CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Cook County, Illinois

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 5,105,067 100.0 5,376,741 100.0 271,674 5.3
In households 5,021,922 98.4 5,283,086 98.3 261,164 5.2
In group quarters 83,145 1.6 93,655 1.7 10,510 12.6

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 1,874,634 100.0 1,974,408 100.0 99,774 5.3
1-person household 523,758 27.9 579,503 29.4 55,745 10.6
2-person household 531,004 28.3 550,005 27.9 19,001 3.6
3-person household 304,019 16.2 302,639 15.3 -1,380 -0.5
4-person household 260,527 13.9 261,117 13.2 590 0.2
5-or-more-person household 255,326 13.6 281,144 14.2 25,818 10.1
Mean number of persons per household 2.68 (X) 2.68 (X) [ <0 ] (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 1,874,634 100.0 1,974,408 100.0 99,774 5.3
No vehicle available 403,944 21.5 369,965 18.7 -33,979 -8.4
1 vehicle available 721,342 38.5 796,600 40.3 75,258 10.4
2 vehicles available 556,868 29.7 603,543 30.6 46,675 8.4
3 vehicles available 142,835 7.6 152,364 7.7 9,529 6.7
4 vehicles available 38,107 2.0 37,492 1.9 -615 -1.6
5 or more vehicles available 11,538 0.6 14,444 0.7 2,906 25.2
Mean vehicles per household 1.32 (X) 1.36 (X) 0.04 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 2,369,624 100.0 2,371,160 100.0 1,536 0.1
Male 1,272,604 53.7 1,248,525 52.7 -24,079 -1.9
Female 1,097,020 46.3 1,122,635 47.3 25,615 2.3

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 2,369,624 100.0 2,371,161 100.0 1,537 0.1
Drove alone 1,432,449 60.5 1,490,277 62.9 57,828 4.0
Carpooled 301,536 12.7 290,936 12.3 -10,600 -3.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 459,947 19.4 409,067 17.3 -50,880 -11.1
Bicycle or walked 116,423 4.9 103,675 4.4 -12,748 -10.9
Motorcycle or other means 15,681 0.7 16,389 0.7 708 4.5
Worked at home 43,588 1.8 60,817 2.6 17,229 39.5

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 2,326,036 100.0 2,310,344 100.0 -15,692 -0.7
Less than 5 minutes 43,087 1.9 37,573 1.6 -5,514 -12.8
5 to 9 minutes 171,472 7.4 146,253 6.3 -25,219 -14.7
10 to 14 minutes 246,851 10.6 222,654 9.6 -24,197 -9.8
15 to 19 minutes 283,659 12.2 265,222 11.5 -18,437 -6.5
20 to 29 minutes 427,378 18.4 411,899 17.8 -15,479 -3.6
30 to 44 minutes 598,193 25.7 598,133 25.9 -60 [ <0 ]
45 or more minutes 555,396 23.9 628,610 27.2 73,214 13.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.4 (X) 32.6 (X) 3.2 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 2,326,036 100.0 2,310,344 100.0 -15,692 -0.7
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 653,202 28.1 630,111 27.3 -23,091 -3.5
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 669,765 28.8 656,387 28.4 -13,378 -2.0
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 412,078 17.7 399,004 17.3 -13,074 -3.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 119,996 5.2 130,888 5.7 10,892 9.1
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 73,602 3.2 84,315 3.6 10,713 14.6
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 335,334 14.4 324,758 14.1 -10,576 -3.2
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 62,059 2.7 84,881 3.7 22,822 36.8
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
<0Negative value 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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Cook County, Illinois

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 5,376,741 100.0
Under 16 years 1,247,485 23.2
16 to 20 years 362,667 6.7
21 to 24 years 311,851 5.8
25 to 44 years 1,717,336 31.9
45 to 64 years 1,106,950 20.6
65 years and over 630,452 11.7
Mean age (years) 35.0 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 1,974,408 100.0
Less than $15,000 299,732 15.2
$15,000 to 19,999 104,713 5.3
$20,000 to 24,999 111,195 5.6
$25,000 to 49,999 547,362 27.7
$50,000 to 74,999 390,779 19.8
$75,000 to 99,999 222,453 11.3
$100,000 or more 298,174 15.1
Mean household income (dollars) 62,488 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 45,922 (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 1.36 1,974,410 369,965 796,600 603,545 152,365 51,935
  Row percent (X) 100.0 18.7 40.3 30.6 7.7 2.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.76 579,505 190,435 350,540 31,475 4,510 2,540
  Row percent (X) 100.0 32.9 60.5 5.4 0.8 0.4
Column percent (X) 29.4 51.5 44.0 5.2 3.0 4.9
2-person household 1.41 550,005 74,090 215,170 232,735 22,905 5,105
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.5 39.1 42.3 4.2 0.9
Column percent (X) 27.9 20.0 27.0 38.6 15.0 9.8
3-person household 1.64 302,640 38,560 93,465 118,240 45,140 7,230
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.7 30.9 39.1 14.9 2.4
Column percent (X) 15.3 10.4 11.7 19.6 29.6 13.9
4-or-more-person household 1.81 542,260 66,880 137,425 221,090 79,805 37,060
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.3 25.3 40.8 14.7 6.8
Column percent (X) 27.5 18.1 17.3 36.6 52.4 71.4

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 32.6 2,310,345 183,825 487,875 411,900 598,135 628,610
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.0 21.1 17.8 25.9 27.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 29.8 1,490,275 122,345 353,760 297,610 388,810 327,755
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.2 23.7 20.0 26.1 22.0
Column percent (X) 64.5 66.6 72.5 72.3 65.0 52.1
Carpooled 33.4 290,935 17,350 62,435 51,425 78,480 81,245
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.0 21.5 17.7 27.0 27.9
Column percent (X) 12.6 9.4 12.8 12.5 13.1 12.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 46.6 409,065 4,550 27,450 47,250 119,700 210,120
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.1 6.7 11.6 29.3 51.4
Column percent (X) 17.7 2.5 5.6 11.5 20.0 33.4
Bicycle or walked 14.4 103,675 37,880 40,880 13,225 7,740 3,950
  Row percent (X) 100.0 36.5 39.4 12.8 7.5 3.8
Column percent (X) 4.5 20.6 8.4 3.2 1.3 0.6
Motorcycle or other means 43.1 16,390 1,705 3,350 2,390 3,405 5,540
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.4 20.4 14.6 20.8 33.8
Column percent (X) 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.9
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.