CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 175,093 100.0 190,365 100.0 15,272 8.7
In households 172,793 98.7 187,272 98.4 14,479 8.4
In group quarters 2,300 1.3 3,093 1.6 793 34.5

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 65,194 100.0 73,836 100.0 8,642 13.3
1-person household 13,548 20.8 17,208 23.3 3,660 27.0
2-person household 21,312 32.7 25,399 34.4 4,087 19.2
3-person household 13,885 21.3 14,542 19.7 657 4.7
4-person household 10,671 16.4 10,677 14.5 6 0.1
5-or-more-person household 5,778 8.9 6,010 8.1 232 4.0
Mean number of persons per household 2.65 (X) 2.54 (X) -0.11 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 65,194 100.0 73,836 100.0 8,642 13.3
No vehicle available 6,062 9.3 4,925 6.7 -1,137 -18.8
1 vehicle available 19,292 29.6 23,851 32.3 4,559 23.6
2 vehicles available 24,852 38.1 30,357 41.1 5,505 22.2
3 vehicles available 10,917 16.7 10,861 14.7 -56 -0.5
4 vehicles available 2,941 4.5 2,909 3.9 -32 -1.1
5 or more vehicles available 1,130 1.7 933 1.3 -197 -17.4
Mean vehicles per household 1.83 (X) 1.81 (X) -0.02 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 87,681 100.0 89,340 100.0 1,659 1.9
Male 47,207 53.8 48,240 54.0 1,033 2.2
Female 40,474 46.2 41,105 46.0 631 1.6

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 87,681 100.0 89,341 100.0 1,660 1.9
Drove alone 70,119 80.0 74,796 83.7 4,677 6.7
Carpooled 13,243 15.1 11,338 12.7 -1,905 -14.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 355 0.4 228 0.3 -127 -35.8
Bicycle or walked 2,088 2.4 965 1.1 -1,123 -53.8
Motorcycle or other means 844 1.0 580 0.6 -264 -31.3
Worked at home 1,032 1.2 1,434 1.6 402 39.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 86,649 100.0 87,907 100.0 1,258 1.5
Less than 5 minutes 2,568 3.0 2,159 2.5 -409 -15.9
5 to 9 minutes 10,202 11.8 7,300 8.3 -2,902 -28.4
10 to 14 minutes 15,596 18.0 13,471 15.3 -2,125 -13.6
15 to 19 minutes 18,534 21.4 16,080 18.3 -2,454 -13.2
20 to 29 minutes 18,544 21.4 19,642 22.3 1,098 5.9
30 to 44 minutes 14,778 17.1 18,449 21.0 3,671 24.8
45 or more minutes 6,427 7.4 10,806 12.3 4,379 68.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 19.7 (X) 24.6 (X) 4.9 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 86,649 100.0 87,907 100.0 1,258 1.5
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 26,935 31.1 25,179 28.6 -1,756 -6.5
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 24,516 28.3 28,908 32.9 4,392 17.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 12,289 14.2 11,315 12.9 -974 -7.9
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 3,140 3.6 3,388 3.9 248 7.9
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 1,671 1.9 1,513 1.7 -158 -9.5
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 16,201 18.7 14,884 16.9 -1,317 -8.1
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,897 2.2 2,720 3.1 823 43.4
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: Gaston County, North Carolina

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 190,365 100.0
Under 16 years 41,944 22.0
16 to 20 years 11,335 6.0
21 to 24 years 9,338 4.9
25 to 44 years 58,840 30.9
45 to 64 years 44,796 23.5
65 years and over 24,112 12.7
Mean age (years) 36.5 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 73,836 100.0
Less than $15,000 12,136 16.4
$15,000 to 19,999 4,600 6.2
$20,000 to 24,999 5,210 7.1
$25,000 to 49,999 24,259 32.9
$50,000 to 74,999 15,215 20.6
$75,000 to 99,999 6,706 9.1
$100,000 or more 5,710 7.7
Mean household income (dollars) 48,969 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 39,482 (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 1.81 73,835 4,925 23,850 30,355 10,860 3,840
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.7 32.3 41.1 14.7 5.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.06 17,210 2,840 11,360 2,425 425 165
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.5 66.0 14.1 2.5 1.0
Column percent (X) 23.3 57.7 47.6 8.0 3.9 4.3
2-person household 1.89 25,400 1,090 6,290 13,585 3,525 905
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.3 24.8 53.5 13.9 3.6
Column percent (X) 34.4 22.1 26.4 44.8 32.5 23.6
3-person household 2.11 14,540 565 3,090 6,475 3,335 1,075
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.9 21.3 44.5 22.9 7.4
Column percent (X) 19.7 11.5 13.0 21.3 30.7 28.0
4-or-more-person household 2.21 16,685 430 3,115 7,875 3,575 1,695
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.6 18.7 47.2 21.4 10.2
Column percent (X) 22.6 8.7 13.1 25.9 32.9 44.1

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 24.6 87,905 9,460 29,550 19,640 18,450 10,805
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.8 33.6 22.3 21.0 12.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 24.4 74,795 7,590 25,285 17,265 15,775 8,880
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.1 33.8 23.1 21.1 11.9
Column percent (X) 85.1 80.2 85.6 87.9 85.5 82.2
Carpooled 26.8 11,340 1,230 3,740 2,130 2,455 1,785
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.8 33.0 18.8 21.6 15.7
Column percent (X) 12.9 13.0 12.7 10.8 13.3 16.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 36.1 230 0 65 60 35 70
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 28.3 26.1 15.2 30.4
Column percent (X) 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.6
Bicycle or walked 9.7 965 540 285 20 115 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 56.0 29.5 2.1 11.9 0.0
Column percent (X) 1.1 5.7 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 32.0 580 100 175 165 70 70
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.2 30.2 28.4 12.1 12.1
Column percent (X) 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.4 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.