CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Kern County, California

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 543,477 100.0 661,645 100.0 118,168 21.7
In households 529,967 97.5 631,654 95.5 101,687 19.2
In group quarters 13,510 2.5 29,991 4.5 16,481 122.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 182,116 100.0 208,786 100.0 26,670 14.6
1-person household 36,501 20.0 42,274 20.2 5,773 15.8
2-person household 54,445 29.9 58,920 28.2 4,475 8.2
3-person household 30,862 16.9 34,028 16.3 3,166 10.3
4-person household 29,947 16.4 33,403 16.0 3,456 11.5
5-or-more-person household 30,361 16.7 40,161 19.2 9,800 32.3
Mean number of persons per household 2.91 (X) 3.03 (X) 0.12 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 182,116 100.0 208,786 100.0 26,670 14.6
No vehicle available 14,977 8.2 21,550 10.3 6,573 43.9
1 vehicle available 61,388 33.7 70,308 33.7 8,920 14.5
2 vehicles available 71,734 39.4 79,623 38.1 7,889 11.0
3 vehicles available 25,005 13.7 27,433 13.1 2,428 9.7
4 vehicles available 6,798 3.7 7,023 3.4 225 3.3
5 or more vehicles available 2,214 1.2 2,849 1.4 635 28.7
Mean vehicles per household 1.75 (X) 1.70 (X) -0.05 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 213,525 100.0 229,735 100.0 16,210 7.6
Male 125,410 58.7 129,990 56.6 4,580 3.7
Female 88,115 41.3 99,745 43.4 11,630 13.2

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 213,525 100.0 229,733 100.0 16,208 7.6
Drove alone 159,486 74.7 169,578 73.8 10,092 6.3
Carpooled 36,926 17.3 42,220 18.4 5,294 14.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 2,042 1.0 3,136 1.4 1,094 53.6
Bicycle or walked 6,610 3.1 5,633 2.5 -977 -14.8
Motorcycle or other means 4,000 1.9 2,982 1.3 -1,018 -25.4
Worked at home 4,461 2.1 6,184 2.7 1,723 38.6

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 209,064 100.0 223,549 100.0 14,485 6.9
Less than 5 minutes 9,299 4.4 8,791 3.9 -508 -5.5
5 to 9 minutes 33,219 15.9 30,012 13.4 -3,207 -9.7
10 to 14 minutes 44,755 21.4 42,062 18.8 -2,693 -6.0
15 to 19 minutes 43,524 20.8 44,325 19.8 801 1.8
20 to 29 minutes 33,891 16.2 42,875 19.2 8,984 26.5
30 to 44 minutes 23,326 11.2 28,568 12.8 5,242 22.5
45 or more minutes 21,050 10.1 26,916 12.0 5,866 27.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 19.6 (X) 23.2 (X) 3.6 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 209,064 100.0 223,549 100.0 14,485 6.9
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 70,714 33.8 75,319 33.7 4,605 6.5
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 64,203 30.7 64,721 29.0 518 0.8
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 25,262 12.1 24,446 10.9 -816 -3.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 8,859 4.2 9,966 4.5 1,107 12.5
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 6,789 3.2 7,138 3.2 349 5.1
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 24,640 11.8 28,770 12.9 4,130 16.8
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 8,597 4.1 13,189 5.9 4,592 53.4
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: Kern County, California

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 661,645 100.0
Under 16 years 188,093 28.4
16 to 20 years 52,550 7.9
21 to 24 years 37,335 5.6
25 to 44 years 198,446 30.0
45 to 64 years 123,046 18.6
65 years and over 62,175 9.4
Mean age (years) 32.2 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 208,786 100.0
Less than $15,000 42,005 20.1
$15,000 to 19,999 16,900 8.1
$20,000 to 24,999 15,700 7.5
$25,000 to 49,999 61,910 29.7
$50,000 to 74,999 36,457 17.5
$75,000 to 99,999 18,459 8.8
$100,000 or more 17,355 8.3
Mean household income (dollars) 47,107 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 35,446 (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 1.70 208,785 21,550 70,310 79,625 27,435 9,870
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.3 33.7 38.1 13.1 4.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.03 42,275 8,480 26,245 5,905 1,185 455
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.1 62.1 14.0 2.8 1.1
Column percent (X) 20.2 39.4 37.3 7.4 4.3 4.6
2-person household 1.76 58,920 4,235 16,645 29,490 6,700 1,850
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.2 28.3 50.1 11.4 3.1
Column percent (X) 28.2 19.7 23.7 37.0 24.4 18.7
3-person household 1.84 34,030 2,965 9,850 13,310 6,120 1,780
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.7 28.9 39.1 18.0 5.2
Column percent (X) 16.3 13.8 14.0 16.7 22.3 18.0
4-or-more-person household 1.97 73,565 5,870 17,570 30,915 13,425 5,785
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.0 23.9 42.0 18.2 7.9
Column percent (X) 35.2 27.2 25.0 38.8 48.9 58.6

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 23.2 223,550 38,805 86,385 42,875 28,570 26,915
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.4 38.6 19.2 12.8 12.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 21.4 169,580 30,850 70,735 33,330 18,325 16,340
  Row percent (X) 100.0 18.2 41.7 19.7 10.8 9.6
Column percent (X) 75.9 79.5 81.9 77.7 64.1 60.7
Carpooled 29.8 42,220 4,525 12,445 8,385 8,385 8,480
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.7 29.5 19.9 19.9 20.1
Column percent (X) 18.9 11.7 14.4 19.6 29.3 31.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 44.4 3,135 75 535 350 805 1,370
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.4 17.1 11.2 25.7 43.7
Column percent (X) 1.4 0.2 0.6 0.8 2.8 5.1
Bicycle or walked 14.2 5,635 2,795 1,600 490 500 250
  Row percent (X) 100.0 49.6 28.4 8.7 8.9 4.4
Column percent (X) 2.5 7.2 1.9 1.1 1.8 0.9
Motorcycle or other means 27.5 2,980 555 1,075 320 555 475
  Row percent (X) 100.0 18.6 36.1 10.7 18.6 15.9
Column percent (X) 1.3 1.4 1.2 0.7 1.9 1.8
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.