| CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000) Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics | |||||||||
| Geographic Area: Mercer County, Pennsylvania | |||||||||
Subject |
1990 Census | Census 2000 | Change 1990 to 2000 | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||||
| POPULATION | |||||||||
| Total population | 121,003 | 100.0 | 120,293 | 100.0 | -710 | -0.6 | |||
| In households | 115,625 | 95.6 | 113,937 | 94.7 | -1,688 | -1.5 | |||
| In group quarters | 5,378 | 4.4 | 6,356 | 5.3 | 978 | 18.2 | |||
HOUSEHOLD SIZE |
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| Total households | 45,676 | 100.0 | 46,755 | 100.0 | 1,079 | 2.4 | |||
| 1-person household | 11,139 | 24.4 | 12,601 | 27.0 | 1,462 | 13.1 | |||
| 2-person household | 15,403 | 33.7 | 16,451 | 35.2 | 1,048 | 6.8 | |||
| 3-person household | 8,133 | 17.8 | 7,620 | 16.3 | -513 | -6.3 | |||
| 4-person household | 6,893 | 15.1 | 6,277 | 13.4 | -616 | -8.9 | |||
| 5-or-more-person household | 4,108 | 9.0 | 3,806 | 8.1 | -302 | -7.4 | |||
| Mean number of persons per household | 2.53 | (X) | 2.44 | (X) | -0.09 | (X) | |||
VEHICLES AVAILABLE1 |
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| Total households | 45,676 | 100.0 | 46,755 | 100.0 | 1,079 | 2.4 | |||
| No vehicle available | 4,662 | 10.2 | 3,724 | 8.0 | -938 | -20.1 | |||
| 1 vehicle available | 17,184 | 37.6 | 17,334 | 37.1 | 150 | 0.9 | |||
| 2 vehicles available | 17,767 | 38.9 | 18,545 | 39.7 | 778 | 4.4 | |||
| 3 vehicles available | 4,552 | 10.0 | 5,301 | 11.3 | 749 | 16.5 | |||
| 4 vehicles available | 1,155 | 2.5 | 1,405 | 3.0 | 250 | 21.6 | |||
| 5 or more vehicles available | 356 | 0.8 | 446 | 1.0 | 90 | 25.3 | |||
| Mean vehicles per household | 1.60 | (X) | 1.67 | (X) | 0.08 | (X) | |||
WORKERS BY SEX1 |
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| Workers 16 years and over | 48,871 | 100.0 | 51,120 | 100.0 | 2,249 | 4.6 | |||
| Male | 27,431 | 56.1 | 27,160 | 53.1 | -271 | -1.0 | |||
| Female | 21,440 | 43.9 | 23,960 | 46.9 | 2,520 | 11.8 | |||
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK |
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| Workers 16 years and over | 48,871 | 100.0 | 51,120 | 100.0 | 2,249 | 4.6 | |||
| Drove alone | 38,148 | 78.1 | 42,534 | 83.2 | 4,386 | 11.5 | |||
| Carpooled | 5,635 | 11.5 | 4,725 | 9.2 | -910 | -16.1 | |||
| Public transportation (including taxicab) | 123 | 0.3 | 177 | 0.3 | 54 | 43.9 | |||
| Bicycle or walked | 2,934 | 6.0 | 1,672 | 3.3 | -1,262 | -43.0 | |||
| Motorcycle or other means | 448 | 0.9 | 367 | 0.7 | -81 | -18.1 | |||
| Worked at home | 1,583 | 3.2 | 1,645 | 3.2 | 62 | 3.9 | |||
TRAVEL TIME TO WORK |
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| Workers who did not work at home | 47,288 | 100.0 | 49,475 | 100.0 | 2,187 | 4.6 | |||
| Less than 5 minutes | 3,054 | 6.5 | 2,676 | 5.4 | -378 | -12.4 | |||
| 5 to 9 minutes | 9,390 | 19.9 | 9,275 | 18.7 | -115 | -1.2 | |||
| 10 to 14 minutes | 10,500 | 22.2 | 10,342 | 20.9 | -158 | -1.5 | |||
| 15 to 19 minutes | 7,839 | 16.6 | 7,886 | 15.9 | 47 | 0.6 | |||
| 20 to 29 minutes | 7,847 | 16.6 | 8,682 | 17.5 | 835 | 10.6 | |||
| 30 to 44 minutes | 5,784 | 12.2 | 6,480 | 13.1 | 696 | 12.0 | |||
| 45 or more minutes | 2,874 | 6.1 | 4,134 | 8.4 | 1,260 | 43.8 | |||
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 16.9 | (X) | 19.6 | (X) | 2.6 | (X) | |||
TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK |
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| Workers who did not work at home | 47,288 | 100.0 | 49,475 | 100.0 | 2,187 | 4.6 | |||
| 5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. | 11,989 | 25.4 | 12,659 | 25.6 | 670 | 5.6 | |||
| 7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. | 12,710 | 26.9 | 13,907 | 28.1 | 1,197 | 9.4 | |||
| 8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. | 7,630 | 16.1 | 7,783 | 15.7 | 153 | 2.0 | |||
| 9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. | 2,742 | 5.8 | 2,640 | 5.3 | -102 | -3.7 | |||
| 10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. | 1,511 | 3.2 | 1,611 | 3.3 | 100 | 6.6 | |||
| 12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. | 9,666 | 20.4 | 9,618 | 19.4 | -48 | -0.5 | |||
