,534 | 82.1 | 2,749 | 95,770 | 81.6 | 2,627 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 10,245 | 8.2 | 399 | 8,829 | 7.4 | 873 | 8,761 | 7.5 | 926 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,235 | 1.8 | 190 | 1,748 | 1.5 | 372 | 1,823 | 1.6 | 336 | Yes |
| Transit | 1,854 | 1.5 | 173 | 2,321 | 1.9 | 458 | 2,630 | 2.2 | 495 | Yes |
| Bike | 305 | 0.2 | 71 | 1,085 | 0.9 | 337 | 624 | 0.5 | 169 | Yes |
| Walked | 3,410 | 2.7 | 234 | 2,863 | 2.4 | 561 | 3,208 | 2.7 | 585 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 960 | 0.8 | 125 | 772 | 0.6 | 236 | 641 | 0.5 | 215 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 2,430 | 2.0 | 198 | 3,859 | 3.2 | 632 | 3,847 | 3.3 | 526 | 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) | 19.2 | 0.2 | 19.2 | 0.8 | 19.4 | 0.8 | No |
| Drove alone | 18.5 | 0.3 | 17.9 | 1.0 | 18.2 | 0.8 | No |
| Carpooled | 21.4 | 0.7 | 24.2 | 4.6 | 22.8 | 3.4 | No |
| Transit | 34.4 | 2.7 | 39.2 | 11.6 | 37.6 | 10.7 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 17.1 | 1.2 | 14.7 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 4.2 | 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
