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Geographic Area: Romulus city, Michigan FIPS: 2669420

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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 22,979 -- 22,975 22 23,989 23,742 27 --
Persons in Households 2 22,777 57 22,744 -- 23,704 23,490 -- --
Total Households 3 8,450 87 8,418 479 8,975 8,954 339 Yes
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.70 0.05 2.70 0.15 2.64 2.62 0.10 No
Average Household Income 5 $53,205 $1,925 $54,747 $5,178 -- $48,754 $3,903 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.75 0.05 1.67 0.13 -- 1.66 0.11 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 12.60 0.90 17.70 3.80 -- 22.00 4.06 Yes
Percent Minority 8 34.50 1.30 36.00 3.30 49.50 49.60 3.54 Yes
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 7.70 0.70 9.10 1.52 9.80 10.40 1.66 Yes
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 1.90 0.40 4.40 1.34 -- 2.50 1.06 No
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 10,513 306 10,707 1,071 -- 9,311 541 Yes
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 10,255 100.0 305 -- 100.0 -- -- 100.0 -- --
Drove alone 8,665 84.5 297 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2-person Carpool 885 8.6 118 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3-or-more-person Carpool 225 2.2 60 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transit 25 0.2 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bike 10 0.1 13 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Walked 170 1.7 53 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 64 0.6 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Worked at Home 210 2.0 58 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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 38,380 100.0 -- -- 100.0 -- 32,015 100.0 1,628 --
Drove alone 32,135 83.7 -- -- -- -- 26,896 84.0 1,486 --
2-person Carpool 3,050 7.9 208 -- -- -- 2,470 7.7 432 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 835 2.2 115 -- -- -- 520 1.6 199 Yes
Transit 280 0.7 67 -- -- -- 227 0.7 128 No
Bike 40 0.1 26 -- -- -- 21 0.1 34 No
Walked 235 0.6 62 -- -- -- 192 0.6 90 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 1,600 4.2 156 -- -- -- 1,533 4.8 369 No
Worked at Home 210 0.5 58 -- -- -- 156 0.5 96 No
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) 23.1 0.9 -- -- -- -- --
Drove alone 23.4 0.9 -- -- -- -- --
Carpooled 24.3 2.8 -- -- -- -- --
Transit 13.8 6.0 -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 10.2 2.8 -- -- -- -- --

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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