CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 13,643 100.0 16,050 100.0 2,407 17.6
In households 13,541 99.3 15,855 98.8 2,314 17.1
In group quarters 102 0.7 195 1.2 93 91.2

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 5,079 100.0 6,458 100.0 1,379 27.2
1-person household 996 19.6 1,498 23.2 502 50.4
2-person household 1,714 33.7 2,392 37.0 678 39.6
3-person household 1,082 21.3 1,272 19.7 190 17.6
4-person household 839 16.5 903 14.0 64 7.6
5-or-more-person household 448 8.8 393 6.1 -55 -12.3
Mean number of persons per household 2.67 (X) 2.46 (X) -0.21 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 5,079 100.0 6,458 100.0 1,379 27.2
No vehicle available 363 7.1 399 6.2 36 9.9
1 vehicle available 1,270 25.0 1,819 28.2 549 43.2
2 vehicles available 2,087 41.1 2,554 39.5 467 22.4
3 vehicles available 918 18.1 1,182 18.3 264 28.8
4 vehicles available 284 5.6 372 5.8 88 31.0
5 or more vehicles available 157 3.1 132 2.0 -25 -15.9
Mean vehicles per household 2.00 (X) 1.96 (X) -0.04 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 5,838 100.0 6,785 100.0 947 16.2
Male 3,241 55.5 3,825 56.4 584 18.0
Female 2,597 44.5 2,965 43.7 368 14.2

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 5,838 100.0 6,786 100.0 948 16.2
Drove alone 4,195 71.9 5,125 75.5 930 22.2
Carpooled 1,285 22.0 1,258 18.5 -27 -2.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 5 0.1 27 0.4 22 440.0
Bicycle or walked 143 2.4 139 2.0 -4 -2.8
Motorcycle or other means 11 0.2 32 0.5 21 190.9
Worked at home 199 3.4 205 3.0 6 3.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 5,639 100.0 6,581 100.0 942 16.7
Less than 5 minutes 329 5.8 305 4.6 -24 -7.3
5 to 9 minutes 472 8.4 482 7.3 10 2.1
10 to 14 minutes 499 8.8 600 9.1 101 20.2
15 to 19 minutes 670 11.9 507 7.7 -163 -24.3
20 to 29 minutes 1,160 20.6 1,574 23.9 414 35.7
30 to 44 minutes 1,362 24.2 1,625 24.7 263 19.3
45 or more minutes 1,147 20.3 1,488 22.6 341 29.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.3 (X) 30.1 (X) 2.8 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 5,639 100.0 6,581 100.0 942 16.7
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 2,414 42.8 2,400 36.5 -14 -0.6
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 1,409 25.0 1,907 29.0 498 35.3
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 658 11.7 535 8.1 -123 -18.7
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 181 3.2 240 3.6 59 32.6
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 99 1.8 103 1.6 4 4.0
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 727 12.9 1,111 16.9 384 52.8
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 151 2.7 285 4.3 134 88.7
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: Polk County, Tennessee

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 16,050 100.0
Under 16 years 3,251 20.3
16 to 20 years 862 5.4
21 to 24 years 824 5.1
25 to 44 years 4,569 28.5
45 to 64 years 4,225 26.3
65 years and over 2,319 14.4
Mean age (years) 38.5 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 6,458 100.0
Less than $15,000 1,519 23.5
$15,000 to 19,999 565 8.7
$20,000 to 24,999 550 8.5
$25,000 to 49,999 2,231 34.5
$50,000 to 74,999 936 14.5
$75,000 to 99,999 336 5.2
$100,000 or more 321 5.0
Mean household income (dollars) 39,416 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 29,643 (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 1.96 6,460 400 1,820 2,555 1,180 505
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.2 28.2 39.6 18.3 7.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.12 1,500 280 880 250 65 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 18.7 58.7 16.7 4.3 1.7
Column percent (X) 23.2 70.0 48.4 9.8 5.5 5.0
2-person household 2.00 2,390 80 530 1,215 475 95
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.3 22.2 50.8 19.9 4.0
Column percent (X) 37.0 20.0 29.1 47.6 40.3 18.8
3-person household 2.38 1,270 30 180 565 340 160
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.4 14.2 44.5 26.8 12.6
Column percent (X) 19.7 7.5 9.9 22.1 28.8 31.7
4-or-more-person household 2.43 1,295 10 230 520 305 230
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.8 17.8 40.2 23.6 17.8
Column percent (X) 20.0 2.5 12.6 20.4 25.8 45.5

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 30.1 6,580 785 1,105 1,575 1,625 1,490
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.9 16.8 23.9 24.7 22.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 28.6 5,125 510 945 1,285 1,405 975
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.0 18.4 25.1 27.4 19.0
Column percent (X) 77.9 65.0 85.5 81.6 86.5 65.4
Carpooled 37.7 1,260 160 120 285 210 480
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.7 9.5 22.6 16.7 38.1
Column percent (X) 19.1 20.4 10.9 18.1 12.9 32.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 88.0 25 4 4 4 0 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 0.0 60.0
Column percent (X) 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.0 1.0
Bicycle or walked 6.1 140 115 20 0 0 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 82.1 14.3 0.0 0.0 2.9
Column percent (X) 2.1 14.6 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.3
Motorcycle or other means 29.5 30 0 10 0 10 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 33.3 33.3
Column percent (X) 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.6 0.7
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.