CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 826,330 100.0 897,472 100.0 71,142 8.6
In households 803,089 97.2 878,483 97.9 75,394 9.4
In group quarters 23,241 2.8 18,989 2.1 -4,252 -18.3

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 303,631 100.0 338,560 100.0 34,929 11.5
1-person household 77,233 25.4 91,117 26.9 13,884 18.0
2-person household 89,753 29.6 101,221 29.9 11,468 12.8
3-person household 55,884 18.4 60,189 17.8 4,305 7.7
4-person household 46,416 15.3 48,440 14.3 2,024 4.4
5-or-more-person household 34,345 11.3 37,593 11.1 3,248 9.5
Mean number of persons per household 2.64 (X) 2.59 (X) -0.05 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 303,631 100.0 338,560 100.0 34,929 11.5
No vehicle available 41,416 13.6 37,609 11.1 -3,807 -9.2
1 vehicle available 108,066 35.6 130,636 38.6 22,570 20.9
2 vehicles available 111,147 36.6 123,034 36.3 11,887 10.7
3 vehicles available 32,936 10.8 36,289 10.7 3,353 10.2
4 vehicles available 7,751 2.6 8,307 2.5 556 7.2
5 or more vehicles available 2,315 0.8 2,685 0.8 370 16.0
Mean vehicles per household 1.56 (X) 1.58 (X) 0.02 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 379,633 100.0 402,560 100.0 22,927 6.0
Male 199,725 52.6 207,415 51.5 7,690 3.9
Female 179,908 47.4 195,145 48.5 15,237 8.5

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 379,633 100.0 402,560 100.0 22,927 6.0
Drove alone 295,291 77.8 323,045 80.2 27,754 9.4
Carpooled 50,261 13.2 52,681 13.1 2,420 4.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 12,502 3.3 8,399 2.1 -4,103 -32.8
Bicycle or walked 12,774 3.4 6,247 1.6 -6,527 -51.1
Motorcycle or other means 3,198 0.8 3,276 0.8 78 2.4
Worked at home 5,607 1.5 8,912 2.2 3,305 58.9

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 374,026 100.0 393,648 100.0 19,622 5.2
Less than 5 minutes 7,961 2.1 7,277 1.8 -684 -8.6
5 to 9 minutes 33,131 8.9 31,446 8.0 -1,685 -5.1
10 to 14 minutes 53,084 14.2 51,662 13.1 -1,422 -2.7
15 to 19 minutes 73,906 19.8 72,431 18.4 -1,475 -2.0
20 to 29 minutes 103,630 27.7 107,829 27.4 4,199 4.1
30 to 44 minutes 78,104 20.9 89,422 22.7 11,318 14.5
45 or more minutes 24,210 6.5 33,581 8.5 9,371 38.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.3 (X) 23.7 (X) 2.4 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 374,026 100.0 393,648 100.0 19,622 5.2
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 92,711 24.8 101,596 25.8 8,885 9.6
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 127,894 34.2 129,748 33.0 1,854 1.4
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 56,850 15.2 57,958 14.7 1,108 1.9
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 18,064 4.8 20,476 5.2 2,412 13.4
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 11,522 3.1 12,345 3.1 823 7.1
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 57,791 15.5 59,648 15.2 1,857 3.2
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 9,194 2.5 11,877 3.0 2,683 29.2
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: Shelby County, Tennessee

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 897,472 100.0
Under 16 years 226,443 25.2
16 to 20 years 63,734 7.1
21 to 24 years 49,239 5.5
25 to 44 years 280,528 31.3
45 to 64 years 188,184 21.0
65 years and over 89,344 10.0
Mean age (years) 33.8 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 338,560 100.0
Less than $15,000 61,670 18.2
$15,000 to 19,999 21,805 6.4
$20,000 to 24,999 22,938 6.8
$25,000 to 49,999 98,596 29.1
$50,000 to 74,999 62,342 18.4
$75,000 to 99,999 32,032 9.5
$100,000 or more 39,177 11.6
Mean household income (dollars) 54,522 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 39,593 (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 1.58 338,560 37,610 130,635 123,035 36,290 10,990
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.1 38.6 36.3 10.7 3.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.97 91,115 16,655 63,410 9,150 1,355 545
  Row percent (X) 100.0 18.3 69.6 10.0 1.5 0.6
Column percent (X) 26.9 44.3 48.5 7.4 3.7 5.0
2-person household 1.66 101,220 8,160 30,320 52,405 8,680 1,655
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.1 30.0 51.8 8.6 1.6
Column percent (X) 29.9 21.7 23.2 42.6 23.9 15.1
3-person household 1.83 60,190 5,020 16,715 24,775 11,410 2,265
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.3 27.8 41.2 19.0 3.8
Column percent (X) 17.8 13.3 12.8 20.1 31.4 20.6
4-or-more-person household 1.93 86,035 7,775 20,190 36,700 14,845 6,530
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.0 23.5 42.7 17.3 7.6
Column percent (X) 25.4 20.7 15.5 29.8 40.9 59.4

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 23.7 393,650 38,725 124,095 107,830 89,420 33,580
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.8 31.5 27.4 22.7 8.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 22.9 323,045 30,775 103,670 92,280 73,355 22,970
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.5 32.1 28.6 22.7 7.1
Column percent (X) 82.1 79.5 83.5 85.6 82.0 68.4
Carpooled 24.9 52,680 4,675 16,305 13,515 12,305 5,880
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.9 31.0 25.7 23.4 11.2
Column percent (X) 13.4 12.1 13.1 12.5 13.8 17.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 44.8 8,400 325 1,100 1,045 2,285 3,645
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.9 13.1 12.4 27.2 43.4
Column percent (X) 2.1 0.8 0.9 1.0 2.6 10.9
Bicycle or walked 15.6 6,245 2,650 2,125 475 645 350
  Row percent (X) 100.0 42.4 34.0 7.6 10.3 5.6
Column percent (X) 1.6 6.8 1.7 0.4 0.7 1.0
Motorcycle or other means 46.0 3,275 300 890 515 835 740
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.2 27.2 15.7 25.5 22.6
Column percent (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.9 2.2
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.