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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 | 40,513 | -- | 36,645 | 52 | 40,684 | 41,098 | 29 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 37,985 | 233 | 35,585 | -- | 38,114 | 40,190 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 13,561 | 83 | 12,707 | 556 | 13,462 | 13,373 | 572 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.80 | 0.05 | 2.80 | 0.12 | 2.83 | 3.01 | 0.12 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $60,145 | $2,044 | $70,417 | $5,006 | -- | $77,652 | $5,732 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.45 | 0.05 | 1.41 | 0.11 | -- | 1.54 | 0.11 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 8.60 | 0.70 | 13.30 | 3.72 | -- | 9.20 | 2.36 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 24.10 | 1.00 | 27.70 | 4.07 | 26.40 | 40.60 | 3.78 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 11.10 | 0.70 | 10.80 | 1.34 | 10.70 | 10.60 | 1.18 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 38.20 | 1.20 | 39.50 | 3.28 | -- | 40.20 | 3.01 | No |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 17,747 | 478 | 19,122 | 1,351 | -- | 19,335 | 891 | 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 | 17,295 | 100.0 | 476 | 18,348 | 100.0 | 815 | 18,900 | 100.0 | 882 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 11,315 | 65.4 | 432 | 11,732 | 63.9 | 873 | 13,422 | 71.0 | 828 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 1,425 | 8.2 | 177 | 1,735 | 9.5 | 488 | 1,361 | 7.2 | 355 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 775 | 4.5 | 132 | 492 | 2.7 | 304 | 223 | 1.2 | 111 | Yes |
| Transit | 2,355 | 13.6 | 225 | 2,395 | 13.1 | 422 | 2,618 | 13.9 | 497 | No |
| Bike | 15 | 0.1 | 19 | 39 | 0.2 | 63 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | No |
| Walked | 1,060 | 6.1 | 154 | 1,391 | 7.6 | 395 | 800 | 4.2 | 288 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 175 | 1.0 | 63 | 463 | 2.5 | 345 | 88 | 0.5 | 60 | No |
| Worked at Home | 170 | 1.0 | 62 | 101 | 0.6 | 94 | 387 | 2.0 | 171 | 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 | 17,500 | 100.0 | 477 | 18,550 | 100.0 | 1,462 | 16,575 | 100.0 | 1,198 | No |
| Drove alone | 12,165 | 69.5 | 441 | 13,871 | 74.8 | 1,242 | 11,997 | 72.4 | 1,032 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 1,825 | 10.4 | 200 | 1,250 | 6.7 | 371 | 1,167 | 7.0 | 348 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 675 | 3.9 | 123 | 523 | 2.8 | 246 | 433 | 2.6 | 219 | No |
| Transit | 1,190 | 6.8 | 163 | 1,049 | 5.7 | 340 | 1,361 | 8.2 | 405 | No |
| Bike | 10 | 0.1 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 154 | 47 | 0.3 | 54 | No |
| Walked | 1,195 | 6.8 | 163 | 1,587 | 8.6 | 364 | 985 | 5.9 | 277 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 280 | 1.6 | 80 | 169 | 0.9 | 115 | 198 | 1.2 | 125 | No |
| Worked at Home | 170 | 1.0 | 62 | 101 | 0.5 | 94 | 387 | 2.3 | 171 | 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) | 30.6 | 1.0 | 29.3 | 2.4 | 29.9 | 2.3 | No |
| Drove alone | 27.1 | 1.0 | 25.3 | 3.2 | 27.1 | 2.4 | No |
| Carpooled | 30.7 | 2.9 | 33.7 | 14.4 | 26.1 | 9.3 | No |
| Transit | 55.6 | 3.5 | 49.7 | 12.6 | 52.7 | 15.7 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 14.7 | 1.9 | 22.4 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 4.9 | 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
