CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 265,878 100.0 306,067 100.0 40,189 15.1
In households 257,483 96.8 296,098 96.7 38,615 15.0
In group quarters 8,395 3.2 9,969 3.3 1,574 18.7

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 107,459 100.0 124,023 100.0 16,564 15.4
1-person household 29,753 27.7 35,824 28.9 6,071 20.4
2-person household 36,398 33.9 42,619 34.4 6,221 17.1
3-person household 19,604 18.2 20,620 16.6 1,016 5.2
4-person household 14,466 13.5 15,782 12.7 1,316 9.1
5-or-more-person household 7,238 6.7 9,178 7.4 1,940 26.8
Mean number of persons per household 2.40 (X) 2.39 (X) -0.01 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 107,459 100.0 124,023 100.0 16,564 15.4
No vehicle available 10,406 9.7 10,539 8.5 133 1.3
1 vehicle available 33,973 31.6 42,443 34.2 8,470 24.9
2 vehicles available 40,275 37.5 47,239 38.1 6,964 17.3
3 vehicles available 15,850 14.7 17,712 14.3 1,862 11.7
4 vehicles available 5,110 4.8 4,618 3.7 -492 -9.6
5 or more vehicles available 1,845 1.7 1,472 1.2 -373 -20.2
Mean vehicles per household 1.79 (X) 1.74 (X) -0.05 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 133,991 100.0 147,840 100.0 13,849 10.3
Male 69,168 51.6 76,270 51.6 7,102 10.3
Female 64,823 48.4 71,570 48.4 6,747 10.4

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 133,991 100.0 147,838 100.0 13,847 10.3
Drove alone 107,240 80.0 118,936 80.5 11,696 10.9
Carpooled 16,991 12.7 18,887 12.8 1,896 11.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 2,653 2.0 2,216 1.5 -437 -16.5
Bicycle or walked 3,627 2.7 2,924 2.0 -703 -19.4
Motorcycle or other means 913 0.7 1,140 0.8 227 24.9
Worked at home 2,567 1.9 3,735 2.5 1,168 45.5

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 131,424 100.0 144,103 100.0 12,679 9.6
Less than 5 minutes 3,534 2.7 3,366 2.3 -168 -4.8
5 to 9 minutes 14,730 11.2 14,153 9.8 -577 -3.9
10 to 14 minutes 25,561 19.4 26,263 18.2 702 2.7
15 to 19 minutes 31,442 23.9 32,403 22.5 961 3.1
20 to 29 minutes 32,460 24.7 36,915 25.6 4,455 13.7
30 to 44 minutes 17,287 13.2 20,734 14.4 3,447 19.9
45 or more minutes 6,410 4.9 10,269 7.1 3,859 60.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.5 (X) 21.2 (X) 2.7 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 131,424 100.0 144,103 100.0 12,679 9.6
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 28,619 21.8 32,538 22.6 3,919 13.7
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 48,803 37.1 51,665 35.9 2,862 5.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 22,388 17.0 25,102 17.4 2,714 12.1
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 6,243 4.8 6,701 4.7 458 7.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 3,192 2.4 4,368 3.0 1,176 36.8
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 20,151 15.3 20,681 14.4 530 2.6
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 2,028 1.5 3,048 2.1 1,020 50.3
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: Forsyth County, North Carolina

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 306,067 100.0
Under 16 years 65,981 21.6
16 to 20 years 19,817 6.5
21 to 24 years 16,188 5.3
25 to 44 years 96,063 31.4
45 to 64 years 68,996 22.5
65 years and over 39,022 12.7
Mean age (years) 36.4 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 124,023 100.0
Less than $15,000 18,785 15.1
$15,000 to 19,999 7,814 6.3
$20,000 to 24,999 8,292 6.7
$25,000 to 49,999 37,124 29.9
$50,000 to 74,999 25,284 20.4
$75,000 to 99,999 12,404 10.0
$100,000 or more 14,320 11.5
Mean household income (dollars) 56,085 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 42,097 (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 1.74 124,025 10,540 42,445 47,240 17,710 6,090
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.5 34.2 38.1 14.3 4.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.05 35,825 5,690 24,255 4,735 875 265
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.9 67.7 13.2 2.4 0.7
Column percent (X) 28.9 54.0 57.1 10.0 4.9 4.4
2-person household 1.92 42,620 2,290 9,405 22,395 6,860 1,670
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.4 22.1 52.5 16.1 3.9
Column percent (X) 34.4 21.7 22.2 47.4 38.7 27.4
3-person household 2.07 20,620 1,160 4,590 8,680 4,625 1,565
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.6 22.3 42.1 22.4 7.6
Column percent (X) 16.6 11.0 10.8 18.4 26.1 25.7
4-or-more-person household 2.17 24,960 1,400 4,195 11,430 5,350 2,590
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.6 16.8 45.8 21.4 10.4
Column percent (X) 20.1 13.3 9.9 24.2 30.2 42.5

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 21.2 144,105 17,520 58,665 36,915 20,735 10,270
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.2 40.7 25.6 14.4 7.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 20.6 118,935 13,820 50,190 31,200 16,265 7,465
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.6 42.2 26.2 13.7 6.3
Column percent (X) 82.5 78.9 85.6 84.5 78.4 72.7
Carpooled 23.9 18,885 1,885 6,865 4,845 3,560 1,735
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.0 36.4 25.7 18.9 9.2
Column percent (X) 13.1 10.8 11.7 13.1 17.2 16.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 35.7 2,215 125 495 370 525 700
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.6 22.3 16.7 23.7 31.6
Column percent (X) 1.5 0.7 0.8 1.0 2.5 6.8
Bicycle or walked 13.5 2,925 1,520 865 275 105 160
  Row percent (X) 100.0 52.0 29.6 9.4 3.6 5.5
Column percent (X) 2.0 8.7 1.5 0.7 0.5 1.6
Motorcycle or other means 34.3 1,140 165 250 225 285 210
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.5 21.9 19.7 25.0 18.4
Column percent (X) 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.4 2.0
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.