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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 | 94,530 | -- | 129,315 | 233 | 135,234 | 140,824 | 224 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 93,966 | 96 | -- | -- | 134,974 | 140,502 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 34,867 | 175 | 46,359 | 936 | 51,791 | 51,021 | 953 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.69 | 0.02 | 2.79 | 0.06 | 2.61 | 2.75 | 0.05 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $88,800 | $1,373 | $111,938 | $4,616 | -- | $108,873 | $3,816 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.92 | 0.02 | 1.91 | 0.05 | -- | 1.88 | 0.06 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 3.40 | 0.20 | 3.80 | 0.93 | -- | 6.80 | 1.29 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 18.20 | 0.50 | 22.30 | 1.40 | 26.90 | 27.80 | 1.58 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 5.30 | 0.30 | 8.20 | 0.62 | 8.60 | 8.20 | 0.59 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 14.00 | 0.50 | 17.30 | 1.30 | -- | 20.70 | 1.35 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 51,793 | 619 | 69,769 | 2,189 | -- | 73,251 | 1,729 | 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 | 51,175 | 100.0 | 620 | 66,408 | 100.0 | 1,370 | 72,127 | 100.0 | 1,692 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 43,070 | 84.2 | 620 | 53,449 | 80.5 | 1,629 | 57,187 | 79.3 | 1,731 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,780 | 7.4 | 244 | 4,248 | 6.4 | 719 | 4,786 | 6.6 | 898 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 800 | 1.6 | 114 | 795 | 1.2 | 406 | 1,466 | 2.0 | 494 | Yes |
| Transit | 109 | 0.2 | 42 | 451 | 0.7 | 267 | 624 | 0.9 | 392 | Yes |
| Bike | 60 | 0.1 | 31 | 268 | 0.4 | 243 | 119 | 0.2 | 113 | No |
| Walked | 425 | 0.8 | 83 | 999 | 1.5 | 394 | 810 | 1.1 | 322 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 404 | 0.8 | 81 | 1,003 | 1.5 | 342 | 1,029 | 1.4 | 356 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 2,535 | 5.0 | 201 | 5,195 | 7.8 | 629 | 6,106 | 8.5 | 868 | 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 | 49,065 | 100.0 | 622 | 68,220 | 100.0 | 2,454 | 74,428 | 100.0 | 2,880 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 39,755 | 81.0 | 614 | 53,995 | 79.1 | 2,476 | 60,336 | 81.1 | 2,724 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 4,375 | 8.9 | 261 | 4,845 | 7.1 | 738 | 4,600 | 6.2 | 779 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,460 | 3.0 | 153 | 1,682 | 2.5 | 503 | 1,556 | 2.1 | 498 | No |
| Transit | 90 | 0.2 | 38 | 384 | 0.6 | 268 | 485 | 0.7 | 335 | Yes |
| Bike | 65 | 0.1 | 33 | 248 | 0.4 | 218 | 168 | 0.2 | 125 | No |
| Walked | 495 | 1.0 | 90 | 1,130 | 1.7 | 429 | 741 | 1.0 | 281 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 285 | 0.6 | 68 | 741 | 1.1 | 275 | 436 | 0.6 | 209 | No |
| Worked at Home | 2,535 | 5.2 | 201 | 5,195 | 7.6 | 629 | 6,106 | 8.2 | 868 | 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) | 22.9 | 0.3 | 22.0 | 0.9 | 22.5 | 1.1 | No |
| Drove alone | 22.5 | 0.3 | 21.3 | 1.0 | 21.7 | 1.1 | No |
| Carpooled | 21.7 | 1.0 | 23.2 | 6.1 | 23.4 | 6.9 | No |
| Transit | 47.5 | 15.3 | 42.1 | 36.3 | 63.3 | 60.6 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 42.8 | 6.7 | 32.3 | 14.3 | 31.6 | 14.0 | 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
