CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Wake County, North Carolina

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 423,380 100.0 627,846 100.0 204,466 48.3
In households 408,105 96.4 608,653 96.9 200,548 49.1
In group quarters 15,275 3.6 19,193 3.1 3,918 25.6

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 165,760 100.0 242,133 100.0 76,373 46.1
1-person household 42,324 25.5 62,136 25.7 19,812 46.8
2-person household 56,191 33.9 81,029 33.5 24,838 44.2
3-person household 30,729 18.5 41,313 17.1 10,584 34.4
4-person household 24,756 14.9 36,849 15.2 12,093 48.8
5-or-more-person household 11,760 7.1 20,806 8.6 9,046 76.9
Mean number of persons per household 2.46 (X) 2.51 (X) 0.05 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 165,760 100.0 242,133 100.0 76,373 46.1
No vehicle available 10,403 6.3 11,735 4.8 1,332 12.8
1 vehicle available 51,774 31.2 77,391 32.0 25,617 49.5
2 vehicles available 70,393 42.5 108,728 44.9 38,335 54.5
3 vehicles available 24,462 14.8 33,984 14.0 9,522 38.9
4 vehicles available 6,829 4.1 7,945 3.3 1,116 16.3
5 or more vehicles available 1,899 1.1 2,350 1.0 451 23.7
Mean vehicles per household 1.83 (X) 1.82 (X) -0.01 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 237,181 100.0 338,600 100.0 101,419 42.8
Male 126,744 53.4 184,305 54.4 57,561 45.4
Female 110,437 46.6 154,295 45.6 43,858 39.7

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 237,181 100.0 338,602 100.0 101,421 42.8
Drove alone 191,781 80.9 274,674 81.1 82,893 43.2
Carpooled 28,751 12.1 37,823 11.2 9,072 31.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 3,690 1.6 4,153 1.2 463 12.5
Bicycle or walked 5,642 2.4 6,490 1.9 848 15.0
Motorcycle or other means 1,983 0.8 2,725 0.8 742 37.4
Worked at home 5,334 2.2 12,737 3.8 7,403 138.8

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 231,847 100.0 325,865 100.0 94,018 40.6
Less than 5 minutes 6,316 2.7 7,151 2.2 835 13.2
5 to 9 minutes 24,009 10.4 27,154 8.3 3,145 13.1
10 to 14 minutes 37,052 16.0 42,047 12.9 4,995 13.5
15 to 19 minutes 46,910 20.2 52,957 16.3 6,047 12.9
20 to 29 minutes 61,987 26.7 82,522 25.3 20,535 33.1
30 to 44 minutes 42,423 18.3 76,690 23.5 34,267 80.8
45 or more minutes 13,150 5.7 37,344 11.5 24,194 184.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.0 (X) 24.7 (X) 4.7 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 231,847 100.0 325,865 100.0 94,018 40.6
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 43,997 19.0 70,298 21.6 26,301 59.8
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 92,100 39.7 118,050 36.2 25,950 28.2
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 49,227 21.2 67,185 20.6 17,958 36.5
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 11,319 4.9 20,528 6.3 9,209 81.4
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 5,592 2.4 10,831 3.3 5,239 93.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 26,428 11.4 33,217 10.2 6,789 25.7
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 3,184 1.4 5,756 1.8 2,572 80.8
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Wake County, North Carolina

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 627,846 100.0
Under 16 years 142,699 22.7
16 to 20 years 41,827 6.7
21 to 24 years 39,839 6.3
25 to 44 years 229,942 36.6
45 to 64 years 127,418 20.3
65 years and over 46,121 7.3
Mean age (years) 33.1 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 242,133 100.0
Less than $15,000 21,994 9.1
$15,000 to 19,999 10,214 4.2
$20,000 to 24,999 12,002 5.0
$25,000 to 49,999 64,353 26.6
$50,000 to 74,999 52,077 21.5
$75,000 to 99,999 33,970 14.0
$100,000 or more 47,523 19.6
Mean household income (dollars) 69,132 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 54,988 (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 1.82 242,135 11,735 77,390 108,730 33,985 10,295
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.8 32.0 44.9 14.0 4.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.09 62,135 6,320 46,020 8,275 1,205 315
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.2 74.1 13.3 1.9 0.5
Column percent (X) 25.7 53.9 59.5 7.6 3.5 3.1
2-person household 1.92 81,030 2,635 16,065 49,945 10,280 2,105
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.3 19.8 61.6 12.7 2.6
Column percent (X) 33.5 22.5 20.8 45.9 30.2 20.4
3-person household 2.14 41,315 1,290 7,835 19,250 10,440 2,495
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.1 19.0 46.6 25.3 6.0
Column percent (X) 17.1 11.0 10.1 17.7 30.7 24.2
4-or-more-person household 2.24 57,655 1,490 7,470 31,260 12,060 5,380
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.6 13.0 54.2 20.9 9.3
Column percent (X) 23.8 12.7 9.7 28.8 35.5 52.3

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 24.7 325,865 34,305 95,005 82,520 76,690 37,345
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.5 29.2 25.3 23.5 11.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 24.2 274,675 27,250 80,720 72,310 65,525 28,875
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.9 29.4 26.3 23.9 10.5
Column percent (X) 84.3 79.4 85.0 87.6 85.4 77.3
Carpooled 26.9 37,825 3,395 10,725 8,430 9,515 5,760
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.0 28.4 22.3 25.2 15.2
Column percent (X) 11.6 9.9 11.3 10.2 12.4 15.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 39.6 4,155 225 955 590 780 1,600
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.4 23.0 14.2 18.8 38.5
Column percent (X) 1.3 0.7 1.0 0.7 1.0 4.3
Bicycle or walked 13.5 6,490 3,070 1,885 825 505 205
  Row percent (X) 100.0 47.3 29.0 12.7 7.8 3.2
Column percent (X) 2.0 8.9 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.5
Motorcycle or other means 54.6 2,725 365 715 370 370 905
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.4 26.2 13.6 13.6 33.2
Column percent (X) 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.5 2.4
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.