CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 38,759 100.0 49,329 100.0 10,570 27.3
In households 38,319 98.9 48,722 98.8 10,403 27.1
In group quarters 440 1.1 607 1.2 167 38.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 15,337 100.0 19,742 100.0 4,405 28.7
1-person household 3,388 22.1 4,821 24.4 1,433 42.3
2-person household 5,568 36.3 7,501 38.0 1,933 34.7
3-person household 2,955 19.3 3,355 17.0 400 13.5
4-person household 2,254 14.7 2,472 12.5 218 9.7
5-or-more-person household 1,172 7.6 1,593 8.1 421 35.9
Mean number of persons per household 2.50 (X) 2.47 (X) -0.03 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 15,337 100.0 19,742 100.0 4,405 28.7
No vehicle available 1,100 7.2 1,159 5.9 59 5.4
1 vehicle available 4,167 27.2 5,780 29.3 1,613 38.7
2 vehicles available 5,912 38.5 7,988 40.5 2,076 35.1
3 vehicles available 2,759 18.0 3,463 17.5 704 25.5
4 vehicles available 1,042 6.8 903 4.6 -139 -13.3
5 or more vehicles available 357 2.3 449 2.3 92 25.8
Mean vehicles per household 1.98 (X) 1.93 (X) -0.05 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 20,658 100.0 24,655 100.0 3,997 19.3
Male 10,913 52.8 13,160 53.4 2,247 20.6
Female 9,745 47.2 11,495 46.6 1,750 18.0

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 20,658 100.0 24,657 100.0 3,999 19.4
Drove alone 15,106 73.1 18,966 76.9 3,860 25.6
Carpooled 4,002 19.4 3,902 15.8 -100 -2.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 42 0.2 54 0.2 12 28.6
Bicycle or walked 572 2.8 404 1.6 -168 -29.4
Motorcycle or other means 211 1.0 223 0.9 12 5.7
Worked at home 725 3.5 1,108 4.5 383 52.8

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 19,933 100.0 23,549 100.0 3,616 18.1
Less than 5 minutes 878 4.4 713 3.0 -165 -18.8
5 to 9 minutes 2,238 11.2 2,283 9.7 45 2.0
10 to 14 minutes 2,916 14.6 2,613 11.1 -303 -10.4
15 to 19 minutes 3,552 17.8 3,048 12.9 -504 -14.2
20 to 29 minutes 3,861 19.4 4,732 20.1 871 22.6
30 to 44 minutes 4,266 21.4 5,842 24.8 1,576 36.9
45 or more minutes 2,222 11.1 4,318 18.3 2,096 94.3
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.0 (X) 27.3 (X) 5.3 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 19,933 100.0 23,549 100.0 3,616 18.1
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 6,329 31.8 7,249 30.8 920 14.5
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 6,987 35.1 8,367 35.5 1,380 19.8
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 2,768 13.9 3,079 13.1 311 11.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 783 3.9 1,012 4.3 229 29.2
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 359 1.8 583 2.5 224 62.4
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 2,315 11.6 2,656 11.3 341 14.7
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 392 2.0 603 2.6 211 53.8
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: Chatham County, North Carolina

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 49,329 100.0
Under 16 years 9,938 20.1
16 to 20 years 2,488 5.0
21 to 24 years 1,983 4.0
25 to 44 years 15,232 30.9
45 to 64 years 11,998 24.3
65 years and over 7,690 15.6
Mean age (years) 38.7 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 19,742 100.0
Less than $15,000 2,929 14.8
$15,000 to 19,999 1,268 6.4
$20,000 to 24,999 1,224 6.2
$25,000 to 49,999 5,836 29.6
$50,000 to 74,999 4,117 20.9
$75,000 to 99,999 2,165 11.0
$100,000 or more 2,203 11.2
Mean household income (dollars) 57,233 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 42,851 (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 1.93 19,740 1,160 5,780 7,990 3,465 1,350
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.9 29.3 40.5 17.6 6.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.16 4,820 670 3,015 890 200 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.9 62.6 18.5 4.1 0.9
Column percent (X) 24.4 57.8 52.2 11.1 5.8 3.3
2-person household 2.07 7,500 245 1,375 4,030 1,415 435
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.3 18.3 53.7 18.9 5.8
Column percent (X) 38.0 21.1 23.8 50.4 40.8 32.2
3-person household 2.28 3,355 110 600 1,435 840 370
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.3 17.9 42.8 25.0 11.0
Column percent (X) 17.0 9.5 10.4 18.0 24.2 27.4
4-or-more-person household 2.30 4,065 135 790 1,635 1,005 505
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.3 19.4 40.2 24.7 12.4
Column percent (X) 20.6 11.6 13.7 20.5 29.0 37.4

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 27.3 23,550 2,995 5,660 4,730 5,840 4,320
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.7 24.0 20.1 24.8 18.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 27.7 18,965 2,065 4,470 3,980 4,935 3,520
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.9 23.6 21.0 26.0 18.6
Column percent (X) 80.5 68.9 79.0 84.1 84.5 81.5
Carpooled 26.8 3,900 605 990 735 825 750
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.5 25.4 18.8 21.2 19.2
Column percent (X) 16.6 20.2 17.5 15.5 14.1 17.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 26.0 55 0 20 10 25 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 36.4 18.2 45.5 7.3
Column percent (X) 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.1
Bicycle or walked 14.8 405 245 95 0 45 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 60.5 23.5 0.0 11.1 4.9
Column percent (X) 1.7 8.2 1.7 0.0 0.8 0.5
Motorcycle or other means 18.2 225 85 85 10 15 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 37.8 37.8 4.4 6.7 11.1
Column percent (X) 1.0 2.8 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.6
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.