CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 32,090 100.0 32,411 100.0 321 1.0
In households 31,545 98.3 31,973 98.6 428 1.4
In group quarters 545 1.7 438 1.4 -107 -19.6

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 13,198 100.0 14,338 100.0 1,140 8.6
1-person household 3,864 29.3 5,008 34.9 1,144 29.6
2-person household 4,428 33.6 4,714 32.9 286 6.5
3-person household 2,183 16.5 2,193 15.3 10 0.5
4-person household 1,761 13.3 1,574 11.0 -187 -10.6
5-or-more-person household 962 7.3 849 5.9 -113 -11.7
Mean number of persons per household 2.39 (X) 2.23 (X) -0.16 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 13,198 100.0 14,338 100.0 1,140 8.6
No vehicle available 1,162 8.8 1,418 9.9 256 22.0
1 vehicle available 4,995 37.8 5,965 41.6 970 19.4
2 vehicles available 4,811 36.5 5,388 37.6 577 12.0
3 vehicles available 1,524 11.5 1,189 8.3 -335 -22.0
4 vehicles available 502 3.8 325 2.3 -177 -35.3
5 or more vehicles available 204 1.5 53 0.4 -151 -74.0
Mean vehicles per household 1.69 (X) 1.53 (X) -0.16 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 16,467 100.0 15,985 100.0 -482 -2.9
Male 8,437 51.2 8,410 52.6 -27 -0.3
Female 8,030 48.8 7,575 47.4 -455 -5.7

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 16,467 100.0 15,984 100.0 -483 -2.9
Drove alone 13,565 82.4 13,728 85.9 163 1.2
Carpooled 1,837 11.2 1,472 9.2 -365 -19.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 397 2.4 362 2.3 -35 -8.8
Bicycle or walked 374 2.3 265 1.7 -109 -29.1
Motorcycle or other means 76 0.5 28 0.2 -48 -63.2
Worked at home 218 1.3 129 0.8 -89 -40.8

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 16,249 100.0 15,855 100.0 -394 -2.4
Less than 5 minutes 518 3.2 613 3.9 95 18.3
5 to 9 minutes 2,128 13.1 1,730 10.9 -398 -18.7
10 to 14 minutes 3,208 19.7 2,965 18.7 -243 -7.6
15 to 19 minutes 3,813 23.5 3,428 21.6 -385 -10.1
20 to 29 minutes 4,017 24.7 3,834 24.2 -183 -4.6
30 to 44 minutes 1,559 9.6 1,773 11.2 214 13.7
45 or more minutes 1,006 6.2 1,512 9.5 506 50.3
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.1 (X) 21.8 (X) 3.7 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 16,249 100.0 15,855 100.0 -394 -2.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 3,485 21.4 3,420 21.6 -65 -1.9
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 5,107 31.4 4,869 30.7 -238 -4.7
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 3,836 23.6 3,344 21.1 -492 -12.8
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 1,025 6.3 1,141 7.2 116 11.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 442 2.7 674 4.3 232 52.5
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 2,121 13.1 2,096 13.2 -25 -1.2
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 233 1.4 311 2.0 78 33.5
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: North Providence town, Providence County, Rhode Island

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 32,411 100.0
Under 16 years 5,219 16.1
16 to 20 years 1,548 4.8
21 to 24 years 1,587 4.9
25 to 44 years 9,872 30.5
45 to 64 years 7,727 23.8
65 years and over 6,458 19.9
Mean age (years) 41.8 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 14,338 100.0
Less than $15,000 2,255 15.7
$15,000 to 19,999 1,000 7.0
$20,000 to 24,999 951 6.6
$25,000 to 49,999 4,615 32.2
$50,000 to 74,999 2,971 20.7
$75,000 to 99,999 1,207 8.4
$100,000 or more 1,339 9.3
Mean household income (dollars) 52,444 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 39,721 (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 1.53 14,340 1,420 5,965 5,390 1,190 380
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.9 41.6 37.6 8.3 2.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.92 5,010 1,030 3,485 400 65 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.6 69.6 8.0 1.3 0.6
Column percent (X) 34.9 72.5 58.4 7.4 5.5 7.9
2-person household 1.62 4,715 220 1,625 2,610 230 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.7 34.5 55.4 4.9 0.5
Column percent (X) 32.9 15.5 27.2 48.4 19.3 6.6
3-person household 2.00 2,195 65 415 1,210 455 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.0 18.9 55.1 20.7 2.1
Column percent (X) 15.3 4.6 7.0 22.4 38.2 11.8
4-or-more-person household 2.16 2,425 100 440 1,165 440 280
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.1 18.1 48.0 18.1 11.5
Column percent (X) 16.9 7.0 7.4 21.6 37.0 73.7

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 21.8 15,855 2,345 6,395 3,835 1,775 1,510
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.8 40.3 24.2 11.2 9.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 21.1 13,730 1,950 5,780 3,300 1,540 1,155
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.2 42.1 24.0 11.2 8.4
Column percent (X) 86.6 83.2 90.4 86.0 86.8 76.5
Carpooled 23.5 1,470 250 450 425 145 205
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.0 30.6 28.9 9.9 13.9
Column percent (X) 9.3 10.7 7.0 11.1 8.2 13.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 47.7 360 35 50 70 55 150
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.7 13.9 19.4 15.3 41.7
Column percent (X) 2.3 1.5 0.8 1.8 3.1 9.9
Bicycle or walked 10.9 265 110 95 30 30 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 41.5 35.8 11.3 11.3 0.0
Column percent (X) 1.7 4.7 1.5 0.8 1.7 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 16.6 30 0 20 10 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
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.