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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |||
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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 |
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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 | ||||
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