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Geographic Area: Pharr city, Texas FIPS: 4857200

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Table 1. Selected Characteristics
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? **
Value MOE(+/-) Value MOE(+/-) Value Value MOE(+/-)
Total Persons 1 46,616 -- 64,653 25 70,400 72,008 70 --
Persons in Households 2 46,595 19 -- -- 70,381 71,983 74 Yes
Total Households 3 12,812 219 19,175 769 19,699 19,993 834 Yes
Average Number of Persons per Household 4 3.64 0.11 3.37 0.14 3.57 3.60 0.15 No
Average Household Income 5 $34,075 $1,270 $38,622 $3,027 -- $42,064 $3,652 Yes
Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 1.56 0.04 1.59 0.10 -- 1.71 0.12 Yes
Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 35.50 0.90 36.30 4.12 -- 38.40 4.66 No
Percent Minority 8 20.60 0.80 12.70 2.49 14.90 5.80 2.07 Yes
Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 12.10 0.60 11.30 1.18 10.00 11.00 1.20 No
Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 33.20 0.90 30.70 2.60 -- 31.40 3.02 No
Total Workers at Place of Residence11 14,526 405 23,290 1,591 -- 24,047 1,405 Yes
Table 2a. Mode to Work
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? **
Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)*
 
Total Workers 14,150 100.0 402 -- 100.0 -- -- 100.0 -- --
Drove alone 10,325 73.0 363 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2-person Carpool 2,110 14.9 182 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3-or-more-person Carpool 694 4.9 106 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transit 65 0.5 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bike 35 0.2 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Walked 205 1.4 58 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 450 3.2 85 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Worked at Home 265 1.9 66 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Table 2b. Mode to Work
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? **
Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)*
  At Place of Work
Total Workers 15,985 100.0 415 -- 100.0 -- -- 100.0 -- --
Drove alone 12,075 75.5 383 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2-person Carpool 2,295 14.4 189 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
3-or-more-person Carpool 770 4.8 111 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transit 69 0.4 34 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bike 25 0.2 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Walked 185 1.2 55 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 295 1.8 69 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Worked at Home 265 1.7 66 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Table 3. Mean Travel Time by Mode to Work
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? **
Minutes MOE(+/-) Minutes MOE(+/-) Minutes MOE(+/-)
  At Place of Residence
Total Workers (does not include workers who worked at home) 19.7 0.6 -- -- -- -- --
Drove alone 19.7 0.8 -- -- -- -- --
Carpooled 21.3 1.4 -- -- -- -- --
Transit 10.9 6.0 -- -- -- -- --
Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means 13.3 1.7 -- -- -- -- --

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

Updated: 8/11/2017
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