CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Kent County, Rhode Island

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 161,135 100.0 167,090 100.0 5,955 3.7
In households 159,158 98.8 165,219 98.9 6,061 3.8
In group quarters 1,977 1.2 1,871 1.1 -106 -5.4

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 62,057 100.0 67,341 100.0 5,284 8.5
1-person household 15,713 25.3 18,573 27.6 2,860 18.2
2-person household 19,577 31.5 22,429 33.3 2,852 14.6
3-person household 10,828 17.4 11,084 16.5 256 2.4
4-person household 10,098 16.3 9,869 14.7 -229 -2.3
5-or-more-person household 5,841 9.4 5,386 8.0 -455 -7.8
Mean number of persons per household 2.56 (X) 2.45 (X) -0.11 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 62,057 100.0 67,341 100.0 5,284 8.5
No vehicle available 4,332 7.0 4,743 7.0 411 9.5
1 vehicle available 19,049 30.7 22,483 33.4 3,434 18.0
2 vehicles available 25,800 41.6 28,927 43.0 3,127 12.1
3 vehicles available 8,830 14.2 8,509 12.6 -321 -3.6
4 vehicles available 2,968 4.8 1,988 3.0 -980 -33.0
5 or more vehicles available 1,078 1.7 691 1.0 -387 -35.9
Mean vehicles per household 1.85 (X) 1.74 (X) -0.10 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 81,053 100.0 83,795 100.0 2,742 3.4
Male 43,388 53.5 43,575 52.0 187 0.4
Female 37,665 46.5 40,215 48.0 2,550 6.8

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 81,053 100.0 83,793 100.0 2,740 3.4
Drove alone 68,711 84.8 72,530 86.6 3,819 5.6
Carpooled 8,314 10.3 7,333 8.8 -981 -11.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 1,091 1.3 978 1.2 -113 -10.4
Bicycle or walked 1,289 1.6 1,094 1.3 -195 -15.1
Motorcycle or other means 361 0.4 341 0.4 -20 -5.5
Worked at home 1,287 1.6 1,517 1.8 230 17.9

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 79,766 100.0 82,276 100.0 2,510 3.1
Less than 5 minutes 2,198 2.8 2,033 2.5 -165 -7.5
5 to 9 minutes 9,432 11.8 7,711 9.4 -1,721 -18.2
10 to 14 minutes 13,465 16.9 13,460 16.4 -5 [ <0 ]
15 to 19 minutes 15,514 19.4 14,912 18.1 -602 -3.9
20 to 29 minutes 19,898 24.9 21,503 26.1 1,605 8.1
30 to 44 minutes 12,978 16.3 14,582 17.7 1,604 12.4
45 or more minutes 6,281 7.9 8,075 9.8 1,794 28.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.5 (X) 22.8 (X) 2.3 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 79,766 100.0 82,276 100.0 2,510 3.1
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 19,023 23.8 20,391 24.8 1,368 7.2
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 24,729 31.0 24,949 30.3 220 0.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 17,172 21.5 16,005 19.5 -1,167 -6.8
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 4,261 5.3 4,429 5.4 168 3.9
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 2,114 2.7 2,757 3.4 643 30.4
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 11,068 13.9 11,567 14.1 499 4.5
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,399 1.8 2,178 2.6 779 55.7
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
<0Negative value 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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Kent County, Rhode Island

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 167,090 100.0
Under 16 years 34,214 20.5
16 to 20 years 9,627 5.8
21 to 24 years 6,621 4.0
25 to 44 years 50,961 30.5
45 to 64 years 40,333 24.1
65 years and over 25,334 15.2
Mean age (years) 38.5 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 67,341 100.0
Less than $15,000 8,801 13.1
$15,000 to 19,999 3,541 5.3
$20,000 to 24,999 3,804 5.6
$25,000 to 49,999 19,144 28.4
$50,000 to 74,999 15,643 23.2
$75,000 to 99,999 8,464 12.6
$100,000 or more 7,944 11.8
Mean household income (dollars) 58,711 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 47,617 (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 67,340 4,745 22,485 28,925 8,510 2,680
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.0 33.4 43.0 12.6 4.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.97 18,575 3,325 13,070 1,805 285 90
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.9 70.4 9.7 1.5 0.5
Column percent (X) 27.6 70.1 58.1 6.2 3.3 3.4
2-person household 1.77 22,430 825 5,910 13,625 1,745 330
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.7 26.3 60.7 7.8 1.5
Column percent (X) 33.3 17.4 26.3 47.1 20.5 12.3
3-person household 2.16 11,085 330 1,870 5,250 3,165 470
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.0 16.9 47.4 28.6 4.2
Column percent (X) 16.5 7.0 8.3 18.2 37.2 17.5
4-or-more-person household 2.35 15,255 260 1,635 8,250 3,320 1,790
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.7 10.7 54.1 21.8 11.7
Column percent (X) 22.7 5.5 7.3 28.5 39.0 66.8

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 22.8 82,275 9,745 28,370 21,505 14,580 8,075
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.8 34.5 26.1 17.7 9.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 22.4 72,530 8,170 25,340 19,450 12,985 6,585
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.3 34.9 26.8 17.9 9.1
Column percent (X) 88.2 83.8 89.3 90.4 89.1 81.5
Carpooled 24.5 7,335 890 2,470 1,740 1,230 1,005
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.1 33.7 23.7 16.8 13.7
Column percent (X) 8.9 9.1 8.7 8.1 8.4 12.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 49.9 980 30 110 175 240 420
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.1 11.2 17.9 24.5 42.9
Column percent (X) 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.6 5.2
Bicycle or walked 12.7 1,095 600 315 85 55 40
  Row percent (X) 100.0 54.8 28.8 7.8 5.0 3.7
Column percent (X) 1.3 6.2 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.5
Motorcycle or other means 22.3 340 50 135 55 75 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.7 39.7 16.2 22.1 8.8
Column percent (X) 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4
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.