CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Cherokee County, Georgia

Subject
 1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 90,204 100.0 141,903 100.0 51,699 57.3
In households 89,428 99.1 140,916 99.3 51,488 57.6
In group quarters 776 0.9 987 0.7 211 27.2

HOUSEHOLD SIZE		            
Total households 31,404 100.0 49,562 100.0 18,158 57.8
1-person household 4,360 13.9 7,913 16.0 3,553 81.5
2-person household 10,081 32.1 16,339 33.0 6,258 62.1
3-person household 7,262 23.1 9,842 19.9 2,580 35.5
4-person household 6,311 20.1 9,663 19.5 3,352 53.1
5-or-more-person household 3,390 10.8 5,805 11.7 2,415 71.2
Mean number of persons per household 2.85 (X) 2.84 (X) [ <0 ] (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1		            
Total households 31,404 100.0 49,562 100.0 18,158 57.8
No vehicle available 1,223 3.9 1,405 2.8 182 14.9
1 vehicle available 5,994 19.1 10,755 21.7 4,761 79.4
2 vehicles available 14,896 47.4 24,131 48.7 9,235 62.0
3 vehicles available 6,282 20.0 9,339 18.8 3,057 48.7
4 vehicles available 2,058 6.6 2,804 5.7 746 36.2
5 or more vehicles available 951 3.0 1,128 2.3 177 18.6
Mean vehicles per household 2.16 (X) 2.10 (X) -0.06 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1		            
Workers 16 years and over 47,655 100.0 74,075 100.0 26,420 55.4
Male 26,930 56.5 42,020 56.7 15,090 56.0
Female 20,725 43.5 32,055 43.3 11,330 54.7

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK		            
Workers 16 years and over 47,655 100.0 74,075 100.0 26,420 55.4
Drove alone 37,343 78.4 60,125 81.2 22,782 61.0
Carpooled 7,897 16.6 8,746 11.8 849 10.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 136 0.3 303 0.4 167 122.8
Bicycle or walked 530 1.1 463 0.6 -67 -12.6
Motorcycle or other means 419 0.9 822 1.1 403 96.2
Worked at home 1,330 2.8 3,616 4.9 2,286 171.9

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 46,325 100.0 70,459 100.0 24,134 52.1
Less than 5 minutes 962 2.1 1,137 1.6 175 18.2
5 to 9 minutes 2,857 6.2 4,429 6.3 1,572 55.0
10 to 14 minutes 3,979 8.6 5,897 8.4 1,918 48.2
15 to 19 minutes 5,458 11.8 7,653 10.9 2,195 40.2
20 to 29 minutes 7,619 16.4 11,475 16.3 3,856 50.6
30 to 44 minutes 11,382 24.6 16,753 23.8 5,371 47.2
45 or more minutes 14,068 30.4 23,115 32.8 9,047 64.3
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 31.4 (X) 34.4 (X) 3.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 46,325 100.0 70,459 100.0 24,134 52.1
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 15,813 34.1 23,396 33.2 7,583 48.0
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 15,115 32.6 22,765 32.3 7,650 50.6
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 6,773 14.6 10,201 14.5 3,428 50.6
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 2,149 4.6 3,857 5.5 1,708 79.5
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 1,028 2.2 2,117 3.0 1,089 105.9
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 4,466 9.6 6,488 9.2 2,022 45.3
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 981 2.1 1,635 2.3 654 66.7
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
<0Negative value is too near zero to display.
(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: Cherokee County, Georgia

Subject
 Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 141,903 100.0
Under 16 years 36,190 25.5
16 to 20 years 8,753 6.2
21 to 24 years 5,819 4.1
25 to 44 years 50,849 35.8
45 to 64 years 30,943 21.8
65 years and over 9,349 6.6
Mean age (years) 32.8 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991		    
Total households 49,562 100.0
Less than $15,000 3,442 6.9
$15,000 to 19,999 1,541 3.1
$20,000 to 24,999 1,980 4.0
$25,000 to 49,999 12,177 24.6
$50,000 to 74,999 12,500 25.2
$75,000 to 99,999 8,054 16.3
$100,000 or more 9,868 19.9
Mean household income (dollars) 70,899 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 60,896 (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 2.10 49,560 1,405 10,755 24,130 9,340 3,930
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.8 21.7 48.7 18.8 7.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.23 7,915 685 5,340 1,455 335 100
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.7 67.5 18.4 4.2 1.3
Column percent (X) 16.0 48.8 49.7 6.0 3.6 2.5
2-person household 2.04 16,340 325 2,795 9,895 2,725 605
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.0 17.1 60.6 16.7 3.7
Column percent (X) 33.0 23.1 26.0 41.0 29.2 15.4
3-person household 2.32 9,840 125 1,225 4,915 2,775 795
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.3 12.4 49.9 28.2 8.1
Column percent (X) 19.9 8.9 11.4 20.4 29.7 20.2
4-or-more-person household 2.48 15,470 270 1,395 7,870 3,505 2,435
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.7 9.0 50.9 22.7 15.7
Column percent (X) 31.2 19.2 13.0 32.6 37.5 62.0

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 34.4 70,460 5,565 13,550 11,475 16,755 23,115
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.9 19.2 16.3 23.8 32.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 34.6 60,125 4,275 11,620 10,000 14,155 20,075
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.1 19.3 16.6 23.5 33.4
Column percent (X) 85.3 76.8 85.8 87.1 84.5 86.8
Carpooled 33.5 8,745 775 1,545 1,325 2,450 2,650
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.9 17.7 15.2 28.0 30.3
Column percent (X) 12.4 13.9 11.4 11.5 14.6 11.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 43.9 305 20 60 4 60 155
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.6 19.7 1.3 19.7 50.8
Column percent (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 [ >0 ] 0.4 0.7
Bicycle or walked 8.6 465 320 40 75 30 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 68.8 8.6 16.1 6.5 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.7 5.8 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 41.5 820 175 280 70 65 235
  Row percent (X) 100.0 21.3 34.1 8.5 7.9 28.7
Column percent (X) 1.2 3.1 2.1 0.6 0.4 1.0
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
>0Value is too near zero to display.
(X)Not applicable.
Source:U.S. Census Bureau. Census of Population and Housing, 1990 and 2000 long-form (sample) data.