CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 54,651 100.0 64,452 100.0 9,801 17.9
In households 54,169 99.1 63,577 98.6 9,408 17.4
In group quarters 482 0.9 875 1.4 393 81.5

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 21,015 100.0 25,147 100.0 4,132 19.7
1-person household 4,513 21.5 5,970 23.7 1,457 32.3
2-person household 7,091 33.7 8,694 34.6 1,603 22.6
3-person household 4,264 20.3 4,604 18.3 340 8.0
4-person household 3,453 16.4 3,854 15.3 401 11.6
5-or-more-person household 1,694 8.1 2,025 8.1 331 19.5
Mean number of persons per household 2.58 (X) 2.53 (X) -0.05 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 21,015 100.0 25,147 100.0 4,132 19.7
No vehicle available 1,591 7.6 1,474 5.9 -117 -7.4
1 vehicle available 5,702 27.1 7,377 29.3 1,675 29.4
2 vehicles available 8,105 38.6 9,941 39.5 1,836 22.7
3 vehicles available 3,813 18.1 4,364 17.4 551 14.5
4 vehicles available 1,266 6.0 1,538 6.1 272 21.5
5 or more vehicles available 538 2.6 453 1.8 -85 -15.8
Mean vehicles per household 1.96 (X) 1.94 (X) -0.02 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 24,058 100.0 28,635 100.0 4,577 19.0
Male 13,192 54.8 15,760 55.0 2,568 19.5
Female 10,866 45.2 12,875 45.0 2,009 18.5

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 24,058 100.0 28,637 100.0 4,579 19.0
Drove alone 18,607 77.3 23,236 81.1 4,629 24.9
Carpooled 4,066 16.9 3,874 13.5 -192 -4.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 44 0.2 64 0.2 20 45.5
Bicycle or walked 395 1.6 386 1.3 -9 -2.3
Motorcycle or other means 165 0.7 236 0.8 71 43.0
Worked at home 781 3.2 841 2.9 60 7.7

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 23,277 100.0 27,796 100.0 4,519 19.4
Less than 5 minutes 1,129 4.9 1,337 4.8 208 18.4
5 to 9 minutes 2,770 11.9 3,134 11.3 364 13.1
10 to 14 minutes 3,650 15.7 4,045 14.6 395 10.8
15 to 19 minutes 4,154 17.8 4,596 16.5 442 10.6
20 to 29 minutes 4,843 20.8 6,131 22.1 1,288 26.6
30 to 44 minutes 4,151 17.8 4,992 18.0 841 20.3
45 or more minutes 2,580 11.1 3,561 12.8 981 38.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.6 (X) 23.9 (X) 2.3 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 23,277 100.0 27,796 100.0 4,519 19.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 9,853 42.3 10,402 37.4 549 5.6
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 5,542 23.8 7,034 25.3 1,492 26.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,594 6.8 1,969 7.1 375 23.5
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 475 2.0 707 2.5 232 48.8
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 310 1.3 341 1.2 31 10.0
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 4,282 18.4 5,334 19.2 1,052 24.6
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,221 5.2 2,009 7.2 788 64.5
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: DeKalb County, Alabama

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 64,452 100.0
Under 16 years 14,205 22.0
16 to 20 years 4,240 6.6
21 to 24 years 3,267 5.1
25 to 44 years 19,058 29.6
45 to 64 years 14,799 23.0
65 years and over 8,883 13.8
Mean age (years) 36.8 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 25,147 100.0
Less than $15,000 6,108 24.3
$15,000 to 19,999 2,184 8.7
$20,000 to 24,999 2,200 8.7
$25,000 to 49,999 8,235 32.7
$50,000 to 74,999 4,048 16.1
$75,000 to 99,999 1,284 5.1
$100,000 or more 1,088 4.3
Mean household income (dollars) 40,104 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 30,137 (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 1.94 25,145 1,475 7,375 9,940 4,365 1,990
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.9 29.3 39.5 17.4 7.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.15 5,970 925 3,680 1,040 250 75
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.5 61.6 17.4 4.2 1.3
Column percent (X) 23.7 62.7 49.9 10.5 5.7 3.8
2-person household 2.03 8,695 300 1,990 4,185 1,705 510
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.5 22.9 48.1 19.6 5.9
Column percent (X) 34.6 20.3 27.0 42.1 39.1 25.6
3-person household 2.25 4,605 135 810 2,000 1,200 460
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.9 17.6 43.4 26.1 10.0
Column percent (X) 18.3 9.2 11.0 20.1 27.5 23.1
4-or-more-person household 2.39 5,880 115 895 2,715 1,210 945
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.0 15.2 46.2 20.6 16.1
Column percent (X) 23.4 7.8 12.1 27.3 27.7 47.5

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 23.9 27,795 4,470 8,640 6,130 4,990 3,560
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.1 31.1 22.1 18.0 12.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 22.9 23,235 3,580 7,475 5,305 4,295 2,585
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.4 32.2 22.8 18.5 11.1
Column percent (X) 83.6 80.1 86.5 86.5 86.1 72.6
Carpooled 30.0 3,875 505 1,090 740 655 880
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.0 28.1 19.1 16.9 22.7
Column percent (X) 13.9 11.3 12.6 12.1 13.1 24.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 41.9 65 15 0 10 15 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.1 0.0 15.4 23.1 38.5
Column percent (X) 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.7
Bicycle or walked 17.9 385 310 45 4 0 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 80.5 11.7 1.0 0.0 7.8
Column percent (X) 1.4 6.9 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.8
Motorcycle or other means 23.5 235 60 30 75 25 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 25.5 12.8 31.9 10.6 19.1
Column percent (X) 0.8 1.3 0.3 1.2 0.5 1.3
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.