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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 | 33,158 | -- | 31,634 | 24 | 31,492 | 31,343 | 26 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 32,289 | 118 | 30,762 | -- | 30,945 | 30,812 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 14,479 | 154 | 14,300 | 545 | 13,807 | 13,274 | 500 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.23 | 0.05 | 2.15 | 0.06 | 2.24 | 2.32 | 0.09 | No |
| Average Household Income 5 | $36,370 | $1,109 | $41,653 | $3,326 | -- | $44,247 | $3,468 | Yes |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.41 | 0.03 | 1.39 | 0.08 | -- | 1.43 | 0.09 | No |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 19.80 | 0.90 | 26.50 | 3.77 | -- | 21.80 | 2.79 | No |
| Percent Minority 8 | 4.00 | 0.40 | 5.30 | 1.01 | 5.10 | 5.10 | 0.83 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 18.90 | 0.90 | 19.40 | 1.90 | 18.00 | 17.80 | 1.47 | No |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 0.44 | -- | 0.60 | 0.37 | No |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 13,722 | 363 | 13,516 | 1,083 | -- | 12,390 | 757 | 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 | 13,395 | 100.0 | 362 | -- | 100.0 | -- | -- | 100.0 | -- | -- |
| Drove alone | 10,750 | 80.3 | 345 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2-person Carpool | 1,380 | 10.3 | 147 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 224 | 1.7 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Transit | 180 | 1.3 | 54 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Bike | 25 | 0.2 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Walked | 515 | 3.8 | 91 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 120 | 0.9 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Worked at Home | 200 | 1.5 | 57 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 24,070 | 100.0 | 329 | 24,715 | 100.0 | 1,222 | 23,904 | 100.0 | 1,286 | No |
| Drove alone | 20,310 | 84.4 | 359 | 20,668 | 83.6 | 1,102 | 20,267 | 84.8 | 1,261 | No |
| 2-person Carpool | 2,210 | 9.2 | 184 | 2,158 | 8.7 | 467 | 2,086 | 8.7 | 400 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 384 | 1.6 | 79 | 541 | 2.2 | 247 | 384 | 1.6 | 161 | No |
| Transit | 179 | 0.7 | 54 | 168 | 0.7 | 111 | 308 | 1.3 | 140 | No |
| Bike | 30 | 0.1 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 154 | 103 | 0.4 | 99 | No |
| Walked | 550 | 2.3 | 94 | 663 | 2.7 | 253 | 432 | 1.8 | 197 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 205 | 0.9 | 58 | 168 | 0.7 | 114 | 114 | 0.5 | 68 | Yes |
| Worked at Home | 200 | 0.8 | 57 | 349 | 1.4 | 139 | 210 | 0.9 | 86 | No |
| 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) | 16.5 | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Drove alone | 16.0 | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Carpooled | 19.9 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Transit | 39.7 | 9.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 9.8 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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
