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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 | 71,329 | -- | 72,815 | 48 | 74,982 | 75,057 | 63 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 65,660 | 292 | 66,711 | -- | 68,717 | 68,882 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 28,106 | 154 | 28,163 | 873 | 29,365 | 29,528 | 706 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.34 | 0.03 | 2.37 | 0.06 | 2.34 | 2.33 | 0.05 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $46,445 | $1,009 | $55,952 | $3,377 | -- | $56,943 | $3,049 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.48 | 0.03 | 1.46 | 0.07 | -- | 1.48 | 0.06 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 15.00 | 0.60 | 14.80 | 1.88 | -- | 22.00 | 2.15 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 18.30 | 0.60 | 20.20 | 2.23 | 23.60 | 21.00 | 2.22 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 17.80 | 0.60 | 15.70 | 1.03 | 16.20 | 14.70 | 0.93 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 6.10 | 0.40 | 6.50 | 1.28 | -- | 7.70 | 1.27 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 31,610 | 537 | 33,915 | 1,601 | -- | 32,140 | 1,300 | 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 | 31,105 | 100.0 | 536 | 32,992 | 100.0 | 1,323 | 31,338 | 100.0 | 1,229 | No |
| Drove alone | 23,790 | 76.5 | 509 | 25,490 | 77.3 | 1,326 | 24,549 | 78.3 | 1,194 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,690 | 8.6 | 206 | 2,654 | 8.0 | 482 | 2,585 | 8.2 | 544 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 820 | 2.6 | 115 | 960 | 2.9 | 349 | 408 | 1.3 | 157 | Yes |
| Transit | 749 | 2.4 | 110 | 927 | 2.8 | 310 | 814 | 2.6 | 261 | No |
| Bike | 65 | 0.2 | 33 | 81 | 0.2 | 82 | 116 | 0.4 | 79 | No |
| Walked | 2,245 | 7.2 | 189 | 1,683 | 5.1 | 442 | 1,606 | 5.1 | 447 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 105 | 0.3 | 41 | 326 | 1.0 | 172 | 81 | 0.3 | 119 | No |
| Worked at Home | 635 | 2.0 | 102 | 871 | 2.6 | 247 | 1,179 | 3.8 | 323 | 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 | 33,585 | 100.0 | 539 | 34,973 | 100.0 | 1,510 | 39,378 | 100.0 | 1,702 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 27,215 | 81.0 | 525 | 28,464 | 81.4 | 1,411 | 31,442 | 79.8 | 1,449 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,490 | 7.4 | 198 | 2,642 | 7.6 | 494 | 3,385 | 8.6 | 742 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 585 | 1.7 | 97 | 439 | 1.3 | 178 | 650 | 1.7 | 236 | No |
| Transit | 503 | 1.5 | 90 | 708 | 2.0 | 284 | 926 | 2.4 | 307 | Yes |
| Bike | 70 | 0.2 | 34 | 79 | 0.2 | 63 | 83 | 0.2 | 60 | No |
| Walked | 1,965 | 5.9 | 177 | 1,572 | 4.5 | 406 | 1,603 | 4.1 | 378 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 115 | 0.3 | 43 | 198 | 0.6 | 152 | 110 | 0.3 | 75 | No |
| Worked at Home | 635 | 1.9 | 102 | 871 | 2.5 | 247 | 1,179 | 3.0 | 323 | 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) | 20.2 | 0.5 | 21.8 | 1.8 | 22.1 | 1.7 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 19.6 | 0.6 | 21.0 | 1.9 | 22.0 | 1.9 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 27.2 | 2.1 | 26.1 | 6.5 | 23.9 | 7.2 | No |
| Transit | 41.6 | 5.2 | 48.8 | 26.7 | 41.9 | 22.0 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 9.7 | 0.8 | 12.1 | 4.4 | 10.9 | 4.3 | 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
