CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Fairfax County, Virginia

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 818,584 100.0 969,749 100.0 151,165 18.5
In households 804,354 98.3 959,416 98.9 155,062 19.3
In group quarters 14,230 1.7 10,333 1.1 -3,897 -27.4

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 292,943 100.0 351,279 100.0 58,336 19.9
1-person household 54,349 18.6 75,006 21.4 20,657 38.0
2-person household 95,713 32.7 113,474 32.3 17,761 18.6
3-person household 58,513 20.0 61,703 17.6 3,190 5.5
4-person household 51,938 17.7 58,132 16.5 6,194 11.9
5-or-more-person household 32,430 11.1 42,964 12.2 10,534 32.5
Mean number of persons per household 2.75 (X) 2.73 (X) -0.01 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 292,943 100.0 351,279 100.0 58,336 19.9
No vehicle available 9,997 3.4 14,007 4.0 4,010 40.1
1 vehicle available 76,734 26.2 103,435 29.4 26,701 34.8
2 vehicles available 135,066 46.1 161,081 45.9 26,015 19.3
3 vehicles available 51,794 17.7 52,992 15.1 1,198 2.3
4 vehicles available 14,644 5.0 14,770 4.2 126 0.9
5 or more vehicles available 4,708 1.6 4,994 1.4 286 6.1
Mean vehicles per household 2.00 (X) 1.91 (X) -0.09 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 480,550 100.0 527,465 100.0 46,915 9.8
Male 260,345 54.2 285,330 54.1 24,985 9.6
Female 220,205 45.8 242,130 45.9 21,925 10.0

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 480,550 100.0 527,464 100.0 46,914 9.8
Drove alone 342,202 71.2 387,226 73.4 45,024 13.2
Carpooled 75,177 15.6 68,899 13.1 -6,278 -8.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 36,612 7.6 38,305 7.3 1,693 4.6
Bicycle or walked 9,755 2.0 7,632 1.4 -2,123 -21.8
Motorcycle or other means 2,603 0.5 3,379 0.6 776 29.8
Worked at home 14,201 3.0 22,023 4.2 7,822 55.1

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 466,349 100.0 505,441 100.0 39,092 8.4
Less than 5 minutes 6,276 1.3 6,079 1.2 -197 -3.1
5 to 9 minutes 28,684 6.2 26,857 5.3 -1,827 -6.4
10 to 14 minutes 42,769 9.2 44,772 8.9 2,003 4.7
15 to 19 minutes 53,925 11.6 60,478 12.0 6,553 12.2
20 to 29 minutes 90,834 19.5 103,398 20.5 12,564 13.8
30 to 44 minutes 132,542 28.4 142,024 28.1 9,482 7.2
45 or more minutes 111,319 23.9 121,833 24.1 10,514 9.4
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.6 (X) 30.7 (X) 1.1 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 466,349 100.0 505,441 100.0 39,092 8.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 132,017 28.3 128,967 25.5 -3,050 -2.3
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 149,436 32.0 156,594 31.0 7,158 4.8
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 96,596 20.7 113,305 22.4 16,709 17.3
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 31,453 6.7 41,645 8.2 10,192 32.4
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 13,671 2.9 17,860 3.5 4,189 30.6
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 37,384 8.0 38,600 7.6 1,216 3.3
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 5,792 1.2 8,470 1.7 2,678 46.2
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: Fairfax County, Virginia

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 969,749 100.0
Under 16 years 219,313 22.6
16 to 20 years 54,503 5.6
21 to 24 years 42,696 4.4
25 to 44 years 332,029 34.2
45 to 64 years 245,210 25.3
65 years and over 75,998 7.8
Mean age (years) 34.8 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 351,279 100.0
Less than $15,000 15,121 4.3
$15,000 to 19,999 6,365 1.8
$20,000 to 24,999 8,453 2.4
$25,000 to 49,999 59,679 17.0
$50,000 to 74,999 70,343 20.0
$75,000 to 99,999 59,372 16.9
$100,000 or more 131,946 37.6
Mean household income (dollars) 100,913 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 81,050 (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 1.91 351,280 14,005 103,435 161,080 52,990 19,765
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.0 29.4 45.9 15.1 5.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.07 75,005 6,685 58,150 8,705 1,125 335
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.9 77.5 11.6 1.5 0.4
Column percent (X) 21.4 47.7 56.2 5.4 2.1 1.7
2-person household 1.91 113,475 3,260 23,370 70,765 13,170 2,905
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.9 20.6 62.4 11.6 2.6
Column percent (X) 32.3 23.3 22.6 43.9 24.9 14.7
3-person household 2.20 61,705 1,470 10,290 29,780 15,880 4,280
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.4 16.7 48.3 25.7 6.9
Column percent (X) 17.6 10.5 9.9 18.5 30.0 21.7
4-or-more-person household 2.34 101,095 2,590 11,620 51,825 22,815 12,240
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.6 11.5 51.3 22.6 12.1
Column percent (X) 28.8 18.5 11.2 32.2 43.1 61.9

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 30.7 505,440 32,935 105,250 103,400 142,025 121,835
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.5 20.8 20.5 28.1 24.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 28.4 387,225 26,130 89,625 88,120 110,105 73,250
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.7 23.1 22.8 28.4 18.9
Column percent (X) 76.6 79.3 85.2 85.2 77.5 60.1
Carpooled 33.9 68,900 3,100 10,665 11,630 22,525 20,975
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.5 15.5 16.9 32.7 30.4
Column percent (X) 13.6 9.4 10.1 11.2 15.9 17.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 50.4 38,305 220 1,595 2,425 8,040 26,030
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.6 4.2 6.3 21.0 68.0
Column percent (X) 7.6 0.7 1.5 2.3 5.7 21.4
Bicycle or walked 15.4 7,630 3,210 2,590 700 570 565
  Row percent (X) 100.0 42.1 33.9 9.2 7.5 7.4
Column percent (X) 1.5 9.7 2.5 0.7 0.4 0.5
Motorcycle or other means 46.3 3,380 280 770 525 785 1,015
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.3 22.8 15.5 23.2 30.0
Column percent (X) 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.8
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.