CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Alexandria city, Virginia

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 111,183 100.0 128,283 100.0 17,100 15.4
In households 108,871 97.9 126,375 98.5 17,504 16.1
In group quarters 2,312 2.1 1,908 1.5 -404 -17.5

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 53,249 100.0 61,968 100.0 8,719 16.4
1-person household 22,297 41.9 26,880 43.4 4,583 20.6
2-person household 17,656 33.2 19,590 31.6 1,934 11.0
3-person household 6,588 12.4 7,163 11.6 575 8.7
4-person household 3,890 7.3 4,633 7.5 743 19.1
5-or-more-person household 2,818 5.3 3,702 6.0 884 31.4
Mean number of persons per household 2.04 (X) 2.04 (X) -0.01 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 53,249 100.0 61,968 100.0 8,719 16.4
No vehicle available 6,118 11.5 6,864 11.1 746 12.2
1 vehicle available 26,884 50.5 32,456 52.4 5,572 20.7
2 vehicles available 16,525 31.0 18,268 29.5 1,743 10.5
3 vehicles available 2,927 5.5 3,482 5.6 555 19.0
4 vehicles available 641 1.2 619 1.0 -22 -3.4
5 or more vehicles available 154 0.3 279 0.5 125 81.2
Mean vehicles per household 1.35 (X) 1.35 (X) -0.01 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 71,809 100.0 77,190 100.0 5,381 7.5
Male 36,376 50.7 39,785 51.5 3,409 9.4
Female 35,433 49.3 37,405 48.5 1,972 5.6

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 71,809 100.0 77,190 100.0 5,381 7.5
Drove alone 42,442 59.1 48,487 62.8 6,045 14.2
Carpooled 11,195 15.6 10,158 13.2 -1,037 -9.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 12,845 17.9 12,637 16.4 -208 -1.6
Bicycle or walked 3,136 4.4 2,702 3.5 -434 -13.8
Motorcycle or other means 601 0.8 514 0.7 -87 -14.5
Worked at home 1,590 2.2 2,692 3.5 1,102 69.3

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 70,219 100.0 74,498 100.0 4,279 6.1
Less than 5 minutes 1,008 1.4 959 1.3 -49 -4.9
5 to 9 minutes 4,856 6.9 3,541 4.8 -1,315 -27.1
10 to 14 minutes 7,988 11.4 7,414 10.0 -574 -7.2
15 to 19 minutes 11,083 15.8 9,888 13.3 -1,195 -10.8
20 to 29 minutes 17,110 24.4 15,737 21.1 -1,373 -8.0
30 to 44 minutes 17,337 24.7 20,663 27.7 3,326 19.2
45 or more minutes 10,837 15.4 16,296 21.9 5,459 50.4
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.4 (X) 29.7 (X) 4.2 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 70,219 100.0 74,498 100.0 4,279 6.1
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 15,367 21.9 14,861 19.9 -506 -3.3
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 23,410 33.3 25,105 33.7 1,695 7.2
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 18,985 27.0 20,242 27.2 1,257 6.6
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 4,675 6.7 5,495 7.4 820 17.5
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 2,071 2.9 2,473 3.3 402 19.4
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 4,989 7.1 5,191 7.0 202 4.0
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 722 1.0 1,131 1.5 409 56.6
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: Alexandria city, Virginia

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 128,283 100.0
Under 16 years 19,519 15.2
16 to 20 years 4,857 3.8
21 to 24 years 8,177 6.4
25 to 44 years 56,633 44.1
45 to 64 years 27,704 21.6
65 years and over 11,393 8.9
Mean age (years) 36.0 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 61,968 100.0
Less than $15,000 5,357 8.6
$15,000 to 19,999 2,108 3.4
$20,000 to 24,999 2,646 4.3
$25,000 to 49,999 16,873 27.2
$50,000 to 74,999 13,244 21.4
$75,000 to 99,999 8,091 13.1
$100,000 or more 13,649 22.0
Mean household income (dollars) 76,370 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 56,054 (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 1.35 61,970 6,865 32,455 18,270 3,480 900
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.1 52.4 29.5 5.6 1.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.95 26,880 3,905 21,045 1,625 180 125
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.5 78.3 6.0 0.7 0.5
Column percent (X) 43.4 56.9 64.8 8.9 5.2 13.9
2-person household 1.57 19,590 1,420 6,885 10,195 920 175
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.2 35.1 52.0 4.7 0.9
Column percent (X) 31.6 20.7 21.2 55.8 26.4 19.4
3-person household 1.77 7,165 630 2,115 2,905 1,370 140
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.8 29.5 40.5 19.1 2.0
Column percent (X) 11.6 9.2 6.5 15.9 39.4 15.6
4-or-more-person household 1.74 8,335 905 2,410 3,545 1,010 465
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.9 28.9 42.5 12.1 5.6
Column percent (X) 13.5 13.2 7.4 19.4 29.0 51.7

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 29.7 74,500 4,500 17,300 15,735 20,665 16,295
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.0 23.2 21.1 27.7 21.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 27.2 48,485 2,875 12,825 11,575 13,375 7,840
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.9 26.5 23.9 27.6 16.2
Column percent (X) 65.1 63.9 74.1 73.6 64.7 48.1
Carpooled 29.6 10,160 485 2,380 2,275 2,790 2,230
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.8 23.4 22.4 27.5 21.9
Column percent (X) 13.6 10.8 13.8 14.5 13.5 13.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 41.2 12,635 135 1,035 1,510 4,120 5,840
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.1 8.2 12.0 32.6 46.2
Column percent (X) 17.0 3.0 6.0 9.6 19.9 35.8
Bicycle or walked 16.2 2,700 990 950 295 280 190
  Row percent (X) 100.0 36.7 35.2 10.9 10.4 7.0
Column percent (X) 3.6 22.0 5.5 1.9 1.4 1.2
Motorcycle or other means 51.8 515 20 115 90 95 195
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.9 22.3 17.5 18.4 37.9
Column percent (X) 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.2
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.