CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Wicomico County, Maryland

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 74,339 100.0 84,644 100.0 10,305 13.9
In households 71,297 95.9 81,492 96.3 10,195 14.3
In group quarters 3,042 4.1 3,152 3.7 110 3.6

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 27,771 100.0 32,231 100.0 4,460 16.1
1-person household 6,563 23.6 8,005 24.8 1,442 22.0
2-person household 9,222 33.2 10,834 33.6 1,612 17.5
3-person household 5,441 19.6 5,901 18.3 460 8.5
4-person household 4,131 14.9 4,695 14.6 564 13.7
5-or-more-person household 2,414 8.7 2,796 8.7 382 15.8
Mean number of persons per household 2.57 (X) 2.53 (X) -0.04 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 27,771 100.0 32,231 100.0 4,460 16.1
No vehicle available 2,691 9.7 2,949 9.1 258 9.6
1 vehicle available 9,479 34.1 10,663 33.1 1,184 12.5
2 vehicles available 10,461 37.7 12,159 37.7 1,698 16.2
3 vehicles available 3,864 13.9 4,733 14.7 869 22.5
4 vehicles available 882 3.2 1,313 4.1 431 48.9
5 or more vehicles available 394 1.4 414 1.3 20 5.1
Mean vehicles per household 1.72 (X) 1.76 (X) 0.04 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 36,559 100.0 41,620 100.0 5,061 13.8
Male 19,843 54.3 21,115 50.7 1,272 6.4
Female 16,716 45.7 20,505 49.3 3,789 22.7

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 36,559 100.0 41,621 100.0 5,062 13.8
Drove alone 27,950 76.5 32,808 78.8 4,858 17.4
Carpooled 5,214 14.3 5,173 12.4 -41 -0.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 539 1.5 664 1.6 125 23.2
Bicycle or walked 1,266 3.5 1,220 2.9 -46 -3.6
Motorcycle or other means 448 1.2 309 0.7 -139 -31.0
Worked at home 1,142 3.1 1,447 3.5 305 26.7

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 35,417 100.0 40,174 100.0 4,757 13.4
Less than 5 minutes 1,482 4.2 1,561 3.9 79 5.3
5 to 9 minutes 5,828 16.5 5,667 14.1 -161 -2.8
10 to 14 minutes 8,510 24.0 8,525 21.2 15 0.2
15 to 19 minutes 7,682 21.7 8,334 20.7 652 8.5
20 to 29 minutes 5,454 15.4 6,959 17.3 1,505 27.6
30 to 44 minutes 4,201 11.9 5,448 13.6 1,247 29.7
45 or more minutes 2,260 6.4 3,680 9.2 1,420 62.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 17.3 (X) 20.9 (X) 3.6 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 35,417 100.0 40,174 100.0 4,757 13.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 8,108 22.9 9,678 24.1 1,570 19.4
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 11,476 32.4 13,562 33.8 2,086 18.2
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 7,311 20.6 6,739 16.8 -572 -7.8
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 1,626 4.6 1,943 4.8 317 19.5
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 985 2.8 1,160 2.9 175 17.8
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 4,802 13.6 5,642 14.0 840 17.5
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,109 3.1 1,450 3.6 341 30.7
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: Wicomico County, Maryland

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 84,644 100.0
Under 16 years 18,437 21.8
16 to 20 years 7,581 9.0
21 to 24 years 5,105 6.0
25 to 44 years 23,695 28.0
45 to 64 years 19,022 22.5
65 years and over 10,804 12.8
Mean age (years) 36.1 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 32,231 100.0
Less than $15,000 5,273 16.4
$15,000 to 19,999 2,364 7.3
$20,000 to 24,999 2,406 7.5
$25,000 to 49,999 10,231 31.7
$50,000 to 74,999 6,349 19.7
$75,000 to 99,999 2,914 9.0
$100,000 or more 2,694 8.4
Mean household income (dollars) 49,623 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 39,035 (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 1.76 32,230 2,950 10,665 12,160 4,735 1,725
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.2 33.1 37.7 14.7 5.4
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.98 8,005 1,550 5,380 865 165 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 19.4 67.2 10.8 2.1 0.6
Column percent (X) 24.8 52.5 50.4 7.1 3.5 2.6
2-person household 1.85 10,835 620 2,600 5,790 1,520 305
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.7 24.0 53.4 14.0 2.8
Column percent (X) 33.6 21.0 24.4 47.6 32.1 17.7
3-person household 2.06 5,900 360 1,220 2,525 1,395 400
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.1 20.7 42.8 23.6 6.8
Column percent (X) 18.3 12.2 11.4 20.8 29.5 23.2
4-or-more-person household 2.22 7,490 420 1,460 2,980 1,655 975
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.6 19.5 39.8 22.1 13.0
Column percent (X) 23.2 14.2 13.7 24.5 35.0 56.5

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 20.9 40,175 7,230 16,860 6,960 5,450 3,680
  Row percent (X) 100.0 18.0 42.0 17.3 13.6 9.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 20.0 32,810 5,705 14,550 5,790 4,135 2,635
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.4 44.3 17.6 12.6 8.0
Column percent (X) 81.7 78.9 86.3 83.2 75.9 71.6
Carpooled 26.8 5,175 750 1,645 895 1,115 770
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.5 31.8 17.3 21.5 14.9
Column percent (X) 12.9 10.4 9.8 12.9 20.5 20.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 30.1 665 70 215 100 105 175
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.5 32.3 15.0 15.8 26.3
Column percent (X) 1.7 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.9 4.8
Bicycle or walked 11.2 1,220 660 370 110 45 40
  Row percent (X) 100.0 54.1 30.3 9.0 3.7 3.3
Column percent (X) 3.0 9.1 2.2 1.6 0.8 1.1
Motorcycle or other means 26.0 310 45 80 65 55 60
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.5 25.8 21.0 17.7 19.4
Column percent (X) 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.0 1.6
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.