CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 2,573,216 100.0 2,844,658 100.0 271,442 10.5
In households 2,504,103 97.3 2,749,237 96.6 245,134 9.8
In group quarters 69,113 2.7 95,421 3.4 26,308 38.1

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 910,574 100.0 1,047,555 100.0 136,981 15.0
1-person household 210,277 23.1 257,492 24.6 47,215 22.5
2-person household 268,274 29.5 325,989 31.1 57,715 21.5
3-person household 168,253 18.5 193,543 18.5 25,290 15.0
4-person household 146,466 16.1 156,150 14.9 9,684 6.6
5-or-more-person household 117,304 12.9 114,381 10.9 -2,923 -2.5
Mean number of persons per household 2.75 (X) 2.62 (X) -0.13 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 910,574 100.0 1,047,555 100.0 136,981 15.0
No vehicle available 108,037 11.9 96,116 9.2 -11,921 -11.0
1 vehicle available 303,357 33.3 357,467 34.1 54,110 17.8
2 vehicles available 331,438 36.4 396,341 37.8 64,903 19.6
3 vehicles available 122,863 13.5 145,160 13.9 22,297 18.1
4 vehicles available 33,769 3.7 38,262 3.7 4,493 13.3
5 or more vehicles available 11,110 1.2 14,209 1.4 3,099 27.9
Mean vehicles per household 1.68 (X) 1.73 (X) 0.05 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 1,028,014 100.0 1,164,120 100.0 136,106 13.2
Male 558,187 54.3 618,610 53.1 60,423 10.8
Female 469,827 45.7 545,510 46.9 75,683 16.1

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 1,028,014 100.0 1,164,118 100.0 136,104 13.2
Drove alone 777,422 75.6 924,506 79.4 147,084 18.9
Carpooled 184,019 17.9 176,465 15.2 -7,554 -4.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 8,020 0.8 6,587 0.6 -1,433 -17.9
Bicycle or walked 28,661 2.8 22,980 2.0 -5,681 -19.8
Motorcycle or other means 11,272 1.1 10,981 0.9 -291 -2.6
Worked at home 18,620 1.8 22,599 1.9 3,979 21.4

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 1,009,394 100.0 1,141,519 100.0 132,125 13.1
Less than 5 minutes 47,063 4.7 43,278 3.8 -3,785 -8.0
5 to 9 minutes 149,058 14.8 142,991 12.5 -6,067 -4.1
10 to 14 minutes 177,907 17.6 188,931 16.6 11,024 6.2
15 to 19 minutes 193,024 19.1 197,875 17.3 4,851 2.5
20 to 29 minutes 186,612 18.5 224,343 19.7 37,731 20.2
30 to 44 minutes 156,242 15.5 197,602 17.3 41,360 26.5
45 or more minutes 99,488 9.9 146,499 12.8 47,011 47.3
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.6 (X) 24.6 (X) 4.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 1,009,394 100.0 1,141,519 100.0 132,125 13.1
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 356,813 35.3 389,853 34.2 33,040 9.3
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 334,987 33.2 365,342 32.0 30,355 9.1
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 107,514 10.7 112,258 9.8 4,744 4.4
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 33,503 3.3 39,736 3.5 6,233 18.6
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 20,219 2.0 26,924 2.4 6,705 33.2
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 126,632 12.5 157,320 13.8 30,688 24.2
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 29,726 2.9 50,086 4.4 20,360 68.5
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

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

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 2,844,658 100.0
Under 16 years 685,717 24.1
16 to 20 years 232,455 8.2
21 to 24 years 168,969 5.9
25 to 44 years 810,365 28.5
45 to 64 years 602,864 21.2
65 years and over 344,288 12.1
Mean age (years) 34.9 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 1,047,555 100.0
Less than $15,000 261,356 24.9
$15,000 to 19,999 83,903 8.0
$20,000 to 24,999 80,927 7.7
$25,000 to 49,999 319,376 30.5
$50,000 to 74,999 168,393 16.1
$75,000 to 99,999 70,718 6.8
$100,000 or more 62,882 6.0
Mean household income (dollars) 42,315 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 31,330 (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 1.73 1,047,555 96,115 357,465 396,340 145,160 52,470
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.2 34.1 37.8 13.9 5.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.05 257,490 46,335 163,920 37,990 6,925 2,325
  Row percent (X) 100.0 18.0 63.7 14.8 2.7 0.9
Column percent (X) 24.6 48.2 45.9 9.6 4.8 4.4
2-person household 1.81 325,990 20,085 86,350 167,365 42,695 9,495
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.2 26.5 51.3 13.1 2.9
Column percent (X) 31.1 20.9 24.2 42.2 29.4 18.1
3-person household 1.98 193,545 12,530 48,465 78,740 41,180 12,630
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.5 25.0 40.7 21.3 6.5
Column percent (X) 18.5 13.0 13.6 19.9 28.4 24.1
4-or-more-person household 2.10 270,530 17,165 58,735 112,250 54,360 28,020
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.3 21.7 41.5 20.1 10.4
Column percent (X) 25.8 17.9 16.4 28.3 37.4 53.4

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 24.6 1,141,520 186,270 386,805 224,345 197,600 146,500
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.3 33.9 19.7 17.3 12.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 23.5 924,505 150,700 321,575 187,170 159,290 105,770
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.3 34.8 20.2 17.2 11.4
Column percent (X) 81.0 80.9 83.1 83.4 80.6 72.2
Carpooled 30.3 176,465 20,190 54,465 33,320 34,050 34,435
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.4 30.9 18.9 19.3 19.5
Column percent (X) 15.5 10.8 14.1 14.9 17.2 23.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 46.3 6,585 720 1,470 725 1,040 2,630
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.9 22.3 11.0 15.8 39.9
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.8
Bicycle or walked 12.5 22,980 12,790 6,025 1,615 1,640 910
  Row percent (X) 100.0 55.7 26.2 7.0 7.1 4.0
Column percent (X) 2.0 6.9 1.6 0.7 0.8 0.6
Motorcycle or other means 39.0 10,980 1,865 3,265 1,515 1,580 2,755
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.0 29.7 13.8 14.4 25.1
Column percent (X) 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.9
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.