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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 | 49,100 | -- | 47,430 | 30 | 49,528 | 49,381 | 52 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 47,852 | 141 | 46,534 | -- | 48,541 | 48,305 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 20,613 | 227 | 20,744 | 797 | 20,605 | 20,640 | 580 | No |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.32 | 0.05 | 2.24 | 0.08 | 2.36 | 2.34 | 0.07 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $36,815 | $1,040 | $40,484 | $2,691 | -- | $42,923 | $2,449 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.00 | 0.03 | 1.08 | 0.07 | -- | 1.05 | 0.06 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 24.60 | 0.80 | 31.10 | 3.08 | -- | 32.60 | 3.82 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 67.90 | 0.90 | 61.20 | 2.62 | 69.30 | 66.10 | 2.48 | No |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 10.90 | 0.60 | 10.10 | 1.22 | 9.10 | 9.30 | 1.02 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 5.80 | 0.40 | 6.90 | 1.39 | -- | 8.40 | 1.50 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 21,000 | 444 | 21,342 | 1,313 | -- | 19,809 | 894 | 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 | 20,520 | 100.0 | 442 | 20,779 | 100.0 | 998 | -- | 100.0 | -- | -- |
| Drove alone | 12,010 | 58.5 | 385 | 13,143 | 63.3 | 905 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,905 | 14.2 | 212 | 2,090 | 10.1 | 497 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,010 | 4.9 | 127 | 562 | 2.7 | 281 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Transit | 1,529 | 7.5 | 156 | 1,605 | 7.7 | 411 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Bike | 85 | 0.4 | 37 | 101 | 0.5 | 96 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Walked | 2,000 | 9.7 | 177 | 2,173 | 10.5 | 460 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 595 | 2.9 | 98 | 717 | 3.5 | 256 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Worked at Home | 390 | 1.9 | 80 | 388 | 1.9 | 190 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 56,445 | 100.0 | -- | 59,636 | 100.0 | 2,163 | 56,472 | 100.0 | 1,956 | -- |
| Drove alone | 42,530 | 75.3 | 305 | 45,550 | 76.4 | 1,904 | 43,385 | 76.8 | 1,672 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 7,080 | 12.5 | 315 | 6,360 | 10.7 | 828 | 5,840 | 10.3 | 589 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,245 | 4.0 | 187 | 1,729 | 2.9 | 314 | 2,383 | 4.2 | 541 | No |
| Transit | 1,905 | 3.4 | 173 | 2,582 | 4.3 | 466 | 2,352 | 4.2 | 450 | No |
| Bike | 70 | 0.1 | 34 | 149 | 0.2 | 88 | 55 | 0.1 | 61 | No |
| Walked | 1,840 | 3.3 | 170 | 2,213 | 3.7 | 449 | 1,607 | 2.8 | 328 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 385 | 0.7 | 79 | 665 | 1.1 | 298 | 331 | 0.6 | 139 | No |
| Worked at Home | 390 | 0.7 | 80 | 388 | 0.7 | 190 | 519 | 0.9 | 240 | 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) | 19.2 | 0.5 | 18.3 | 1.7 | -- | -- | -- |
| Drove alone | 18.8 | 0.7 | 17.3 | 2.1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Carpooled | 19.4 | 1.1 | 19.4 | 6.4 | -- | -- | -- |
| Transit | 29.8 | 2.8 | 30.9 | 12.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 14.8 | 0.9 | 14.9 | 4.4 | -- | -- | -- |
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
