CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 247,105 100.0 267,066 100.0 19,961 8.1
In households 238,109 96.4 256,500 96.0 18,391 7.7
In group quarters 8,996 3.6 10,566 4.0 1,570 17.5

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 90,619 100.0 101,631 100.0 11,012 12.2
1-person household 19,711 21.8 25,102 24.7 5,391 27.4
2-person household 30,220 33.3 34,729 34.2 4,509 14.9
3-person household 16,876 18.6 17,446 17.2 570 3.4
4-person household 15,271 16.9 15,225 15.0 -46 -0.3
5-or-more-person household 8,541 9.4 9,129 9.0 588 6.9
Mean number of persons per household 2.63 (X) 2.52 (X) -0.10 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 90,619 100.0 101,631 100.0 11,012 12.2
No vehicle available 8,753 9.7 8,586 8.4 -167 -1.9
1 vehicle available 27,713 30.6 31,774 31.3 4,061 14.7
2 vehicles available 37,193 41.0 41,442 40.8 4,249 11.4
3 vehicles available 12,025 13.3 14,393 14.2 2,368 19.7
4 vehicles available 3,616 4.0 3,897 3.8 281 7.8
5 or more vehicles available 1,319 1.5 1,539 1.5 220 16.7
Mean vehicles per household 1.76 (X) 1.79 (X) 0.02 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 115,821 100.0 125,670 100.0 9,849 8.5
Male 63,677 55.0 67,245 53.5 3,568 5.6
Female 52,144 45.0 58,425 46.5 6,281 12.0

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 115,821 100.0 125,671 100.0 9,850 8.5
Drove alone 90,836 78.4 103,372 82.3 12,536 13.8
Carpooled 14,152 12.2 12,105 9.6 -2,047 -14.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 1,370 1.2 1,414 1.1 44 3.2
Bicycle or walked 6,007 5.2 5,344 4.3 -663 -11.0
Motorcycle or other means 813 0.7 496 0.4 -317 -39.0
Worked at home 2,643 2.3 2,940 2.3 297 11.2

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 113,178 100.0 122,731 100.0 9,553 8.4
Less than 5 minutes 4,768 4.2 4,522 3.7 -246 -5.2
5 to 9 minutes 15,435 13.6 14,834 12.1 -601 -3.9
10 to 14 minutes 21,207 18.7 20,733 16.9 -474 -2.2
15 to 19 minutes 20,326 18.0 20,006 16.3 -320 -1.6
20 to 29 minutes 24,385 21.5 27,414 22.3 3,029 12.4
30 to 44 minutes 15,953 14.1 18,373 15.0 2,420 15.2
45 or more minutes 11,104 9.8 16,849 13.7 5,745 51.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.5 (X) 24.2 (X) 3.7 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 113,178 100.0 122,731 100.0 9,553 8.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 32,224 28.5 36,139 29.4 3,915 12.1
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 34,694 30.7 35,693 29.1 999 2.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 17,824 15.7 18,979 15.5 1,155 6.5
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 5,658 5.0 5,699 4.6 41 0.7
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 3,031 2.7 3,849 3.1 818 27.0
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 17,489 15.5 18,496 15.1 1,007 5.8
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 2,258 2.0 3,876 3.2 1,618 71.7
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: Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 267,066 100.0
Under 16 years 54,933 20.6
16 to 20 years 19,794 7.4
21 to 24 years 12,321 4.6
25 to 44 years 75,702 28.3
45 to 64 years 62,413 23.4
65 years and over 41,903 15.7
Mean age (years) 38.3 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 101,631 100.0
Less than $15,000 13,595 13.4
$15,000 to 19,999 5,712 5.6
$20,000 to 24,999 6,347 6.2
$25,000 to 49,999 30,254 29.8
$50,000 to 74,999 22,608 22.2
$75,000 to 99,999 11,802 11.6
$100,000 or more 11,313 11.1
Mean household income (dollars) 55,300 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 45,234 (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 1.79 101,630 8,585 31,775 41,440 14,395 5,435
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.4 31.3 40.8 14.2 5.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.95 25,100 5,490 16,320 2,720 410 165
  Row percent (X) 100.0 21.9 65.0 10.8 1.6 0.7
Column percent (X) 24.7 63.9 51.4 6.6 2.8 3.0
2-person household 1.81 34,730 1,645 9,380 18,870 3,900 940
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.7 27.0 54.3 11.2 2.7
Column percent (X) 34.2 19.2 29.5 45.5 27.1 17.3
3-person household 2.17 17,445 740 3,155 7,685 4,660 1,205
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.2 18.1 44.1 26.7 6.9
Column percent (X) 17.2 8.6 9.9 18.5 32.4 22.2
4-or-more-person household 2.35 24,355 715 2,925 12,170 5,420 3,125
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.9 12.0 50.0 22.3 12.8
Column percent (X) 24.0 8.3 9.2 29.4 37.7 57.5

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 24.2 122,730 19,355 40,740 27,415 18,375 16,850
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.8 33.2 22.3 15.0 13.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 23.8 103,370 14,510 35,450 24,410 15,940 13,060
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.0 34.3 23.6 15.4 12.6
Column percent (X) 84.2 75.0 87.0 89.0 86.7 77.5
Carpooled 30.3 12,105 1,490 3,275 2,465 2,020 2,860
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.3 27.1 20.4 16.7 23.6
Column percent (X) 9.9 7.7 8.0 9.0 11.0 17.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 49.9 1,415 80 265 175 195 700
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.7 18.7 12.4 13.8 49.5
Column percent (X) 1.2 0.4 0.7 0.6 1.1 4.2
Bicycle or walked 9.9 5,345 3,180 1,540 305 190 130
  Row percent (X) 100.0 59.5 28.8 5.7 3.6 2.4
Column percent (X) 4.4 16.4 3.8 1.1 1.0 0.8
Motorcycle or other means 33.8 495 100 210 60 30 100
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.2 42.4 12.1 6.1 20.2
Column percent (X) 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.6
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.