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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 | 43,123 | -- | 41,015 | 35 | 41,498 | 41,329 | 56 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 39,478 | 234 | 37,995 | -- | 38,433 | 38,137 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 17,919 | 185 | 17,133 | 742 | 16,874 | 16,027 | 596 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.20 | 0.05 | 2.22 | 0.07 | 2.28 | 2.38 | 0.08 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $34,785 | $977 | $39,408 | $2,711 | -- | $42,213 | $2,565 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.24 | 0.03 | 1.27 | 0.09 | -- | 1.29 | 0.08 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 17.80 | 0.80 | 25.40 | 3.04 | -- | 28.10 | 2.86 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 8.00 | 0.50 | 18.40 | 1.97 | 20.80 | 21.90 | 2.76 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 20.60 | 0.80 | 18.00 | 1.44 | 16.20 | 15.40 | 1.22 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 2.30 | 0.30 | 4.00 | 1.12 | -- | 5.30 | 1.06 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 17,817 | 414 | 17,660 | 1,265 | -- | 17,085 | 873 | 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 | 17,470 | 100.0 | 412 | 17,511 | 100.0 | 923 | 16,809 | 100.0 | 869 | No |
| Drove alone | 12,855 | 73.6 | 384 | 11,998 | 68.5 | 918 | 11,842 | 70.5 | 709 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,075 | 11.9 | 180 | 2,377 | 13.6 | 467 | 1,961 | 11.7 | 403 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 410 | 2.3 | 82 | 888 | 5.1 | 343 | 292 | 1.7 | 125 | No |
| Transit | 360 | 2.1 | 76 | 574 | 3.3 | 271 | 515 | 3.1 | 204 | No |
| Bike | 70 | 0.4 | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 140 | 87 | 0.5 | 63 | No |
| Walked | 1,290 | 7.4 | 143 | 1,148 | 6.6 | 292 | 1,525 | 9.1 | 488 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 150 | 0.9 | 49 | 205 | 1.2 | 173 | 144 | 0.9 | 86 | No |
| Worked at Home | 260 | 1.5 | 65 | 321 | 1.8 | 170 | 443 | 2.6 | 173 | 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 | 30,220 | 100.0 | 385 | 28,857 | 100.0 | 1,496 | 29,233 | 100.0 | 1,286 | No |
| Drove alone | 24,980 | 82.7 | 415 | 23,844 | 82.6 | 1,284 | 24,024 | 82.2 | 1,054 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,595 | 8.6 | 200 | 2,254 | 7.8 | 539 | 2,481 | 8.5 | 397 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 465 | 1.5 | 87 | 607 | 2.1 | 292 | 433 | 1.5 | 212 | No |
| Transit | 525 | 1.7 | 92 | 423 | 1.5 | 167 | 393 | 1.3 | 150 | No |
| Bike | 35 | 0.1 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 154 | 79 | 0.3 | 59 | No |
| Walked | 1,175 | 3.9 | 137 | 1,142 | 4.0 | 327 | 1,238 | 4.2 | 429 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 180 | 0.6 | 54 | 266 | 0.9 | 159 | 142 | 0.5 | 96 | No |
| Worked at Home | 260 | 0.9 | 65 | 321 | 1.1 | 170 | 443 | 1.5 | 173 | 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) | 17.7 | 0.6 | 18.9 | 2.1 | 18.4 | 1.8 | No |
| Drove alone | 17.0 | 0.6 | 17.2 | 2.4 | 17.3 | 1.7 | No |
| Carpooled | 21.7 | 2.0 | 23.6 | 6.5 | 18.7 | 5.3 | No |
| Transit | 30.7 | 5.6 | 29.9 | 21.7 | 59.3 | 48.6 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 14.0 | 2.1 | 18.0 | 8.3 | 13.2 | 5.5 | 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
