CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 35,681 100.0 42,151 100.0 6,470 18.1
In households 35,077 98.3 40,757 96.7 5,680 16.2
In group quarters 604 1.7 1,394 3.3 790 130.8

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 13,719 100.0 16,586 100.0 2,867 20.9
1-person household 3,084 22.5 4,035 24.3 951 30.8
2-person household 4,684 34.1 6,058 36.5 1,374 29.3
3-person household 2,814 20.5 3,079 18.6 265 9.4
4-person household 2,127 15.5 2,269 13.7 142 6.7
5-or-more-person household 1,010 7.4 1,145 6.9 135 13.4
Mean number of persons per household 2.56 (X) 2.46 (X) -0.10 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 13,719 100.0 16,586 100.0 2,867 20.9
No vehicle available 1,359 9.9 1,223 7.4 -136 -10.0
1 vehicle available 4,057 29.6 4,923 29.7 866 21.3
2 vehicles available 5,492 40.0 6,707 40.4 1,215 22.1
3 vehicles available 1,966 14.3 2,720 16.4 754 38.4
4 vehicles available 630 4.6 766 4.6 136 21.6
5 or more vehicles available 215 1.6 247 1.5 32 14.9
Mean vehicles per household 1.80 (X) 1.86 (X) 0.07 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 16,932 100.0 19,230 100.0 2,298 13.6
Male 9,192 54.3 10,555 54.9 1,363 14.8
Female 7,740 45.7 8,675 45.1 935 12.1

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 16,932 100.0 19,228 100.0 2,296 13.6
Drove alone 12,507 73.9 14,878 77.4 2,371 19.0
Carpooled 3,476 20.5 3,623 18.8 147 4.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 131 0.8 76 0.4 -55 -42.0
Bicycle or walked 294 1.7 138 0.7 -156 -53.1
Motorcycle or other means 111 0.7 136 0.7 25 22.5
Worked at home 413 2.4 377 2.0 -36 -8.7

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 16,519 100.0 18,851 100.0 2,332 14.1
Less than 5 minutes 602 3.6 440 2.3 -162 -26.9
5 to 9 minutes 2,019 12.2 1,801 9.6 -218 -10.8
10 to 14 minutes 2,748 16.6 2,994 15.9 246 9.0
15 to 19 minutes 3,533 21.4 3,367 17.9 -166 -4.7
20 to 29 minutes 3,408 20.6 4,148 22.0 740 21.7
30 to 44 minutes 2,842 17.2 3,619 19.2 777 27.3
45 or more minutes 1,367 8.3 2,482 13.2 1,115 81.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.3 (X) 25.3 (X) 5.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 16,519 100.0 18,851 100.0 2,332 14.1
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 6,669 40.4 7,060 37.5 391 5.9
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 3,424 20.7 4,551 24.1 1,127 32.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,929 11.7 1,875 9.9 -54 -2.8
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 407 2.5 495 2.6 88 21.6
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 284 1.7 284 1.5 0 0.0
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 3,551 21.5 4,086 21.7 535 15.1
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 255 1.5 500 2.7 245 96.1
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: McDowell County, North Carolina

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 42,151 100.0
Under 16 years 8,604 20.4
16 to 20 years 2,488 5.9
21 to 24 years 1,902 4.5
25 to 44 years 12,612 29.9
45 to 64 years 10,558 25.0
65 years and over 5,987 14.2
Mean age (years) 38.0 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 16,586 100.0
Less than $15,000 3,245 19.6
$15,000 to 19,999 1,355 8.2
$20,000 to 24,999 1,617 9.7
$25,000 to 49,999 6,012 36.2
$50,000 to 74,999 2,805 16.9
$75,000 to 99,999 822 5.0
$100,000 or more 730 4.4
Mean household income (dollars) 40,345 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 32,396 (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 1.86 16,585 1,225 4,925 6,705 2,720 1,015
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.4 29.7 40.4 16.4 6.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.11 4,035 770 2,350 695 180 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 19.1 58.2 17.2 4.5 1.1
Column percent (X) 24.3 62.9 47.7 10.4 6.6 4.4
2-person household 1.93 6,060 290 1,375 3,130 1,025 240
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.8 22.7 51.7 16.9 4.0
Column percent (X) 36.5 23.7 27.9 46.7 37.7 23.6
3-person household 2.16 3,080 95 630 1,340 785 225
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.1 20.5 43.5 25.5 7.3
Column percent (X) 18.6 7.8 12.8 20.0 28.9 22.2
4-or-more-person household 2.35 3,415 70 570 1,540 730 505
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.0 16.7 45.1 21.4 14.8
Column percent (X) 20.6 5.7 11.6 23.0 26.8 49.8

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 25.3 18,850 2,240 6,360 4,150 3,620 2,480
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.9 33.7 22.0 19.2 13.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 24.7 14,880 1,905 5,040 3,325 2,740 1,875
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.8 33.9 22.3 18.4 12.6
Column percent (X) 78.9 85.0 79.2 80.1 75.7 75.6
Carpooled 28.1 3,625 245 1,220 785 815 560
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.8 33.7 21.7 22.5 15.4
Column percent (X) 19.2 10.9 19.2 18.9 22.5 22.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 47.1 75 0 15 10 25 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 20.0 13.3 33.3 33.3
Column percent (X) 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.0
Bicycle or walked 8.4 140 85 35 4 15 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 60.7 25.0 2.9 10.7 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.7 3.8 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 27.4 135 10 50 30 25 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.4 37.0 22.2 18.5 18.5
Column percent (X) 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0
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.