CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 27,544 100.0 33,603 100.0 6,059 22.0
In households 27,249 98.9 33,369 99.3 6,120 22.5
In group quarters 295 1.1 234 0.7 -61 -20.7

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 10,382 100.0 13,177 100.0 2,795 26.9
1-person household 2,038 19.6 2,880 21.9 842 41.3
2-person household 3,527 34.0 4,662 35.4 1,135 32.2
3-person household 2,215 21.3 2,638 20.0 423 19.1
4-person household 1,780 17.1 1,947 14.8 167 9.4
5-or-more-person household 822 7.9 1,050 8.0 228 27.7
Mean number of persons per household 2.62 (X) 2.53 (X) -0.09 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 10,382 100.0 13,177 100.0 2,795 26.9
No vehicle available 764 7.4 722 5.5 -42 -5.5
1 vehicle available 2,565 24.7 3,215 24.4 650 25.3
2 vehicles available 3,828 36.9 5,362 40.7 1,534 40.1
3 vehicles available 2,176 21.0 2,640 20.0 464 21.3
4 vehicles available 689 6.6 868 6.6 179 26.0
5 or more vehicles available 360 3.5 370 2.8 10 2.8
Mean vehicles per household 2.07 (X) 2.07 (X) [ <0 ] (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 14,949 100.0 18,000 100.0 3,051 20.4
Male 8,322 55.7 9,850 54.7 1,528 18.4
Female 6,627 44.3 8,150 45.3 1,523 23.0

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 14,949 100.0 17,999 100.0 3,050 20.4
Drove alone 11,410 76.3 14,755 82.0 3,345 29.3
Carpooled 2,741 18.3 2,281 12.7 -460 -16.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 3 [ >0 ] 0 0.0 -3 -100.0
Bicycle or walked 272 1.8 311 1.7 39 14.3
Motorcycle or other means 135 0.9 199 1.1 64 47.4
Worked at home 388 2.6 453 2.5 65 16.8

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 14,561 100.0 17,546 100.0 2,985 20.5
Less than 5 minutes 623 4.3 596 3.4 -27 -4.3
5 to 9 minutes 1,850 12.7 2,192 12.5 342 18.5
10 to 14 minutes 2,316 15.9 2,691 15.3 375 16.2
15 to 19 minutes 2,620 18.0 2,635 15.0 15 0.6
20 to 29 minutes 3,499 24.0 4,188 23.9 689 19.7
30 to 44 minutes 2,855 19.6 3,498 19.9 643 22.5
45 or more minutes 798 5.5 1,746 10.0 948 118.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 19.6 (X) 22.9 (X) 3.3 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 14,561 100.0 17,546 100.0 2,985 20.5
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 7,327 50.3 7,585 43.2 258 3.5
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 3,186 21.9 4,542 25.9 1,356 42.6
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,522 10.5 1,786 10.2 264 17.3
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 325 2.2 521 3.0 196 60.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 175 1.2 321 1.8 146 83.4
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 1,863 12.8 2,299 13.1 436 23.4
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 163 1.1 492 2.8 329 201.8
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.
>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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

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

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 33,603 100.0
Under 16 years 7,294 21.7
16 to 20 years 1,989 5.9
21 to 24 years 1,591 4.7
25 to 44 years 10,371 30.9
45 to 64 years 8,382 24.9
65 years and over 3,976 11.8
Mean age (years) 36.6 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 13,177 100.0
Less than $15,000 1,908 14.5
$15,000 to 19,999 909 6.9
$20,000 to 24,999 930 7.1
$25,000 to 49,999 4,668 35.4
$50,000 to 74,999 3,061 23.2
$75,000 to 99,999 1,009 7.7
$100,000 or more 692 5.3
Mean household income (dollars) 46,881 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 38,684 (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 2.07 13,175 720 3,215 5,360 2,640 1,240
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.5 24.4 40.7 20.0 9.4
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.24 2,880 395 1,635 670 130 50
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.7 56.8 23.3 4.5 1.7
Column percent (X) 21.9 54.9 50.9 12.5 4.9 4.0
2-person household 2.14 4,660 170 750 2,365 1,100 280
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.6 16.1 50.8 23.6 6.0
Column percent (X) 35.4 23.6 23.3 44.1 41.7 22.6
3-person household 2.38 2,640 85 395 1,090 700 370
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.2 15.0 41.3 26.5 14.0
Column percent (X) 20.0 11.8 12.3 20.3 26.5 29.8
4-or-more-person household 2.49 2,995 75 430 1,240 710 540
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.5 14.4 41.4 23.7 18.0
Column percent (X) 22.7 10.4 13.4 23.1 26.9 43.5

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 22.9 17,545 2,790 5,325 4,190 3,500 1,745
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.9 30.4 23.9 19.9 9.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 22.6 14,755 2,195 4,590 3,635 2,940 1,390
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.9 31.1 24.6 19.9 9.4
Column percent (X) 84.1 78.7 86.2 86.8 84.0 79.7
Carpooled 26.3 2,280 300 620 475 550 335
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.2 27.2 20.8 24.1 14.7
Column percent (X) 13.0 10.8 11.6 11.3 15.7 19.2
Bicycle or walked 5.9 310 250 45 15 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 80.6 14.5 4.8 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 1.8 9.0 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 28.7 200 40 70 60 10 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.0 35.0 30.0 5.0 10.0
Column percent (X) 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.4 0.3 1.1
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.