CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 1,321,864 100.0 1,419,369 100.0 97,505 7.4
In households 1,292,574 97.8 1,390,780 98.0 98,206 7.6
In group quarters 29,290 2.2 28,589 2.0 -701 -2.4

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 424,623 100.0 469,535 100.0 44,912 10.6
1-person household 66,959 15.8 85,801 18.3 18,842 28.1
2-person household 118,073 27.8 136,811 29.1 18,738 15.9
3-person household 82,292 19.4 84,443 18.0 2,151 2.6
4-person household 85,882 20.2 86,733 18.5 851 1.0
5-or-more-person household 71,417 16.8 75,747 16.1 4,330 6.1
Mean number of persons per household 3.04 (X) 2.96 (X) -0.08 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 424,623 100.0 469,535 100.0 44,912 10.6
No vehicle available 23,896 5.6 25,352 5.4 1,456 6.1
1 vehicle available 103,216 24.3 125,575 26.7 22,359 21.7
2 vehicles available 181,984 42.9 212,521 45.3 30,537 16.8
3 vehicles available 75,202 17.7 74,120 15.8 -1,082 -1.4
4 vehicles available 28,766 6.8 23,777 5.1 -4,989 -17.3
5 or more vehicles available 11,559 2.7 8,190 1.7 -3,369 -29.1
Mean vehicles per household 2.05 (X) 1.94 (X) -0.11 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 652,989 100.0 670,405 100.0 17,416 2.7
Male 363,934 55.7 365,245 54.5 1,311 0.4
Female 289,055 44.3 305,160 45.5 16,105 5.6

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 652,989 100.0 670,406 100.0 17,417 2.7
Drove alone 507,767 77.8 523,534 78.1 15,767 3.1
Carpooled 68,963 10.6 66,911 10.0 -2,052 -3.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 44,768 6.9 45,808 6.8 1,040 2.3
Bicycle or walked 15,144 2.3 12,538 1.9 -2,606 -17.2
Motorcycle or other means 3,553 0.5 3,814 0.6 261 7.3
Worked at home 12,794 2.0 17,801 2.7 5,007 39.1

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 640,195 100.0 652,605 100.0 12,410 1.9
Less than 5 minutes 15,799 2.5 15,111 2.3 -688 -4.4
5 to 9 minutes 64,873 10.1 61,414 9.4 -3,459 -5.3
10 to 14 minutes 98,363 15.4 86,980 13.3 -11,383 -11.6
15 to 19 minutes 92,531 14.5 91,142 14.0 -1,389 -1.5
20 to 29 minutes 111,374 17.4 121,516 18.6 10,142 9.1
30 to 44 minutes 116,611 18.2 121,857 18.7 5,246 4.5
45 or more minutes 140,644 22.0 154,585 23.7 13,941 9.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 28.5 (X) 31.8 (X) 3.3 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 640,195 100.0 652,605 100.0 12,410 1.9
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 154,034 24.1 158,222 24.2 4,188 2.7
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 179,975 28.1 181,369 27.8 1,394 0.8
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 140,712 22.0 138,179 21.2 -2,533 -1.8
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 48,314 7.5 50,487 7.7 2,173 4.5
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 23,522 3.7 25,320 3.9 1,798 7.6
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 80,534 12.6 80,546 12.3 12 [ >0 ]
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 13,104 2.0 18,482 2.8 5,378 41.0
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
>0Value 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: Suffolk County, New York

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 1,419,369 100.0
Under 16 years 332,521 23.4
16 to 20 years 84,792 6.0
21 to 24 years 59,655 4.2
25 to 44 years 445,059 31.4
45 to 64 years 329,821 23.2
65 years and over 167,521 11.8
Mean age (years) 36.0 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 469,535 100.0
Less than $15,000 37,601 8.0
$15,000 to 19,999 16,633 3.5
$20,000 to 24,999 17,513 3.7
$25,000 to 49,999 98,658 21.0
$50,000 to 74,999 101,668 21.7
$75,000 to 99,999 77,601 16.5
$100,000 or more 119,861 25.5
Mean household income (dollars) 79,409 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 65,288 (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 1.94 469,535 25,350 125,575 212,520 74,120 31,965
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.4 26.7 45.3 15.8 6.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.03 85,800 14,165 58,955 10,005 1,830 850
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.5 68.7 11.7 2.1 1.0
Column percent (X) 18.3 55.9 46.9 4.7 2.5 2.7
2-person household 1.81 136,810 4,885 35,860 80,150 13,130 2,790
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.6 26.2 58.6 9.6 2.0
Column percent (X) 29.1 19.3 28.6 37.7 17.7 8.7
3-person household 2.20 84,445 2,335 12,885 40,950 23,700 4,575
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.8 15.3 48.5 28.1 5.4
Column percent (X) 18.0 9.2 10.3 19.3 32.0 14.3
4-or-more-person household 2.40 162,480 3,970 17,875 81,415 35,465 23,755
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.4 11.0 50.1 21.8 14.6
Column percent (X) 34.6 15.7 14.2 38.3 47.8 74.3

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 31.8 652,605 76,525 178,120 121,515 121,855 154,585
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.7 27.3 18.6 18.7 23.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 27.5 523,535 62,395 151,955 107,245 105,095 96,845
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.9 29.0 20.5 20.1 18.5
Column percent (X) 80.2 81.5 85.3 88.3 86.2 62.6
Carpooled 33.2 66,910 7,170 17,650 10,865 12,810 18,410
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.7 26.4 16.2 19.1 27.5
Column percent (X) 10.3 9.4 9.9 8.9 10.5 11.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 83.9 45,810 860 2,835 1,575 2,410 38,130
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.9 6.2 3.4 5.3 83.2
Column percent (X) 7.0 1.1 1.6 1.3 2.0 24.7
Bicycle or walked 13.3 12,540 5,405 4,395 1,325 950 455
  Row percent (X) 100.0 43.1 35.0 10.6 7.6 3.6
Column percent (X) 1.9 7.1 2.5 1.1 0.8 0.3
Motorcycle or other means 33.8 3,815 695 1,290 505 585 740
  Row percent (X) 100.0 18.2 33.8 13.2 15.3 19.4
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.5
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.