CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000) Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics | |||||||||
Geographic Area: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | |||||||||
Subject |
1990 Census | Census 2000 | Change 1990 to 2000 | ||||||
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||||
POPULATION | |||||||||
Total population | 511,433 | 100.0 | 695,454 | 100.0 | 184,021 | 36.0 | |||
In households | 499,929 | 97.8 | 680,023 | 97.8 | 180,094 | 36.0 | |||
In group quarters | 11,504 | 2.2 | 15,431 | 2.2 | 3,927 | 34.1 | |||
HOUSEHOLD SIZE |
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Total households | 200,125 | 100.0 | 273,561 | 100.0 | 73,436 | 36.7 | |||
1-person household | 51,838 | 25.9 | 75,361 | 27.5 | 23,523 | 45.4 | |||
2-person household | 66,329 | 33.1 | 89,900 | 32.9 | 23,571 | 35.5 | |||
3-person household | 36,077 | 18.0 | 45,644 | 16.7 | 9,567 | 26.5 | |||
4-person household | 29,462 | 14.7 | 37,853 | 13.8 | 8,391 | 28.5 | |||
5-or-more-person household | 16,419 | 8.2 | 24,803 | 9.1 | 8,384 | 51.1 | |||
Mean number of persons per household | 2.50 | (X) | 2.49 | (X) | -0.01 | (X) | |||
VEHICLES AVAILABLE1 |
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Total households | 200,125 | 100.0 | 273,561 | 100.0 | 73,436 | 36.7 | |||
No vehicle available | 17,539 | 8.8 | 18,380 | 6.7 | 841 | 4.8 | |||
1 vehicle available | 66,347 | 33.2 | 98,686 | 36.1 | 32,339 | 48.7 | |||
2 vehicles available | 80,759 | 40.4 | 115,368 | 42.2 | 34,609 | 42.9 | |||
3 vehicles available | 26,281 | 13.1 | 31,896 | 11.7 | 5,615 | 21.4 | |||
4 vehicles available | 7,256 | 3.6 | 7,136 | 2.6 | -120 | -1.7 | |||
5 or more vehicles available | 1,943 | 1.0 | 2,095 | 0.8 | 152 | 7.8 | |||
Mean vehicles per household | 1.73 | (X) | 1.70 | (X) | -0.03 | (X) | |||
WORKERS BY SEX1 |
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Workers 16 years and over | 277,227 | 100.0 | 362,990 | 100.0 | 85,763 | 30.9 | |||
Male | 147,318 | 53.1 | 195,905 | 54.0 | 48,587 | 33.0 | |||
Female | 129,909 | 46.9 | 167,085 | 46.0 | 37,176 | 28.6 | |||
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK |
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Workers 16 years and over | 277,227 | 100.0 | 362,991 | 100.0 | 85,764 | 30.9 | |||
Drove alone | 218,060 | 78.7 | 287,663 | 79.2 | 69,603 | 31.9 | |||
Carpooled | 34,685 | 12.5 | 45,473 | 12.5 | 10,788 | 31.1 | |||
Public transportation (including taxicab) | 9,897 | 3.6 | 9,331 | 2.6 | -566 | -5.7 | |||
Bicycle or walked | 6,368 | 2.3 | 5,586 | 1.5 | -782 | -12.3 | |||
Motorcycle or other means | 2,161 | 0.8 | 2,626 | 0.7 | 465 | 21.5 | |||
Worked at home | 6,056 | 2.2 | 12,312 | 3.4 | 6,256 | 103.3 | |||
TRAVEL TIME TO WORK |
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Workers who did not work at home | 271,171 | 100.0 | 350,679 | 100.0 | 79,508 | 29.3 | |||
Less than 5 minutes | 5,528 | 2.0 | 6,170 | 1.8 | 642 | 11.6 | |||
5 to 9 minutes | 23,730 | 8.8 | 25,156 | 7.2 | 1,426 | 6.0 | |||
10 to 14 minutes | 37,571 | 13.9 | 43,828 | 12.5 | 6,257 | 16.7 | |||
15 to 19 minutes | 49,711 | 18.3 | 55,760 | 15.9 | 6,049 | 12.2 | |||
20 to 29 minutes | 70,966 | 26.2 | 87,019 | 24.8 | 16,053 | 22.6 | |||
30 to 44 minutes | 60,201 | 22.2 | 87,107 | 24.8 | 26,906 | 44.7 | |||
45 or more minutes | 23,464 | 8.7 | 45,639 | 13.0 | 22,175 | 94.5 | |||
Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 22.1 | (X) | 26.0 | (X) | 3.9 | (X) | |||
TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK |
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Workers who did not work at home | 271,171 | 100.0 | 350,679 | 100.0 | 79,508 | 29.3 | |||
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. | 58,811 | 21.7 | 81,826 | 23.3 | 23,015 | 39.1 | |||
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. | 99,038 | 36.5 | 125,884 | 35.9 | 26,846 | 27.1 | |||
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. | 53,379 | 19.7 | 65,288 | 18.6 | 11,909 | 22.3 | |||
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. | 14,239 | 5.3 | 20,142 | 5.7 | 5,903 | 41.5 | |||
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. | 7,737 | 2.9 | 11,212 | 3.2 | 3,475 | 44.9 | |||
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. | 33,847 | 12.5 | 39,783 | 11.3 | 5,936 | 17.5 | |||
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. | 4,120 | 1.5 | 6,544 | 1.9 | 2,424 | 58.8 | |||
