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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 | 55,677 | -- | 51,387 | 31 | 50,193 | 49,934 | 27 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 54,874 | 114 | 51,089 | -- | 49,817 | 49,573 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 24,071 | 231 | 22,972 | 629 | 22,603 | 21,503 | 616 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.28 | 0.04 | 2.22 | 0.06 | 2.20 | 2.31 | 0.07 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $36,040 | $883 | $42,139 | $2,267 | -- | $45,011 | $3,000 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.22 | 0.03 | 1.19 | 0.06 | -- | 1.28 | 0.06 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 19.50 | 0.70 | 21.30 | 2.55 | -- | 25.80 | 2.93 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 23.50 | 0.70 | 25.40 | 1.92 | 29.50 | 28.00 | 1.90 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 18.50 | 0.70 | 16.40 | 1.26 | 15.50 | 14.60 | 1.13 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 5.00 | 0.40 | 5.10 | 1.46 | -- | 4.90 | 0.86 | No |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 22,293 | 468 | 22,351 | 1,312 | -- | 20,422 | 904 | 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 | 21,680 | 100.0 | 466 | 21,298 | 100.0 | 831 | -- | 100.0 | -- | -- |
| Drove alone | 17,060 | 78.7 | 440 | 15,983 | 75.0 | 977 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2-person Carpool | 1,875 | 8.6 | 172 | 1,758 | 8.3 | 493 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 375 | 1.7 | 78 | 526 | 2.5 | 196 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Transit | 449 | 2.1 | 85 | 597 | 2.8 | 220 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Bike | 55 | 0.3 | 30 | 124 | 0.6 | 103 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Walked | 1,130 | 5.2 | 135 | 1,572 | 7.4 | 438 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 365 | 1.7 | 77 | 585 | 2.7 | 249 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Worked at Home | 370 | 1.7 | 78 | 153 | 0.7 | 88 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 21,565 | 100.0 | 465 | 21,857 | 100.0 | 1,171 | 21,618 | 100.0 | 1,044 | No |
| Drove alone | 17,625 | 81.7 | 444 | 17,020 | 77.9 | 1,116 | 18,063 | 83.6 | 982 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 1,505 | 7.0 | 155 | 1,775 | 8.1 | 384 | 920 | 4.3 | 216 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 295 | 1.4 | 69 | 464 | 2.1 | 195 | 149 | 0.7 | 84 | Yes |
| Transit | 419 | 1.9 | 83 | 476 | 2.2 | 203 | 761 | 3.5 | 263 | Yes |
| Bike | 50 | 0.2 | 29 | 104 | 0.5 | 96 | 97 | 0.4 | 77 | No |
| Walked | 1,030 | 4.8 | 129 | 1,576 | 7.2 | 454 | 1,189 | 5.5 | 373 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 269 | 1.2 | 66 | 289 | 1.3 | 191 | 163 | 0.8 | 89 | No |
| Worked at Home | 370 | 1.7 | 78 | 153 | 0.7 | 88 | 276 | 1.3 | 129 | 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) | 17.0 | 0.5 | 16.5 | 1.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Drove alone | 16.5 | 0.5 | 16.4 | 1.7 | -- | -- | -- |
| Carpooled | 18.1 | 1.6 | 17.0 | 7.1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Transit | 34.4 | 5.6 | 31.3 | 17.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 15.6 | 1.9 | 13.2 | 5.2 | -- | -- | -- |
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
