CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 68,314 100.0 72,604 100.0 4,290 6.3
In households 63,864 93.5 67,169 92.5 3,305 5.2
In group quarters 4,450 6.5 5,435 7.5 985 22.1

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 25,092 100.0 27,225 100.0 2,133 8.5
1-person household 6,897 27.5 7,734 28.4 837 12.1
2-person household 7,768 31.0 8,700 32.0 932 12.0
3-person household 4,420 17.6 4,743 17.4 323 7.3
4-person household 3,516 14.0 3,466 12.7 -50 -1.4
5-or-more-person household 2,491 9.9 2,582 9.5 91 3.7
Mean number of persons per household 2.55 (X) 2.47 (X) -0.08 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 25,092 100.0 27,225 100.0 2,133 8.5
No vehicle available 2,708 10.8 2,202 8.1 -506 -18.7
1 vehicle available 9,705 38.7 10,711 39.3 1,006 10.4
2 vehicles available 8,651 34.5 10,157 37.3 1,506 17.4
3 vehicles available 2,961 11.8 3,073 11.3 112 3.8
4 vehicles available 798 3.2 794 2.9 -4 -0.5
5 or more vehicles available 269 1.1 288 1.1 19 7.1
Mean vehicles per household 1.62 (X) 1.65 (X) 0.03 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 27,801 100.0 31,560 100.0 3,759 13.5
Male 14,709 52.9 16,450 52.1 1,741 11.8
Female 13,092 47.1 15,110 47.9 2,018 15.4

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 27,801 100.0 31,559 100.0 3,758 13.5
Drove alone 21,759 78.3 25,268 80.1 3,509 16.1
Carpooled 3,808 13.7 4,068 12.9 260 6.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 211 0.8 87 0.3 -124 -58.8
Bicycle or walked 1,311 4.7 1,285 4.1 -26 -2.0
Motorcycle or other means 245 0.9 196 0.6 -49 -20.0
Worked at home 467 1.7 655 2.1 188 40.3

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 27,334 100.0 30,904 100.0 3,570 13.1
Less than 5 minutes 1,434 5.2 1,443 4.7 9 0.6
5 to 9 minutes 5,317 19.5 4,768 15.4 -549 -10.3
10 to 14 minutes 6,295 23.0 6,671 21.6 376 6.0
15 to 19 minutes 5,674 20.8 6,116 19.8 442 7.8
20 to 29 minutes 4,084 14.9 5,747 18.6 1,663 40.7
30 to 44 minutes 2,770 10.1 3,589 11.6 819 29.6
45 or more minutes 1,760 6.4 2,570 8.3 810 46.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 17.7 (X) 21.6 (X) 4.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 27,334 100.0 30,904 100.0 3,570 13.1
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 7,544 27.6 8,388 27.1 844 11.2
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 8,868 32.4 9,763 31.6 895 10.1
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 3,533 12.9 3,603 11.7 70 2.0
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 1,331 4.9 1,589 5.1 258 19.4
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 1,012 3.7 1,163 3.8 151 14.9
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 4,160 15.2 5,156 16.7 996 23.9
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 886 3.2 1,242 4.0 356 40.2
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: Forrest County, Mississippi

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 72,604 100.0
Under 16 years 15,692 21.6
16 to 20 years 7,870 10.8
21 to 24 years 7,516 10.4
25 to 44 years 19,983 27.5
45 to 64 years 13,400 18.5
65 years and over 8,143 11.2
Mean age (years) 33.6 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 27,225 100.0
Less than $15,000 7,756 28.5
$15,000 to 19,999 2,675 9.8
$20,000 to 24,999 2,014 7.4
$25,000 to 49,999 8,144 29.9
$50,000 to 74,999 3,804 14.0
$75,000 to 99,999 1,376 5.1
$100,000 or more 1,456 5.3
Mean household income (dollars) 38,901 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 27,420 (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 1.65 27,225 2,200 10,710 10,155 3,075 1,080
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.1 39.3 37.3 11.3 4.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.01 7,735 1,110 5,645 835 120 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.4 73.0 10.8 1.6 0.3
Column percent (X) 28.4 50.5 52.7 8.2 3.9 1.9
2-person household 1.77 8,700 435 2,555 4,605 915 195
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.0 29.4 52.9 10.5 2.2
Column percent (X) 32.0 19.8 23.9 45.3 29.8 18.1
3-person household 1.91 4,745 310 1,310 1,975 870 275
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.5 27.6 41.6 18.3 5.8
Column percent (X) 17.4 14.1 12.2 19.4 28.3 25.5
4-or-more-person household 2.10 6,050 350 1,200 2,745 1,165 590
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.8 19.8 45.4 19.3 9.8
Column percent (X) 22.2 15.9 11.2 27.0 37.9 54.6

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 21.6 30,905 6,210 12,785 5,745 3,590 2,570
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.1 41.4 18.6 11.6 8.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 20.7 25,270 4,840 10,840 4,810 2,875 1,905
  Row percent (X) 100.0 19.2 42.9 19.0 11.4 7.5
Column percent (X) 81.8 77.9 84.8 83.7 80.1 74.1
Carpooled 27.5 4,070 605 1,510 845 625 485
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.9 37.1 20.8 15.4 11.9
Column percent (X) 13.2 9.7 11.8 14.7 17.4 18.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 24.0 85 25 10 15 30 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 29.4 11.8 17.6 35.3 11.8
Column percent (X) 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.4
Bicycle or walked 14.7 1,285 710 365 65 45 100
  Row percent (X) 100.0 55.3 28.4 5.1 3.5 7.8
Column percent (X) 4.2 11.4 2.9 1.1 1.3 3.9
Motorcycle or other means 68.3 195 35 65 15 10 70
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.9 33.3 7.7 5.1 35.9
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 2.7
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.