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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 | 79,442 | -- | 101,932 | 1,348 | 97,471 | 99,999 | 70 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 74,502 | 275 | 97,194 | -- | 93,612 | 94,271 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 29,811 | 236 | 39,083 | 1,212 | 36,915 | 35,889 | 1,208 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.50 | 0.04 | 2.49 | 0.07 | 2.54 | 2.63 | 0.07 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $36,630 | $812 | $47,278 | $2,728 | -- | $49,765 | $3,057 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.34 | 0.02 | 1.48 | 0.08 | -- | 1.47 | 0.08 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 23.20 | 0.60 | 21.30 | 2.63 | -- | 23.20 | 2.12 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 54.70 | 0.70 | 55.80 | 1.74 | 58.40 | 54.70 | 1.91 | No |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 9.00 | 0.40 | 9.70 | 0.79 | 8.40 | 8.60 | 0.69 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 4.50 | 0.30 | 8.10 | 0.93 | -- | 9.10 | 1.07 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 34,681 | 566 | 48,214 | 2,032 | -- | 45,603 | 1,773 | 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 | 33,960 | 100.0 | 564 | 46,651 | 100.0 | 1,452 | 44,925 | 100.0 | 1,637 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 24,075 | 70.9 | 524 | 35,963 | 77.1 | 1,637 | 33,894 | 75.4 | 1,553 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,850 | 11.3 | 245 | 4,179 | 9.0 | 823 | 5,044 | 11.2 | 822 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,875 | 5.5 | 173 | 1,907 | 4.1 | 570 | 1,655 | 3.7 | 488 | No |
| Transit | 1,205 | 3.5 | 139 | 1,492 | 3.2 | 439 | 1,454 | 3.2 | 394 | No |
| Bike | 240 | 0.7 | 63 | 239 | 0.5 | 188 | 270 | 0.6 | 130 | No |
| Walked | 1,280 | 3.8 | 144 | 1,002 | 2.1 | 339 | 929 | 2.1 | 320 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 1,100 | 3.2 | 133 | 981 | 2.1 | 334 | 448 | 1.0 | 203 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 335 | 1.0 | 74 | 888 | 1.9 | 288 | 1,231 | 2.7 | 340 | 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 | 66,390 | 100.0 | 423 | 79,794 | 100.0 | 2,678 | 82,883 | 100.0 | 2,767 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 54,845 | 82.6 | 527 | 67,343 | 84.4 | 2,422 | 72,043 | 86.9 | 2,584 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 6,175 | 9.3 | 305 | 6,336 | 7.9 | 1,034 | 5,215 | 6.3 | 804 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,700 | 2.6 | 165 | 1,653 | 2.1 | 470 | 1,409 | 1.7 | 440 | No |
| Transit | 824 | 1.2 | 116 | 1,266 | 1.6 | 464 | 1,002 | 1.2 | 325 | No |
| Bike | 175 | 0.3 | 53 | 331 | 0.4 | 219 | 381 | 0.5 | 180 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,495 | 2.3 | 155 | 1,143 | 1.4 | 344 | 1,113 | 1.3 | 371 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 840 | 1.3 | 117 | 834 | 1.0 | 286 | 489 | 0.6 | 192 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 335 | 0.5 | 74 | 888 | 1.1 | 288 | 1,231 | 1.5 | 340 | 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) | 21.8 | 0.5 | 22.3 | 1.4 | 22.2 | 1.4 | No |
| Drove alone | 20.1 | 0.5 | 21.5 | 1.7 | 20.9 | 1.6 | No |
| Carpooled | 25.2 | 1.1 | 24.4 | 6.0 | 25.5 | 5.6 | No |
| Transit | 47.0 | 4.7 | 35.0 | 15.0 | 43.5 | 18.0 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 18.2 | 1.7 | 20.1 | 8.7 | 16.4 | 6.5 | 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
