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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 | 49,525 | -- | 46,418 | 24 | 46,320 | 46,239 | 40 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 47,588 | 175 | 44,026 | -- | 45,131 | 45,070 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 20,091 | 155 | 18,942 | 642 | 19,301 | 18,954 | 510 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.37 | 0.04 | 2.32 | 0.06 | 2.34 | 2.38 | 0.06 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $36,300 | $955 | $43,781 | $2,326 | -- | $45,610 | $2,904 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.44 | 0.03 | 1.49 | 0.08 | -- | 1.48 | 0.06 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 17.70 | 0.70 | 20.00 | 2.72 | -- | 18.70 | 2.40 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 4.00 | 0.40 | 5.10 | 0.80 | 6.20 | 6.80 | 0.80 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 16.70 | 0.70 | 15.50 | 1.23 | 15.60 | 16.10 | 1.19 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 1.10 | 0.33 | -- | 1.50 | 0.45 | No |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 21,261 | 446 | 19,197 | 1,131 | -- | 19,050 | 737 | 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 | 20,810 | 100.0 | 444 | 18,697 | 100.0 | 873 | 18,692 | 100.0 | 724 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 16,495 | 79.3 | 424 | 14,440 | 77.2 | 816 | 14,870 | 79.6 | 658 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,265 | 10.9 | 188 | 1,810 | 9.7 | 434 | 1,813 | 9.7 | 313 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 409 | 2.0 | 81 | 610 | 3.3 | 244 | 419 | 2.2 | 197 | No |
| Transit | 200 | 1.0 | 57 | 290 | 1.6 | 243 | 122 | 0.7 | 82 | No |
| Bike | 35 | 0.2 | 24 | 69 | 0.4 | 69 | 29 | 0.2 | 28 | No |
| Walked | 960 | 4.6 | 124 | 759 | 4.1 | 233 | 609 | 3.3 | 208 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 204 | 1.0 | 58 | 308 | 1.6 | 178 | 461 | 2.5 | 199 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 235 | 1.1 | 62 | 411 | 2.2 | 143 | 369 | 2.0 | 174 | 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 | 29,775 | 100.0 | 441 | 25,351 | 100.0 | 1,036 | 25,034 | 100.0 | 1,145 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 25,120 | 84.4 | 450 | 21,097 | 83.2 | 904 | 21,132 | 84.4 | 979 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,540 | 8.5 | 199 | 2,122 | 8.4 | 395 | 1,791 | 7.2 | 378 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 445 | 1.5 | 85 | 466 | 1.8 | 173 | 371 | 1.5 | 150 | No |
| Transit | 155 | 0.5 | 50 | 245 | 1.0 | 244 | 155 | 0.6 | 134 | No |
| Bike | 40 | 0.1 | 26 | 69 | 0.3 | 69 | 37 | 0.1 | 30 | No |
| Walked | 995 | 3.3 | 126 | 750 | 3.0 | 234 | 770 | 3.1 | 261 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 250 | 0.8 | 64 | 191 | 0.8 | 139 | 409 | 1.6 | 197 | No |
| Worked at Home | 235 | 0.8 | 62 | 411 | 1.6 | 143 | 369 | 1.5 | 174 | 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) | 18.1 | 0.6 | 16.9 | 1.5 | 17.5 | 1.5 | No |
| Drove alone | 16.4 | 0.6 | 16.2 | 1.8 | 17.3 | 1.7 | No |
| Carpooled | 29.0 | 2.7 | 20.3 | 6.0 | 20.1 | 5.4 | Yes |
| Transit | 38.3 | 10.3 | 36.5 | 50.1 | 35.0 | 35.5 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 12.8 | 1.6 | 14.1 | 7.3 | 13.1 | 4.9 | 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
