CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 596,270 100.0 621,602 100.0 25,332 4.2
In households 572,638 96.0 595,117 95.7 22,479 3.9
In group quarters 23,632 4.0 26,485 4.3 2,853 12.1

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 225,499 100.0 239,926 100.0 14,427 6.4
1-person household 61,778 27.4 71,479 29.8 9,701 15.7
2-person household 68,732 30.5 72,713 30.3 3,981 5.8
3-person household 39,588 17.6 39,628 16.5 40 0.1
4-person household 33,581 14.9 33,053 13.8 -528 -1.6
5-or-more-person household 21,820 9.7 23,053 9.6 1,233 5.7
Mean number of persons per household 2.54 (X) 2.48 (X) -0.06 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 225,499 100.0 239,926 100.0 14,427 6.4
No vehicle available 29,987 13.3 33,386 13.9 3,399 11.3
1 vehicle available 83,012 36.8 93,069 38.8 10,057 12.1
2 vehicles available 78,956 35.0 83,811 34.9 4,855 6.1
3 vehicles available 22,976 10.2 22,010 9.2 -966 -4.2
4 vehicles available 7,789 3.5 5,736 2.4 -2,053 -26.4
5 or more vehicles available 2,779 1.2 1,914 0.8 -865 -31.1
Mean vehicles per household 1.58 (X) 1.50 (X) -0.08 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 276,405 100.0 276,325 100.0 -80 [ <0 ]
Male 144,256 52.2 142,590 51.6 -1,666 -1.2
Female 132,149 47.8 133,735 48.4 1,586 1.2

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 276,405 100.0 276,324 100.0 -81 [ <0 ]
Drove alone 210,619 76.2 213,895 77.4 3,276 1.6
Carpooled 36,164 13.1 32,646 11.8 -3,518 -9.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 9,472 3.4 9,169 3.3 -303 -3.2
Bicycle or walked 14,085 5.1 13,454 4.9 -631 -4.5
Motorcycle or other means 1,880 0.7 2,043 0.7 163 8.7
Worked at home 4,185 1.5 5,117 1.9 932 22.3

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 272,220 100.0 271,207 100.0 -1,013 -0.4
Less than 5 minutes 10,781 4.0 8,743 3.2 -2,038 -18.9
5 to 9 minutes 40,693 14.9 33,543 12.4 -7,150 -17.6
10 to 14 minutes 54,609 20.1 50,551 18.6 -4,058 -7.4
15 to 19 minutes 56,046 20.6 51,484 19.0 -4,562 -8.1
20 to 29 minutes 58,082 21.3 60,456 22.3 2,374 4.1
30 to 44 minutes 33,039 12.1 38,778 14.3 5,739 17.4
45 or more minutes 18,970 7.0 27,652 10.2 8,682 45.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.6 (X) 22.0 (X) 3.4 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 272,220 100.0 271,207 100.0 -1,013 -0.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 68,428 25.1 68,349 25.2 -79 -0.1
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 82,311 30.2 76,659 28.3 -5,652 -6.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 54,031 19.8 51,817 19.1 -2,214 -4.1
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 13,479 5.0 14,468 5.3 989 7.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 8,439 3.1 9,379 3.5 940 11.1
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 41,216 15.1 43,873 16.2 2,657 6.4
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 4,316 1.6 6,662 2.5 2,346 54.4
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: Providence County, Rhode Island

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 621,602 100.0
Under 16 years 133,133 21.4
16 to 20 years 49,619 8.0
21 to 24 years 35,071 5.6
25 to 44 years 185,492 29.8
45 to 64 years 127,382 20.5
65 years and over 90,905 14.6
Mean age (years) 36.8 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 239,926 100.0
Less than $15,000 51,210 21.3
$15,000 to 19,999 17,036 7.1
$20,000 to 24,999 16,177 6.7
$25,000 to 49,999 67,225 28.0
$50,000 to 74,999 44,299 18.5
$75,000 to 99,999 22,004 9.2
$100,000 or more 21,975 9.2
Mean household income (dollars) 48,939 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 36,950 (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 1.50 239,925 33,385 93,070 83,810 22,010 7,650
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.9 38.8 34.9 9.2 3.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.83 71,480 20,235 45,400 4,535 775 535
  Row percent (X) 100.0 28.3 63.5 6.3 1.1 0.7
Column percent (X) 29.8 60.6 48.8 5.4 3.5 7.0
2-person household 1.58 72,715 6,070 24,950 36,555 4,095 1,040
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.3 34.3 50.3 5.6 1.4
Column percent (X) 30.3 18.2 26.8 43.6 18.6 13.6
3-person household 1.84 39,630 3,155 10,510 16,925 7,835 1,205
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.0 26.5 42.7 19.8 3.0
Column percent (X) 16.5 9.5 11.3 20.2 35.6 15.8
4-or-more-person household 2.01 56,105 3,925 12,210 25,795 9,305 4,870
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.0 21.8 46.0 16.6 8.7
Column percent (X) 23.4 11.8 13.1 30.8 42.3 63.7

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 22.0 271,205 42,285 102,035 60,455 38,780 27,650
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.6 37.6 22.3 14.3 10.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 21.4 213,895 30,700 82,555 50,560 30,860 19,225
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.4 38.6 23.6 14.4 9.0
Column percent (X) 78.9 72.6 80.9 83.6 79.6 69.5
Carpooled 24.0 32,645 4,400 12,025 6,760 5,145 4,315
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.5 36.8 20.7 15.8 13.2
Column percent (X) 12.0 10.4 11.8 11.2 13.3 15.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 42.3 9,170 260 1,885 1,635 1,955 3,430
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.8 20.6 17.8 21.3 37.4
Column percent (X) 3.4 0.6 1.8 2.7 5.0 12.4
Bicycle or walked 11.4 13,455 6,510 4,810 1,215 600 320
  Row percent (X) 100.0 48.4 35.7 9.0 4.5 2.4
Column percent (X) 5.0 15.4 4.7 2.0 1.5 1.2
Motorcycle or other means 30.9 2,045 420 760 285 215 360
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.5 37.2 13.9 10.5 17.6
Column percent (X) 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.3
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.