CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Kent County, Michigan

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 500,631 100.0 574,335 100.0 73,704 14.7
In households 488,524 97.6 561,551 97.8 73,027 14.9
In group quarters 12,107 2.4 12,784 2.2 677 5.6

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 182,318 100.0 213,124 100.0 30,806 16.9
1-person household 41,541 22.8 54,400 25.5 12,859 31.0
2-person household 57,723 31.7 67,061 31.5 9,338 16.2
3-person household 30,932 17.0 33,307 15.6 2,375 7.7
4-person household 29,763 16.3 31,913 15.0 2,150 7.2
5-or-more-person household 22,359 12.3 26,443 12.4 4,084 18.3
Mean number of persons per household 2.68 (X) 2.63 (X) -0.04 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 182,318 100.0 213,124 100.0 30,806 16.9
No vehicle available 14,215 7.8 14,873 7.0 658 4.6
1 vehicle available 59,390 32.6 71,563 33.6 12,173 20.5
2 vehicles available 77,856 42.7 90,764 42.6 12,908 16.6
3 vehicles available 22,618 12.4 25,736 12.1 3,118 13.8
4 vehicles available 6,096 3.3 7,335 3.4 1,239 20.3
5 or more vehicles available 2,143 1.2 2,853 1.3 710 33.1
Mean vehicles per household 1.75 (X) 1.76 (X) 0.01 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 242,899 100.0 284,235 100.0 41,336 17.0
Male 131,067 54.0 152,510 53.7 21,443 16.4
Female 111,832 46.0 131,725 46.3 19,893 17.8

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 242,899 100.0 284,236 100.0 41,337 17.0
Drove alone 200,016 82.3 236,947 83.4 36,931 18.5
Carpooled 24,790 10.2 27,040 9.5 2,250 9.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 3,605 1.5 3,260 1.1 -345 -9.6
Bicycle or walked 6,710 2.8 6,614 2.3 -96 -1.4
Motorcycle or other means 1,251 0.5 1,873 0.7 622 49.7
Worked at home 6,527 2.7 8,502 3.0 1,975 30.3

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 236,372 100.0 275,734 100.0 39,362 16.7
Less than 5 minutes 8,379 3.5 8,941 3.2 562 6.7
5 to 9 minutes 31,255 13.2 31,777 11.5 522 1.7
10 to 14 minutes 47,531 20.1 49,714 18.0 2,183 4.6
15 to 19 minutes 52,346 22.1 55,365 20.1 3,019 5.8
20 to 29 minutes 57,617 24.4 70,802 25.7 13,185 22.9
30 to 44 minutes 26,889 11.4 40,281 14.6 13,392 49.8
45 or more minutes 12,355 5.2 18,854 6.8 6,499 52.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.3 (X) 20.7 (X) 2.5 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 236,372 100.0 275,734 100.0 39,362 16.7
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 62,001 26.2 67,440 24.5 5,439 8.8
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 70,896 30.0 84,316 30.6 13,420 18.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 38,686 16.4 42,643 15.5 3,957 10.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 10,482 4.4 12,391 4.5 1,909 18.2
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 6,606 2.8 8,205 3.0 1,599 24.2
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 42,805 18.1 51,194 18.6 8,389 19.6
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 4,896 2.1 9,545 3.5 4,649 95.0
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: Kent County, Michigan

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 574,335 100.0
Under 16 years 144,762 25.2
16 to 20 years 43,799 7.6
21 to 24 years 33,899 5.9
25 to 44 years 179,200 31.2
45 to 64 years 112,886 19.7
65 years and over 59,789 10.4
Mean age (years) 33.6 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 213,124 100.0
Less than $15,000 24,854 11.7
$15,000 to 19,999 12,299 5.8
$20,000 to 24,999 13,591 6.4
$25,000 to 49,999 65,169 30.6
$50,000 to 74,999 48,092 22.6
$75,000 to 99,999 24,731 11.6
$100,000 or more 24,388 11.4
Mean household income (dollars) 57,512 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 45,980 (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 1.76 213,125 14,875 71,565 90,765 25,735 10,190
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.0 33.6 42.6 12.1 4.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.00 54,400 8,870 38,585 5,715 770 460
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.3 70.9 10.5 1.4 0.8
Column percent (X) 25.5 59.6 53.9 6.3 3.0 4.5
2-person household 1.80 67,060 2,755 17,275 39,685 5,875 1,475
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.1 25.8 59.2 8.8 2.2
Column percent (X) 31.5 18.5 24.1 43.7 22.8 14.5
3-person household 2.06 33,305 1,410 7,125 15,015 7,960 1,800
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.2 21.4 45.1 23.9 5.4
Column percent (X) 15.6 9.5 10.0 16.5 30.9 17.7
4-or-more-person household 2.24 58,355 1,835 8,585 30,350 11,130 6,455
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.1 14.7 52.0 19.1 11.1
Column percent (X) 27.4 12.3 12.0 33.4 43.2 63.3

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 20.7 275,735 40,720 105,080 70,800 40,280 18,855
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.8 38.1 25.7 14.6 6.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 20.4 236,945 33,100 92,670 62,745 33,855 14,575
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.0 39.1 26.5 14.3 6.2
Column percent (X) 85.9 81.3 88.2 88.6 84.0 77.3
Carpooled 23.1 27,040 3,730 9,320 6,545 4,815 2,635
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.8 34.5 24.2 17.8 9.7
Column percent (X) 9.8 9.2 8.9 9.2 12.0 14.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 32.4 3,260 105 675 660 880 940
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.2 20.7 20.2 27.0 28.8
Column percent (X) 1.2 0.3 0.6 0.9 2.2 5.0
Bicycle or walked 12.3 6,615 3,485 1,875 545 440 270
  Row percent (X) 100.0 52.7 28.3 8.2 6.7 4.1
Column percent (X) 2.4 8.6 1.8 0.8 1.1 1.4
Motorcycle or other means 36.3 1,875 300 545 310 290 430
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.0 29.1 16.5 15.5 22.9
Column percent (X) 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.7 2.3
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.