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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 | 149,222 | -- | 145,312 | 36 | 146,199 | 145,644 | 41 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 145,409 | 291 | 142,627 | -- | 143,571 | 143,528 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 44,760 | 229 | 43,341 | 980 | 44,329 | 43,618 | 1,114 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 3.25 | 0.04 | 3.29 | 0.07 | 3.24 | 3.29 | 0.08 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $43,050 | $919 | $43,287 | $1,959 | -- | $46,474 | $2,603 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.14 | 0.03 | 1.06 | 0.05 | -- | 1.04 | 0.05 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 22.20 | 0.50 | 26.70 | 2.11 | -- | 27.40 | 2.14 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 69.50 | 0.60 | 69.90 | 2.20 | 65.30 | 49.10 | 2.06 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 8.40 | 0.30 | 9.30 | 0.73 | 8.90 | 9.30 | 0.66 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 32.80 | 0.60 | 26.80 | 1.88 | -- | 33.00 | 1.51 | No |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 52,589 | 882 | 58,115 | 2,200 | -- | 54,807 | 2,142 | 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 | 50,620 | 100.0 | 875 | 56,074 | 100.0 | 1,710 | 53,236 | 100.0 | 2,203 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 29,345 | 58.0 | 734 | 35,919 | 64.1 | 1,907 | 32,196 | 60.5 | 1,580 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 6,430 | 12.7 | 375 | 3,880 | 6.9 | 782 | 7,511 | 14.1 | 1,093 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 4,190 | 8.3 | 305 | 1,754 | 3.1 | 509 | 2,906 | 5.5 | 689 | Yes |
| Transit | 6,065 | 12.0 | 365 | 7,043 | 12.6 | 948 | 6,067 | 11.4 | 819 | No |
| Bike | 100 | 0.2 | 48 | 123 | 0.2 | 144 | 34 | 0.1 | 38 | Yes |
| Walked | 2,990 | 5.9 | 259 | 2,627 | 4.7 | 570 | 2,292 | 4.3 | 513 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 980 | 1.9 | 149 | 4,165 | 7.4 | 823 | 1,409 | 2.6 | 415 | No |
| Worked at Home | 525 | 1.0 | 109 | 563 | 1.0 | 216 | 821 | 1.5 | 280 | 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 | 37,540 | 100.0 | 802 | 39,145 | 100.0 | 1,971 | 39,922 | 100.0 | 2,042 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 26,095 | 69.5 | 702 | 27,436 | 70.1 | 1,580 | 27,267 | 68.3 | 1,414 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,625 | 9.7 | 284 | 2,265 | 5.8 | 495 | 3,738 | 9.4 | 663 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,475 | 3.9 | 183 | 761 | 1.9 | 310 | 1,316 | 3.3 | 380 | No |
| Transit | 2,785 | 7.4 | 250 | 4,057 | 10.4 | 776 | 3,798 | 9.5 | 792 | Yes |
| Bike | 70 | 0.2 | 40 | 79 | 0.2 | 125 | 14 | 0.0 | 23 | Yes |
| Walked | 2,490 | 6.6 | 237 | 2,342 | 6.0 | 555 | 2,263 | 5.7 | 499 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 480 | 1.3 | 105 | 1,642 | 4.2 | 461 | 705 | 1.8 | 253 | No |
| Worked at Home | 525 | 1.4 | 109 | 563 | 1.4 | 216 | 821 | 2.1 | 280 | 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) | 24.4 | 0.5 | 25.0 | 1.4 | 22.2 | 1.5 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 22.5 | 0.5 | 23.5 | 2.0 | 21.4 | 1.7 | No |
| Carpooled | 24.2 | 0.9 | 24.0 | 5.9 | 20.3 | 3.9 | No |
| Transit | 39.1 | 2.1 | 35.4 | 7.0 | 33.5 | 6.3 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 16.4 | 1.3 | 23.1 | 5.3 | 15.7 | 4.3 | 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
