Download an Excel file* of this document: profile_new_york__buffalo_city.xls.
| 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? ** |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | MOE(+/-) | Value | MOE(+/-) | Value | Value | MOE(+/-) | ||
| Total Persons 1 | 292,648 | -- | 271,308 | 43 | 261,310 | 260,321 | 49 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 281,556 | 418 | 258,905 | -- | 251,939 | 250,820 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 122,672 | 562 | 116,799 | 2,079 | 112,536 | 111,275 | 1,551 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.30 | 0.02 | 2.22 | 0.03 | 2.24 | 2.25 | 0.03 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $34,860 | $439 | $44,540 | $1,574 | -- | $44,710 | $1,532 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.01 | 0.01 | 1.06 | 0.03 | -- | 1.04 | 0.03 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 26.60 | 0.30 | 29.40 | 1.14 | -- | 30.70 | 1.31 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 45.30 | 0.40 | 46.20 | 0.77 | 49.60 | 49.80 | 0.96 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 13.50 | 0.30 | 12.40 | 0.56 | 11.40 | 11.60 | 0.47 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 4.40 | 0.20 | 6.50 | 0.74 | -- | 8.20 | 0.75 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 114,213 | 1,068 | 112,415 | 2,830 | -- | 106,815 | 2,058 | 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? ** |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | ||
| Total Workers | 110,640 | 100.0 | 1,061 | 107,544 | 100.0 | 2,802 | 103,692 | 100.0 | 2,053 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 72,315 | 65.4 | 944 | 72,136 | 67.1 | 2,298 | 69,394 | 66.9 | 1,887 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 13,195 | 11.9 | 454 | 9,127 | 8.5 | 1,239 | 8,125 | 7.8 | 877 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,770 | 2.5 | 212 | 1,310 | 1.2 | 326 | 1,645 | 1.6 | 395 | Yes |
| Transit | 13,250 | 12.0 | 455 | 12,976 | 12.1 | 1,184 | 13,410 | 12.9 | 1,148 | No |
| Bike | 480 | 0.4 | 89 | 929 | 0.9 | 334 | 983 | 0.9 | 414 | Yes |
| Walked | 5,905 | 5.3 | 308 | 6,897 | 6.4 | 901 | 6,462 | 6.2 | 751 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 890 | 0.8 | 121 | 1,088 | 1.0 | 343 | 1,593 | 1.5 | 501 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 1,840 | 1.7 | 173 | 3,081 | 2.9 | 573 | 2,080 | 2.0 | 335 | 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? ** |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | ||
| At Place of Work | ||||||||||
| Total Workers | 158,435 | 100.0 | 1,091 | 156,100 | 100.0 | 3,533 | 152,816 | 100.0 | 3,181 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 119,360 | 75.3 | 1,076 | 118,438 | 75.9 | 2,921 | 117,391 | 76.8 | 2,860 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 14,685 | 9.3 | 478 | 12,581 | 8.1 | 1,299 | 10,843 | 7.1 | 1,055 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,790 | 1.8 | 213 | 1,745 | 1.1 | 347 | 1,847 | 1.2 | 425 | Yes |
| Transit | 12,615 | 8.0 | 445 | 11,802 | 7.6 | 1,023 | 11,422 | 7.5 | 1,106 | Yes |
| Bike | 405 | 0.3 | 81 | 935 | 0.6 | 337 | 706 | 0.5 | 335 | No |
| Walked | 5,850 | 3.7 | 306 | 6,657 | 4.3 | 827 | 6,531 | 4.3 | 654 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 885 | 0.6 | 120 | 861 | 0.6 | 245 | 1,996 | 1.3 | 534 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 1,840 | 1.2 | 173 | 3,081 | 2.0 | 573 | 2,080 | 1.4 | 335 | 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? ** |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | MOE(+/-) | Minutes | MOE(+/-) | Minutes | MOE(+/-) | ||
| At Place of Residence | |||||||
| Total Workers (does not include workers who worked at home) | 21.2 | 0.2 | 19.6 | 0.8 | 20.6 | 0.7 | No |
| Drove alone | 18.8 | 0.2 | 17.7 | 0.9 | 18.5 | 0.9 | No |
| Carpooled | 21.1 | 0.6 | 18.8 | 3.4 | 20.0 | 3.1 | No |
| Transit | 37.2 | 1.0 | 34.4 | 4.7 | 36.5 | 4.7 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 15.9 | 0.9 | 14.1 | 2.6 | 14.0 | 2.8 | 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
