CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 81,331 100.0 88,787 100.0 7,456 9.2
In households 80,419 98.9 87,634 98.7 7,215 9.0
In group quarters 912 1.1 1,153 1.3 241 26.4

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 30,856 100.0 35,861 100.0 5,005 16.2
1-person household 7,301 23.7 9,448 26.3 2,147 29.4
2-person household 9,853 31.9 12,313 34.3 2,460 25.0
3-person household 5,736 18.6 6,521 18.2 785 13.7
4-person household 4,950 16.0 4,981 13.9 31 0.6
5-or-more-person household 3,016 9.8 2,598 7.2 -418 -13.9
Mean number of persons per household 2.61 (X) 2.44 (X) -0.16 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 30,856 100.0 35,861 100.0 5,005 16.2
No vehicle available 2,912 9.4 2,974 8.3 62 2.1
1 vehicle available 9,253 30.0 12,256 34.2 3,003 32.5
2 vehicles available 12,396 40.2 14,267 39.8 1,871 15.1
3 vehicles available 4,813 15.6 4,670 13.0 -143 -3.0
4 vehicles available 1,178 3.8 1,287 3.6 109 9.3
5 or more vehicles available 304 1.0 407 1.1 103 33.9
Mean vehicles per household 1.78 (X) 1.73 (X) -0.04 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 37,780 100.0 39,960 100.0 2,180 5.8
Male 20,572 54.5 21,405 53.6 833 4.0
Female 17,208 45.5 18,555 46.4 1,347 7.8

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 37,780 100.0 39,962 100.0 2,182 5.8
Drove alone 31,208 82.6 34,248 85.7 3,040 9.7
Carpooled 4,600 12.2 4,109 10.3 -491 -10.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 255 0.7 222 0.6 -33 -12.9
Bicycle or walked 607 1.6 405 1.0 -202 -33.3
Motorcycle or other means 427 1.1 362 0.9 -65 -15.2
Worked at home 683 1.8 616 1.5 -67 -9.8

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 37,097 100.0 39,346 100.0 2,249 6.1
Less than 5 minutes 1,414 3.8 1,363 3.5 -51 -3.6
5 to 9 minutes 5,420 14.6 4,858 12.3 -562 -10.4
10 to 14 minutes 8,444 22.8 8,624 21.9 180 2.1
15 to 19 minutes 9,230 24.9 8,719 22.2 -511 -5.5
20 to 29 minutes 6,577 17.7 7,935 20.2 1,358 20.6
30 to 44 minutes 4,416 11.9 5,313 13.5 897 20.3
45 or more minutes 1,596 4.3 2,534 6.4 938 58.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 16.8 (X) 20.0 (X) 3.1 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 37,097 100.0 39,346 100.0 2,249 6.1
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 12,188 32.9 12,897 32.8 709 5.8
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 12,709 34.3 13,859 35.2 1,150 9.0
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 3,610 9.7 3,821 9.7 211 5.8
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 1,353 3.6 1,520 3.9 167 12.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 819 2.2 973 2.5 154 18.8
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 5,173 13.9 4,860 12.4 -313 -6.1
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,245 3.4 1,416 3.6 171 13.7
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: Houston County, Alabama

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 88,787 100.0
Under 16 years 20,282 22.8
16 to 20 years 5,914 6.7
21 to 24 years 3,920 4.4
25 to 44 years 25,897 29.2
45 to 64 years 20,668 23.3
65 years and over 12,106 13.6
Mean age (years) 36.7 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 35,861 100.0
Less than $15,000 7,995 22.3
$15,000 to 19,999 2,675 7.5
$20,000 to 24,999 2,461 6.9
$25,000 to 49,999 10,878 30.3
$50,000 to 74,999 6,407 17.9
$75,000 to 99,999 2,587 7.2
$100,000 or more 2,858 8.0
Mean household income (dollars) 46,068 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 34,431 (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 1.73 35,860 2,975 12,255 14,265 4,670 1,695
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.3 34.2 39.8 13.0 4.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.04 9,450 1,570 6,300 1,320 185 75
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.6 66.7 14.0 2.0 0.8
Column percent (X) 26.4 52.8 51.4 9.3 4.0 4.4
2-person household 1.84 12,315 670 3,065 6,635 1,510 430
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.4 24.9 53.9 12.3 3.5
Column percent (X) 34.3 22.5 25.0 46.5 32.3 25.4
3-person household 2.04 6,520 300 1,600 2,710 1,515 400
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.6 24.5 41.6 23.2 6.1
Column percent (X) 18.2 10.1 13.1 19.0 32.4 23.6
4-or-more-person household 2.15 7,580 440 1,290 3,600 1,465 785
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.8 17.0 47.5 19.3 10.4
Column percent (X) 21.1 14.8 10.5 25.2 31.4 46.3

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 20.0 39,345 6,220 17,345 7,935 5,315 2,535
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.8 44.1 20.2 13.5 6.4
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 19.2 34,250 5,510 15,395 7,010 4,470 1,865
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.1 44.9 20.5 13.1 5.4
Column percent (X) 87.1 88.6 88.8 88.3 84.1 73.6
Carpooled 25.7 4,110 405 1,585 815 755 545
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.9 38.6 19.8 18.4 13.3
Column percent (X) 10.4 6.5 9.1 10.3 14.2 21.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 30.4 220 15 95 35 30 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.8 43.2 15.9 13.6 20.5
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.6 1.8
Bicycle or walked 17.2 405 215 100 30 20 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 53.1 24.7 7.4 4.9 11.1
Column percent (X) 1.0 3.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.8
Motorcycle or other means 19.6 360 80 165 40 35 40
  Row percent (X) 100.0 22.2 45.8 11.1 9.7 11.1
Column percent (X) 0.9 1.3 1.0 0.5 0.7 1.6
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.