CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Covington County, Mississippi

Subject
 1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 16,527 100.0 19,407 100.0 2,880 17.4
In households 16,466 99.6 19,111 98.5 2,645 16.1
In group quarters 61 0.4 296 1.5 235 385.2

HOUSEHOLD SIZE		            
Total households 5,780 100.0 7,134 100.0 1,354 23.4
1-person household 1,262 21.8 1,674 23.5 412 32.6
2-person household 1,668 28.9 2,226 31.2 558 33.5
3-person household 1,063 18.4 1,326 18.6 263 24.7
4-person household 954 16.5 1,110 15.6 156 16.4
5-or-more-person household 833 14.4 798 11.2 -35 -4.2
Mean number of persons per household 2.85 (X) 2.68 (X) -0.17 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1		            
Total households 5,780 100.0 7,134 100.0 1,354 23.4
No vehicle available 565 9.8 576 8.1 11 1.9
1 vehicle available 1,917 33.2 2,424 34.0 507 26.4
2 vehicles available 2,159 37.4 2,520 35.3 361 16.7
3 vehicles available 815 14.1 1,170 16.4 355 43.6
4 vehicles available 238 4.1 314 4.4 76 31.9
5 or more vehicles available 86 1.5 130 1.8 44 51.2
Mean vehicles per household 1.75 (X) 1.81 (X) 0.07 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1		            
Workers 16 years and over 6,166 100.0 7,265 100.0 1,099 17.8
Male 3,458 56.1 3,910 53.8 452 13.1
Female 2,708 43.9 3,355 46.2 647 23.9

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK		            
Workers 16 years and over 6,166 100.0 7,266 100.0 1,100 17.8
Drove alone 4,436 71.9 5,574 76.7 1,138 25.7
Carpooled 1,375 22.3 1,282 17.6 -93 -6.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 47 0.8 24 0.3 -23 -48.9
Bicycle or walked 69 1.1 73 1.0 4 5.8
Motorcycle or other means 126 2.0 87 1.2 -39 -31.0
Worked at home 113 1.8 226 3.1 113 100.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 6,053 100.0 7,040 100.0 987 16.3
Less than 5 minutes 257 4.2 261 3.7 4 1.6
5 to 9 minutes 917 15.1 745 10.6 -172 -18.8
10 to 14 minutes 683 11.3 1,144 16.2 461 67.5
15 to 19 minutes 866 14.3 1,174 16.7 308 35.6
20 to 29 minutes 1,086 17.9 1,092 15.5 6 0.6
30 to 44 minutes 1,358 22.4 1,346 19.1 -12 -0.9
45 or more minutes 886 14.6 1,278 18.2 392 44.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 24.0 (X) 29.5 (X) 5.5 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 6,053 100.0 7,040 100.0 987 16.3
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 2,473 40.9 2,452 34.8 -21 -0.8
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 1,843 30.4 2,380 33.8 537 29.1
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 443 7.3 490 7.0 47 10.6
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 56 0.9 152 2.2 96 171.4
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 90 1.5 116 1.6 26 28.9
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 797 13.2 868 12.3 71 8.9
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 351 5.8 582 8.3 231 65.8
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: Covington County, Mississippi

Subject
 Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 19,407 100.0
Under 16 years 4,965 25.6
16 to 20 years 1,623 8.4
21 to 24 years 896 4.6
25 to 44 years 5,312 27.4
45 to 64 years 4,105 21.2
65 years and over 2,506 12.9
Mean age (years) 35.0 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991		    
Total households 7,134 100.0
Less than $15,000 2,068 29.0
$15,000 to 19,999 663 9.3
$20,000 to 24,999 625 8.8
$25,000 to 49,999 2,159 30.3
$50,000 to 74,999 968 13.6
$75,000 to 99,999 326 4.6
$100,000 or more 325 4.6
Mean household income (dollars) 39,310 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 26,669 (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 1.81 7,135 575 2,425 2,520 1,170 445
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.1 34.0 35.3 16.4 6.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.09 1,675 225 1,135 250 65 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.4 67.8 14.9 3.9 0.0
Column percent (X) 23.5 39.1 46.8 9.9 5.6 0.0
2-person household 1.88 2,225 165 575 1,010 355 120
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.4 25.8 45.4 16.0 5.4
Column percent (X) 31.2 28.7 23.7 40.1 30.3 27.0
3-person household 2.00 1,325 100 340 465 330 90
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.5 25.7 35.1 24.9 6.8
Column percent (X) 18.6 17.4 14.0 18.5 28.2 20.2
4-or-more-person household 2.24 1,910 85 370 795 415 235
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.5 19.4 41.6 21.7 12.3
Column percent (X) 26.8 14.8 15.3 31.5 35.5 52.8

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 29.5 7,040 1,005 2,320 1,090 1,345 1,280
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.3 33.0 15.5 19.1 18.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 27.5 5,575 815 1,835 910 1,080 935
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.6 32.9 16.3 19.4 16.8
Column percent (X) 79.2 81.1 79.1 83.5 80.3 73.0
Carpooled 36.1 1,280 125 455 170 260 270
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.8 35.5 13.3 20.3 21.1
Column percent (X) 18.2 12.4 19.6 15.6 19.3 21.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 44.6 25 4 0 0 0 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 80.0
Column percent (X) 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6
Bicycle or walked 17.7 75 55 4 0 4 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 73.3 5.3 0.0 5.3 13.3
Column percent (X) 1.1 5.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.8
Motorcycle or other means 65.7 85 4 20 10 4 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.7 23.5 11.8 4.7 52.9
Column percent (X) 1.2 0.4 0.9 0.9 0.3 3.5
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.