| CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000) Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics | |||||||||
| Geographic Area: Whatcom County, Washington | |||||||||
Subject |
1990 Census | Census 2000 | Change 1990 to 2000 | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||||
| POPULATION | |||||||||
| Total population | 127,780 | 100.0 | 166,814 | 100.0 | 39,034 | 30.5 | |||
| In households | 122,920 | 96.2 | 161,842 | 97.0 | 38,922 | 31.7 | |||
| In group quarters | 4,860 | 3.8 | 4,972 | 3.0 | 112 | 2.3 | |||
HOUSEHOLD SIZE |
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| Total households | 48,645 | 100.0 | 64,464 | 100.0 | 15,819 | 32.5 | |||
| 1-person household | 12,017 | 24.7 | 16,500 | 25.6 | 4,483 | 37.3 | |||
| 2-person household | 17,476 | 35.9 | 23,282 | 36.1 | 5,806 | 33.2 | |||
| 3-person household | 7,705 | 15.8 | 9,789 | 15.2 | 2,084 | 27.0 | |||
| 4-person household | 6,804 | 14.0 | 8,729 | 13.5 | 1,925 | 28.3 | |||
| 5-or-more-person household | 4,643 | 9.5 | 6,164 | 9.6 | 1,521 | 32.8 | |||
| Mean number of persons per household | 2.53 | (X) | 2.51 | (X) | -0.02 | (X) | |||
VEHICLES AVAILABLE1 |
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| Total households | 48,645 | 100.0 | 64,464 | 100.0 | 15,819 | 32.5 | |||
| No vehicle available | 2,781 | 5.7 | 4,319 | 6.7 | 1,538 | 55.3 | |||
| 1 vehicle available | 14,380 | 29.6 | 19,931 | 30.9 | 5,551 | 38.6 | |||
| 2 vehicles available | 19,799 | 40.7 | 26,685 | 41.4 | 6,886 | 34.8 | |||
| 3 vehicles available | 8,352 | 17.2 | 9,314 | 14.4 | 962 | 11.5 | |||
| 4 vehicles available | 2,203 | 4.5 | 2,841 | 4.4 | 638 | 29.0 | |||
| 5 or more vehicles available | 1,130 | 2.3 | 1,374 | 2.1 | 244 | 21.6 | |||
| Mean vehicles per household | 1.93 | (X) | 1.86 | (X) | -0.07 | (X) | |||
WORKERS BY SEX1 |
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| Workers 16 years and over | 60,439 | 100.0 | 79,265 | 100.0 | 18,826 | 31.1 | |||
| Male | 33,699 | 55.8 | 42,450 | 53.6 | 8,751 | 26.0 | |||
| Female | 26,740 | 44.2 | 36,815 | 46.4 | 10,075 | 37.7 | |||
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK |
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| Workers 16 years and over | 60,439 | 100.0 | 79,263 | 100.0 | 18,824 | 31.1 | |||
| Drove alone | 45,421 | 75.2 | 60,125 | 75.9 | 14,704 | 32.4 | |||
| Carpooled | 6,767 | 11.2 | 8,385 | 10.6 | 1,618 | 23.9 | |||
| Public transportation (including taxicab) | 929 | 1.5 | 1,591 | 2.0 | 662 | 71.3 | |||
| Bicycle or walked | 3,766 | 6.2 | 4,354 | 5.5 | 588 | 15.6 | |||
| Motorcycle or other means | 635 | 1.1 | 810 | 1.0 | 175 | 27.6 | |||
| Worked at home | 2,921 | 4.8 | 3,998 | 5.0 | 1,077 | 36.9 | |||
TRAVEL TIME TO WORK |
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| Workers who did not work at home | 57,518 | 100.0 | 75,265 | 100.0 | 17,747 | 30.9 | |||
| Less than 5 minutes | 3,345 | 5.8 | 3,595 | 4.8 | 250 | 7.5 | |||
| 5 to 9 minutes | 9,997 | 17.4 | 12,080 | 16.0 | 2,083 | 20.8 | |||
| 10 to 14 minutes | 13,366 | 23.2 | 15,814 | 21.0 | 2,448 | 18.3 | |||
| 15 to 19 minutes | 10,754 | 18.7 | 13,407 | 17.8 | 2,653 | 24.7 | |||
| 20 to 29 minutes | 10,523 | 18.3 | 14,443 | 19.2 | 3,920 | 37.3 | |||
| 30 to 44 minutes | 6,416 | 11.2 | 9,809 | 13.0 | 3,393 | 52.9 | |||
| 45 or more minutes | 3,117 | 5.4 | 6,117 | 8.1 | 3,000 | 96.2 | |||
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 17.2 | (X) | 20.8 | (X) | 3.5 | (X) | |||
TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK |
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| Workers who did not work at home | 57,518 | 100.0 | 75,265 | 100.0 | 17,747 | 30.9 | |||
| 5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. | 11,993 | 20.9 | 17,451 | 23.2 | 5,458 | 45.5 | |||
| 7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. | 18,312 | 31.8 | 21,922 | 29.1 | 3,610 | 19.7 | |||
| 8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. | 10,166 | 17.7 | 12,076 | 16.0 | 1,910 | 18.8 | |||
| 9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. | 3,330 | 5.8 | 5,357 | 7.1 | 2,027 | 60.9 | |||
| 10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. | 2,856 | 5.0 | 3,482 | 4.6 | 626 | 21.9 | |||
| 12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. | 9,096 | 15.8 | 12,153 | 16.1 | 3,057 | 33.6 | |||
| 12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. | 1,765 | 3.1 | 2,824 | 3.8 | 1,059 | 60.0 | |||
