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
           
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
           
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
           
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
           
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
           
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
           
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
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: 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
   
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
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.