CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
 1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 99,358 100.0 143,293 100.0 43,935 44.2
In households 97,520 98.2 141,629 98.8 44,109 45.2
In group quarters 1,838 1.8 1,664 1.2 -174 -9.5

HOUSEHOLD SIZE		            
Total households 35,843 100.0 54,601 100.0 18,758 52.3
1-person household 6,952 19.4 11,881 21.8 4,929 70.9
2-person household 11,400 31.8 18,624 34.1 7,224 63.4
3-person household 7,277 20.3 10,153 18.6 2,876 39.5
4-person household 6,795 19.0 9,224 16.9 2,429 35.7
5-or-more-person household 3,419 9.5 4,719 8.6 1,300 38.0
Mean number of persons per household 2.72 (X) 2.59 (X) -0.13 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1		            
Total households 35,843 100.0 54,601 100.0 18,758 52.3
No vehicle available 1,465 4.1 1,881 3.4 416 28.4
1 vehicle available 8,733 24.4 14,242 26.1 5,509 63.1
2 vehicles available 16,665 46.5 25,837 47.3 9,172 55.0
3 vehicles available 6,206 17.3 9,319 17.1 3,113 50.2
4 vehicles available 2,065 5.8 2,373 4.3 308 14.9
5 or more vehicles available 709 2.0 949 1.7 240 33.9
Mean vehicles per household 2.03 (X) 1.99 (X) -0.05 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1		            
Workers 16 years and over 49,622 100.0 73,775 100.0 24,153 48.7
Male 28,209 56.8 41,135 55.8 12,926 45.8
Female 21,413 43.2 32,635 44.2 11,222 52.4

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK		            
Workers 16 years and over 49,622 100.0 73,773 100.0 24,151 48.7
Drove alone 41,859 84.4 63,620 86.2 21,761 52.0
Carpooled 5,934 12.0 6,647 9.0 713 12.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 51 0.1 108 0.1 57 111.8
Bicycle or walked 591 1.2 743 1.0 152 25.7
Motorcycle or other means 155 0.3 274 0.4 119 76.8
Worked at home 1,032 2.1 2,381 3.2 1,349 130.7

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 48,590 100.0 71,392 100.0 22,802 46.9
Less than 5 minutes 1,219 2.5 1,588 2.2 369 30.3
5 to 9 minutes 4,703 9.7 5,426 7.6 723 15.4
10 to 14 minutes 5,509 11.3 6,861 9.6 1,352 24.5
15 to 19 minutes 6,406 13.2 8,470 11.9 2,064 32.2
20 to 29 minutes 11,354 23.4 16,071 22.5 4,717 41.5
30 to 44 minutes 13,597 28.0 20,231 28.3 6,634 48.8
45 or more minutes 5,802 11.9 12,745 17.9 6,943 119.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 24.1 (X) 28.6 (X) 4.5 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 48,590 100.0 71,392 100.0 22,802 46.9
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 16,168 33.3 23,396 32.8 7,228 44.7
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 18,734 38.6 26,912 37.7 8,178 43.7
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 5,772 11.9 8,614 12.1 2,842 49.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 1,719 3.5 3,075 4.3 1,356 78.9
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 877 1.8 1,497 2.1 620 70.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 4,361 9.0 6,130 8.6 1,769 40.6
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 959 2.0 1,768 2.5 809 84.4
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: Shelby County, Alabama

Subject
 Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 143,293 100.0
Under 16 years 33,676 23.5
16 to 20 years 8,935 6.2
21 to 24 years 6,497 4.5
25 to 44 years 48,646 33.9
45 to 64 years 33,478 23.4
65 years and over 12,061 8.4
Mean age (years) 34.2 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991		    
Total households 54,601 100.0
Less than $15,000 5,501 10.1
$15,000 to 19,999 2,040 3.7
$20,000 to 24,999 2,572 4.7
$25,000 to 49,999 14,221 26.0
$50,000 to 74,999 11,969 21.9
$75,000 to 99,999 7,729 14.2
$100,000 or more 10,569 19.4
Mean household income (dollars) 70,906 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 55,440 (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 1.99 54,600 1,880 14,240 25,835 9,320 3,320
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.4 26.1 47.3 17.1 6.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.16 11,880 965 8,685 1,785 335 115
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.1 73.1 15.0 2.8 1.0
Column percent (X) 21.8 51.3 61.0 6.9 3.6 3.5
2-person household 2.03 18,625 450 2,850 11,785 3,010 530
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.4 15.3 63.3 16.2 2.8
Column percent (X) 34.1 23.9 20.0 45.6 32.3 16.0
3-person household 2.28 10,155 195 1,490 4,830 2,780 860
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.9 14.7 47.6 27.4 8.5
Column percent (X) 18.6 10.4 10.5 18.7 29.8 25.9
4-or-more-person household 2.42 13,945 270 1,215 7,445 3,195 1,820
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.9 8.7 53.4 22.9 13.1
Column percent (X) 25.5 14.4 8.5 28.8 34.3 54.8

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 28.6 71,390 7,015 15,330 16,070 20,230 12,745
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.8 21.5 22.5 28.3 17.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 28.2 63,620 5,875 13,770 14,925 18,220 10,825
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.2 21.6 23.5 28.6 17.0
Column percent (X) 89.1 83.7 89.8 92.9 90.1 84.9
Carpooled 33.4 6,645 605 1,310 1,060 1,955 1,715
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.1 19.7 16.0 29.4 25.8
Column percent (X) 9.3 8.6 8.5 6.6 9.7 13.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 46.2 110 20 4 10 0 75
  Row percent (X) 100.0 18.2 3.6 9.1 0.0 68.2
Column percent (X) 0.2 0.3 [ >0 ] 0.1 0.0 0.6
Bicycle or walked 6.5 745 495 215 35 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 66.4 28.9 4.7 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 1.0 7.1 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 61.8 275 20 35 35 55 125
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.3 12.7 12.7 20.0 45.5
Column percent (X) 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.0
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
>0Value is too near zero to display.
(X)Not applicable.
Source:U.S. Census Bureau. Census of Population and Housing, 1990 and 2000 long-form (sample) data.