| 12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. | 1,040 | 2.2 | 1,257 | 2.5 | 217 | 20.9 | |||
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| CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000) Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics | |||||||||||
| Geographic Area: Mercer County, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||
Subject |
Census 2000 | ||||||||||
| Number | Percent | ||||||||||
| POPULATION BY AGE | |||||||||||
| Total population | 120,293 | 100.0 | |||||||||
| Under 16 years | 24,629 | 20.5 | |||||||||
| 16 to 20 years | 8,823 | 7.3 | |||||||||
| 21 to 24 years | 5,342 | 4.4 | |||||||||
| 25 to 44 years | 31,584 | 26.3 | |||||||||
| 45 to 64 years | 28,183 | 23.4 | |||||||||
| 65 years and over | 21,732 | 18.1 | |||||||||
| Mean age (years) | 39.4 | (X) | |||||||||
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991 |
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| Total households | 46,755 | 100.0 | |||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 8,099 | 17.3 | |||||||||
| $15,000 to 19,999 | 3,946 | 8.4 | |||||||||
| $20,000 to 24,999 | 4,028 | 8.6 | |||||||||
| $25,000 to 49,999 | 16,259 | 34.8 | |||||||||
| $50,000 to 74,999 | 8,629 | 18.5 | |||||||||
| $75,000 to 99,999 | 3,246 | 6.9 | |||||||||
| $100,000 or more | 2,548 | 5.4 | |||||||||
| Mean household income (dollars) | 44,448 | (X) | |||||||||
| Median household income (dollars) | 34,666 | (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 | 1.67 | 46,755 | 3,725 | 17,335 | 18,545 | 5,300 | 1,850 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 8.0 | 37.1 | 39.7 | 11.3 | 4.0 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
| 1-person household | 0.99 | 12,600 | 2,195 | 8,900 | 1,120 | 265 | 120 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 17.4 | 70.6 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 26.9 | 58.9 | 51.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | ||||
| 2-person household | 1.73 | 16,450 | 700 | 5,055 | 9,050 | 1,310 | 340 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 4.3 | 30.7 | 55.0 | 8.0 | 2.1 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 35.2 | 18.8 | 29.2 | 48.8 | 24.7 | 18.4 | ||||
| 3-person household | 2.08 | 7,620 | 335 | 1,665 | 3,425 | 1,685 | 515 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 4.4 | 21.9 | 44.9 | 22.1 | 6.8 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 16.3 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 18.5 | 31.8 | 27.8 | ||||
| 4-or-more-person household | 2.13 | 10,085 | 495 | 1,715 | 4,950 | 2,045 | 875 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 4.9 | 17.0 | 49.1 | 20.3 | 8.7 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 21.6 | 13.3 | 9.9 | 26.7 | 38.6 | 47.3 | ||||
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 | 19.6 | 49,475 | 11,950 | 18,230 | 8,680 | 6,480 | 4,135 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 24.2 | 36.8 | 17.5 | 13.1 | 8.4 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
| Drove alone | 19.5 | 42,535 | 9,965 | 15,760 | 7,705 | 5,705 | 3,400 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 23.4 | 37.1 | 18.1 | 13.4 | 8.0 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 86.0 | 83.4 | 86.5 | 88.8 | 88.0 | 82.2 | ||||
| Carpooled | 21.3 | 4,725 | 905 | 1,850 | 840 | 575 | 555 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 19.2 | 39.2 | 17.8 | 12.2 | 11.7 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 9.6 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 13.4 | ||||
| Public transportation (including taxicab) | 39.7 | 175 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 75 | 55 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 17.1 | 42.9 | 31.4 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||||
| Bicycle or walked | 9.9 | 1,670 | 1,035 | 445 | 95 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 62.0 | 26.6 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 3.4 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | ||||
| Motorcycle or other means | 33.7 | 365 | 50 | 160 | 10 | 75 | 75 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 13.7 | 43.8 | 2.7 | 20.5 | 20.5 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | ||||
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