CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 65,581 100.0 75,755 100.0 10,174 15.5
In households 64,798 98.8 74,405 98.2 9,607 14.8
In group quarters 783 1.2 1,350 1.8 567 72.4

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 24,498 100.0 29,216 100.0 4,718 19.3
1-person household 5,646 23.0 7,290 25.0 1,644 29.1
2-person household 7,492 30.6 9,472 32.4 1,980 26.4
3-person household 4,705 19.2 5,289 18.1 584 12.4
4-person household 4,079 16.7 4,583 15.7 504 12.4
5-or-more-person household 2,576 10.5 2,582 8.8 6 0.2
Mean number of persons per household 2.65 (X) 2.55 (X) -0.10 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 24,498 100.0 29,216 100.0 4,718 19.3
No vehicle available 2,239 9.1 2,339 8.0 100 4.5
1 vehicle available 7,840 32.0 9,586 32.8 1,746 22.3
2 vehicles available 9,943 40.6 11,454 39.2 1,511 15.2
3 vehicles available 3,264 13.3 4,478 15.3 1,214 37.2
4 vehicles available 958 3.9 1,031 3.5 73 7.6
5 or more vehicles available 254 1.0 328 1.1 74 29.1
Mean vehicles per household 1.74 (X) 1.77 (X) 0.03 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 30,837 100.0 35,570 100.0 4,733 15.3
Male 16,567 53.7 18,630 52.4 2,063 12.5
Female 14,270 46.3 16,935 47.6 2,665 18.7

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 30,837 100.0 35,569 100.0 4,732 15.3
Drove alone 25,218 81.8 29,841 83.9 4,623 18.3
Carpooled 4,400 14.3 4,358 12.3 -42 -1.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 134 0.4 92 0.3 -42 -31.3
Bicycle or walked 520 1.7 411 1.2 -109 -21.0
Motorcycle or other means 206 0.7 220 0.6 14 6.8
Worked at home 359 1.2 647 1.8 288 80.2

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 30,478 100.0 34,922 100.0 4,444 14.6
Less than 5 minutes 1,182 3.9 1,152 3.3 -30 -2.5
5 to 9 minutes 4,612 15.1 4,750 13.6 138 3.0
10 to 14 minutes 7,188 23.6 7,758 22.2 570 7.9
15 to 19 minutes 7,212 23.7 7,824 22.4 612 8.5
20 to 29 minutes 5,587 18.3 7,335 21.0 1,748 31.3
30 to 44 minutes 3,448 11.3 4,153 11.9 705 20.4
45 or more minutes 1,249 4.1 1,950 5.6 701 56.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 16.9 (X) 19.3 (X) 2.4 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 30,478 100.0 34,922 100.0 4,444 14.6
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 11,731 38.5 12,585 36.0 854 7.3
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 9,626 31.6 10,639 30.5 1,013 10.5
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 3,385 11.1 3,993 11.4 608 18.0
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 1,100 3.6 1,148 3.3 48 4.4
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 370 1.2 788 2.3 418 113.0
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 3,734 12.3 4,512 12.9 778 20.8
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 532 1.7 1,257 3.6 725 136.3
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Lee County, Mississippi

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 75,755 100.0
Under 16 years 18,759 24.8
16 to 20 years 4,949 6.5
21 to 24 years 3,665 4.8
25 to 44 years 23,363 30.8
45 to 64 years 16,332 21.6
65 years and over 8,687 11.5
Mean age (years) 35.0 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 29,216 100.0
Less than $15,000 5,599 19.2
$15,000 to 19,999 2,102 7.2
$20,000 to 24,999 1,983 6.8
$25,000 to 49,999 9,579 32.8
$50,000 to 74,999 5,451 18.7
$75,000 to 99,999 2,460 8.4
$100,000 or more 2,042 7.0
Mean household income (dollars) 48,413 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 36,165 (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 1.77 29,215 2,340 9,585 11,455 4,480 1,360
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.0 32.8 39.2 15.3 4.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.02 7,290 1,255 4,870 1,005 110 50
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.2 66.8 13.8 1.5 0.7
Column percent (X) 25.0 53.6 50.8 8.8 2.5 3.7
2-person household 1.86 9,470 415 2,425 4,970 1,470 195
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.4 25.6 52.5 15.5 2.1
Column percent (X) 32.4 17.7 25.3 43.4 32.8 14.3
3-person household 2.10 5,290 295 1,035 2,295 1,265 400
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.6 19.6 43.4 23.9 7.6
Column percent (X) 18.1 12.6 10.8 20.0 28.2 29.4
4-or-more-person household 2.18 7,165 375 1,255 3,190 1,630 715
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.2 17.5 44.5 22.7 10.0
Column percent (X) 24.5 16.0 13.1 27.8 36.4 52.6

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 19.3 34,920 5,900 15,580 7,335 4,155 1,950
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.9 44.6 21.0 11.9 5.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 18.7 29,840 5,050 13,665 6,290 3,385 1,450
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.9 45.8 21.1 11.3 4.9
Column percent (X) 85.5 85.6 87.7 85.8 81.5 74.4
Carpooled 22.4 4,360 570 1,735 945 685 415
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.1 39.8 21.7 15.7 9.5
Column percent (X) 12.5 9.7 11.1 12.9 16.5 21.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 47.4 90 0 45 0 20 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 22.2 33.3
Column percent (X) 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.5
Bicycle or walked 10.5 410 260 70 55 10 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 63.4 17.1 13.4 2.4 2.4
Column percent (X) 1.2 4.4 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.5
Motorcycle or other means 41.8 220 20 65 40 50 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.1 29.5 18.2 22.7 20.5
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.2 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.