CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 110,006 100.0 123,546 100.0 13,540 12.3
In households 103,670 94.2 118,293 95.7 14,623 14.1
In group quarters 6,336 5.8 5,253 4.3 -1,083 -17.1

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 39,272 100.0 46,882 100.0 7,610 19.4
1-person household 8,394 21.4 11,271 24.0 2,877 34.3
2-person household 12,817 32.6 16,359 34.9 3,542 27.6
3-person household 7,379 18.8 7,875 16.8 496 6.7
4-person household 6,805 17.3 7,329 15.6 524 7.7
5-or-more-person household 3,877 9.9 4,048 8.6 171 4.4
Mean number of persons per household 2.64 (X) 2.52 (X) -0.12 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 39,272 100.0 46,882 100.0 7,610 19.4
No vehicle available 1,596 4.1 1,961 4.2 365 22.9
1 vehicle available 11,000 28.0 13,896 29.6 2,896 26.3
2 vehicles available 17,885 45.5 21,529 45.9 3,644 20.4
3 vehicles available 6,122 15.6 7,101 15.1 979 16.0
4 vehicles available 1,939 4.9 1,644 3.5 -295 -15.2
5 or more vehicles available 730 1.9 751 1.6 21 2.9
Mean vehicles per household 1.96 (X) 1.89 (X) -0.06 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 54,656 100.0 62,780 100.0 8,124 14.9
Male 29,761 54.5 33,090 52.7 3,329 11.2
Female 24,895 45.5 29,690 47.3 4,795 19.3

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 54,656 100.0 62,781 100.0 8,125 14.9
Drove alone 43,373 79.4 51,961 82.8 8,588 19.8
Carpooled 6,394 11.7 5,294 8.4 -1,100 -17.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 485 0.9 853 1.4 368 75.9
Bicycle or walked 2,569 4.7 2,271 3.6 -298 -11.6
Motorcycle or other means 396 0.7 369 0.6 -27 -6.8
Worked at home 1,439 2.6 2,033 3.2 594 41.3

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 53,217 100.0 60,748 100.0 7,531 14.2
Less than 5 minutes 2,765 5.2 2,361 3.9 -404 -14.6
5 to 9 minutes 7,840 14.7 7,106 11.7 -734 -9.4
10 to 14 minutes 8,003 15.0 8,947 14.7 944 11.8
15 to 19 minutes 8,048 15.1 8,093 13.3 45 0.6
20 to 29 minutes 10,327 19.4 12,662 20.8 2,335 22.6
30 to 44 minutes 10,890 20.5 13,035 21.5 2,145 19.7
45 or more minutes 5,344 10.0 8,544 14.1 3,200 59.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.3 (X) 24.7 (X) 3.4 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 53,217 100.0 60,748 100.0 7,531 14.2
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 13,202 24.8 14,388 23.7 1,186 9.0
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 15,681 29.5 18,161 29.9 2,480 15.8
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 10,757 20.2 11,941 19.7 1,184 11.0
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 3,233 6.1 3,888 6.4 655 20.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 1,840 3.5 2,296 3.8 456 24.8
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 7,611 14.3 8,563 14.1 952 12.5
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 893 1.7 1,511 2.5 618 69.2
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

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

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 123,546 100.0
Under 16 years 25,693 20.8
16 to 20 years 10,343 8.4
21 to 24 years 6,646 5.4
25 to 44 years 34,962 28.3
45 to 64 years 30,246 24.5
65 years and over 15,656 12.7
Mean age (years) 37.0 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 46,882 100.0
Less than $15,000 5,123 10.9
$15,000 to 19,999 2,309 4.9
$20,000 to 24,999 2,146 4.6
$25,000 to 49,999 12,086 25.8
$50,000 to 74,999 10,784 23.0
$75,000 to 99,999 6,589 14.1
$100,000 or more 7,845 16.7
Mean household income (dollars) 66,291 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 53,103 (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 1.89 46,880 1,960 13,895 21,530 7,100 2,395
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.2 29.6 45.9 15.1 5.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.07 11,270 1,315 8,280 1,395 235 55
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.7 73.5 12.4 2.1 0.5
Column percent (X) 24.0 67.1 59.6 6.5 3.3 2.3
2-person household 1.93 16,360 355 3,390 10,400 1,765 445
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.2 20.7 63.6 10.8 2.7
Column percent (X) 34.9 18.1 24.4 48.3 24.9 18.6
3-person household 2.26 7,875 120 1,285 3,495 2,465 510
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.5 16.3 44.4 31.3 6.5
Column percent (X) 16.8 6.1 9.2 16.2 34.7 21.3
4-or-more-person household 2.41 11,375 170 940 6,240 2,640 1,390
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.5 8.3 54.9 23.2 12.2
Column percent (X) 24.3 8.7 6.8 29.0 37.2 58.0

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 24.7 60,750 9,465 17,040 12,660 13,035 8,545
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.6 28.0 20.8 21.5 14.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 24.7 51,960 7,320 14,650 11,285 11,610 7,095
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.1 28.2 21.7 22.3 13.7
Column percent (X) 85.5 77.3 86.0 89.1 89.1 83.0
Carpooled 25.2 5,295 780 1,440 1,035 1,155 885
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.7 27.2 19.5 21.8 16.7
Column percent (X) 8.7 8.2 8.5 8.2 8.9 10.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 51.6 855 20 80 155 200 400
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.3 9.4 18.1 23.4 46.8
Column percent (X) 1.4 0.2 0.5 1.2 1.5 4.7
Bicycle or walked 10.0 2,270 1,280 740 155 35 60
  Row percent (X) 100.0 56.4 32.6 6.8 1.5 2.6
Column percent (X) 3.7 13.5 4.3 1.2 0.3 0.7
Motorcycle or other means 42.9 370 70 125 35 35 100
  Row percent (X) 100.0 18.9 33.8 9.5 9.5 27.0
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.2
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.