CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 22,209 100.0 24,384 100.0 2,175 9.8
In households 21,963 98.9 24,081 98.8 2,118 9.6
In group quarters 246 1.1 303 1.2 57 23.2

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 8,872 100.0 10,394 100.0 1,522 17.2
1-person household 1,940 21.9 2,683 25.8 743 38.3
2-person household 3,290 37.1 4,165 40.1 875 26.6
3-person household 1,826 20.6 1,824 17.5 -2 -0.1
4-person household 1,272 14.3 1,190 11.4 -82 -6.4
5-or-more-person household 544 6.1 532 5.1 -12 -2.2
Mean number of persons per household 2.48 (X) 2.32 (X) -0.16 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 8,872 100.0 10,394 100.0 1,522 17.2
No vehicle available 895 10.1 876 8.4 -19 -2.1
1 vehicle available 2,403 27.1 3,004 28.9 601 25.0
2 vehicles available 3,269 36.8 3,909 37.6 640 19.6
3 vehicles available 1,627 18.3 1,865 17.9 238 14.6
4 vehicles available 459 5.2 538 5.2 79 17.2
5 or more vehicles available 219 2.5 202 1.9 -17 -7.8
Mean vehicles per household 1.90 (X) 1.89 (X) -0.01 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 10,174 100.0 11,080 100.0 906 8.9
Male 5,680 55.8 6,125 55.3 445 7.8
Female 4,494 44.2 4,955 44.7 461 10.3

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 10,174 100.0 11,082 100.0 908 8.9
Drove alone 6,983 68.6 8,448 76.2 1,465 21.0
Carpooled 2,492 24.5 1,774 16.0 -718 -28.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 15 0.1 2 [ >0 ] -13 -86.7
Bicycle or walked 174 1.7 115 1.0 -59 -33.9
Motorcycle or other means 136 1.3 172 1.6 36 26.5
Worked at home 374 3.7 571 5.2 197 52.7

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 9,800 100.0 10,511 100.0 711 7.3
Less than 5 minutes 273 2.8 316 3.0 43 15.8
5 to 9 minutes 1,224 12.5 978 9.3 -246 -20.1
10 to 14 minutes 1,616 16.5 1,700 16.2 84 5.2
15 to 19 minutes 1,728 17.6 1,733 16.5 5 0.3
20 to 29 minutes 1,745 17.8 2,204 21.0 459 26.3
30 to 44 minutes 1,860 19.0 1,737 16.5 -123 -6.6
45 or more minutes 1,354 13.8 1,843 17.5 489 36.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.7 (X) 26.6 (X) 3.9 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 9,800 100.0 10,511 100.0 711 7.3
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 4,118 42.0 3,892 37.0 -226 -5.5
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,839 29.0 3,623 34.5 784 27.6
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,153 11.8 994 9.5 -159 -13.8
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 300 3.1 339 3.2 39 13.0
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 143 1.5 156 1.5 13 9.1
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 1,035 10.6 1,254 11.9 219 21.2
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 212 2.2 253 2.4 41 19.3
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
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(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: Ashe County, North Carolina

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 24,384 100.0
Under 16 years 4,247 17.4
16 to 20 years 1,353 5.5
21 to 24 years 1,062 4.4
25 to 44 years 6,604 27.1
45 to 64 years 6,749 27.7
65 years and over 4,369 17.9
Mean age (years) 41.2 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 10,394 100.0
Less than $15,000 2,649 25.5
$15,000 to 19,999 963 9.3
$20,000 to 24,999 934 9.0
$25,000 to 49,999 3,392 32.6
$50,000 to 74,999 1,591 15.3
$75,000 to 99,999 421 4.1
$100,000 or more 444 4.3
Mean household income (dollars) 38,269 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 28,824 (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 1.89 10,395 875 3,005 3,910 1,865 740
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.4 28.9 37.6 17.9 7.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.04 2,685 580 1,545 445 105 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 21.6 57.5 16.6 3.9 0.4
Column percent (X) 25.8 66.3 51.4 11.4 5.6 1.4
2-person household 2.01 4,165 200 895 1,990 870 210
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.8 21.5 47.8 20.9 5.0
Column percent (X) 40.1 22.9 29.8 50.9 46.6 28.4
3-person household 2.25 1,825 65 350 715 500 190
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.6 19.2 39.2 27.4 10.4
Column percent (X) 17.6 7.4 11.6 18.3 26.8 25.7
4-or-more-person household 2.52 1,720 30 215 755 390 330
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.7 12.5 43.9 22.7 19.2
Column percent (X) 16.5 3.4 7.2 19.3 20.9 44.6

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 26.6 10,510 1,295 3,435 2,205 1,735 1,845
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.3 32.7 21.0 16.5 17.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 23.9 8,450 1,075 2,990 1,880 1,330 1,170
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.7 35.4 22.2 15.7 13.8
Column percent (X) 80.4 83.0 87.0 85.3 76.7 63.4
Carpooled 39.7 1,775 105 390 305 360 615
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.9 22.0 17.2 20.3 34.6
Column percent (X) 16.9 8.1 11.4 13.8 20.7 33.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 20.0 4 0 0 4 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) [ >0 ] 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 6.5 115 95 10 0 4 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 82.6 8.7 0.0 3.5 3.5
Column percent (X) 1.1 7.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.2
Motorcycle or other means 34.0 170 15 45 15 40 55
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.8 26.5 8.8 23.5 32.4
Column percent (X) 1.6 1.2 1.3 0.7 2.3 3.0
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
>0Value 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.