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2000, 2007-2009 ACS, Census 2010 and 2010-2012 ACS

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Geographic Area: Mount Vernon city, New York FIPS: 3649121

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Table 1. Selected Characteristics
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 68,381 -- 68,503 31 67,292 67,684 52 --
Persons in Households 2 67,630 110 68,053 -- 66,459 66,975 -- --
Total Households 3 25,722 144 25,757 846 26,260 26,283 722 No
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 2.63 0.03 2.64 0.08 2.53 2.55 0.07 Yes
Average Household Income 5 $54,875 $1,271 $65,858 $4,187 -- $65,471 $3,070 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.10 0.03 1.10 0.06 -- 1.11 0.06 No
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 14.20 0.50 12.40 2.12 -- 15.50 2.34 No
Percent Minority 8 71.70 0.70 74.80 2.52 75.70 74.10 2.23 Yes
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 12.90 0.50 13.10 1.09 13.80 13.40 1.09 No
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 29.10 0.70 31.70 2.25 -- 33.00 2.28 Yes
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 30,989 527 34,368 1,777 -- 31,134 1,224 No
Table 2a. Mode to Work
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 30,160 100.0 525 32,185 100.0 1,265 30,497 100.0 1,195 No
Drove alone 15,470 51.3 443 19,874 61.7 1,184 18,535 60.8 1,034 Yes
2-person Carpool 2,860 9.5 212 1,330 4.1 379 1,788 5.9 466 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 950 3.1 124 494 1.5 279 290 1.0 201 Yes
Transit 8,005 26.5 340 6,274 19.5 816 6,452 21.2 719 Yes
Bike 65 0.2 33 0 0.0 158 0 0.0 113 No
Walked 1,645 5.5 162 2,383 7.4 520 1,603 5.3 405 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 560 1.9 95 1,155 3.6 454 667 2.2 389 No
Worked at Home 610 2.0 99 675 2.1 257 1,162 3.8 324 Yes
Table 2b. Mode to Work
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 18,360 100.0 469 23,032 100.0 1,792 20,232 100.0 1,336 Yes
Drove alone 11,060 60.2 390 13,364 58.0 1,318 11,887 58.8 868 No
2-person Carpool 1,865 10.2 172 1,951 8.5 500 1,511 7.5 473 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 470 2.6 87 697 3.0 278 456 2.3 198 No
Transit 2,589 14.1 202 3,350 14.5 751 2,898 14.3 545 No
Bike 40 0.2 26 61 0.3 65 0 0.0 113 No
Walked 1,395 7.6 150 2,112 9.2 499 1,767 8.7 423 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 335 1.8 74 822 3.6 323 551 2.7 241 No
Worked at Home 610 3.3 99 675 2.9 257 1,162 5.7 324 Yes
Table 3. Mean Travel Time by Mode to Work
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) 34.1 0.7 27.9 2.0 31.5 2.2 Yes
Drove alone 27.8 0.8 23.9 2.2 26.8 2.4 No
Carpooled 27.3 1.4 25.2 9.6 32.7 11.9 No
Transit 53.1 1.5 47.5 8.9 48.9 8.1 No
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 21.9 2.3 17.4 5.7 19.3 9.9 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

Updated: 8/11/2017
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