CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 36,952 100.0 42,695 100.0 5,743 15.5
In households 32,494 87.9 37,333 87.4 4,839 14.9
In group quarters 4,458 12.1 5,362 12.6 904 20.3

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 13,654 100.0 16,552 100.0 2,898 21.2
1-person household 3,431 25.1 4,734 28.6 1,303 38.0
2-person household 5,224 38.3 6,613 40.0 1,389 26.6
3-person household 2,469 18.1 2,531 15.3 62 2.5
4-person household 1,767 12.9 1,861 11.2 94 5.3
5-or-more-person household 763 5.6 813 4.9 50 6.6
Mean number of persons per household 2.38 (X) 2.26 (X) -0.12 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 13,654 100.0 16,552 100.0 2,898 21.2
No vehicle available 789 5.8 917 5.5 128 16.2
1 vehicle available 4,090 30.0 5,313 32.1 1,223 29.9
2 vehicles available 5,417 39.7 6,578 39.7 1,161 21.4
3 vehicles available 2,348 17.2 2,595 15.7 247 10.5
4 vehicles available 785 5.7 847 5.1 62 7.9
5 or more vehicles available 225 1.6 302 1.8 77 34.2
Mean vehicles per household 1.93 (X) 1.89 (X) -0.04 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 17,907 100.0 20,985 100.0 3,078 17.2
Male 9,792 54.7 11,245 53.6 1,453 14.8
Female 8,115 45.3 9,740 46.4 1,625 20.0

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 17,907 100.0 20,985 100.0 3,078 17.2
Drove alone 13,031 72.8 15,639 74.5 2,608 20.0
Carpooled 2,623 14.6 2,877 13.7 254 9.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 67 0.4 163 0.8 96 143.3
Bicycle or walked 1,387 7.7 1,306 6.2 -81 -5.8
Motorcycle or other means 120 0.7 138 0.7 18 15.0
Worked at home 679 3.8 862 4.1 183 27.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 17,228 100.0 20,123 100.0 2,895 16.8
Less than 5 minutes 1,302 7.6 956 4.8 -346 -26.6
5 to 9 minutes 3,308 19.2 3,306 16.4 -2 -0.1
10 to 14 minutes 3,585 20.8 3,995 19.9 410 11.4
15 to 19 minutes 3,022 17.5 3,852 19.1 830 27.5
20 to 29 minutes 2,492 14.5 3,631 18.0 1,139 45.7
30 to 44 minutes 2,232 13.0 2,725 13.5 493 22.1
45 or more minutes 1,287 7.5 1,658 8.2 371 28.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 17.5 (X) 20.4 (X) 2.8 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 17,228 100.0 20,123 100.0 2,895 16.8
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 3,116 18.1 3,393 16.9 277 8.9
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 5,628 32.7 6,867 34.1 1,239 22.0
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 3,184 18.5 3,406 16.9 222 7.0
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 1,119 6.5 1,465 7.3 346 30.9
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 765 4.4 1,106 5.5 341 44.6
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 3,180 18.5 3,415 17.0 235 7.4
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 236 1.4 471 2.3 235 99.6
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

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

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 42,695 100.0
Under 16 years 6,022 14.1
16 to 20 years 7,168 16.8
21 to 24 years 5,566 13.0
25 to 44 years 10,056 23.6
45 to 64 years 9,145 21.4
65 years and over 4,738 11.1
Mean age (years) 35.1 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 16,552 100.0
Less than $15,000 4,029 24.3
$15,000 to 19,999 1,088 6.6
$20,000 to 24,999 1,299 7.8
$25,000 to 49,999 5,108 30.9
$50,000 to 74,999 2,839 17.2
$75,000 to 99,999 1,179 7.1
$100,000 or more 1,010 6.1
Mean household income (dollars) 42,826 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 32,611 (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 1.89 16,550 915 5,315 6,580 2,595 1,150
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.5 32.1 39.8 15.7 6.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.12 4,735 630 3,280 610 135 85
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.3 69.3 12.9 2.9 1.8
Column percent (X) 28.6 68.9 61.7 9.3 5.2 7.4
2-person household 1.98 6,615 200 1,380 3,795 940 300
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.0 20.9 57.4 14.2 4.5
Column percent (X) 40.0 21.9 26.0 57.7 36.2 26.1
3-person household 2.30 2,530 45 445 1,005 845 190
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.8 17.6 39.7 33.4 7.5
Column percent (X) 15.3 4.9 8.4 15.3 32.6 16.5
4-or-more-person household 2.63 2,675 50 210 1,165 675 575
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.9 7.9 43.6 25.2 21.5
Column percent (X) 16.2 5.5 4.0 17.7 26.0 50.0

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 20.4 20,125 4,260 7,845 3,630 2,725 1,660
  Row percent (X) 100.0 21.2 39.0 18.0 13.5 8.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 20.7 15,640 2,990 6,270 2,985 2,160 1,230
  Row percent (X) 100.0 19.1 40.1 19.1 13.8 7.9
Column percent (X) 77.7 70.2 79.9 82.2 79.3 74.1
Carpooled 24.0 2,875 410 1,055 525 485 400
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.3 36.7 18.3 16.9 13.9
Column percent (X) 14.3 9.6 13.4 14.5 17.8 24.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 17.7 165 4 80 65 10 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.4 48.5 39.4 6.1 2.4
Column percent (X) 0.8 0.1 1.0 1.8 0.4 0.2
Bicycle or walked 9.6 1,305 840 400 25 25 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 64.4 30.7 1.9 1.9 1.5
Column percent (X) 6.5 19.7 5.1 0.7 0.9 1.2
Motorcycle or other means 17.8 140 25 40 30 40 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.9 28.6 21.4 28.6 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.5 0.0
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.