CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: DeKalb County, Tennessee

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 14,360 100.0 17,423 100.0 3,063 21.3
In households 14,237 99.1 17,107 98.2 2,870 20.2
In group quarters 123 0.9 316 1.8 193 156.9

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 5,693 100.0 6,998 100.0 1,305 22.9
1-person household 1,281 22.5 1,776 25.4 495 38.6
2-person household 2,037 35.8 2,551 36.5 514 25.2
3-person household 1,153 20.3 1,275 18.2 122 10.6
4-person household 808 14.2 899 12.8 91 11.3
5-or-more-person household 414 7.3 497 7.1 83 20.0
Mean number of persons per household 2.50 (X) 2.44 (X) -0.06 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 5,693 100.0 6,998 100.0 1,305 22.9
No vehicle available 602 10.6 506 7.2 -96 -15.9
1 vehicle available 1,774 31.2 2,187 31.3 413 23.3
2 vehicles available 2,064 36.3 2,692 38.5 628 30.4
3 vehicles available 872 15.3 1,144 16.3 272 31.2
4 vehicles available 278 4.9 367 5.2 89 32.0
5 or more vehicles available 103 1.8 102 1.5 -1 -1.0
Mean vehicles per household 1.79 (X) 1.86 (X) 0.07 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 6,420 100.0 7,800 100.0 1,380 21.5
Male 3,399 52.9 4,265 54.7 866 25.5
Female 3,021 47.1 3,530 45.3 509 16.8

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 6,420 100.0 7,798 100.0 1,378 21.5
Drove alone 4,618 71.9 5,951 76.3 1,333 28.9
Carpooled 1,407 21.9 1,133 14.5 -274 -19.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 8 0.1 19 0.2 11 137.5
Bicycle or walked 131 2.0 281 3.6 150 114.5
Motorcycle or other means 29 0.5 138 1.8 109 375.9
Worked at home 227 3.5 276 3.5 49 21.6

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 6,193 100.0 7,522 100.0 1,329 21.5
Less than 5 minutes 372 6.0 511 6.8 139 37.4
5 to 9 minutes 1,251 20.2 1,126 15.0 -125 -10.0
10 to 14 minutes 1,021 16.5 1,421 18.9 400 39.2
15 to 19 minutes 1,060 17.1 978 13.0 -82 -7.7
20 to 29 minutes 793 12.8 1,108 14.7 315 39.7
30 to 44 minutes 776 12.5 1,134 15.1 358 46.1
45 or more minutes 920 14.9 1,244 16.5 324 35.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.8 (X) 24.3 (X) 2.5 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 6,193 100.0 7,522 100.0 1,329 21.5
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 3,155 50.9 3,189 42.4 34 1.1
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 1,467 23.7 1,849 24.6 382 26.0
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 442 7.1 558 7.4 116 26.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 155 2.5 281 3.7 126 81.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 71 1.1 132 1.8 61 85.9
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 792 12.8 1,132 15.0 340 42.9
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 111 1.8 381 5.1 270 243.2
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: DeKalb County, Tennessee

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 17,423 100.0
Under 16 years 3,572 20.5
16 to 20 years 1,165 6.7
21 to 24 years 816 4.7
25 to 44 years 5,151 29.6
45 to 64 years 4,268 24.5
65 years and over 2,451 14.1
Mean age (years) 37.9 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 6,998 100.0
Less than $15,000 1,835 26.2
$15,000 to 19,999 536 7.7
$20,000 to 24,999 568 8.1
$25,000 to 49,999 2,162 30.9
$50,000 to 74,999 1,181 16.9
$75,000 to 99,999 373 5.3
$100,000 or more 343 4.9
Mean household income (dollars) 42,343 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 30,359 (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 1.86 7,000 505 2,185 2,690 1,145 470
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.2 31.2 38.4 16.4 6.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.04 1,775 315 1,140 270 40 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.7 64.2 15.2 2.3 0.6
Column percent (X) 25.4 62.4 52.2 10.0 3.5 2.1
2-person household 2.00 2,550 65 605 1,305 455 120
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.5 23.7 51.2 17.8 4.7
Column percent (X) 36.4 12.9 27.7 48.5 39.7 25.5
3-person household 2.15 1,275 65 225 575 305 110
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.1 17.6 45.1 23.9 8.6
Column percent (X) 18.2 12.9 10.3 21.4 26.6 23.4
4-or-more-person household 2.37 1,395 65 220 540 345 230
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.7 15.8 38.7 24.7 16.5
Column percent (X) 19.9 12.9 10.1 20.1 30.1 48.9

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 24.3 7,520 1,635 2,400 1,110 1,135 1,245
  Row percent (X) 100.0 21.7 31.9 14.8 15.1 16.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 24.3 5,950 1,215 1,935 915 920 960
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.4 32.5 15.4 15.5 16.1
Column percent (X) 79.1 74.3 80.6 82.4 81.1 77.1
Carpooled 29.1 1,135 130 365 170 200 270
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.5 32.2 15.0 17.6 23.8
Column percent (X) 15.1 8.0 15.2 15.3 17.6 21.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 11.6 20 4 15 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.0 75.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 4.9 280 260 15 0 10 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 92.9 5.4 0.0 3.6 0.0
Column percent (X) 3.7 15.9 0.6 0.0 0.9 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 26.6 140 30 75 20 4 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 21.4 53.6 14.3 2.9 10.7
Column percent (X) 1.9 1.8 3.1 1.8 0.4 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.