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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 | 127,049 | -- | 159,316 | 106 | 175,396 | 178,835 | 90 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 126,627 | 83 | 159,024 | -- | 175,139 | 178,544 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 43,566 | 204 | 51,620 | 1,170 | 58,171 | 57,572 | 1,110 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.91 | 0.02 | 3.08 | 0.07 | 3.01 | 3.10 | 0.06 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $54,915 | $844 | $60,207 | $2,431 | -- | $65,251 | $2,757 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.82 | 0.02 | 1.85 | 0.06 | -- | 1.89 | 0.06 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 11.10 | 0.40 | 15.20 | 2.07 | -- | 16.80 | 1.59 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 38.00 | 0.60 | 39.50 | 2.04 | 47.40 | 36.40 | 2.10 | No |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 6.40 | 0.30 | 6.90 | 0.53 | 6.70 | 7.00 | 0.51 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 16.40 | 0.40 | 20.00 | 1.48 | -- | 22.00 | 1.27 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 61,426 | 721 | 79,668 | 2,559 | -- | 82,493 | 1,850 | 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 | 59,940 | 100.0 | 720 | 75,808 | 100.0 | 1,851 | 81,135 | 100.0 | 1,777 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 48,800 | 81.4 | 701 | 62,672 | 82.7 | 1,947 | 67,594 | 83.3 | 2,167 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 6,480 | 10.8 | 317 | 6,428 | 8.5 | 988 | 6,690 | 8.2 | 877 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,040 | 3.4 | 181 | 2,404 | 3.2 | 646 | 1,850 | 2.3 | 454 | No |
| Transit | 129 | 0.2 | 46 | 285 | 0.4 | 154 | 124 | 0.2 | 82 | No |
| Bike | 65 | 0.1 | 33 | 67 | 0.1 | 71 | 38 | 0.0 | 61 | No |
| Walked | 635 | 1.1 | 102 | 592 | 0.8 | 355 | 418 | 0.5 | 224 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 600 | 1.0 | 99 | 1,233 | 1.6 | 483 | 2,400 | 3.0 | 772 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 1,190 | 2.0 | 139 | 2,127 | 2.8 | 404 | 2,021 | 2.5 | 593 | 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 | 53,050 | 100.0 | 711 | 64,969 | 100.0 | 2,347 | 66,347 | 100.0 | 2,669 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 43,025 | 81.1 | 683 | 52,480 | 80.8 | 1,823 | 55,521 | 83.7 | 2,408 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 5,875 | 11.1 | 303 | 6,169 | 9.5 | 990 | 5,249 | 7.9 | 714 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,630 | 3.1 | 162 | 2,092 | 3.2 | 600 | 1,580 | 2.4 | 362 | No |
| Transit | 100 | 0.2 | 40 | 189 | 0.3 | 148 | 235 | 0.4 | 164 | No |
| Bike | 40 | 0.1 | 26 | 82 | 0.1 | 75 | 38 | 0.1 | 61 | No |
| Walked | 560 | 1.1 | 96 | 563 | 0.9 | 333 | 402 | 0.6 | 210 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 629 | 1.2 | 101 | 1,267 | 2.0 | 357 | 1,301 | 2.0 | 439 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 1,190 | 2.2 | 139 | 2,127 | 3.3 | 404 | 2,021 | 3.0 | 593 | 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) | 27.1 | 0.3 | 28.2 | 1.2 | 27.0 | 1.1 | No |
| Drove alone | 26.8 | 0.4 | 27.0 | 1.4 | 26.8 | 1.5 | No |
| Carpooled | 29.4 | 1.0 | 33.2 | 7.8 | 31.1 | 6.4 | No |
| Transit | 41.4 | 6.1 | 53.0 | 39.7 | 32.5 | 30.4 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 21.3 | 3.3 | 43.1 | 22.3 | 18.2 | 7.4 | 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
