CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 3,486,703 100.0 4,012,012 100.0 525,309 15.1
In households 3,370,963 96.7 3,876,875 96.6 505,912 15.0
In group quarters 115,740 3.3 135,137 3.4 19,397 16.8

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 1,258,783 100.0 1,534,334 100.0 275,551 21.9
1-person household 278,866 22.2 382,982 25.0 104,116 37.3
2-person household 397,406 31.6 519,227 33.8 121,821 30.7
3-person household 241,745 19.2 275,637 18.0 33,892 14.0
4-person household 203,634 16.2 218,328 14.2 14,694 7.2
5-or-more-person household 137,132 10.9 138,160 9.0 1,028 0.7
Mean number of persons per household 2.68 (X) 2.53 (X) -0.15 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 1,258,783 100.0 1,534,334 100.0 275,551 21.9
No vehicle available 133,795 10.6 137,066 8.9 3,271 2.4
1 vehicle available 396,373 31.5 513,777 33.5 117,404 29.6
2 vehicles available 485,952 38.6 601,739 39.2 115,787 23.8
3 vehicles available 178,580 14.2 210,911 13.7 32,331 18.1
4 vehicles available 48,684 3.9 53,226 3.5 4,542 9.3
5 or more vehicles available 15,399 1.2 17,615 1.1 2,216 14.4
Mean vehicles per household 1.73 (X) 1.73 (X) [ <0 ] (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 1,636,356 100.0 1,822,970 100.0 186,614 11.4
Male 890,121 54.4 967,725 53.1 77,604 8.7
Female 746,235 45.6 855,245 46.9 109,010 14.6

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 1,636,356 100.0 1,822,969 100.0 186,613 11.4
Drove alone 1,234,700 75.5 1,447,338 79.4 212,638 17.2
Carpooled 277,209 16.9 255,857 14.0 -21,352 -7.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 18,092 1.1 15,468 0.8 -2,624 -14.5
Bicycle or walked 55,136 3.4 46,441 2.5 -8,695 -15.8
Motorcycle or other means 19,854 1.2 19,630 1.1 -224 -1.1
Worked at home 31,365 1.9 38,235 2.1 6,870 21.9

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 1,604,991 100.0 1,784,734 100.0 179,743 11.2
Less than 5 minutes 57,154 3.6 53,890 3.0 -3,264 -5.7
5 to 9 minutes 203,420 12.7 193,658 10.9 -9,762 -4.8
10 to 14 minutes 278,476 17.4 284,615 15.9 6,139 2.2
15 to 19 minutes 307,434 19.2 311,394 17.4 3,960 1.3
20 to 29 minutes 332,874 20.7 382,548 21.4 49,674 14.9
30 to 44 minutes 281,328 17.5 338,473 19.0 57,145 20.3
45 or more minutes 144,305 9.0 220,156 12.3 75,851 52.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.5 (X) 24.3 (X) 3.8 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 1,604,991 100.0 1,784,734 100.0 179,743 11.2
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 419,283 26.1 477,275 26.7 57,992 13.8
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 547,184 34.1 595,205 33.3 48,021 8.8
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 256,468 16.0 272,133 15.2 15,665 6.1
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 68,042 4.2 83,870 4.7 15,828 23.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 36,283 2.3 47,419 2.7 11,136 30.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 239,792 14.9 256,790 14.4 16,998 7.1
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 37,939 2.4 52,042 2.9 14,103 37.2
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
<0Negative value is too near zero to display.
(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: South Carolina

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 4,012,012 100.0
Under 16 years 897,996 22.4
16 to 20 years 298,437 7.4
21 to 24 years 219,569 5.5
25 to 44 years 1,191,564 29.7
45 to 64 years 918,601 22.9
65 years and over 485,845 12.1
Mean age (years) 35.9 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 1,534,334 100.0
Less than $15,000 288,470 18.8
$15,000 to 19,999 108,162 7.0
$20,000 to 24,999 111,903 7.3
$25,000 to 49,999 483,063 31.5
$50,000 to 74,999 288,757 18.8
$75,000 to 99,999 129,518 8.4
$100,000 or more 124,461 8.1
Mean household income (dollars) 48,349 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 37,082 (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 1,534,335 137,065 513,775 601,740 210,910 70,840
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.9 33.5 39.2 13.7 4.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.04 382,980 68,425 249,540 52,405 9,530 3,080
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.9 65.2 13.7 2.5 0.8
Column percent (X) 25.0 49.9 48.6 8.7 4.5 4.3
2-person household 1.82 519,225 31,495 130,650 276,940 65,335 14,805
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.1 25.2 53.3 12.6 2.9
Column percent (X) 33.8 23.0 25.4 46.0 31.0 20.9
3-person household 2.01 275,635 16,815 64,820 114,910 61,690 17,400
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.1 23.5 41.7 22.4 6.3
Column percent (X) 18.0 12.3 12.6 19.1 29.2 24.6
4-or-more-person household 2.13 356,490 20,330 68,765 157,480 74,360 35,555
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.7 19.3 44.2 20.9 10.0
Column percent (X) 23.2 14.8 13.4 26.2 35.3 50.2

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 24.3 1,784,735 247,550 596,010 382,550 338,475 220,155
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.9 33.4 21.4 19.0 12.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 23.6 1,447,340 190,460 494,160 324,625 276,300 161,790
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.2 34.1 22.4 19.1 11.2
Column percent (X) 81.1 76.9 82.9 84.9 81.6 73.5
Carpooled 28.6 255,855 26,770 79,090 49,740 53,235 47,020
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.5 30.9 19.4 20.8 18.4
Column percent (X) 14.3 10.8 13.3 13.0 15.7 21.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 41.4 15,470 1,340 3,495 2,275 3,290 5,070
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.7 22.6 14.7 21.3 32.8
Column percent (X) 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.6 1.0 2.3
Bicycle or walked 13.5 46,440 25,225 13,155 3,400 2,565 2,095
  Row percent (X) 100.0 54.3 28.3 7.3 5.5 4.5
Column percent (X) 2.6 10.2 2.2 0.9 0.8 1.0
Motorcycle or other means 34.9 19,630 3,755 6,105 2,510 3,080 4,180
  Row percent (X) 100.0 19.1 31.1 12.8 15.7 21.3
Column percent (X) 1.1 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.9 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.