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| CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000) Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics | |||||||||||
| Geographic Area: Whatcom County, Washington | |||||||||||
Subject |
Census 2000 | ||||||||||
| Number | Percent | ||||||||||
| POPULATION BY AGE | |||||||||||
| Total population | 166,814 | 100.0 | |||||||||
| Under 16 years | 35,619 | 21.4 | |||||||||
| 16 to 20 years | 15,483 | 9.3 | |||||||||
| 21 to 24 years | 12,925 | 7.7 | |||||||||
| 25 to 44 years | 45,823 | 27.5 | |||||||||
| 45 to 64 years | 37,546 | 22.5 | |||||||||
| 65 years and over | 19,418 | 11.6 | |||||||||
| Mean age (years) | 35.3 | (X) | |||||||||
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991 |
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| Total households | 64,464 | 100.0 | |||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 10,625 | 16.5 | |||||||||
| $15,000 to 19,999 | 4,359 | 6.8 | |||||||||
| $20,000 to 24,999 | 4,552 | 7.1 | |||||||||
| $25,000 to 49,999 | 20,213 | 31.4 | |||||||||
| $50,000 to 74,999 | 13,003 | 20.2 | |||||||||
| $75,000 to 99,999 | 5,955 | 9.2 | |||||||||
| $100,000 or more | 5,757 | 8.9 | |||||||||
| Mean household income (dollars) | 51,119 | (X) | |||||||||
| Median household income (dollars) | 40,005 | (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 | 1.86 | 64,465 | 4,320 | 19,930 | 26,685 | 9,315 | 4,215 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 6.7 | 30.9 | 41.4 | 14.4 | 6.5 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
| 1-person household | 1.07 | 16,500 | 2,820 | 10,710 | 2,290 | 470 | 205 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 17.1 | 64.9 | 13.9 | 2.8 | 1.2 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 25.6 | 65.3 | 53.7 | 8.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | ||||
| 2-person household | 1.93 | 23,280 | 795 | 5,490 | 13,040 | 2,960 | 1,000 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 3.4 | 23.6 | 56.0 | 12.7 | 4.3 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 36.1 | 18.4 | 27.5 | 48.9 | 31.8 | 23.7 | ||||
| 3-person household | 2.21 | 9,790 | 305 | 1,795 | 4,370 | 2,460 | 860 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 3.1 | 18.3 | 44.6 | 25.1 | 8.8 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 15.2 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 16.4 | 26.4 | 20.4 | ||||
| 4-or-more-person household | 2.40 | 14,895 | 400 | 1,935 | 6,985 | 3,425 | 2,150 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 2.7 | 13.0 | 46.9 | 23.0 | 14.4 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 23.1 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 26.2 | 36.8 | 51.0 | ||||
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 | 20.8 | 75,265 | 15,675 | 29,220 | 14,445 | 9,810 | 6,115 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 20.8 | 38.8 | 19.2 | 13.0 | 8.1 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
| Drove alone | 20.0 | 60,125 | 12,235 | 24,020 | 11,950 | 7,620 | 4,300 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 20.3 | 40.0 | 19.9 | 12.7 | 7.2 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 79.9 | 78.1 | 82.2 | 82.7 | 77.7 | 70.3 | ||||
| Carpooled | 24.2 | 8,385 | 1,230 | 3,165 | 1,545 | 1,355 | 1,090 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 14.7 | 37.7 | 18.4 | 16.2 | 13.0 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 11.1 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 13.8 | 17.8 | ||||
| Public transportation (including taxicab) | 34.5 | 1,590 | 125 | 320 | 295 | 460 | 390 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 7.9 | 20.1 | 18.6 | 28.9 | 24.5 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 6.4 | ||||
| Bicycle or walked | 12.3 | 4,355 | 1,980 | 1,485 | 520 | 290 | 80 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 45.5 | 34.1 | 11.9 | 6.7 | 1.8 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 5.8 | 12.6 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.3 | ||||
| Motorcycle or other means | 61.4 | 810 | 105 | 235 | 135 | 85 | 255 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 13.0 | 29.0 | 16.7 | 10.5 | 31.5 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4.2 | ||||
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