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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 | 155,509 | -- | 170,654 | 71 | 167,674 | 169,718 | 108 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 149,694 | 358 | 164,372 | -- | 160,112 | 162,542 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 65,513 | 370 | 71,180 | 1,298 | 70,749 | 69,721 | 1,159 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.28 | 0.03 | 2.31 | 0.04 | 2.26 | 2.33 | 0.04 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $45,960 | $893 | $53,724 | $2,461 | -- | $55,029 | $2,385 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.56 | 0.02 | 1.60 | 0.05 | -- | 1.54 | 0.04 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 17.90 | 0.50 | 22.10 | 1.77 | -- | 23.20 | 1.35 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 40.50 | 0.60 | 40.00 | 0.84 | 42.00 | 40.80 | 0.89 | No |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 15.30 | 0.40 | 14.90 | 0.77 | 14.70 | 14.90 | 0.68 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 3.40 | 0.20 | 5.00 | 0.63 | -- | 5.70 | 0.66 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 70,597 | 939 | 79,815 | 2,386 | -- | 74,147 | 1,770 | 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 | 69,125 | 100.0 | 937 | 77,122 | 100.0 | 2,031 | 72,520 | 100.0 | 1,752 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 54,920 | 79.5 | 901 | 62,364 | 80.9 | 2,250 | 58,536 | 80.7 | 1,787 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 7,335 | 10.6 | 400 | 7,236 | 9.4 | 933 | 5,610 | 7.7 | 858 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,855 | 2.7 | 205 | 1,200 | 1.6 | 362 | 977 | 1.3 | 285 | Yes |
| Transit | 1,128 | 1.6 | 160 | 1,589 | 2.1 | 395 | 1,289 | 1.8 | 323 | No |
| Bike | 105 | 0.2 | 49 | 297 | 0.4 | 156 | 358 | 0.5 | 169 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,535 | 2.2 | 186 | 1,919 | 2.5 | 488 | 1,873 | 2.6 | 384 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 820 | 1.2 | 137 | 866 | 1.1 | 296 | 1,041 | 1.4 | 335 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,420 | 2.1 | 179 | 1,651 | 2.1 | 424 | 2,836 | 3.9 | 641 | 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 | 149,840 | 100.0 | 353 | 158,291 | 100.0 | 3,302 | 159,201 | 100.0 | 3,580 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 125,280 | 83.6 | 746 | 133,605 | 84.4 | 3,397 | 136,726 | 85.9 | 3,113 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 15,155 | 10.1 | 559 | 14,105 | 8.9 | 1,202 | 11,653 | 7.3 | 1,210 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 3,585 | 2.4 | 283 | 3,317 | 2.1 | 588 | 2,548 | 1.6 | 547 | Yes |
| Transit | 1,249 | 0.8 | 168 | 1,676 | 1.1 | 376 | 1,410 | 0.9 | 358 | No |
| Bike | 120 | 0.1 | 52 | 313 | 0.2 | 157 | 342 | 0.2 | 135 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,645 | 1.1 | 193 | 1,921 | 1.2 | 507 | 1,869 | 1.2 | 358 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 1,390 | 0.9 | 177 | 1,703 | 1.1 | 374 | 1,817 | 1.1 | 469 | No |
| Worked at Home | 1,420 | 0.9 | 179 | 1,651 | 1.0 | 424 | 2,836 | 1.8 | 641 | 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) | 19.8 | 0.3 | 18.2 | 0.9 | 18.7 | 0.9 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 19.4 | 0.4 | 18.1 | 1.1 | 18.5 | 1.0 | No |
| Carpooled | 20.7 | 1.0 | 19.1 | 3.7 | 19.6 | 4.2 | No |
| Transit | 37.1 | 4.5 | 30.0 | 11.1 | 41.3 | 15.8 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 18.4 | 2.2 | 12.8 | 4.8 | 12.1 | 3.1 | Yes |
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
