CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: King County, Washington

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 1,507,319 100.0 1,737,034 100.0 229,715 15.2
In households 1,477,168 98.0 1,699,416 97.8 222,248 15.0
In group quarters 30,151 2.0 37,618 2.2 7,467 24.8

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 616,691 100.0 711,235 100.0 94,544 15.3
1-person household 179,110 29.0 217,007 30.5 37,897 21.2
2-person household 211,841 34.4 238,613 33.5 26,772 12.6
3-person household 97,614 15.8 106,416 15.0 8,802 9.0
4-person household 79,982 13.0 90,498 12.7 10,516 13.1
5-or-more-person household 48,144 7.8 58,701 8.3 10,557 21.9
Mean number of persons per household 2.40 (X) 2.39 (X) -0.01 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 616,691 100.0 711,235 100.0 94,544 15.3
No vehicle available 54,349 8.8 66,095 9.3 11,746 21.6
1 vehicle available 200,013 32.4 250,599 35.2 50,586 25.3
2 vehicles available 235,380 38.2 267,999 37.7 32,619 13.9
3 vehicles available 89,513 14.5 90,851 12.8 1,338 1.5
4 vehicles available 26,482 4.3 25,285 3.6 -1,197 -4.5
5 or more vehicles available 10,954 1.8 10,406 1.5 -548 -5.0
Mean vehicles per household 1.79 (X) 1.71 (X) -0.08 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 805,782 100.0 911,675 100.0 105,893 13.1
Male 439,828 54.6 492,600 54.0 52,772 12.0
Female 365,954 45.4 419,080 46.0 53,126 14.5

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 805,782 100.0 911,677 100.0 105,895 13.1
Drove alone 575,037 71.4 626,576 68.7 51,539 9.0
Carpooled 91,259 11.3 109,573 12.0 18,314 20.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 69,711 8.7 87,298 9.6 17,587 25.2
Bicycle or walked 35,007 4.3 40,956 4.5 5,949 17.0
Motorcycle or other means 7,044 0.9 6,859 0.8 -185 -2.6
Worked at home 27,724 3.4 40,415 4.4 12,691 45.8

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 778,058 100.0 871,262 100.0 93,204 12.0
Less than 5 minutes 17,561 2.3 17,995 2.1 434 2.5
5 to 9 minutes 64,092 8.2 64,993 7.5 901 1.4
10 to 14 minutes 102,592 13.2 104,065 11.9 1,473 1.4
15 to 19 minutes 125,915 16.2 130,658 15.0 4,743 3.8
20 to 29 minutes 188,480 24.2 208,505 23.9 20,025 10.6
30 to 44 minutes 182,276 23.4 214,440 24.6 32,164 17.6
45 or more minutes 97,142 12.5 130,606 15.0 33,464 34.4
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 24.2 (X) 26.5 (X) 2.3 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 778,058 100.0 871,262 100.0 93,204 12.0
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 233,221 30.0 235,343 27.0 2,122 0.9
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 228,990 29.4 247,736 28.4 18,746 8.2
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 124,090 15.9 152,610 17.5 28,520 23.0
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 43,894 5.6 64,832 7.4 20,938 47.7
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 29,077 3.7 37,857 4.3 8,780 30.2
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 99,729 12.8 104,527 12.0 4,798 4.8
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 19,057 2.4 28,357 3.3 9,300 48.8
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: King County, Washington

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 1,737,034 100.0
Under 16 years 347,320 20.0
16 to 20 years 107,797 6.2
21 to 24 years 93,177 5.4
25 to 44 years 607,790 35.0
45 to 64 years 399,065 23.0
65 years and over 181,885 10.5
Mean age (years) 36.0 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 711,235 100.0
Less than $15,000 75,680 10.6
$15,000 to 19,999 30,575 4.3
$20,000 to 24,999 35,839 5.0
$25,000 to 49,999 188,544 26.5
$50,000 to 74,999 150,548 21.2
$75,000 to 99,999 96,885 13.6
$100,000 or more 133,164 18.7
Mean household income (dollars) 71,101 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 53,157 (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 1.71 711,235 66,095 250,600 268,000 90,850 35,690
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.3 35.2 37.7 12.8 5.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.97 217,005 43,700 144,610 23,055 3,870 1,770
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.1 66.6 10.6 1.8 0.8
Column percent (X) 30.5 66.1 57.7 8.6 4.3 5.0
2-person household 1.82 238,615 13,175 63,200 126,905 27,970 7,365
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.5 26.5 53.2 11.7 3.1
Column percent (X) 33.5 19.9 25.2 47.4 30.8 20.6
3-person household 2.11 106,415 4,535 21,650 47,380 25,620 7,230
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.3 20.3 44.5 24.1 6.8
Column percent (X) 15.0 6.9 8.6 17.7 28.2 20.3
4-or-more-person household 2.33 149,200 4,685 21,135 70,660 33,395 19,325
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.1 14.2 47.4 22.4 13.0
Column percent (X) 21.0 7.1 8.4 26.4 36.8 54.1

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 26.5 871,260 82,990 234,725 208,505 214,440 130,605
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.5 26.9 23.9 24.6 15.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 24.8 626,575 60,060 182,085 158,570 150,195 75,670
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.6 29.1 25.3 24.0 12.1
Column percent (X) 71.9 72.4 77.6 76.1 70.0 57.9
Carpooled 28.1 109,575 7,805 27,335 26,075 29,100 19,260
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.1 24.9 23.8 26.6 17.6
Column percent (X) 12.6 9.4 11.6 12.5 13.6 14.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 39.4 87,300 875 8,940 16,360 29,445 31,675
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.0 10.2 18.7 33.7 36.3
Column percent (X) 10.0 1.1 3.8 7.8 13.7 24.3
Bicycle or walked 15.8 40,955 13,275 14,710 6,480 4,590 1,905
  Row percent (X) 100.0 32.4 35.9 15.8 11.2 4.7
Column percent (X) 4.7 16.0 6.3 3.1 2.1 1.5
Motorcycle or other means 51.8 6,860 975 1,655 1,020 1,110 2,095
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.2 24.1 14.9 16.2 30.5
Column percent (X) 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.6
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.