CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
 1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 150,522 100.0 164,875 100.0 14,353 9.5
In households 141,147 93.8 156,170 94.7 15,023 10.6
In group quarters 9,375 6.2 8,705 5.3 -670 -7.1

HOUSEHOLD SIZE		            
Total households 55,045 100.0 64,517 100.0 9,472 17.2
1-person household 13,942 25.3 18,289 28.3 4,347 31.2
2-person household 17,604 32.0 21,353 33.1 3,749 21.3
3-person household 10,157 18.5 11,428 17.7 1,271 12.5
4-person household 8,239 15.0 8,611 13.3 372 4.5
5-or-more-person household 5,103 9.3 4,836 7.5 -267 -5.2
Mean number of persons per household 2.56 (X) 2.42 (X) -0.14 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1		            
Total households 55,045 100.0 64,517 100.0 9,472 17.2
No vehicle available 5,422 9.9 5,218 8.1 -204 -3.8
1 vehicle available 17,437 31.7 21,907 34.0 4,470 25.6
2 vehicles available 20,387 37.0 23,908 37.1 3,521 17.3
3 vehicles available 8,620 15.7 9,592 14.9 972 11.3
4 vehicles available 2,403 4.4 2,838 4.4 435 18.1
5 or more vehicles available 776 1.4 1,054 1.6 278 35.8
Mean vehicles per household 1.78 (X) 1.79 (X) 0.01 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1		            
Workers 16 years and over 65,245 100.0 73,290 100.0 8,045 12.3
Male 35,503 54.4 38,630 52.7 3,127 8.8
Female 29,742 45.6 34,660 47.3 4,918 16.5

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK		            
Workers 16 years and over 65,245 100.0 73,292 100.0 8,047 12.3
Drove alone 52,730 80.8 61,537 84.0 8,807 16.7
Carpooled 8,335 12.8 7,799 10.6 -536 -6.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 443 0.7 357 0.5 -86 -19.4
Bicycle or walked 2,179 3.3 1,762 2.4 -417 -19.1
Motorcycle or other means 543 0.8 356 0.5 -187 -34.4
Worked at home 1,015 1.6 1,481 2.0 466 45.9

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 64,230 100.0 71,811 100.0 7,581 11.8
Less than 5 minutes 2,301 3.6 2,331 3.2 30 1.3
5 to 9 minutes 8,628 13.4 8,608 12.0 -20 -0.2
10 to 14 minutes 13,180 20.5 14,340 20.0 1,160 8.8
15 to 19 minutes 16,057 25.0 15,580 21.7 -477 -3.0
20 to 29 minutes 11,418 17.8 14,151 19.7 2,733 23.9
30 to 44 minutes 8,278 12.9 9,423 13.1 1,145 13.8
45 or more minutes 4,368 6.8 7,378 10.3 3,010 68.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.4 (X) 21.2 (X) 2.8 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 64,230 100.0 71,811 100.0 7,581 11.8
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 18,345 28.6 20,244 28.2 1,899 10.4
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 20,332 31.7 24,481 34.1 4,149 20.4
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 7,586 11.8 7,568 10.5 -18 -0.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 2,806 4.4 2,845 4.0 39 1.4
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 1,544 2.4 2,562 3.6 1,018 65.9
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 11,986 18.7 12,158 16.9 172 1.4
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,631 2.5 1,953 2.7 322 19.7
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: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Subject
 Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 164,875 100.0
Under 16 years 34,123 20.7
16 to 20 years 17,434 10.6
21 to 24 years 14,279 8.7
25 to 44 years 46,309 28.1
45 to 64 years 34,224 20.8
65 years and over 18,506 11.2
Mean age (years) 34.5 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991		    
Total households 64,517 100.0
Less than $15,000 15,224 23.6
$15,000 to 19,999 4,739 7.3
$20,000 to 24,999 4,446 6.9
$25,000 to 49,999 18,268 28.3
$50,000 to 74,999 11,320 17.5
$75,000 to 99,999 5,474 8.5
$100,000 or more 5,046 7.8
Mean household income (dollars) 47,143 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 34,436 (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 1.79 64,515 5,220 21,905 23,910 9,590 3,890
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.1 34.0 37.1 14.9 6.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.06 18,290 3,010 12,170 2,445 420 245
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.5 66.5 13.4 2.3 1.3
Column percent (X) 28.3 57.7 55.6 10.2 4.4 6.3
2-person household 1.89 21,355 1,050 5,030 11,490 2,965 820
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.9 23.6 53.8 13.9 3.8
Column percent (X) 33.1 20.1 23.0 48.1 30.9 21.1
3-person household 2.12 11,430 630 2,410 4,540 2,960 890
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.5 21.1 39.7 25.9 7.8
Column percent (X) 17.7 12.1 11.0 19.0 30.9 22.9
4-or-more-person household 2.34 13,445 530 2,295 5,435 3,250 1,935
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.9 17.1 40.4 24.2 14.4
Column percent (X) 20.8 10.2 10.5 22.7 33.9 49.7

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 21.2 71,810 10,940 29,920 14,150 9,425 7,380
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.2 41.7 19.7 13.1 10.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 20.8 61,535 9,050 26,520 12,220 7,815 5,930
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.7 43.1 19.9 12.7 9.6
Column percent (X) 85.7 82.7 88.6 86.4 82.9 80.4
Carpooled 26.0 7,800 970 2,570 1,670 1,325 1,265
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.4 32.9 21.4 17.0 16.2
Column percent (X) 10.9 8.9 8.6 11.8 14.1 17.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 30.5 355 35 130 55 60 75
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.9 36.6 15.5 16.9 21.1
Column percent (X) 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.0
Bicycle or walked 11.3 1,760 885 630 105 90 50
  Row percent (X) 100.0 50.3 35.8 6.0 5.1 2.8
Column percent (X) 2.5 8.1 2.1 0.7 1.0 0.7
Motorcycle or other means 33.8 355 4 65 95 135 60
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.1 18.3 26.8 38.0 16.9
Column percent (X) 0.5 [ >0 ] 0.2 0.7 1.4 0.8
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.