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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 | 48,573 | -- | 50,846 | 48 | 55,181 | 55,684 | 41 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 42,080 | 359 | 45,959 | -- | 47,436 | 48,169 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 13,053 | 134 | 14,888 | 806 | 14,119 | 14,153 | 710 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 3.22 | 0.09 | 3.09 | 0.14 | 3.36 | 3.40 | 0.16 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $49,725 | $1,911 | $57,511 | $5,024 | -- | $50,156 | $4,203 | No |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.35 | 0.06 | 1.17 | 0.10 | -- | 1.10 | 0.09 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 27.00 | 1.00 | 24.70 | 3.44 | -- | 35.50 | 3.52 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 51.30 | 1.10 | 47.50 | 4.01 | 54.60 | 28.80 | 2.43 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 6.10 | 0.50 | 5.30 | 0.87 | 5.20 | 5.10 | 0.79 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 33.40 | 1.00 | 36.80 | 3.06 | -- | 39.40 | 2.37 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 23,848 | 527 | 24,857 | 1,751 | -- | 24,514 | 1,146 | 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 | 23,125 | 100.0 | 526 | 24,215 | 100.0 | 1,212 | 24,120 | 100.0 | 1,138 | No |
| Drove alone | 11,030 | 47.7 | 442 | 11,060 | 45.7 | 1,054 | 9,130 | 37.9 | 806 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,605 | 11.3 | 237 | 1,788 | 7.4 | 491 | 1,611 | 6.7 | 388 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 3,010 | 13.0 | 254 | 2,906 | 12.0 | 743 | 2,837 | 11.8 | 595 | No |
| Transit | 2,330 | 10.1 | 225 | 2,450 | 10.1 | 548 | 2,916 | 12.1 | 611 | No |
| Bike | 245 | 1.1 | 75 | 211 | 0.9 | 166 | 267 | 1.1 | 142 | No |
| Walked | 2,980 | 12.9 | 253 | 3,840 | 15.9 | 697 | 3,915 | 16.2 | 648 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 620 | 2.7 | 118 | 1,402 | 5.8 | 770 | 3,118 | 12.9 | 765 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 300 | 1.3 | 83 | 558 | 2.3 | 198 | 326 | 1.4 | 142 | 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 | 35,765 | 100.0 | 464 | 38,196 | 100.0 | 2,072 | 44,514 | 100.0 | 2,060 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 25,935 | 72.5 | 526 | 27,826 | 72.9 | 1,877 | 31,003 | 69.6 | 1,652 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,830 | 7.9 | 247 | 2,525 | 6.6 | 497 | 2,490 | 5.6 | 536 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,200 | 3.4 | 164 | 1,455 | 3.8 | 490 | 1,924 | 4.3 | 493 | Yes |
| Transit | 2,060 | 5.8 | 212 | 1,771 | 4.6 | 336 | 2,779 | 6.2 | 564 | Yes |
| Bike | 200 | 0.6 | 67 | 195 | 0.5 | 139 | 314 | 0.7 | 151 | No |
| Walked | 2,710 | 7.6 | 242 | 2,923 | 7.7 | 538 | 4,217 | 9.5 | 639 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 530 | 1.5 | 109 | 943 | 2.5 | 535 | 1,461 | 3.3 | 382 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 300 | 0.8 | 83 | 558 | 1.5 | 198 | 326 | 0.7 | 142 | 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) | 23.4 | 0.8 | 25.3 | 2.4 | 24.1 | 2.1 | No |
| Drove alone | 23.0 | 1.0 | 26.3 | 3.8 | 22.7 | 2.9 | No |
| Carpooled | 22.0 | 1.0 | 28.8 | 9.0 | 25.4 | 6.2 | No |
| Transit | 40.4 | 3.9 | 36.8 | 12.3 | 39.6 | 12.1 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 16.5 | 1.6 | 15.0 | 4.9 | 18.9 | 4.0 | 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
