CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Mercer County, New Jersey

Subject
 1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 325,824 100.0 350,761 100.0 24,937 7.7
In households 309,685 95.0 329,524 93.9 19,839 6.4
In group quarters 16,139 5.0 21,237 6.1 5,098 31.6

HOUSEHOLD SIZE		            
Total households 116,777 100.0 125,787 100.0 9,010 7.7
1-person household 28,116 24.1 32,241 25.6 4,125 14.7
2-person household 35,964 30.8 38,703 30.8 2,739 7.6
3-person household 21,255 18.2 21,474 17.1 219 1.0
4-person household 18,639 16.0 19,392 15.4 753 4.0
5-or-more-person household 12,803 11.0 13,977 11.1 1,174 9.2
Mean number of persons per household 2.65 (X) 2.62 (X) -0.03 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1		            
Total households 116,777 100.0 125,787 100.0 9,010 7.7
No vehicle available 14,136 12.1 14,523 11.5 387 2.7
1 vehicle available 40,094 34.3 42,692 33.9 2,598 6.5
2 vehicles available 45,293 38.8 50,226 39.9 4,933 10.9
3 vehicles available 12,474 10.7 13,515 10.7 1,041 8.3
4 vehicles available 3,622 3.1 3,696 2.9 74 2.0
5 or more vehicles available 1,158 1.0 1,135 0.9 -23 -2.0
Mean vehicles per household 1.62 (X) 1.63 (X) 0.01 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1		            
Workers 16 years and over 162,920 100.0 163,255 100.0 335 0.2
Male 85,146 52.3 84,010 51.5 -1,136 -1.3
Female 77,774 47.7 79,250 48.5 1,476 1.9

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK		            
Workers 16 years and over 162,920 100.0 163,257 100.0 337 0.2
Drove alone 116,525 71.5 119,742 73.3 3,217 2.8
Carpooled 20,674 12.7 17,938 11.0 -2,736 -13.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 10,214 6.3 11,236 6.9 1,022 10.0
Bicycle or walked 10,304 6.3 8,153 5.0 -2,151 -20.9
Motorcycle or other means 1,162 0.7 1,027 0.6 -135 -11.6
Worked at home 4,041 2.5 5,161 3.2 1,120 27.7

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 158,879 100.0 158,096 100.0 -783 -0.5
Less than 5 minutes 5,102 3.2 4,790 3.0 -312 -6.1
5 to 9 minutes 19,410 12.2 15,818 10.0 -3,592 -18.5
10 to 14 minutes 29,928 18.8 24,337 15.4 -5,591 -18.7
15 to 19 minutes 29,721 18.7 27,191 17.2 -2,530 -8.5
20 to 29 minutes 31,873 20.1 33,325 21.1 1,452 4.6
30 to 44 minutes 23,839 15.0 24,836 15.7 997 4.2
45 or more minutes 19,006 12.0 27,799 17.6 8,793 46.3
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.1 (X) 27.1 (X) 5.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 158,879 100.0 158,096 100.0 -783 -0.5
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 31,025 19.5 33,317 21.1 2,292 7.4
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 50,500 31.8 50,501 31.9 1 [ >0 ]
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 43,099 27.1 37,670 23.8 -5,429 -12.6
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 8,926 5.6 9,820 6.2 894 10.0
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 5,062 3.2 5,624 3.6 562 11.1
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 18,344 11.5 18,181 11.5 -163 -0.9
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,923 1.2 2,983 1.9 1,060 55.1
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
>0Value is too near zero to display.
(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: Mercer County, New Jersey

Subject
 Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 350,761 100.0
Under 16 years 75,272 21.5
16 to 20 years 25,826 7.4
21 to 24 years 18,524 5.3
25 to 44 years 108,015 30.8
45 to 64 years 79,222 22.6
65 years and over 43,902 12.5
Mean age (years) 36.4 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991		    
Total households 125,787 100.0
Less than $15,000 14,621 11.6
$15,000 to 19,999 5,537 4.4
$20,000 to 24,999 5,862 4.7
$25,000 to 49,999 29,424 23.4
$50,000 to 74,999 24,882 19.8
$75,000 to 99,999 16,586 13.2
$100,000 or more 28,875 23.0
Mean household income (dollars) 76,166 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 56,613 (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 1.63 125,785 14,525 42,690 50,225 13,515 4,830
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.5 33.9 39.9 10.7 3.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.87 32,240 7,695 21,485 2,650 290 120
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.9 66.6 8.2 0.9 0.4
Column percent (X) 25.6 53.0 50.3 5.3 2.1 2.5
2-person household 1.69 38,705 2,575 11,295 21,205 3,050 580
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.7 29.2 54.8 7.9 1.5
Column percent (X) 30.8 17.7 26.5 42.2 22.6 12.0
3-person household 1.94 21,475 1,670 4,580 9,785 4,500 940
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.8 21.3 45.6 21.0 4.4
Column percent (X) 17.1 11.5 10.7 19.5 33.3 19.5
4-or-more-person household 2.07 33,370 2,585 5,330 16,590 5,675 3,190
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.7 16.0 49.7 17.0 9.6
Column percent (X) 26.5 17.8 12.5 33.0 42.0 66.0

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 27.1 158,095 20,610 51,530 33,325 24,835 27,800
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.0 32.6 21.1 15.7 17.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 24.3 119,740 14,620 41,640 27,180 19,705 16,600
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.2 34.8 22.7 16.5 13.9
Column percent (X) 75.7 70.9 80.8 81.6 79.3 59.7
Carpooled 26.5 17,940 1,605 6,010 4,315 3,045 2,960
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.9 33.5 24.1 17.0 16.5
Column percent (X) 11.3 7.8 11.7 12.9 12.3 10.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 68.2 11,235 95 1,015 875 1,405 7,840
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.8 9.0 7.8 12.5 69.8
Column percent (X) 7.1 0.5 2.0 2.6 5.7 28.2
Bicycle or walked 11.3 8,155 4,145 2,540 790 470 205
  Row percent (X) 100.0 50.8 31.1 9.7 5.8 2.5
Column percent (X) 5.2 20.1 4.9 2.4 1.9 0.7
Motorcycle or other means 38.2 1,025 140 320 160 210 195
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.7 31.2 15.6 20.5 19.0
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.7
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.