CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Rockland County, New York

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 265,475 100.0 286,753 100.0 21,278 8.0
In households 257,538 97.0 279,099 97.3 21,561 8.4
In group quarters 7,937 3.0 7,654 2.7 -283 -3.6

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 84,891 100.0 92,744 100.0 7,853 9.3
1-person household 14,896 17.5 17,722 19.1 2,826 19.0
2-person household 23,498 27.7 26,722 28.8 3,224 13.7
3-person household 15,991 18.8 16,206 17.5 215 1.3
4-person household 16,452 19.4 16,053 17.3 -399 -2.4
5-or-more-person household 14,054 16.6 16,041 17.3 1,987 14.1
Mean number of persons per household 3.03 (X) 3.01 (X) -0.02 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 84,891 100.0 92,744 100.0 7,853 9.3
No vehicle available 7,146 8.4 8,030 8.7 884 12.4
1 vehicle available 21,587 25.4 27,411 29.6 5,824 27.0
2 vehicles available 35,740 42.1 39,389 42.5 3,649 10.2
3 vehicles available 14,117 16.6 13,076 14.1 -1,041 -7.4
4 vehicles available 4,611 5.4 3,696 4.0 -915 -19.8
5 or more vehicles available 1,690 2.0 1,142 1.2 -548 -32.4
Mean vehicles per household 1.92 (X) 1.79 (X) -0.13 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 133,757 100.0 132,300 100.0 -1,457 -1.1
Male 72,319 54.1 70,440 53.2 -1,879 -2.6
Female 61,438 45.9 61,865 46.8 427 0.7

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 133,757 100.0 132,302 100.0 -1,455 -1.1
Drove alone 98,967 74.0 97,551 73.7 -1,416 -1.4
Carpooled 17,695 13.2 14,618 11.0 -3,077 -17.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 9,425 7.0 10,846 8.2 1,421 15.1
Bicycle or walked 3,731 2.8 3,856 2.9 125 3.4
Motorcycle or other means 568 0.4 746 0.6 178 31.3
Worked at home 3,371 2.5 4,685 3.5 1,314 39.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 130,386 100.0 127,617 100.0 -2,769 -2.1
Less than 5 minutes 3,340 2.6 3,073 2.4 -267 -8.0
5 to 9 minutes 14,117 10.8 12,255 9.6 -1,862 -13.2
10 to 14 minutes 19,492 14.9 17,036 13.3 -2,456 -12.6
15 to 19 minutes 19,677 15.1 16,879 13.2 -2,798 -14.2
20 to 29 minutes 20,477 15.7 20,779 16.3 302 1.5
30 to 44 minutes 20,547 15.8 21,023 16.5 476 2.3
45 or more minutes 32,736 25.1 36,572 28.7 3,836 11.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 28.8 (X) 32.6 (X) 3.9 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 130,386 100.0 127,617 100.0 -2,769 -2.1
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 27,970 21.5 29,956 23.5 1,986 7.1
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 39,415 30.2 36,401 28.5 -3,014 -7.6
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 32,014 24.6 29,729 23.3 -2,285 -7.1
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 10,062 7.7 10,283 8.1 221 2.2
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 4,501 3.5 5,043 4.0 542 12.0
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 14,985 11.5 14,160 11.1 -825 -5.5
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,439 1.1 2,045 1.6 606 42.1
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: Rockland County, New York

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 286,753 100.0
Under 16 years 72,084 25.1
16 to 20 years 18,315 6.4
21 to 24 years 12,342 4.3
25 to 44 years 80,895 28.2
45 to 64 years 69,565 24.3
65 years and over 33,552 11.7
Mean age (years) 35.6 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 92,744 100.0
Less than $15,000 8,857 9.5
$15,000 to 19,999 3,016 3.3
$20,000 to 24,999 3,318 3.6
$25,000 to 49,999 17,916 19.3
$50,000 to 74,999 17,225 18.6
$75,000 to 99,999 13,868 15.0
$100,000 or more 28,544 30.8
Mean household income (dollars) 85,236 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 67,971 (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 1.79 92,745 8,030 27,410 39,390 13,075 4,840
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.7 29.6 42.5 14.1 5.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.91 17,720 3,705 12,310 1,420 205 80
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.9 69.5 8.0 1.2 0.5
Column percent (X) 19.1 46.1 44.9 3.6 1.6 1.7
2-person household 1.78 26,720 1,305 6,970 15,385 2,565 495
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.9 26.1 57.6 9.6 1.9
Column percent (X) 28.8 16.3 25.4 39.1 19.6 10.2
3-person household 2.07 16,205 900 2,970 7,325 4,305 710
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.6 18.3 45.2 26.6 4.4
Column percent (X) 17.5 11.2 10.8 18.6 32.9 14.7
4-or-more-person household 2.15 32,095 2,120 5,160 15,260 6,005 3,550
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.6 16.1 47.5 18.7 11.1
Column percent (X) 34.6 26.4 18.8 38.7 45.9 73.3

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 32.6 127,615 15,330 33,915 20,780 21,025 36,570
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.0 26.6 16.3 16.5 28.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 29.3 97,550 11,680 27,945 17,635 16,875 23,415
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.0 28.6 18.1 17.3 24.0
Column percent (X) 76.4 76.2 82.4 84.9 80.3 64.0
Carpooled 37.7 14,620 1,480 2,855 1,975 2,630 5,680
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.1 19.5 13.5 18.0 38.9
Column percent (X) 11.5 9.7 8.4 9.5 12.5 15.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 63.6 10,845 375 1,290 685 1,195 7,300
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.5 11.9 6.3 11.0 67.3
Column percent (X) 8.5 2.4 3.8 3.3 5.7 20.0
Bicycle or walked 12.5 3,855 1,675 1,475 370 230 105
  Row percent (X) 100.0 43.5 38.3 9.6 6.0 2.7
Column percent (X) 3.0 10.9 4.3 1.8 1.1 0.3
Motorcycle or other means 22.4 745 120 345 110 95 75
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.1 46.3 14.8 12.8 10.1
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.2
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.