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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 | 106,211 | -- | 128,751 | 39 | 129,877 | 132,720 | 42 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 105,229 | 126 | 128,047 | -- | 128,767 | 131,716 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 33,038 | 264 | 43,553 | 1,082 | 41,573 | 42,241 | 984 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 3.19 | 0.05 | 2.94 | 0.07 | 3.10 | 3.12 | 0.07 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $47,510 | $1,107 | $56,022 | $3,374 | -- | $64,900 | $4,867 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.65 | 0.03 | 1.64 | 0.06 | -- | 1.71 | 0.06 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 23.80 | 0.50 | 28.40 | 2.36 | -- | 27.20 | 3.17 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 21.20 | 0.50 | 19.50 | 2.44 | 16.10 | 12.40 | 1.50 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 10.60 | 0.40 | 9.90 | 0.77 | 10.90 | 10.80 | 0.81 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 27.70 | 0.60 | 27.20 | 1.71 | -- | 30.00 | 2.05 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 40,668 | 641 | 55,555 | 2,323 | -- | 56,973 | 2,109 | 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 | 39,870 | 100.0 | 639 | 52,307 | 100.0 | 1,539 | 55,627 | 100.0 | 2,075 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 30,730 | 77.1 | 598 | 41,313 | 79.0 | 1,639 | 41,960 | 75.4 | 1,670 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 4,925 | 12.4 | 277 | 4,300 | 8.2 | 781 | 4,138 | 7.4 | 632 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 1,640 | 4.1 | 163 | 1,890 | 3.6 | 526 | 1,147 | 2.1 | 351 | Yes |
| Transit | 175 | 0.4 | 53 | 453 | 0.9 | 398 | 453 | 0.8 | 248 | Yes |
| Bike | 65 | 0.2 | 33 | 56 | 0.1 | 92 | 57 | 0.1 | 54 | No |
| Walked | 615 | 1.5 | 100 | 1,114 | 2.1 | 321 | 820 | 1.5 | 373 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 665 | 1.7 | 104 | 977 | 1.9 | 544 | 3,711 | 6.7 | 740 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 1,055 | 2.6 | 131 | 2,204 | 4.2 | 542 | 3,341 | 6.0 | 1,166 | 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 | 62,070 | 100.0 | 650 | 79,504 | 100.0 | 2,821 | 83,231 | 100.0 | 3,343 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 48,205 | 77.7 | 657 | 64,886 | 81.6 | 2,565 | 66,886 | 80.4 | 3,113 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 8,065 | 13.0 | 349 | 6,389 | 8.0 | 871 | 6,057 | 7.3 | 861 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,480 | 4.0 | 199 | 2,526 | 3.2 | 526 | 1,602 | 1.9 | 401 | Yes |
| Transit | 195 | 0.3 | 56 | 629 | 0.8 | 424 | 453 | 0.5 | 248 | Yes |
| Bike | 45 | 0.1 | 27 | 76 | 0.1 | 98 | 84 | 0.1 | 70 | No |
| Walked | 865 | 1.4 | 119 | 1,014 | 1.3 | 317 | 982 | 1.2 | 360 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 1,165 | 1.9 | 137 | 1,780 | 2.2 | 484 | 3,826 | 4.6 | 745 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 1,055 | 1.7 | 131 | 2,204 | 2.8 | 542 | 3,341 | 4.0 | 1,166 | 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) | 18.7 | 0.4 | 18.9 | 1.2 | 19.8 | 1.7 | No |
| Drove alone | 18.1 | 0.4 | 18.3 | 1.4 | 19.2 | 1.7 | No |
| Carpooled | 20.9 | 1.0 | 21.3 | 5.4 | 20.5 | 4.7 | No |
| Transit | 45.2 | 14.1 | 50.8 | 59.0 | 39.3 | 37.2 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 18.9 | 2.8 | 16.1 | 8.0 | 22.4 | 8.6 | 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
