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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 | 68,952 | -- | 75,933 | 48 | 83,393 | 84,661 | 42 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 65,757 | 223 | 71,076 | -- | 79,144 | 80,890 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 30,688 | 209 | 35,403 | 1,159 | 37,380 | 36,896 | 1,044 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.14 | 0.03 | 2.01 | 0.05 | 2.12 | 2.19 | 0.06 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $44,140 | $1,016 | $57,022 | $3,821 | -- | $55,973 | $2,762 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.52 | 0.03 | 1.60 | 0.08 | -- | 1.55 | 0.07 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 15.50 | 0.60 | 20.10 | 2.51 | -- | 20.20 | 2.45 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 22.20 | 0.60 | 19.90 | 1.37 | 20.70 | 16.80 | 1.40 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 18.50 | 0.60 | 16.20 | 1.03 | 16.30 | 15.80 | 1.11 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 5.20 | 0.30 | 4.70 | 1.01 | -- | 7.00 | 1.22 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 32,784 | 531 | 38,822 | 1,653 | -- | 40,979 | 1,482 | 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 | 32,125 | 100.0 | 530 | 37,096 | 100.0 | 1,163 | 40,205 | 100.0 | 1,504 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 24,540 | 76.4 | 509 | 28,353 | 76.4 | 1,457 | 29,597 | 73.6 | 1,417 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,455 | 10.8 | 232 | 2,493 | 6.7 | 500 | 2,778 | 6.9 | 471 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 865 | 2.7 | 118 | 1,012 | 2.7 | 373 | 1,051 | 2.6 | 641 | No |
| Transit | 629 | 2.0 | 101 | 830 | 2.2 | 323 | 672 | 1.7 | 286 | No |
| Bike | 130 | 0.4 | 46 | 267 | 0.7 | 126 | 546 | 1.4 | 241 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,055 | 3.3 | 130 | 1,100 | 3.0 | 300 | 1,684 | 4.2 | 414 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 345 | 1.1 | 75 | 593 | 1.6 | 253 | 181 | 0.5 | 168 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,105 | 3.4 | 133 | 2,448 | 6.6 | 514 | 3,696 | 9.2 | 671 | Yes |
| 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 | 66,170 | 100.0 | 209 | 74,417 | 100.0 | 2,060 | 81,380 | 100.0 | 2,509 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 54,350 | 82.1 | 434 | 61,801 | 83.0 | 2,133 | 66,471 | 81.7 | 2,262 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 6,680 | 10.1 | 314 | 5,965 | 8.0 | 701 | 5,997 | 7.4 | 813 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,680 | 2.5 | 164 | 1,337 | 1.8 | 401 | 1,889 | 2.3 | 537 | No |
| Transit | 650 | 1.0 | 103 | 793 | 1.1 | 311 | 714 | 0.9 | 294 | No |
| Bike | 150 | 0.2 | 50 | 386 | 0.5 | 188 | 483 | 0.6 | 208 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,085 | 1.6 | 132 | 1,163 | 1.6 | 323 | 1,864 | 2.3 | 384 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 460 | 0.7 | 86 | 524 | 0.7 | 204 | 266 | 0.3 | 128 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 1,105 | 1.7 | 133 | 2,448 | 3.3 | 514 | 3,696 | 4.5 | 671 | Yes |
| 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) | 17.8 | 0.4 | 18.6 | 1.6 | 17.9 | 1.4 | No |
| Drove alone | 17.4 | 0.4 | 17.6 | 1.7 | 17.5 | 1.5 | No |
| Carpooled | 20.8 | 1.3 | 23.3 | 6.3 | 18.7 | 5.7 | No |
| Transit | 26.6 | 3.0 | 40.9 | 25.8 | 38.2 | 22.7 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 13.2 | 1.9 | 14.8 | 5.2 | 16.8 | 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
