CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 4,040,587 100.0 4,447,100 100.0 406,513 10.1
In households 3,948,501 97.7 4,332,570 97.4 384,069 9.7
In group quarters 92,086 2.3 114,530 2.6 22,444 24.4

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 1,506,009 100.0 1,737,385 100.0 231,376 15.4
1-person household 354,918 23.6 453,571 26.1 98,653 27.8
2-person household 478,471 31.8 577,292 33.2 98,821 20.7
3-person household 284,277 18.9 313,932 18.1 29,655 10.4
4-person household 237,174 15.7 246,200 14.2 9,026 3.8
5-or-more-person household 151,169 10.0 146,390 8.4 -4,779 -3.2
Mean number of persons per household 2.62 (X) 2.49 (X) -0.13 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 1,506,009 100.0 1,737,385 100.0 231,376 15.4
No vehicle available 151,146 10.0 141,635 8.2 -9,511 -6.3
1 vehicle available 460,247 30.6 558,215 32.1 97,968 21.3
2 vehicles available 566,042 37.6 665,917 38.3 99,875 17.6
3 vehicles available 232,386 15.4 267,532 15.4 35,146 15.1
4 vehicles available 70,087 4.7 75,246 4.3 5,159 7.4
5 or more vehicles available 26,101 1.7 28,840 1.7 2,739 10.5
Mean vehicles per household 1.80 (X) 1.81 (X) 0.01 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 1,735,588 100.0 1,900,090 100.0 164,502 9.5
Male 957,341 55.2 1,025,150 54.0 67,809 7.1
Female 778,247 44.8 874,940 46.0 96,693 12.4

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 1,735,588 100.0 1,900,089 100.0 164,501 9.5
Drove alone 1,374,395 79.2 1,576,882 83.0 202,487 14.7
Carpooled 267,191 15.4 234,020 12.3 -33,171 -12.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 13,279 0.8 9,496 0.5 -3,783 -28.5
Bicycle or walked 34,654 2.0 26,774 1.4 -7,880 -22.7
Motorcycle or other means 14,975 0.9 13,614 0.7 -1,361 -9.1
Worked at home 31,094 1.8 39,303 2.1 8,209 26.4

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 1,704,494 100.0 1,860,786 100.0 156,292 9.2
Less than 5 minutes 57,554 3.4 58,125 3.1 571 1.0
5 to 9 minutes 205,224 12.0 196,568 10.6 -8,656 -4.2
10 to 14 minutes 277,428 16.3 284,405 15.3 6,977 2.5
15 to 19 minutes 326,585 19.2 323,887 17.4 -2,698 -0.8
20 to 29 minutes 354,101 20.8 396,108 21.3 42,007 11.9
30 to 44 minutes 312,677 18.3 356,617 19.2 43,940 14.1
45 or more minutes 170,925 10.0 245,076 13.2 74,151 43.4
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.2 (X) 24.8 (X) 3.6 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 1,704,494 100.0 1,860,786 100.0 156,292 9.2
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 590,961 34.7 620,240 33.3 29,279 5.0
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 557,128 32.7 615,676 33.1 58,548 10.5
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 174,513 10.2 190,557 10.2 16,044 9.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 56,772 3.3 67,166 3.6 10,394 18.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 35,781 2.1 42,779 2.3 6,998 19.6
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 232,535 13.6 244,085 13.1 11,550 5.0
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 56,804 3.3 80,283 4.3 23,479 41.3
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

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

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 4,447,100 100.0
Under 16 years 996,558 22.4
16 to 20 years 322,818 7.3
21 to 24 years 240,324 5.4
25 to 44 years 1,294,710 29.1
45 to 64 years 1,012,662 22.8
65 years and over 580,028 13.0
Mean age (years) 36.3 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 1,737,385 100.0
Less than $15,000 391,406 22.5
$15,000 to 19,999 129,167 7.4
$20,000 to 24,999 128,226 7.4
$25,000 to 49,999 523,344 30.1
$50,000 to 74,999 298,347 17.2
$75,000 to 99,999 134,135 7.7
$100,000 or more 132,760 7.6
Mean household income (dollars) 45,923 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 34,135 (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 1.81 1,737,385 141,635 558,215 665,915 267,530 104,085
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.2 32.1 38.3 15.4 6.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.08 453,570 77,760 288,535 68,780 13,275 5,215
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.1 63.6 15.2 2.9 1.1
Column percent (X) 26.1 54.9 51.7 10.3 5.0 5.0
2-person household 1.91 577,290 29,850 135,705 300,195 87,930 23,610
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.2 23.5 52.0 15.2 4.1
Column percent (X) 33.2 21.1 24.3 45.1 32.9 22.7
3-person household 2.12 313,930 15,880 66,885 128,225 78,300 24,635
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.1 21.3 40.8 24.9 7.8
Column percent (X) 18.1 11.2 12.0 19.3 29.3 23.7
4-or-more-person household 2.27 392,590 18,140 67,085 168,715 88,025 50,625
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.6 17.1 43.0 22.4 12.9
Column percent (X) 22.6 12.8 12.0 25.3 32.9 48.6

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 24.8 1,860,785 254,695 608,290 396,110 356,615 245,075
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.7 32.7 21.3 19.2 13.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 23.9 1,576,880 212,455 529,305 347,245 300,540 187,340
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.5 33.6 22.0 19.1 11.9
Column percent (X) 84.7 83.4 87.0 87.7 84.3 76.4
Carpooled 30.7 234,020 22,820 66,685 44,455 50,425 49,635
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.8 28.5 19.0 21.5 21.2
Column percent (X) 12.6 9.0 11.0 11.2 14.1 20.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 44.7 9,495 720 2,020 1,155 1,905 3,700
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.6 21.3 12.2 20.1 39.0
Column percent (X) 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.5
Bicycle or walked 11.8 26,775 16,070 6,925 1,415 1,275 1,090
  Row percent (X) 100.0 60.0 25.9 5.3 4.8 4.1
Column percent (X) 1.4 6.3 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.4
Motorcycle or other means 37.5 13,615 2,630 3,355 1,840 2,475 3,315
  Row percent (X) 100.0 19.3 24.6 13.5 18.2 24.3
Column percent (X) 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.4
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.