CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
 1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 17,990,455 100.0 18,976,457 100.0 986,002 5.5
In households 17,446,733 97.0 18,395,693 96.9 948,960 5.4
In group quarters 543,722 3.0 580,764 3.1 37,042 6.8

HOUSEHOLD SIZE		            
Total households 6,634,434 100.0 7,060,595 100.0 426,161 6.4
1-person household 1,788,656 27.0 1,981,314 28.1 192,658 10.8
2-person household 1,938,056 29.2 2,078,560 29.4 140,504 7.2
3-person household 1,126,431 17.0 1,152,668 16.3 26,237 2.3
4-person household 983,769 14.8 1,004,667 14.2 20,898 2.1
5-or-more-person household 797,522 12.0 843,386 11.9 45,864 5.8
Mean number of persons per household 2.63 (X) 2.61 (X) -0.02 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1		            
Total households 6,634,434 100.0 7,060,595 100.0 426,161 6.4
No vehicle available 1,960,869 29.6 2,073,994 29.4 113,125 5.8
1 vehicle available 2,147,204 32.4 2,334,768 33.1 187,564 8.7
2 vehicles available 1,781,741 26.9 1,941,249 27.5 159,508 9.0
3 vehicles available 533,390 8.0 523,454 7.4 -9,936 -1.9
4 vehicles available 155,935 2.4 133,571 1.9 -22,364 -14.3
5 or more vehicles available 55,295 0.8 53,559 0.8 -1,736 -3.1
Mean vehicles per household 1.24 (X) 1.22 (X) -0.02 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1		            
Workers 16 years and over 8,220,613 100.0 8,211,915 100.0 -8,698 -0.1
Male 4,419,274 53.8 4,315,895 52.6 -103,379 -2.3
Female 3,801,339 46.2 3,896,020 47.4 94,681 2.5

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK		            
Workers 16 years and over 8,220,613 100.0 8,211,916 100.0 -8,697 -0.1
Drove alone 4,460,757 54.3 4,620,178 56.3 159,421 3.6
Carpooled 861,188 10.5 756,918 9.2 -104,270 -12.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 2,042,488 24.8 2,006,194 24.4 -36,294 -1.8
Bicycle or walked 595,248 7.2 536,757 6.5 -58,491 -9.8
Motorcycle or other means 47,710 0.6 44,000 0.5 -3,710 -7.8
Worked at home 213,222 2.6 247,869 3.0 34,647 16.2

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 8,007,391 100.0 7,964,047 100.0 -43,344 -0.5
Less than 5 minutes 236,110 2.9 219,036 2.8 -17,074 -7.2
5 to 9 minutes 749,418 9.4 680,270 8.5 -69,148 -9.2
10 to 14 minutes 1,045,894 13.1 956,590 12.0 -89,304 -8.5
15 to 19 minutes 1,098,794 13.7 1,020,084 12.8 -78,710 -7.2
20 to 29 minutes 1,390,791 17.4 1,413,141 17.7 22,350 1.6
30 to 44 minutes 1,580,329 19.7 1,602,721 20.1 22,392 1.4
45 or more minutes 1,906,055 23.8 2,072,205 26.0 166,150 8.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 28.6 (X) 31.7 (X) 3.1 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 8,007,391 100.0 7,964,047 100.0 -43,344 -0.5
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 1,665,475 20.8 1,708,485 21.5 43,010 2.6
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,430,683 30.4 2,361,285 29.6 -69,398 -2.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,892,572 23.6 1,758,773 22.1 -133,799 -7.1
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 563,526 7.0 593,377 7.5 29,851 5.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 290,811 3.6 329,060 4.1 38,249 13.2
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 1,028,157 12.8 1,018,505 12.8 -9,652 -0.9
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 136,167 1.7 194,562 2.4 58,395 42.9
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: New York

Subject
 Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 18,976,457 100.0
Under 16 years 4,170,545 22.0
16 to 20 years 1,278,933 6.7
21 to 24 years 984,443 5.2
25 to 44 years 5,856,084 30.9
45 to 64 years 4,235,755 22.3
65 years and over 2,450,697 12.9
Mean age (years) 36.4 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991		    
Total households 7,060,595 100.0
Less than $15,000 1,262,827 17.9
$15,000 to 19,999 408,841 5.8
$20,000 to 24,999 413,770 5.9
$25,000 to 49,999 1,854,044 26.3
$50,000 to 74,999 1,297,712 18.4
$75,000 to 99,999 746,384 10.6
$100,000 or more 1,077,017 15.3
Mean household income (dollars) 61,856 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 43,393 (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 1.22 7,060,595 2,073,995 2,334,770 1,941,250 523,455 187,130
  Row percent (X) 100.0 29.4 33.1 27.5 7.4 2.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.62 1,981,315 928,495 920,105 106,855 15,955 9,905
  Row percent (X) 100.0 46.9 46.4 5.4 0.8 0.5
Column percent (X) 28.1 44.8 39.4 5.5 3.0 5.3
2-person household 1.28 2,078,560 498,105 674,500 769,725 110,230 25,990
  Row percent (X) 100.0 24.0 32.5 37.0 5.3 1.3
Column percent (X) 29.4 24.0 28.9 39.7 21.1 13.9
3-person household 1.48 1,152,670 267,495 311,045 378,505 162,280 33,340
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.2 27.0 32.8 14.1 2.9
Column percent (X) 16.3 12.9 13.3 19.5 31.0 17.8
4-or-more-person household 1.63 1,848,055 379,895 429,115 686,160 234,985 117,890
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.6 23.2 37.1 12.7 6.4
Column percent (X) 26.2 18.3 18.4 35.3 44.9 63.0

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 31.7 7,964,045 899,305 1,976,675 1,413,140 1,602,720 2,072,205
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.3 24.8 17.7 20.1 26.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 25.5 4,620,180 608,035 1,427,220 993,110 886,640 705,175
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.2 30.9 21.5 19.2 15.3
Column percent (X) 58.0 67.6 72.2 70.3 55.3 34.0
Carpooled 31.4 756,920 76,880 200,775 133,540 158,840 186,885
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.2 26.5 17.6 21.0 24.7
Column percent (X) 9.5 8.5 10.2 9.4 9.9 9.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 50.5 2,006,195 19,850 124,080 207,140 508,465 1,146,655
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.0 6.2 10.3 25.3 57.2
Column percent (X) 25.2 2.2 6.3 14.7 31.7 55.3
Bicycle or walked 14.9 536,755 185,715 212,475 73,575 42,395 22,595
  Row percent (X) 100.0 34.6 39.6 13.7 7.9 4.2
Column percent (X) 6.7 20.7 10.7 5.2 2.6 1.1
Motorcycle or other means 37.1 44,000 8,825 12,125 5,770 6,385 10,895
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.1 27.6 13.1 14.5 24.8
Column percent (X) 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.4 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.