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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 | 106,632 | -- | 107,592 | 32 | 118,032 | 118,587 | 38 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 101,625 | 280 | 103,473 | -- | 112,962 | 113,288 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 42,051 | 242 | 39,865 | 950 | 42,804 | 42,457 | 1,014 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.42 | 0.03 | 2.60 | 0.06 | 2.64 | 2.67 | 0.06 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $40,215 | $711 | $45,956 | $2,083 | -- | $45,794 | $1,920 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.32 | 0.02 | 1.36 | 0.06 | -- | 1.28 | 0.06 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 18.50 | 0.50 | 22.90 | 2.25 | -- | 26.50 | 2.13 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 27.20 | 0.60 | 36.00 | 1.94 | 41.50 | 33.60 | 1.97 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 15.10 | 0.40 | 12.00 | 0.75 | 11.90 | 11.80 | 0.74 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 9.60 | 0.40 | 14.20 | 1.47 | -- | 15.30 | 1.45 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 46,117 | 655 | 44,664 | 1,726 | -- | 48,206 | 1,398 | 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 | 45,220 | 100.0 | 653 | 43,500 | 100.0 | 1,433 | 47,204 | 100.0 | 1,450 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 32,190 | 71.2 | 607 | 31,525 | 72.5 | 1,366 | 32,136 | 68.1 | 1,691 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 5,280 | 11.7 | 287 | 4,385 | 10.1 | 569 | 5,789 | 12.3 | 1,078 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,305 | 2.9 | 145 | 1,592 | 3.7 | 418 | 1,969 | 4.2 | 614 | Yes |
| Transit | 1,674 | 3.7 | 164 | 2,234 | 5.1 | 553 | 2,294 | 4.9 | 468 | Yes |
| Bike | 140 | 0.3 | 48 | 167 | 0.4 | 152 | 278 | 0.6 | 166 | No |
| Walked | 3,345 | 7.4 | 230 | 2,171 | 5.0 | 465 | 2,317 | 4.9 | 480 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 425 | 0.9 | 83 | 388 | 0.9 | 240 | 305 | 0.6 | 128 | No |
| Worked at Home | 865 | 1.9 | 119 | 1,038 | 2.4 | 290 | 2,116 | 4.5 | 592 | 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 | 55,625 | 100.0 | 660 | 52,485 | 100.0 | 1,858 | 53,526 | 100.0 | 1,907 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 44,600 | 80.2 | 652 | 43,048 | 82.0 | 1,650 | 42,742 | 79.9 | 1,773 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 4,490 | 8.1 | 265 | 3,333 | 6.4 | 433 | 3,952 | 7.4 | 760 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,105 | 2.0 | 134 | 1,364 | 2.6 | 374 | 931 | 1.7 | 292 | No |
| Transit | 989 | 1.8 | 127 | 1,054 | 2.0 | 374 | 1,232 | 2.3 | 360 | No |
| Bike | 90 | 0.2 | 38 | 60 | 0.1 | 57 | 262 | 0.5 | 166 | Yes |
| Walked | 3,080 | 5.5 | 221 | 2,305 | 4.4 | 514 | 1,961 | 3.7 | 444 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 405 | 0.7 | 81 | 283 | 0.5 | 144 | 330 | 0.6 | 129 | No |
| Worked at Home | 865 | 1.6 | 119 | 1,038 | 2.0 | 290 | 2,116 | 4.0 | 592 | 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) | 21.4 | 0.4 | 23.2 | 1.6 | 23.2 | 1.4 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 20.7 | 0.5 | 21.9 | 1.8 | 21.5 | 1.8 | No |
| Carpooled | 24.1 | 1.2 | 29.3 | 6.4 | 27.4 | 7.0 | No |
| Transit | 39.6 | 3.4 | 36.9 | 12.9 | 42.0 | 12.4 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 15.4 | 1.2 | 12.9 | 4.0 | 16.3 | 5.8 | 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
