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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 | 96,086 | -- | 113,639 | 738 | 120,083 | 123,226 | 70 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 90,569 | 292 | 108,475 | -- | 114,313 | 117,464 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 40,550 | 233 | 48,099 | 856 | 52,341 | 52,182 | 1,329 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.23 | 0.03 | 2.26 | 0.04 | 2.18 | 2.25 | 0.05 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $52,180 | $1,121 | $70,512 | $3,720 | -- | $72,430 | $3,465 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.41 | 0.02 | 1.54 | 0.05 | -- | 1.54 | 0.06 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 19.10 | 0.50 | 17.10 | 1.78 | -- | 21.20 | 1.86 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 36.70 | 0.60 | 30.30 | 1.40 | 29.80 | 29.00 | 1.14 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 13.70 | 0.40 | 12.20 | 0.77 | 12.20 | 12.20 | 0.78 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 3.50 | 0.20 | 4.40 | 0.56 | -- | 4.10 | 0.74 | No |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 45,908 | 626 | 58,403 | 2,062 | -- | 63,001 | 2,203 | 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 | 45,015 | 100.0 | 626 | 59,094 | 100.0 | 1,561 | 62,300 | 100.0 | 2,195 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 33,065 | 73.5 | 596 | 46,515 | 78.7 | 1,483 | 47,603 | 76.4 | 1,930 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 4,240 | 9.4 | 258 | 3,709 | 6.3 | 669 | 3,740 | 6.0 | 721 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,000 | 2.2 | 127 | 880 | 1.5 | 294 | 715 | 1.1 | 302 | No |
| Transit | 1,248 | 2.8 | 142 | 1,660 | 2.8 | 374 | 1,818 | 2.9 | 540 | Yes |
| Bike | 555 | 1.2 | 95 | 793 | 1.3 | 275 | 1,568 | 2.5 | 360 | Yes |
| Walked | 2,980 | 6.6 | 217 | 2,677 | 4.5 | 491 | 3,460 | 5.6 | 517 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 720 | 1.6 | 108 | 849 | 1.4 | 349 | 689 | 1.1 | 204 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,205 | 2.7 | 140 | 2,011 | 3.4 | 358 | 2,707 | 4.3 | 476 | 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 | 77,620 | 100.0 | 494 | 92,859 | 100.0 | 2,234 | 88,469 | 100.0 | 2,557 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 59,725 | 76.9 | 608 | 74,873 | 80.6 | 2,129 | 69,565 | 78.6 | 2,166 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 7,810 | 10.1 | 343 | 7,089 | 7.6 | 820 | 6,048 | 6.8 | 769 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,510 | 3.2 | 200 | 1,850 | 2.0 | 420 | 2,337 | 2.6 | 775 | No |
| Transit | 1,649 | 2.1 | 163 | 2,184 | 2.4 | 512 | 2,308 | 2.6 | 472 | Yes |
| Bike | 610 | 0.8 | 100 | 868 | 0.9 | 278 | 1,554 | 1.8 | 356 | Yes |
| Walked | 3,040 | 3.9 | 220 | 2,678 | 2.9 | 465 | 3,436 | 3.9 | 475 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 1,080 | 1.4 | 132 | 1,306 | 1.4 | 380 | 514 | 0.6 | 192 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 1,205 | 1.6 | 140 | 2,011 | 2.2 | 358 | 2,707 | 3.1 | 476 | 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) | 20.1 | 0.4 | 20.3 | 1.0 | 21.7 | 1.2 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 19.8 | 0.4 | 19.8 | 1.1 | 21.2 | 1.2 | Yes |
| Carpooled | 23.2 | 1.2 | 22.9 | 5.7 | 27.4 | 8.4 | No |
| Transit | 33.5 | 2.6 | 32.2 | 10.7 | 36.7 | 16.1 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 15.4 | 1.4 | 18.5 | 5.3 | 16.6 | 4.0 | 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
