CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 174,821 100.0 206,330 100.0 31,509 18.0
In households 169,743 97.1 199,554 96.7 29,811 17.6
In group quarters 5,078 2.9 6,776 3.3 1,698 33.4

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 70,755 100.0 85,743 100.0 14,988 21.2
1-person household 18,735 26.5 24,753 28.9 6,018 32.1
2-person household 25,262 35.7 31,347 36.6 6,085 24.1
3-person household 12,739 18.0 14,064 16.4 1,325 10.4
4-person household 9,286 13.1 10,236 11.9 950 10.2
5-or-more-person household 4,733 6.7 5,343 6.2 610 12.9
Mean number of persons per household 2.40 (X) 2.33 (X) -0.07 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 70,755 100.0 85,743 100.0 14,988 21.2
No vehicle available 6,810 9.6 6,633 7.7 -177 -2.6
1 vehicle available 23,538 33.3 29,075 33.9 5,537 23.5
2 vehicles available 26,896 38.0 33,717 39.3 6,821 25.4
3 vehicles available 9,742 13.8 12,302 14.3 2,560 26.3
4 vehicles available 2,826 4.0 2,918 3.4 92 3.3
5 or more vehicles available 943 1.3 1,098 1.3 155 16.4
Mean vehicles per household 1.74 (X) 1.76 (X) 0.02 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 84,388 100.0 99,135 100.0 14,747 17.5
Male 44,938 53.3 52,040 52.5 7,102 15.8
Female 39,450 46.7 47,090 47.5 7,640 19.4

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 84,388 100.0 99,133 100.0 14,745 17.5
Drove alone 67,709 80.2 78,890 79.6 11,181 16.5
Carpooled 10,890 12.9 12,888 13.0 1,998 18.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 890 1.1 813 0.8 -77 -8.7
Bicycle or walked 2,043 2.4 2,190 2.2 147 7.2
Motorcycle or other means 613 0.7 621 0.6 8 1.3
Worked at home 2,243 2.7 3,731 3.8 1,488 66.3

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 82,145 100.0 95,402 100.0 13,257 16.1
Less than 5 minutes 3,047 3.7 2,713 2.8 -334 -11.0
5 to 9 minutes 10,114 12.3 10,710 11.2 596 5.9
10 to 14 minutes 15,098 18.4 16,394 17.2 1,296 8.6
15 to 19 minutes 17,549 21.4 18,887 19.8 1,338 7.6
20 to 29 minutes 19,743 24.0 24,323 25.5 4,580 23.2
30 to 44 minutes 12,457 15.2 15,530 16.3 3,073 24.7
45 or more minutes 4,137 5.0 6,845 7.2 2,708 65.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.6 (X) 21.1 (X) 2.5 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 82,145 100.0 95,402 100.0 13,257 16.1
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 18,905 23.0 22,065 23.1 3,160 16.7
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 28,379 34.5 31,745 33.3 3,366 11.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 14,929 18.2 16,721 17.5 1,792 12.0
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 4,350 5.3 5,678 6.0 1,328 30.5
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 2,100 2.6 3,254 3.4 1,154 55.0
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 11,935 14.5 13,070 13.7 1,135 9.5
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,547 1.9 2,869 3.0 1,322 85.5
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: Buncombe County, North Carolina

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 206,330 100.0
Under 16 years 40,130 19.4
16 to 20 years 12,456 6.0
21 to 24 years 10,095 4.9
25 to 44 years 60,926 29.5
45 to 64 years 50,969 24.7
65 years and over 31,754 15.4
Mean age (years) 38.8 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 85,743 100.0
Less than $15,000 15,031 17.5
$15,000 to 19,999 5,996 7.0
$20,000 to 24,999 7,112 8.3
$25,000 to 49,999 28,313 33.0
$50,000 to 74,999 16,144 18.8
$75,000 to 99,999 6,456 7.5
$100,000 or more 6,691 7.8
Mean household income (dollars) 48,080 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 36,666 (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 1.76 85,745 6,635 29,075 33,715 12,300 4,015
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.7 33.9 39.3 14.3 4.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.05 24,755 4,225 16,310 3,440 535 245
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.1 65.9 13.9 2.2 1.0
Column percent (X) 28.9 63.7 56.1 10.2 4.3 6.1
2-person household 1.90 31,345 1,400 7,375 16,880 4,695 1,000
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.5 23.5 53.9 15.0 3.2
Column percent (X) 36.6 21.1 25.4 50.1 38.2 24.9
3-person household 2.11 14,065 655 2,860 6,055 3,505 990
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.7 20.3 43.1 24.9 7.0
Column percent (X) 16.4 9.9 9.8 18.0 28.5 24.7
4-or-more-person household 2.30 15,580 355 2,535 7,340 3,575 1,780
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.3 16.3 47.1 22.9 11.4
Column percent (X) 18.2 5.4 8.7 21.8 29.1 44.3

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 21.1 95,400 13,425 35,280 24,325 15,530 6,845
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.1 37.0 25.5 16.3 7.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 20.9 78,890 10,375 29,775 21,075 12,495 5,175
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.2 37.7 26.7 15.8 6.6
Column percent (X) 82.7 77.3 84.4 86.6 80.5 75.6
Carpooled 23.6 12,890 1,535 4,505 2,805 2,655 1,390
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.9 34.9 21.8 20.6 10.8
Column percent (X) 13.5 11.4 12.8 11.5 17.1 20.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 26.4 815 50 265 155 230 110
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.1 32.5 19.0 28.2 13.5
Column percent (X) 0.9 0.4 0.8 0.6 1.5 1.6
Bicycle or walked 12.7 2,190 1,340 470 160 120 100
  Row percent (X) 100.0 61.2 21.5 7.3 5.5 4.6
Column percent (X) 2.3 10.0 1.3 0.7 0.8 1.5
Motorcycle or other means 25.0 620 125 265 135 30 70
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.2 42.7 21.8 4.8 11.3
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.0
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.