CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Chester County, Pennsylvania

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 376,396 100.0 433,501 100.0 57,105 15.2
In households 363,393 96.5 418,806 96.6 55,413 15.2
In group quarters 13,003 3.5 14,695 3.4 1,692 13.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 133,592 100.0 158,025 100.0 24,433 18.3
1-person household 26,811 20.1 35,661 22.6 8,850 33.0
2-person household 43,148 32.3 52,507 33.2 9,359 21.7
3-person household 24,675 18.5 26,267 16.6 1,592 6.5
4-person household 23,715 17.8 26,148 16.5 2,433 10.3
5-or-more-person household 15,243 11.4 17,442 11.0 2,199 14.4
Mean number of persons per household 2.72 (X) 2.65 (X) -0.07 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 133,592 100.0 158,025 100.0 24,433 18.3
No vehicle available 7,413 5.5 8,149 5.2 736 9.9
1 vehicle available 36,365 27.2 44,586 28.2 8,221 22.6
2 vehicles available 62,425 46.7 74,962 47.4 12,537 20.1
3 vehicles available 19,519 14.6 22,992 14.5 3,473 17.8
4 vehicles available 5,855 4.4 5,297 3.4 -558 -9.5
5 or more vehicles available 2,015 1.5 2,039 1.3 24 1.2
Mean vehicles per household 1.90 (X) 1.87 (X) -0.03 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 195,507 100.0 218,155 100.0 22,648 11.6
Male 108,993 55.7 119,260 54.7 10,267 9.4
Female 86,514 44.3 98,890 45.3 12,376 14.3

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 195,507 100.0 218,153 100.0 22,646 11.6
Drove alone 154,100 78.8 176,075 80.7 21,975 14.3
Carpooled 19,789 10.1 18,726 8.6 -1,063 -5.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 5,695 2.9 5,725 2.6 30 0.5
Bicycle or walked 7,959 4.1 5,695 2.6 -2,264 -28.4
Motorcycle or other means 1,375 0.7 1,226 0.6 -149 -10.8
Worked at home 6,589 3.4 10,706 4.9 4,117 62.5

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 188,918 100.0 207,447 100.0 18,529 9.8
Less than 5 minutes 6,702 3.5 5,838 2.8 -864 -12.9
5 to 9 minutes 21,433 11.3 19,650 9.5 -1,783 -8.3
10 to 14 minutes 28,284 15.0 27,947 13.5 -337 -1.2
15 to 19 minutes 28,132 14.9 27,738 13.4 -394 -1.4
20 to 29 minutes 37,976 20.1 42,175 20.3 4,199 11.1
30 to 44 minutes 37,533 19.9 44,320 21.4 6,787 18.1
45 or more minutes 28,858 15.3 39,779 19.2 10,921 37.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.9 (X) 27.5 (X) 3.6 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 188,918 100.0 207,447 100.0 18,529 9.8
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 45,277 24.0 52,341 25.2 7,064 15.6
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 66,936 35.4 70,000 33.7 3,064 4.6
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 38,002 20.1 41,968 20.2 3,966 10.4
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 9,492 5.0 10,984 5.3 1,492 15.7
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 4,629 2.5 5,537 2.7 908 19.6
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 21,034 11.1 21,556 10.4 522 2.5
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 3,548 1.9 5,061 2.4 1,513 42.6
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Chester County, Pennsylvania

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 433,501 100.0
Under 16 years 100,988 23.3
16 to 20 years 28,579 6.6
21 to 24 years 18,118 4.2
25 to 44 years 131,781 30.4
45 to 64 years 102,979 23.8
65 years and over 51,056 11.8
Mean age (years) 36.1 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 158,025 100.0
Less than $15,000 11,911 7.5
$15,000 to 19,999 5,336 3.4
$20,000 to 24,999 5,877 3.7
$25,000 to 49,999 35,153 22.2
$50,000 to 74,999 32,407 20.5
$75,000 to 99,999 24,098 15.2
$100,000 or more 43,243 27.4
Mean household income (dollars) 85,047 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 65,295 (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 1.87 158,025 8,150 44,585 74,960 22,990 7,335
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.2 28.2 47.4 14.5 4.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.03 35,660 4,715 26,390 3,745 635 175
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.2 74.0 10.5 1.8 0.5
Column percent (X) 22.6 57.9 59.2 5.0 2.8 2.4
2-person household 1.91 52,505 1,645 10,365 33,575 5,620 1,305
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.1 19.7 63.9 10.7 2.5
Column percent (X) 33.2 20.2 23.2 44.8 24.4 17.8
3-person household 2.20 26,265 725 4,070 12,730 7,315 1,430
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.8 15.5 48.5 27.9 5.4
Column percent (X) 16.6 8.9 9.1 17.0 31.8 19.5
4-or-more-person household 2.32 43,590 1,065 3,760 24,910 9,425 4,425
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.4 8.6 57.1 21.6 10.2
Column percent (X) 27.6 13.1 8.4 33.2 41.0 60.3

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 27.5 207,445 25,490 55,685 42,175 44,320 39,780
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.3 26.8 20.3 21.4 19.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 26.9 176,075 18,960 48,160 38,080 39,765 31,110
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.8 27.4 21.6 22.6 17.7
Column percent (X) 84.9 74.4 86.5 90.3 89.7 78.2
Carpooled 26.5 18,725 2,790 5,315 3,340 3,710 3,570
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.9 28.4 17.8 19.8 19.1
Column percent (X) 9.0 10.9 9.5 7.9 8.4 9.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 61.2 5,725 50 280 235 520 4,640
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.9 4.9 4.1 9.1 81.0
Column percent (X) 2.8 0.2 0.5 0.6 1.2 11.7
Bicycle or walked 9.8 5,695 3,455 1,560 340 195 145
  Row percent (X) 100.0 60.7 27.4 6.0 3.4 2.5
Column percent (X) 2.7 13.6 2.8 0.8 0.4 0.4
Motorcycle or other means 49.7 1,225 235 365 185 125 310
  Row percent (X) 100.0 19.2 29.8 15.1 10.2 25.3
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.3 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.