CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 59,393 100.0 65,632 100.0 6,239 10.5
In households 58,804 99.0 64,732 98.6 5,928 10.1
In group quarters 589 1.0 900 1.4 311 52.8

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 22,943 100.0 26,667 100.0 3,724 16.2
1-person household 4,832 21.1 6,547 24.6 1,715 35.5
2-person household 7,848 34.2 9,808 36.8 1,960 25.0
3-person household 4,999 21.8 5,146 19.3 147 2.9
4-person household 3,762 16.4 3,560 13.3 -202 -5.4
5-or-more-person household 1,502 6.5 1,606 6.0 104 6.9
Mean number of persons per household 2.56 (X) 2.43 (X) -0.14 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 22,943 100.0 26,667 100.0 3,724 16.2
No vehicle available 2,237 9.8 2,195 8.2 -42 -1.9
1 vehicle available 5,820 25.4 6,901 25.9 1,081 18.6
2 vehicles available 8,553 37.3 10,202 38.3 1,649 19.3
3 vehicles available 4,374 19.1 5,027 18.9 653 14.9
4 vehicles available 1,291 5.6 1,631 6.1 340 26.3
5 or more vehicles available 668 2.9 711 2.7 43 6.4
Mean vehicles per household 1.96 (X) 1.98 (X) 0.02 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 29,473 100.0 31,040 100.0 1,567 5.3
Male 16,155 54.8 17,155 55.3 1,000 6.2
Female 13,318 45.2 13,885 44.7 567 4.3

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 29,473 100.0 31,041 100.0 1,568 5.3
Drove alone 22,341 75.8 24,740 79.7 2,399 10.7
Carpooled 5,779 19.6 5,088 16.4 -691 -12.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 52 0.2 15 [ >0 ] -37 -71.2
Bicycle or walked 425 1.4 304 1.0 -121 -28.5
Motorcycle or other means 238 0.8 132 0.4 -106 -44.5
Worked at home 638 2.2 762 2.5 124 19.4

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 28,835 100.0 30,279 100.0 1,444 5.0
Less than 5 minutes 743 2.6 766 2.5 23 3.1
5 to 9 minutes 3,374 11.7 2,953 9.8 -421 -12.5
10 to 14 minutes 4,665 16.2 5,089 16.8 424 9.1
15 to 19 minutes 5,841 20.3 6,386 21.1 545 9.3
20 to 29 minutes 7,246 25.1 6,811 22.5 -435 -6.0
30 to 44 minutes 4,126 14.3 4,540 15.0 414 10.0
45 or more minutes 2,840 9.8 3,734 12.3 894 31.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.0 (X) 24.0 (X) 3.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 28,835 100.0 30,279 100.0 1,444 5.0
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 10,454 36.3 9,929 32.8 -525 -5.0
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 8,194 28.4 10,506 34.7 2,312 28.2
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 3,888 13.5 3,380 11.2 -508 -13.1
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 781 2.7 809 2.7 28 3.6
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 468 1.6 478 1.6 10 2.1
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 4,246 14.7 4,327 14.3 81 1.9
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 804 2.8 850 2.8 46 5.7
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
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(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: Wilkes County, North Carolina

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 65,632 100.0
Under 16 years 13,255 20.2
16 to 20 years 3,720 5.7
21 to 24 years 3,159 4.8
25 to 44 years 19,402 29.6
45 to 64 years 16,778 25.6
65 years and over 9,318 14.2
Mean age (years) 38.2 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 26,667 100.0
Less than $15,000 5,480 20.5
$15,000 to 19,999 2,107 7.9
$20,000 to 24,999 2,157 8.1
$25,000 to 49,999 9,200 34.5
$50,000 to 74,999 4,687 17.6
$75,000 to 99,999 1,671 6.3
$100,000 or more 1,365 5.1
Mean household income (dollars) 42,887 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 34,258 (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 1.98 26,665 2,195 6,900 10,200 5,025 2,340
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.2 25.9 38.3 18.8 8.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.13 6,545 1,305 3,585 1,305 255 100
  Row percent (X) 100.0 19.9 54.8 19.9 3.9 1.5
Column percent (X) 24.5 59.5 52.0 12.8 5.1 4.3
2-person household 2.09 9,810 545 1,815 4,635 2,050 760
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.6 18.5 47.2 20.9 7.7
Column percent (X) 36.8 24.8 26.3 45.4 40.8 32.5
3-person household 2.37 5,145 150 785 2,165 1,360 690
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.9 15.3 42.1 26.4 13.4
Column percent (X) 19.3 6.8 11.4 21.2 27.1 29.5
4-or-more-person household 2.43 5,165 195 715 2,095 1,365 795
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.8 13.8 40.6 26.4 15.4
Column percent (X) 19.4 8.9 10.4 20.5 27.2 34.0

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 24.0 30,280 3,720 11,475 6,810 4,540 3,735
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.3 37.9 22.5 15.0 12.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 22.6 24,740 2,955 9,965 5,725 3,655 2,445
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.9 40.3 23.1 14.8 9.9
Column percent (X) 81.7 79.4 86.8 84.1 80.5 65.5
Carpooled 31.2 5,090 480 1,455 1,045 860 1,245
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.4 28.6 20.5 16.9 24.5
Column percent (X) 16.8 12.9 12.7 15.3 18.9 33.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 76.7 15 0 10 0 0 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 26.7
Column percent (X) [ >0 ] 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Bicycle or walked 13.4 305 245 35 0 4 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 80.3 11.5 0.0 1.3 6.6
Column percent (X) 1.0 6.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.5
Motorcycle or other means 23.0 130 35 10 45 20 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 26.9 7.7 34.6 15.4 19.2
Column percent (X) 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.7
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
>0Value is too near zero to display.
(X)Not applicable.
Source:U.S. Census Bureau. Census of Population and Housing, 1990 and 2000 long-form (sample) data.