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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 | 67,088 | -- | 61,903 | 34 | 66,455 | 67,193 | 38 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 66,742 | 89 | 61,170 | -- | 65,806 | 66,776 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 22,913 | 135 | 21,596 | 718 | 22,814 | 22,440 | 822 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.91 | 0.04 | 2.83 | 0.09 | 2.88 | 2.98 | 0.11 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $40,580 | $1,218 | $50,341 | $2,849 | -- | $53,550 | $4,213 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 0.72 | 0.03 | 0.74 | 0.06 | -- | 0.76 | 0.06 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 21.40 | 0.80 | 19.70 | 2.59 | -- | 24.30 | 2.88 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 41.70 | 0.90 | 25.30 | 2.64 | 42.00 | 36.00 | 3.45 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 9.90 | 0.60 | 11.40 | 1.14 | 10.50 | 9.70 | 0.92 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 58.70 | 0.90 | 57.90 | 1.97 | -- | 56.60 | 2.31 | No |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 25,880 | 603 | 31,376 | 1,688 | -- | 30,581 | 1,046 | 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 | 24,810 | 100.0 | 598 | 30,554 | 100.0 | 1,223 | 30,142 | 100.0 | 1,039 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 8,300 | 33.5 | 408 | 9,597 | 31.4 | 975 | 9,306 | 30.9 | 1,026 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,330 | 9.4 | 227 | 1,864 | 6.1 | 450 | 1,664 | 5.5 | 472 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,180 | 8.8 | 220 | 1,361 | 4.5 | 365 | 1,503 | 5.0 | 388 | Yes |
| Transit | 8,045 | 32.4 | 402 | 12,571 | 41.1 | 1,258 | 12,212 | 40.5 | 981 | Yes |
| Bike | 55 | 0.2 | 35 | 16 | 0.1 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 115 | No |
| Walked | 3,025 | 12.2 | 257 | 3,640 | 11.9 | 611 | 4,255 | 14.1 | 736 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 524 | 2.1 | 109 | 711 | 2.3 | 318 | 629 | 2.1 | 289 | No |
| Worked at Home | 350 | 1.4 | 89 | 794 | 2.6 | 264 | 573 | 1.9 | 285 | 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 | 12,810 | 100.0 | 487 | 16,873 | 100.0 | 1,334 | 15,342 | 100.0 | 1,343 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 5,435 | 42.4 | 338 | 6,698 | 39.7 | 758 | 5,903 | 38.5 | 800 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 1,180 | 9.2 | 163 | 1,365 | 8.1 | 487 | 813 | 5.3 | 245 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 550 | 4.3 | 112 | 261 | 1.5 | 146 | 489 | 3.2 | 233 | No |
| Transit | 2,549 | 19.9 | 237 | 4,020 | 23.8 | 657 | 3,967 | 25.9 | 698 | Yes |
| Bike | 40 | 0.3 | 30 | 78 | 0.5 | 80 | 14 | 0.1 | 27 | No |
| Walked | 2,535 | 19.8 | 236 | 3,245 | 19.2 | 597 | 3,378 | 22.0 | 663 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 164 | 1.3 | 61 | 412 | 2.4 | 245 | 205 | 1.3 | 185 | No |
| Worked at Home | 350 | 2.7 | 89 | 794 | 4.7 | 264 | 573 | 3.7 | 285 | 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) | 29.8 | 0.8 | 30.7 | 2.2 | 31.3 | 2.1 | No |
| Drove alone | 25.9 | 1.1 | 27.5 | 4.4 | 28.5 | 5.1 | No |
| Carpooled | 30.2 | 1.9 | 30.3 | 8.2 | 29.5 | 8.9 | No |
| Transit | 39.5 | 1.6 | 38.1 | 5.6 | 39.8 | 5.1 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 16.5 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 4.7 | 16.4 | 3.8 | 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
