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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 | 66,298 | -- | 71,927 | 41 | 71,741 | 72,151 | 44 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 64,827 | 153 | 70,883 | -- | 69,996 | 70,703 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 25,891 | 173 | 28,199 | 800 | 27,770 | 26,141 | 719 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.50 | 0.03 | 2.51 | 0.07 | 2.52 | 2.70 | 0.07 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $49,220 | $1,209 | $55,183 | $3,550 | -- | $53,689 | $3,393 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.64 | 0.03 | 1.68 | 0.08 | -- | 1.74 | 0.08 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 15.00 | 0.60 | 18.20 | 2.68 | -- | 22.70 | 2.55 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 29.50 | 0.70 | 35.00 | 2.26 | 37.00 | 38.60 | 1.83 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 13.80 | 0.50 | 13.60 | 1.08 | 13.60 | 11.80 | 0.92 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 5.60 | 0.40 | 7.00 | 1.08 | -- | 8.20 | 1.35 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 30,166 | 519 | 33,679 | 1,652 | -- | 29,079 | 1,046 | No |
| 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 | 29,540 | 100.0 | 518 | 31,989 | 100.0 | 1,421 | 28,389 | 100.0 | 1,079 | No |
| Drove alone | 24,230 | 82.0 | 502 | 26,036 | 81.4 | 1,334 | 23,791 | 83.8 | 1,138 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,840 | 9.6 | 211 | 2,855 | 8.9 | 553 | 2,602 | 9.2 | 698 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,224 | 4.1 | 140 | 830 | 2.6 | 380 | 625 | 2.2 | 229 | Yes |
| Transit | 183 | 0.6 | 55 | 445 | 1.4 | 187 | 156 | 0.5 | 81 | No |
| Bike | 30 | 0.1 | 22 | 43 | 0.1 | 47 | 0 | 0.0 | 120 | No |
| Walked | 350 | 1.2 | 75 | 242 | 0.8 | 168 | 274 | 1.0 | 130 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 160 | 0.5 | 51 | 758 | 2.4 | 375 | 225 | 0.8 | 164 | No |
| Worked at Home | 515 | 1.7 | 91 | 780 | 2.4 | 256 | 716 | 2.5 | 261 | 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? ** |
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| Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | ||
| At Place of Work | ||||||||||
| Total Workers | 40,560 | 100.0 | 508 | 41,367 | 100.0 | 2,099 | 38,802 | 100.0 | 1,925 | No |
| Drove alone | 33,930 | 83.7 | 521 | 35,214 | 85.1 | 1,898 | 33,246 | 85.7 | 1,734 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,940 | 9.7 | 246 | 3,328 | 8.0 | 559 | 2,949 | 7.6 | 518 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,210 | 3.0 | 139 | 617 | 1.5 | 264 | 1,073 | 2.8 | 495 | No |
| Transit | 269 | 0.7 | 66 | 372 | 0.9 | 192 | 211 | 0.5 | 118 | No |
| Bike | 40 | 0.1 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 154 | 12 | 0.0 | 20 | No |
| Walked | 360 | 0.9 | 77 | 283 | 0.7 | 179 | 324 | 0.8 | 173 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 289 | 0.7 | 69 | 773 | 1.9 | 320 | 271 | 0.7 | 183 | No |
| Worked at Home | 515 | 1.3 | 91 | 780 | 1.9 | 256 | 716 | 1.8 | 261 | 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) | 22.8 | 0.5 | 24.0 | 1.9 | 23.3 | 1.8 | No |
| Drove alone | 22.6 | 0.5 | 23.6 | 2.0 | 23.4 | 2.2 | No |
| Carpooled | 24.1 | 1.4 | 27.4 | 8.8 | 21.3 | 7.6 | No |
| Transit | 34.4 | 9.5 | 33.7 | 21.1 | 33.5 | 25.9 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 16.0 | 3.3 | 19.8 | 11.5 | 28.4 | 19.6 | 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