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CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000) Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics | |||||||||||
Geographic Area: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | |||||||||||
Subject |
Census 2000 | ||||||||||
Number | Percent | ||||||||||
POPULATION BY AGE | |||||||||||
Total population | 695,454 | 100.0 | |||||||||
Under 16 years | 157,225 | 22.6 | |||||||||
16 to 20 years | 43,699 | 6.3 | |||||||||
21 to 24 years | 39,367 | 5.7 | |||||||||
25 to 44 years | 253,853 | 36.5 | |||||||||
45 to 64 years | 141,919 | 20.4 | |||||||||
65 years and over | 59,391 | 8.5 | |||||||||
Mean age (years) | 33.7 | (X) | |||||||||
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991 |
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Total households | 273,561 | 100.0 | |||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 28,247 | 10.3 | |||||||||
$15,000 to 19,999 | 12,709 | 4.6 | |||||||||
$20,000 to 24,999 | 14,979 | 5.5 | |||||||||
$25,000 to 49,999 | 78,811 | 28.8 | |||||||||
$50,000 to 74,999 | 58,289 | 21.3 | |||||||||
$75,000 to 99,999 | 33,355 | 12.2 | |||||||||
$100,000 or more | 47,171 | 17.2 | |||||||||
Mean household income (dollars) | 68,732 | (X) | |||||||||
Median household income (dollars) | 50,579 | (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 | 273,560 | 18,380 | 98,685 | 115,370 | 31,895 | 9,230 | ||||
Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 6.7 | 36.1 | 42.2 | 11.7 | 3.4 | ||||
Column percent | (X) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
1-person household | 1.04 | 75,360 | 9,195 | 56,320 | 8,215 | 1,215 | 415 | ||||
Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 12.2 | 74.7 | 10.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | ||||
Column percent | (X) | 27.5 | 50.0 | 57.1 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | ||||
2-person household | 1.82 | 89,900 | 3,975 | 21,470 | 53,670 | 9,235 | 1,545 | ||||
Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 4.4 | 23.9 | 59.7 | 10.3 | 1.7 | ||||
Column percent | (X) | 32.9 | 21.6 | 21.8 | 46.5 | 29.0 | 16.7 | ||||
3-person household | 2.00 | 45,645 | 2,290 | 10,125 | 21,195 | 9,905 | 2,125 | ||||
Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 5.0 | 22.2 | 46.4 | 21.7 | 4.7 | ||||
Column percent | (X) | 16.7 | 12.5 | 10.3 | 18.4 | 31.1 | 23.0 | ||||
4-or-more-person household | 2.10 | 62,655 | 2,915 | 10,770 | 32,285 | 11,535 | 5,145 | ||||
Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 4.7 | 17.2 | 51.5 | 18.4 | 8.2 | ||||
Column percent | (X) | 22.9 | 15.9 | 10.9 | 28.0 | 36.2 | 55.7 | ||||
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 | 26.0 | 350,680 | 31,325 | 99,590 | 87,020 | 87,105 | 45,640 | ||||
Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 8.9 | 28.4 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 13.0 | ||||
Column percent | (X) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
Drove alone | 25.0 | 287,665 | 24,615 | 83,250 | 75,385 | 71,235 | 33,180 | ||||
Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 8.6 | 28.9 | 26.2 | 24.8 | 11.5 | ||||
Column percent | (X) | 82.0 | 78.6 | 83.6 | 86.6 | 81.8 | 72.7 | ||||
Carpooled | 27.8 | 45,475 | 3,830 | 12,330 | 9,640 | 12,470 | 7,205 | ||||
Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 8.4 | 27.1 | 21.2 | 27.4 | 15.8 | ||||
Column percent | (X) | 13.0 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 14.3 | 15.8 | ||||
Public transportation (including taxicab) | 44.7 | 9,330 | 240 | 1,195 | 1,250 | 2,560 | 4,085 | ||||
Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 2.6 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 27.4 | 43.8 | ||||
Column percent | (X) | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 9.0 | ||||
Bicycle or walked | 12.0 | 5,585 | 2,455 | 2,225 | 470 | 280 | 155 | ||||
Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 44.0 | 39.8 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 2.8 | ||||
Column percent | (X) | 1.6 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||||
Motorcycle or other means | 66.1 | 2,625 | 185 | 595 | 270 | 565 | 1,015 | ||||
Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 7.0 | 22.7 | 10.3 | 21.5 | 38.7 | ||||
Column percent | (X) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.2 | ||||
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