CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 275,572 100.0 280,843 100.0 5,271 1.9
In households 265,345 96.3 266,867 95.0 1,522 0.6
In group quarters 10,227 3.7 13,976 5.0 3,749 36.7

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 101,652 100.0 106,488 100.0 4,836 4.8
1-person household 25,736 25.3 29,335 27.5 3,599 14.0
2-person household 31,558 31.0 34,433 32.3 2,875 9.1
3-person household 17,329 17.0 17,425 16.4 96 0.6
4-person household 15,651 15.4 14,927 14.0 -724 -4.6
5-or-more-person household 11,378 11.2 10,368 9.7 -1,010 -8.9
Mean number of persons per household 2.61 (X) 2.51 (X) -0.10 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 101,652 100.0 106,488 100.0 4,836 4.8
No vehicle available 12,413 12.2 11,131 10.5 -1,282 -10.3
1 vehicle available 39,708 39.1 40,049 37.6 341 0.9
2 vehicles available 37,174 36.6 41,634 39.1 4,460 12.0
3 vehicles available 9,372 9.2 10,345 9.7 973 10.4
4 vehicles available 2,222 2.2 2,527 2.4 305 13.7
5 or more vehicles available 763 0.8 802 0.8 39 5.1
Mean vehicles per household 1.53 (X) 1.58 (X) 0.06 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 120,206 100.0 126,795 100.0 6,589 5.5
Male 65,971 54.9 66,760 52.7 789 1.2
Female 54,235 45.1 60,035 47.3 5,800 10.7

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 120,206 100.0 126,797 100.0 6,591 5.5
Drove alone 89,828 74.7 101,299 79.9 11,471 12.8
Carpooled 16,682 13.9 14,187 11.2 -2,495 -15.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 2,081 1.7 1,781 1.4 -300 -14.4
Bicycle or walked 8,277 6.9 5,875 4.6 -2,402 -29.0
Motorcycle or other means 631 0.5 779 0.6 148 23.5
Worked at home 2,707 2.3 2,876 2.3 169 6.2

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 117,499 100.0 123,921 100.0 6,422 5.5
Less than 5 minutes 6,257 5.3 5,692 4.6 -565 -9.0
5 to 9 minutes 19,873 16.9 19,225 15.5 -648 -3.3
10 to 14 minutes 24,908 21.2 25,757 20.8 849 3.4
15 to 19 minutes 24,322 20.7 24,650 19.9 328 1.3
20 to 29 minutes 24,236 20.6 27,434 22.1 3,198 13.2
30 to 44 minutes 13,168 11.2 14,935 12.1 1,767 13.4
45 or more minutes 4,735 4.0 6,228 5.0 1,493 31.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 16.5 (X) 18.5 (X) 2.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 117,499 100.0 123,921 100.0 6,422 5.5
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 28,342 24.1 30,931 25.0 2,589 9.1
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 35,898 30.6 37,485 30.2 1,587 4.4
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 18,510 15.8 18,530 15.0 20 0.1
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 6,041 5.1 6,137 5.0 96 1.6
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 3,874 3.3 3,781 3.1 -93 -2.4
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 22,551 19.2 23,939 19.3 1,388 6.2
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 2,283 1.9 3,118 2.5 835 36.6
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: Erie County, Pennsylvania

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 280,843 100.0
Under 16 years 61,895 22.0
16 to 20 years 23,284 8.3
21 to 24 years 15,558 5.5
25 to 44 years 77,592 27.6
45 to 64 years 62,259 22.2
65 years and over 40,255 14.3
Mean age (years) 36.7 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 106,488 100.0
Less than $15,000 19,191 18.0
$15,000 to 19,999 7,926 7.4
$20,000 to 24,999 8,381 7.9
$25,000 to 49,999 35,035 32.9
$50,000 to 74,999 20,429 19.2
$75,000 to 99,999 8,665 8.1
$100,000 or more 6,861 6.4
Mean household income (dollars) 46,005 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 36,627 (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 1.58 106,490 11,130 40,050 41,635 10,345 3,330
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.5 37.6 39.1 9.7 3.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.90 29,335 6,785 19,560 2,485 330 180
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.1 66.7 8.5 1.1 0.6
Column percent (X) 27.5 61.0 48.8 6.0 3.2 5.4
2-person household 1.67 34,435 2,070 11,370 17,860 2,475 655
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.0 33.0 51.9 7.2 1.9
Column percent (X) 32.3 18.6 28.4 42.9 23.9 19.7
3-person household 1.89 17,425 1,010 4,595 7,975 3,245 600
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.8 26.4 45.8 18.6 3.4
Column percent (X) 16.4 9.1 11.5 19.2 31.4 18.0
4-or-more-person household 2.06 25,295 1,265 4,530 13,315 4,295 1,895
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.0 17.9 52.6 17.0 7.5
Column percent (X) 23.8 11.4 11.3 32.0 41.5 56.9

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 18.5 123,920 24,915 50,405 27,435 14,935 6,230
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.1 40.7 22.1 12.1 5.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 18.4 101,300 18,990 42,330 23,395 11,895 4,690
  Row percent (X) 100.0 18.7 41.8 23.1 11.7 4.6
Column percent (X) 81.7 76.2 84.0 85.3 79.6 75.3
Carpooled 20.1 14,185 2,480 5,540 3,160 2,175 830
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.5 39.1 22.3 15.3 5.9
Column percent (X) 11.4 10.0 11.0 11.5 14.6 13.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 35.6 1,780 60 385 285 520 530
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.4 21.6 16.0 29.2 29.8
Column percent (X) 1.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 3.5 8.5
Bicycle or walked 10.1 5,875 3,210 1,810 480 255 120
  Row percent (X) 100.0 54.6 30.8 8.2 4.3 2.0
Column percent (X) 4.7 12.9 3.6 1.7 1.7 1.9
Motorcycle or other means 23.4 780 175 340 115 85 65
  Row percent (X) 100.0 22.4 43.6 14.7 10.9 8.3
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.0
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.