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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 | 47,829 | -- | 46,177 | 91 | 49,808 | 50,052 | 37 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 46,920 | 143 | 45,621 | -- | 49,076 | 49,287 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 15,149 | 149 | 16,191 | 893 | 15,180 | 14,096 | 604 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 3.10 | 0.07 | 2.82 | 0.16 | 3.23 | 3.50 | 0.15 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $58,955 | $1,995 | $68,437 | $6,751 | -- | $68,025 | $4,721 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.49 | 0.05 | 1.37 | 0.12 | -- | 1.54 | 0.11 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 15.90 | 0.80 | 15.50 | 3.00 | -- | 21.80 | 2.71 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 78.30 | 0.90 | 80.10 | 3.01 | 76.50 | 84.80 | 2.25 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 9.30 | 0.60 | 9.20 | 1.18 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 1.04 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 23.70 | 0.90 | 30.80 | 3.10 | -- | 38.30 | 2.68 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 23,003 | 523 | 24,163 | 1,534 | -- | 25,665 | 1,039 | 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 | 22,405 | 100.0 | 522 | 23,152 | 100.0 | 914 | 25,304 | 100.0 | 1,060 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 13,815 | 61.7 | 474 | 12,846 | 55.5 | 1,038 | 13,369 | 52.8 | 908 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,725 | 12.2 | 242 | 1,480 | 6.4 | 379 | 1,230 | 4.9 | 323 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,040 | 9.1 | 211 | 1,693 | 7.3 | 533 | 702 | 2.8 | 288 | Yes |
| Transit | 1,930 | 8.6 | 206 | 2,239 | 9.7 | 536 | 2,369 | 9.4 | 556 | No |
| Bike | 180 | 0.8 | 64 | 178 | 0.8 | 108 | 329 | 1.3 | 190 | No |
| Walked | 875 | 3.9 | 140 | 1,080 | 4.7 | 363 | 1,047 | 4.1 | 296 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 555 | 2.5 | 112 | 3,103 | 13.4 | 836 | 5,747 | 22.7 | 1,049 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 295 | 1.3 | 82 | 533 | 2.3 | 197 | 511 | 2.0 | 222 | 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 | 12,090 | 100.0 | 454 | -- | 100.0 | -- | 11,903 | 100.0 | 1,160 | No |
| Drove alone | 8,655 | 71.6 | 403 | -- | -- | -- | 7,513 | 63.1 | 909 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 930 | 7.7 | 144 | -- | -- | -- | 567 | 4.8 | 267 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 705 | 5.8 | 126 | -- | -- | -- | 336 | 2.8 | 217 | Yes |
| Transit | 455 | 3.8 | 102 | -- | -- | -- | 643 | 5.4 | 232 | No |
| Bike | 60 | 0.5 | 37 | -- | -- | -- | 175 | 1.5 | 154 | No |
| Walked | 780 | 6.5 | 132 | -- | -- | -- | 838 | 7.0 | 280 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 210 | 1.7 | 69 | -- | -- | -- | 1,320 | 11.1 | 388 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 295 | 2.4 | 82 | -- | -- | -- | 511 | 4.3 | 222 | 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) | 29.7 | 0.9 | 27.6 | 2.1 | 29.4 | 2.2 | No |
| Drove alone | 28.0 | 1.0 | 24.6 | 3.0 | 28.9 | 3.0 | No |
| Carpooled | 27.5 | 1.6 | 30.0 | 10.2 | 30.2 | 11.4 | No |
| Transit | 52.8 | 4.5 | 56.5 | 18.7 | 43.3 | 13.5 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 22.9 | 2.9 | 19.8 | 6.6 | 25.6 | 6.5 | 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
