CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 291,130 100.0 312,090 100.0 20,960 7.2
In households 283,496 97.4 301,826 96.7 18,330 6.5
In group quarters 7,634 2.6 10,264 3.3 2,630 34.5

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 112,552 100.0 121,947 100.0 9,395 8.3
1-person household 27,987 24.9 32,996 27.1 5,009 17.9
2-person household 38,166 33.9 41,288 33.9 3,122 8.2
3-person household 19,918 17.7 20,129 16.5 211 1.1
4-person household 17,040 15.1 16,884 13.8 -156 -0.9
5-or-more-person household 9,441 8.4 10,650 8.7 1,209 12.8
Mean number of persons per household 2.52 (X) 2.48 (X) -0.04 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 112,552 100.0 121,947 100.0 9,395 8.3
No vehicle available 12,313 10.9 12,758 10.5 445 3.6
1 vehicle available 38,306 34.0 40,788 33.4 2,482 6.5
2 vehicles available 43,310 38.5 48,071 39.4 4,761 11.0
3 vehicles available 13,628 12.1 14,864 12.2 1,236 9.1
4 vehicles available 3,657 3.2 4,026 3.3 369 10.1
5 or more vehicles available 1,338 1.2 1,440 1.2 102 7.6
Mean vehicles per household 1.67 (X) 1.68 (X) 0.02 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 141,902 100.0 147,930 100.0 6,028 4.2
Male 76,898 54.2 78,805 53.3 1,907 2.5
Female 65,004 45.8 69,125 46.7 4,121 6.3

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 141,902 100.0 147,930 100.0 6,028 4.2
Drove alone 111,388 78.5 120,831 81.7 9,443 8.5
Carpooled 16,615 11.7 14,563 9.8 -2,052 -12.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 2,451 1.7 2,321 1.6 -130 -5.3
Bicycle or walked 7,399 5.2 5,496 3.7 -1,903 -25.7
Motorcycle or other means 744 0.5 703 0.5 -41 -5.5
Worked at home 3,305 2.3 4,016 2.7 711 21.5

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 138,597 100.0 143,914 100.0 5,317 3.8
Less than 5 minutes 5,075 3.7 4,526 3.1 -549 -10.8
5 to 9 minutes 18,928 13.7 17,324 12.0 -1,604 -8.5
10 to 14 minutes 28,477 20.5 26,038 18.1 -2,439 -8.6
15 to 19 minutes 29,308 21.1 28,491 19.8 -817 -2.8
20 to 29 minutes 31,372 22.6 34,204 23.8 2,832 9.0
30 to 44 minutes 16,266 11.7 19,080 13.3 2,814 17.3
45 or more minutes 9,171 6.6 14,251 9.9 5,080 55.4
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.6 (X) 22.1 (X) 3.5 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 138,597 100.0 143,914 100.0 5,317 3.8
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 33,765 24.4 36,819 25.6 3,054 9.0
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 45,306 32.7 44,259 30.8 -1,047 -2.3
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 24,608 17.8 24,265 16.9 -343 -1.4
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 7,268 5.2 7,317 5.1 49 0.7
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 3,981 2.9 4,406 3.1 425 10.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 20,860 15.1 22,319 15.5 1,459 7.0
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 2,809 2.0 4,529 3.1 1,720 61.2
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: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 312,090 100.0
Under 16 years 66,457 21.3
16 to 20 years 19,375 6.2
21 to 24 years 13,593 4.4
25 to 44 years 91,786 29.4
45 to 64 years 71,524 22.9
65 years and over 49,355 15.8
Mean age (years) 38.2 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 121,947 100.0
Less than $15,000 16,561 13.6
$15,000 to 19,999 8,161 6.7
$20,000 to 24,999 7,738 6.3
$25,000 to 49,999 36,267 29.7
$50,000 to 74,999 25,650 21.0
$75,000 to 99,999 13,052 10.7
$100,000 or more 14,518 11.9
Mean household income (dollars) 55,290 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 43,449 (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 1.68 121,945 12,760 40,790 48,070 14,865 5,465
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.5 33.4 39.4 12.2 4.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.93 32,995 7,720 21,175 3,335 545 220
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.4 64.2 10.1 1.7 0.7
Column percent (X) 27.1 60.5 51.9 6.9 3.7 4.0
2-person household 1.75 41,290 2,340 11,785 22,105 4,185 875
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.7 28.5 53.5 10.1 2.1
Column percent (X) 33.9 18.3 28.9 46.0 28.2 16.0
3-person household 2.09 20,130 1,145 3,775 9,075 4,785 1,345
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.7 18.8 45.1 23.8 6.7
Column percent (X) 16.5 9.0 9.3 18.9 32.2 24.6
4-or-more-person household 2.19 27,535 1,555 4,050 13,560 5,345 3,025
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.6 14.7 49.2 19.4 11.0
Column percent (X) 22.6 12.2 9.9 28.2 36.0 55.4

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 22.1 143,915 21,850 54,530 34,205 19,080 14,250
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.2 37.9 23.8 13.3 9.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 21.7 120,830 16,970 47,365 29,805 15,675 11,020
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.0 39.2 24.7 13.0 9.1
Column percent (X) 84.0 77.7 86.9 87.1 82.2 77.3
Carpooled 25.1 14,565 1,935 5,070 3,150 2,360 2,050
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.3 34.8 21.6 16.2 14.1
Column percent (X) 10.1 8.9 9.3 9.2 12.4 14.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 43.4 2,320 50 365 495 565 850
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.2 15.7 21.3 24.4 36.6
Column percent (X) 1.6 0.2 0.7 1.4 3.0 6.0
Bicycle or walked 11.7 5,495 2,810 1,525 620 385 155
  Row percent (X) 100.0 51.1 27.8 11.3 7.0 2.8
Column percent (X) 3.8 12.9 2.8 1.8 2.0 1.1
Motorcycle or other means 40.0 705 90 205 135 95 175
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.8 29.1 19.1 13.5 24.8
Column percent (X) 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.2
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.