CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Colbert County, Alabama

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 51,666 100.0 54,984 100.0 3,318 6.4
In households 51,360 99.4 54,391 98.9 3,031 5.9
In group quarters 306 0.6 593 1.1 287 93.8

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 20,069 100.0 22,488 100.0 2,419 12.1
1-person household 4,516 22.5 5,844 26.0 1,328 29.4
2-person household 6,790 33.8 8,051 35.8 1,261 18.6
3-person household 3,912 19.5 3,982 17.7 70 1.8
4-person household 3,214 16.0 3,042 13.5 -172 -5.4
5-or-more-person household 1,637 8.2 1,569 7.0 -68 -4.2
Mean number of persons per household 2.56 (X) 2.42 (X) -0.14 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 20,069 100.0 22,488 100.0 2,419 12.1
No vehicle available 1,592 7.9 1,420 6.3 -172 -10.8
1 vehicle available 5,497 27.4 6,682 29.7 1,185 21.6
2 vehicles available 7,774 38.7 9,097 40.5 1,323 17.0
3 vehicles available 3,404 17.0 3,594 16.0 190 5.6
4 vehicles available 1,257 6.3 1,194 5.3 -63 -5.0
5 or more vehicles available 545 2.7 501 2.2 -44 -8.1
Mean vehicles per household 1.95 (X) 1.92 (X) -0.04 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 21,716 100.0 22,595 100.0 879 4.0
Male 12,341 56.8 12,695 56.2 354 2.9
Female 9,375 43.2 9,895 43.8 520 5.5

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 21,716 100.0 22,593 100.0 877 4.0
Drove alone 17,697 81.5 19,682 87.1 1,985 11.2
Carpooled 3,256 15.0 2,311 10.2 -945 -29.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 53 0.2 34 0.2 -19 -35.8
Bicycle or walked 261 1.2 217 1.0 -44 -16.9
Motorcycle or other means 92 0.4 106 0.5 14 15.2
Worked at home 357 1.6 243 1.1 -114 -31.9

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 21,359 100.0 22,350 100.0 991 4.6
Less than 5 minutes 738 3.5 996 4.5 258 35.0
5 to 9 minutes 3,332 15.6 2,691 12.0 -641 -19.2
10 to 14 minutes 3,810 17.8 4,101 18.3 291 7.6
15 to 19 minutes 3,912 18.3 3,660 16.4 -252 -6.4
20 to 29 minutes 4,063 19.0 4,768 21.3 705 17.4
30 to 44 minutes 3,311 15.5 3,363 15.0 52 1.6
45 or more minutes 2,193 10.3 2,771 12.4 578 26.4
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.4 (X) 23.8 (X) 3.4 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 21,359 100.0 22,350 100.0 991 4.6
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 7,039 33.0 7,473 33.4 434 6.2
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 6,916 32.4 7,118 31.8 202 2.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 2,045 9.6 2,324 10.4 279 13.6
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 603 2.8 658 2.9 55 9.1
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 486 2.3 558 2.5 72 14.8
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 3,557 16.7 3,222 14.4 -335 -9.4
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 713 3.3 997 4.5 284 39.8
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
(X)Not applicable.
Source:U.S. Census Bureau. Census of Population and Housing, 1990 and 2000 long-form (sample) data.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Colbert County, Alabama

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 54,984 100.0
Under 16 years 11,586 21.1
16 to 20 years 3,427 6.2
21 to 24 years 2,587 4.7
25 to 44 years 15,205 27.7
45 to 64 years 13,701 24.9
65 years and over 8,478 15.4
Mean age (years) 38.4 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 22,488 100.0
Less than $15,000 5,180 23.0
$15,000 to 19,999 1,754 7.8
$20,000 to 24,999 1,965 8.7
$25,000 to 49,999 7,137 31.7
$50,000 to 74,999 3,600 16.0
$75,000 to 99,999 1,549 6.9
$100,000 or more 1,303 5.8
Mean household income (dollars) 42,754 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 31,954 (X)

Household Size by Vehicles Available1
Household Size Mean vehicles per household Vehicles available
Total households No vehicle 1 vehicle 2 vehicles 3 vehicles 4 or more vehicles
Total households 1.92 22,490 1,420 6,680 9,095 3,595 1,695
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.3 29.7 40.4 16.0 7.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.14 5,845 890 3,640 1,055 195 65
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.2 62.3 18.0 3.3 1.1
Column percent (X) 26.0 62.7 54.5 11.6 5.4 3.8
2-person household 1.99 8,050 280 1,715 4,345 1,370 345
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.5 21.3 54.0 17.0 4.3
Column percent (X) 35.8 19.7 25.7 47.8 38.1 20.4
3-person household 2.29 3,980 130 670 1,690 1,060 430
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.3 16.8 42.5 26.6 10.8
Column percent (X) 17.7 9.2 10.0 18.6 29.5 25.4
4-or-more-person household 2.45 4,610 120 660 2,005 970 855
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.6 14.3 43.5 21.0 18.5
Column percent (X) 20.5 8.5 9.9 22.0 27.0 50.4

Means of Transportation to Work by Travel Time to Work1

Means of Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes) Travel time to work
Workers who did not work at home Less than 10 minutes 10 to 19 minutes 20 to 29 minutes 30 to 44 minutes 45 or more minutes
Workers who did not work at home 23.8 22,350 3,685 7,760 4,770 3,365 2,770
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.5 34.7 21.3 15.1 12.4
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 22.8 19,680 3,305 7,065 4,425 2,745 2,150
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.8 35.9 22.5 13.9 10.9
Column percent (X) 88.1 89.7 91.0 92.8 81.6 77.6
Carpooled 31.5 2,310 205 680 330 545 550
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.9 29.4 14.3 23.6 23.8
Column percent (X) 10.3 5.6 8.8 6.9 16.2 19.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 103.2 35 0 0 0 10 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 28.6 71.4
Column percent (X) 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.9
Bicycle or walked 12.3 215 165 20 4 10 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 76.7 9.3 1.9 4.7 9.3
Column percent (X) 1.0 4.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.7
Motorcycle or other means 39.0 105 15 0 10 50 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.3 0.0 9.5 47.6 23.8
Column percent (X) 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.2 1.5 0.9
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
(X)Not applicable.
Source:U.S. Census Bureau. Census of Population and Housing, 1990 and 2000 long-form (sample) data.