CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 84,211 100.0 123,677 100.0 39,466 46.9
In households 82,660 98.2 121,995 98.6 39,335 47.6
In group quarters 1,551 1.8 1,682 1.4 131 8.4

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 29,399 100.0 43,370 100.0 13,971 47.5
1-person household 5,021 17.1 7,334 16.9 2,313 46.1
2-person household 9,205 31.3 14,680 33.8 5,475 59.5
3-person household 6,232 21.2 8,434 19.4 2,202 35.3
4-person household 5,682 19.3 7,862 18.1 2,180 38.4
5-or-more-person household 3,259 11.1 5,060 11.7 1,801 55.3
Mean number of persons per household 2.81 (X) 2.81 (X) [ >0 ] (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 29,399 100.0 43,370 100.0 13,971 47.5
No vehicle available 2,267 7.7 1,877 4.3 -390 -17.2
1 vehicle available 6,935 23.6 10,404 24.0 3,469 50.0
2 vehicles available 11,609 39.5 19,825 45.7 8,216 70.8
3 vehicles available 5,668 19.3 8,060 18.6 2,392 42.2
4 vehicles available 2,044 7.0 2,240 5.2 196 9.6
5 or more vehicles available 876 3.0 964 2.2 88 10.0
Mean vehicles per household 2.04 (X) 2.04 (X) -0.01 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 43,204 100.0 61,215 100.0 18,011 41.7
Male 23,675 54.8 33,935 55.4 10,260 43.3
Female 19,529 45.2 27,280 44.6 7,751 39.7

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 43,204 100.0 61,217 100.0 18,013 41.7
Drove alone 33,494 77.5 49,851 81.4 16,357 48.8
Carpooled 7,387 17.1 7,943 13.0 556 7.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 145 0.3 230 0.4 85 58.6
Bicycle or walked 748 1.7 641 1.0 -107 -14.3
Motorcycle or other means 380 0.9 420 0.7 40 10.5
Worked at home 1,050 2.4 2,132 3.5 1,082 103.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 42,154 100.0 59,085 100.0 16,931 40.2
Less than 5 minutes 1,334 3.2 1,433 2.4 99 7.4
5 to 9 minutes 4,445 10.5 4,759 8.1 314 7.1
10 to 14 minutes 6,114 14.5 6,580 11.1 466 7.6
15 to 19 minutes 7,237 17.2 8,422 14.3 1,185 16.4
20 to 29 minutes 7,885 18.7 11,810 20.0 3,925 49.8
30 to 44 minutes 7,837 18.6 13,592 23.0 5,755 73.4
45 or more minutes 7,302 17.3 12,489 21.1 5,187 71.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 24.1 (X) 29.0 (X) 4.9 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 42,154 100.0 59,085 100.0 16,931 40.2
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 13,707 32.5 18,855 31.9 5,148 37.6
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 14,474 34.3 20,537 34.8 6,063 41.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 5,762 13.7 7,985 13.5 2,223 38.6
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 1,414 3.4 2,246 3.8 832 58.8
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 709 1.7 1,292 2.2 583 82.2
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 5,028 11.9 6,694 11.3 1,666 33.1
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,060 2.5 1,476 2.5 416 39.2
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

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

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 123,677 100.0
Under 16 years 31,234 25.3
16 to 20 years 7,969 6.4
21 to 24 years 5,596 4.5
25 to 44 years 40,967 33.1
45 to 64 years 26,688 21.6
65 years and over 11,223 9.1
Mean age (years) 33.8 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 43,370 100.0
Less than $15,000 4,725 10.9
$15,000 to 19,999 1,693 3.9
$20,000 to 24,999 2,185 5.0
$25,000 to 49,999 12,700 29.3
$50,000 to 74,999 10,824 25.0
$75,000 to 99,999 5,287 12.2
$100,000 or more 5,956 13.7
Mean household income (dollars) 62,068 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 50,638 (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 2.04 43,370 1,875 10,405 19,825 8,060 3,205
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.3 24.0 45.7 18.6 7.4
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.13 7,335 930 4,900 1,225 220 60
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.7 66.8 16.7 3.0 0.8
Column percent (X) 16.9 49.6 47.1 6.2 2.7 1.9
2-person household 2.09 14,680 360 2,560 8,275 2,690 795
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.5 17.4 56.4 18.3 5.4
Column percent (X) 33.8 19.2 24.6 41.7 33.4 24.8
3-person household 2.28 8,435 275 1,190 3,965 2,205 800
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.3 14.1 47.0 26.1 9.5
Column percent (X) 19.4 14.7 11.4 20.0 27.4 25.0
4-or-more-person household 2.34 12,920 310 1,755 6,355 2,950 1,550
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.4 13.6 49.2 22.8 12.0
Column percent (X) 29.8 16.5 16.9 32.1 36.6 48.4

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 29.0 59,085 6,190 15,000 11,810 13,590 12,490
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.5 25.4 20.0 23.0 21.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 28.6 49,850 4,895 12,680 10,430 11,535 10,315
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.8 25.4 20.9 23.1 20.7
Column percent (X) 84.4 79.1 84.5 88.3 84.9 82.6
Carpooled 32.1 7,945 825 1,930 1,310 1,925 1,955
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.4 24.3 16.5 24.2 24.6
Column percent (X) 13.4 13.3 12.9 11.1 14.2 15.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 37.4 230 35 40 0 35 120
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.2 17.4 0.0 15.2 52.2
Column percent (X) 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0
Bicycle or walked 8.5 640 395 195 30 15 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 61.7 30.5 4.7 2.3 1.6
Column percent (X) 1.1 6.4 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.1
Motorcycle or other means 36.8 420 50 155 45 85 90
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.9 36.9 10.7 20.2 21.4
Column percent (X) 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.7
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.