CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000) Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Mercer County, West Virginia
Subject	1990 Census		Census 2000		Change 1990 to 2000
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
POPULATION
Total population	64,980	100.0	62,980	100.0	-2,000	-3.1
In households	63,614	97.9	61,709	98.0	-1,905	-3.0
In group quarters	1,366	2.1	1,271	2.0	-95	-7.0
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
Total households	25,345	100.0	26,555	100.0	1,210	4.8
1-person household	6,380	25.2	7,604	28.6	1,224	19.2
2-person household	8,333	32.9	9,510	35.8	1,177	14.1
3-person household	4,682	18.5	4,655	17.5	-27	-0.6
4-person household	3,877	15.3	3,262	12.3	-615	-15.9
5-or-more-person household	2,073	8.2	1,524	5.7	-549	-26.5
Mean number of persons per household	2.51	(X)	2.32	(X)	-0.19	(X)
VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
Total households	25,345	100.0	26,555	100.0	1,210	4.8
No vehicle available	3,361	13.3	2,979	11.2	-382	-11.4
1 vehicle available	9,268	36.6	10,020	37.7	752	8.1
2 vehicles available	9,292	36.7	9,797	36.9	505	5.4
3 vehicles available	2,631	10.4	3,003	11.3	372	14.1
4 vehicles available	640	2.5	585	2.2	-55	-8.6
5 or more vehicles available	153	0.6	171	0.6	18	11.8
Mean vehicles per household	1.54	(X)	1.58	(X)	0.03	(X)
WORKERS BY SEX1
Workers 16 years and over	23,333	100.0	22,905	100.0	-428	-1.8
Male	12,978	55.6	12,125	52.9	-853	-6.6
Female	10,355	44.4	10,780	47.1	425	4.1
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	23,333	100.0	22,905	100.0	-428	-1.8
Drove alone	18,372	78.7	19,173	83.7	801	4.4
Carpooled	3,272	14.0	2,684	11.7	-588	-18.0
Public transportation (including taxicab)	116	0.5	103	0.4	-13	-11.2
Bicycle or walked	854	3.7	372	1.6	-482	-56.4
Motorcycle or other means	224	1.0	161	0.7	-63	-28.1
Worked at home	495	2.1	412	1.8	-83	-16.8
TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
Workers who did not work at home	22,838	100.0	22,493	100.0	-345	-1.5
Less than 5 minutes	1,100	4.8	899	4.0	-201	-18.3
5 to 9 minutes	3,900	17.1	3,287	14.6	-613	-15.7
10 to 14 minutes	4,689	20.5	4,130	18.4	-559	-11.9
15 to 19 minutes	4,231	18.5	3,733	16.6	-498	-11.8
20 to 29 minutes	4,038	17.7	4,636	20.6	598	14.8
30 to 44 minutes	2,784	12.2	3,024	13.4	240	8.6
45 or more minutes	2,096	9.2	2,784	12.4	688	32.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	19.3	(X)	24.9	(X)	5.6	(X)
TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
Workers who did not work at home	22,838	100.0	22,493	100.0	-345	-1.5
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.	5,335	23.4	5,626	25.0	291	5.5
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.	7,155	31.3	6,960	30.9	-195	-2.7
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.	3,808	16.7	3,336	14.8	-472	-12.4
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.	1,267	5.5	1,202	5.3	-65	-5.1
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.	653	2.9	736	3.3	83	12.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.	3,839	16.8	3,811	16.9	-28	-0.7
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.	781	3.4	822	3.7	41	5.2
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: Mercer County, West Virginia
Subject	Census 2000
	Number	Percent
POPULATION BY AGE
Total population	62,980	100.0
Under 16 years	11,778	18.7
16 to 20 years	4,199	6.7
21 to 24 years	3,330	5.3
25 to 44 years	16,661	26.5
45 to 64 years	15,982	25.4
65 years and over	11,030	17.5
Mean age (years)	39.8	(X)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
Total households	26,555	100.0
Less than $15,000	7,570	28.5
$15,000 to 19,999	2,694	10.1
$20,000 to 24,999	2,326	8.8
$25,000 to 49,999	8,441	31.8
$50,000 to 74,999	3,218	12.1
$75,000 to 99,999	1,305	4.9
$100,000 or more	1,001	3.8
Mean household income (dollars)	36,500	(X)
Median household income (dollars)	26,628	(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		1.58	26,555	2,980	10,020	9,795	3,005	755
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	11.2	37.7	36.9	11.3	2.8
	Column percent	(X)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
1-person household		0.94	7,605	1,790	4,710	895	170	35
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	23.5	61.9	11.8	2.2	0.5
	Column percent	(X)	28.6	60.1	47.0	9.1	5.7	4.6
2-person household		1.69	9,510	670	2,925	4,780	990	140
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	7.0	30.8	50.3	10.4	1.5
	Column percent	(X)	35.8	22.5	29.2	48.8	32.9	18.5
3-person household		1.92	4,655	305	1,200	1,990	920	240
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	6.6	25.8	42.7	19.8	5.2
	Column percent	(X)	17.5	10.2	12.0	20.3	30.6	31.8
4-or-more-person household		2.02	4,785	210	1,190	2,130	920	335
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	4.4	24.9	44.5	19.2	7.0
	Column percent	(X)	18.0	7.0	11.9	21.7	30.6	44.4
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		24.9	22,495	4,185	7,865	4,635	3,025	2,785
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	18.6	35.0	20.6	13.4	12.4
	Column percent	(X)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Drove alone		23.5	19,175	3,505	6,970	4,090	2,585	2,025
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	18.3	36.3	21.3	13.5	10.6
	Column percent	(X)	85.2	83.8	88.6	88.2	85.5	72.7
Carpooled		35.5	2,685	405	745	475	395	665
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	15.1	27.7	17.7	14.7	24.8
	Column percent	(X)	11.9	9.7	9.5	10.2	13.1	23.9
Public transportation (including taxicab)		19.2	105	4	35	40	25	0
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	3.8	33.3	38.1	23.8	0.0
	Column percent	(X)	0.5	0.1	0.4	0.9	0.8	0.0
Bicycle or walked		10.9	370	235	75	30	20	15
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	63.5	20.3	8.1	5.4	4.1
	Column percent	(X)	1.6	5.6	1.0	0.6	0.7	0.5
Motorcycle or other means		59.3	160	35	40	0	4	80
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	21.9	25.0	0.0	2.5	50.0
	Column percent	(X)	0.7	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.1	2.9
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.