CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 335,749 100.0 382,032 100.0 46,283 13.8
In households 323,422 96.3 369,187 96.6 45,765 14.2
In group quarters 12,327 3.7 12,845 3.4 518 4.2

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 133,584 100.0 157,758 100.0 24,174 18.1
1-person household 36,314 27.2 46,656 29.6 10,342 28.5
2-person household 44,773 33.5 55,020 34.9 10,247 22.9
3-person household 24,431 18.3 26,019 16.5 1,588 6.5
4-person household 18,937 14.2 19,915 12.6 978 5.2
5-or-more-person household 9,129 6.8 10,148 6.4 1,019 11.2
Mean number of persons per household 2.42 (X) 2.34 (X) -0.08 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 133,584 100.0 157,758 100.0 24,174 18.1
No vehicle available 12,132 9.1 11,509 7.3 -623 -5.1
1 vehicle available 44,691 33.5 53,345 33.8 8,654 19.4
2 vehicles available 51,589 38.6 63,743 40.4 12,154 23.6
3 vehicles available 18,063 13.5 21,537 13.7 3,474 19.2
4 vehicles available 5,244 3.9 5,725 3.6 481 9.2
5 or more vehicles available 1,865 1.4 1,899 1.2 34 1.8
Mean vehicles per household 1.75 (X) 1.77 (X) 0.02 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 160,829 100.0 184,825 100.0 23,996 14.9
Male 86,870 54.0 99,630 53.9 12,760 14.7
Female 73,959 46.0 85,195 46.1 11,236 15.2

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 160,829 100.0 184,824 100.0 23,995 14.9
Drove alone 129,699 80.6 156,194 84.5 26,495 20.4
Carpooled 19,966 12.4 17,017 9.2 -2,949 -14.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 1,749 1.1 1,286 0.7 -463 -26.5
Bicycle or walked 4,477 2.8 4,344 2.4 -133 -3.0
Motorcycle or other means 1,183 0.7 933 0.5 -250 -21.1
Worked at home 3,755 2.3 5,050 2.7 1,295 34.5

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 157,074 100.0 179,774 100.0 22,700 14.5
Less than 5 minutes 4,160 2.6 4,161 2.3 1 [ >0 ]
5 to 9 minutes 15,085 9.6 15,523 8.6 438 2.9
10 to 14 minutes 24,212 15.4 28,228 15.7 4,016 16.6
15 to 19 minutes 34,205 21.8 36,678 20.4 2,473 7.2
20 to 29 minutes 41,829 26.6 48,181 26.8 6,352 15.2
30 to 44 minutes 27,644 17.6 34,175 19.0 6,531 23.6
45 or more minutes 9,939 6.3 12,828 7.1 2,889 29.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.5 (X) 22.2 (X) 1.7 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 157,074 100.0 179,774 100.0 22,700 14.5
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 35,168 22.4 37,254 20.7 2,086 5.9
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 56,508 36.0 64,157 35.7 7,649 13.5
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 27,000 17.2 31,073 17.3 4,073 15.1
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 9,227 5.9 10,552 5.9 1,325 14.4
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 4,831 3.1 6,485 3.6 1,654 34.2
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 21,756 13.9 26,318 14.6 4,562 21.0
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 2,584 1.6 3,935 2.2 1,351 52.3
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
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(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: Knox County, Tennessee

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 382,032 100.0
Under 16 years 75,768 19.8
16 to 20 years 29,298 7.7
21 to 24 years 24,436 6.4
25 to 44 years 116,391 30.5
45 to 64 years 87,859 23.0
65 years and over 48,280 12.6
Mean age (years) 36.6 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 157,758 100.0
Less than $15,000 30,185 19.1
$15,000 to 19,999 11,155 7.1
$20,000 to 24,999 11,777 7.5
$25,000 to 49,999 46,037 29.2
$50,000 to 74,999 27,931 17.7
$75,000 to 99,999 14,262 9.0
$100,000 or more 16,411 10.4
Mean household income (dollars) 52,167 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 37,454 (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 1.77 157,760 11,510 53,345 63,745 21,535 7,625
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.3 33.8 40.4 13.7 4.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.03 46,655 7,320 32,315 5,770 920 335
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.7 69.3 12.4 2.0 0.7
Column percent (X) 29.6 63.6 60.6 9.1 4.3 4.4
2-person household 1.88 55,020 2,375 12,195 31,990 6,980 1,480
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.3 22.2 58.1 12.7 2.7
Column percent (X) 34.9 20.6 22.9 50.2 32.4 19.4
3-person household 2.16 26,020 1,035 4,960 11,355 6,815 1,855
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.0 19.1 43.6 26.2 7.1
Column percent (X) 16.5 9.0 9.3 17.8 31.6 24.3
4-or-more-person household 2.35 30,065 780 3,880 14,625 6,825 3,955
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.6 12.9 48.6 22.7 13.2
Column percent (X) 19.1 6.8 7.3 22.9 31.7 51.9

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 22.2 179,775 19,685 64,905 48,180 34,175 12,830
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.9 36.1 26.8 19.0 7.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 22.0 156,195 15,530 57,085 43,425 29,860 10,295
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.9 36.5 27.8 19.1 6.6
Column percent (X) 86.9 78.9 88.0 90.1 87.4 80.2
Carpooled 24.2 17,015 1,950 5,585 4,020 3,655 1,815
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.5 32.8 23.6 21.5 10.7
Column percent (X) 9.5 9.9 8.6 8.3 10.7 14.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 37.2 1,285 70 295 290 290 340
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.4 23.0 22.6 22.6 26.5
Column percent (X) 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 2.7
Bicycle or walked 11.7 4,345 2,025 1,655 320 200 145
  Row percent (X) 100.0 46.6 38.1 7.4 4.6 3.3
Column percent (X) 2.4 10.3 2.5 0.7 0.6 1.1
Motorcycle or other means 45.4 935 110 290 130 170 235
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.8 31.0 13.9 18.2 25.1
Column percent (X) 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.8
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.