CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 87,194 100.0 85,433 100.0 -1,761 -2.0
In households 82,749 94.9 82,941 97.1 192 0.2
In group quarters 4,445 5.1 2,492 2.9 -1,953 -43.9

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 32,731 100.0 35,212 100.0 2,481 7.6
1-person household 8,213 25.1 10,508 29.8 2,295 27.9
2-person household 10,482 32.0 12,167 34.6 1,685 16.1
3-person household 6,031 18.4 5,442 15.5 -589 -9.8
4-person household 5,098 15.6 4,613 13.1 -485 -9.5
5-or-more-person household 2,907 8.9 2,482 7.0 -425 -14.6
Mean number of persons per household 2.53 (X) 2.36 (X) -0.17 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 32,731 100.0 35,212 100.0 2,481 7.6
No vehicle available 2,435 7.4 2,741 7.8 306 12.6
1 vehicle available 11,507 35.2 12,904 36.6 1,397 12.1
2 vehicles available 13,033 39.8 14,244 40.5 1,211 9.3
3 vehicles available 4,108 12.6 3,947 11.2 -161 -3.9
4 vehicles available 1,199 3.7 975 2.8 -224 -18.7
5 or more vehicles available 449 1.4 401 1.1 -48 -10.7
Mean vehicles per household 1.75 (X) 1.68 (X) -0.07 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 45,159 100.0 43,685 100.0 -1,474 -3.3
Male 26,017 57.6 23,495 53.8 -2,522 -9.7
Female 19,142 42.4 20,190 46.2 1,048 5.5

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 45,159 100.0 43,684 100.0 -1,475 -3.3
Drove alone 33,734 74.7 34,984 80.1 1,250 3.7
Carpooled 4,548 10.1 3,612 8.3 -936 -20.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 553 1.2 630 1.4 77 13.9
Bicycle or walked 3,071 6.8 2,380 5.4 -691 -22.5
Motorcycle or other means 362 0.8 419 1.0 57 15.7
Worked at home 2,891 6.4 1,659 3.8 -1,232 -42.6

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 42,268 100.0 42,025 100.0 -243 -0.6
Less than 5 minutes 2,326 5.5 2,182 5.2 -144 -6.2
5 to 9 minutes 8,377 19.8 7,254 17.3 -1,123 -13.4
10 to 14 minutes 9,725 23.0 8,763 20.9 -962 -9.9
15 to 19 minutes 7,826 18.5 6,293 15.0 -1,533 -19.6
20 to 29 minutes 6,208 14.7 6,552 15.6 344 5.5
30 to 44 minutes 4,366 10.3 5,857 13.9 1,491 34.2
45 or more minutes 3,440 8.1 5,124 12.2 1,684 49.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 17.6 (X) 21.7 (X) 4.1 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 42,268 100.0 42,025 100.0 -243 -0.6
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 9,539 22.6 9,506 22.6 -33 -0.3
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 15,715 37.2 14,385 34.2 -1,330 -8.5
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 7,465 17.7 8,591 20.4 1,126 15.1
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 2,364 5.6 2,626 6.2 262 11.1
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 1,458 3.4 1,497 3.6 39 2.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 5,109 12.1 4,558 10.8 -551 -10.8
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 618 1.5 862 2.1 244 39.5
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: Newport County, Rhode Island

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 85,433 100.0
Under 16 years 17,134 20.1
16 to 20 years 5,236 6.1
21 to 24 years 3,979 4.7
25 to 44 years 25,638 30.0
45 to 64 years 21,150 24.8
65 years and over 12,296 14.4
Mean age (years) 38.3 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 35,212 100.0
Less than $15,000 4,637 13.2
$15,000 to 19,999 1,706 4.8
$20,000 to 24,999 1,792 5.1
$25,000 to 49,999 9,296 26.4
$50,000 to 74,999 7,994 22.7
$75,000 to 99,999 4,157 11.8
$100,000 or more 5,630 16.0
Mean household income (dollars) 63,887 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 50,448 (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 1.68 35,210 2,740 12,905 14,245 3,945 1,375
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.8 36.7 40.5 11.2 3.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.98 10,510 1,820 7,495 980 100 110
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.3 71.3 9.3 1.0 1.0
Column percent (X) 29.8 66.4 58.1 6.9 2.5 8.0
2-person household 1.77 12,165 550 3,345 6,915 1,125 235
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.5 27.5 56.8 9.2 1.9
Column percent (X) 34.5 20.1 25.9 48.5 28.5 17.1
3-person household 2.08 5,440 210 1,140 2,435 1,390 265
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.9 21.0 44.8 25.6 4.9
Column percent (X) 15.5 7.7 8.8 17.1 35.2 19.3
4-or-more-person household 2.27 7,095 160 925 3,915 1,330 765
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.3 13.0 55.2 18.7 10.8
Column percent (X) 20.2 5.8 7.2 27.5 33.7 55.6

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 21.7 42,025 9,435 15,055 6,550 5,855 5,125
  Row percent (X) 100.0 22.5 35.8 15.6 13.9 12.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 21.6 34,985 7,250 12,715 5,690 5,200 4,125
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.7 36.3 16.3 14.9 11.8
Column percent (X) 83.2 76.8 84.5 86.9 88.8 80.5
Carpooled 22.5 3,610 700 1,315 595 480 520
  Row percent (X) 100.0 19.4 36.4 16.5 13.3 14.4
Column percent (X) 8.6 7.4 8.7 9.1 8.2 10.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 56.1 630 35 120 110 55 315
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.6 19.0 17.5 8.7 50.0
Column percent (X) 1.5 0.4 0.8 1.7 0.9 6.1
Bicycle or walked 10.7 2,380 1,370 720 145 100 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 57.6 30.3 6.1 4.2 1.9
Column percent (X) 5.7 14.5 4.8 2.2 1.7 0.9
Motorcycle or other means 35.8 420 85 185 15 20 115
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.2 44.0 3.6 4.8 27.4
Column percent (X) 1.0 0.9 1.2 0.2 0.3 2.2
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.