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
           
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
           
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
           
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
           
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
           
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
           
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
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: 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
   
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
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.