CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 7,730,188 100.0 8,414,350 100.0 684,162 8.9
In households 7,558,789 97.8 8,219,436 97.7 660,647 8.7
In group quarters 171,399 2.2 194,914 2.3 23,515 13.7

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 2,794,316 100.0 3,065,774 100.0 271,458 9.7
1-person household 640,436 22.9 750,646 24.5 110,210 17.2
2-person household 849,064 30.4 922,754 30.1 73,690 8.7
3-person household 508,751 18.2 529,147 17.3 20,396 4.0
4-person household 460,358 16.5 492,043 16.0 31,685 6.9
5-or-more-person household 335,707 12.0 371,184 12.1 35,477 10.6
Mean number of persons per household 2.71 (X) 2.68 (X) -0.02 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 2,794,316 100.0 3,065,774 100.0 271,458 9.7
No vehicle available 350,380 12.5 383,872 12.5 33,492 9.6
1 vehicle available 957,514 34.3 1,063,111 34.7 105,597 11.0
2 vehicles available 1,044,083 37.4 1,166,933 38.1 122,850 11.8
3 vehicles available 311,294 11.1 331,498 10.8 20,204 6.5
4 vehicles available 97,574 3.5 89,592 2.9 -7,982 -8.2
5 or more vehicles available 33,471 1.2 30,768 1.0 -2,703 -8.1
Mean vehicles per household 1.63 (X) 1.60 (X) -0.02 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 3,812,684 100.0 3,876,435 100.0 63,751 1.7
Male 2,077,181 54.5 2,072,325 53.5 -4,856 -0.2
Female 1,735,503 45.5 1,804,105 46.5 68,602 4.0

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 3,812,684 100.0 3,876,433 100.0 63,749 1.7
Drove alone 2,731,027 71.6 2,828,303 73.0 97,276 3.6
Carpooled 471,943 12.4 412,299 10.6 -59,644 -12.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 336,708 8.8 371,514 9.6 34,806 10.3
Bicycle or walked 165,706 4.3 130,447 3.4 -35,259 -21.3
Motorcycle or other means 26,826 0.7 27,314 0.7 488 1.8
Worked at home 80,474 2.1 106,556 2.7 26,082 32.4

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 3,732,210 100.0 3,769,877 100.0 37,667 1.0
Less than 5 minutes 114,402 3.1 99,241 2.6 -15,161 -13.3
5 to 9 minutes 400,065 10.7 347,598 9.2 -52,467 -13.1
10 to 14 minutes 565,092 15.1 482,988 12.8 -82,104 -14.5
15 to 19 minutes 569,258 15.3 510,571 13.5 -58,687 -10.3
20 to 29 minutes 713,612 19.1 707,693 18.8 -5,919 -0.8
30 to 44 minutes 710,761 19.0 758,258 20.1 47,497 6.7
45 or more minutes 659,020 17.7 863,528 22.9 204,508 31.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.3 (X) 30.0 (X) 4.7 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 3,732,210 100.0 3,769,877 100.0 37,667 1.0
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 816,102 21.9 873,920 23.2 57,818 7.1
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 1,190,080 31.9 1,151,274 30.5 -38,806 -3.3
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 879,737 23.6 836,971 22.2 -42,766 -4.9
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 226,885 6.1 246,745 6.5 19,860 8.8
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 116,909 3.1 136,388 3.6 19,479 16.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 438,002 11.7 431,803 11.5 -6,199 -1.4
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 64,495 1.7 92,776 2.5 28,281 43.8
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: New Jersey

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 8,414,350 100.0
Under 16 years 1,868,195 22.2
16 to 20 years 504,291 6.0
21 to 24 years 384,065 4.6
25 to 44 years 2,638,465 31.4
45 to 64 years 1,906,299 22.7
65 years and over 1,113,035 13.2
Mean age (years) 36.8 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 3,065,774 100.0
Less than $15,000 357,722 11.7
$15,000 to 19,999 142,069 4.6
$20,000 to 24,999 146,537 4.8
$25,000 to 49,999 742,822 24.2
$50,000 to 74,999 608,244 19.8
$75,000 to 99,999 413,928 13.5
$100,000 or more 654,452 21.3
Mean household income (dollars) 73,260 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 55,146 (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 1.60 3,065,775 383,870 1,063,110 1,166,935 331,500 120,360
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.5 34.7 38.1 10.8 3.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.86 750,645 188,820 495,820 54,660 7,475 3,875
  Row percent (X) 100.0 25.2 66.1 7.3 1.0 0.5
Column percent (X) 24.5 49.2 46.6 4.7 2.3 3.2
2-person household 1.60 922,755 81,640 297,180 469,260 61,710 12,960
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.8 32.2 50.9 6.7 1.4
Column percent (X) 30.1 21.3 28.0 40.2 18.6 10.8
3-person household 1.90 529,145 45,490 121,055 232,365 110,055 20,185
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.6 22.9 43.9 20.8 3.8
Column percent (X) 17.3 11.9 11.4 19.9 33.2 16.8
4-or-more-person household 2.07 863,225 67,925 149,055 410,650 152,255 83,345
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.9 17.3 47.6 17.6 9.7
Column percent (X) 28.2 17.7 14.0 35.2 45.9 69.2

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 30.0 3,769,875 446,840 993,560 707,695 758,260 863,530
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.9 26.4 18.8 20.1 22.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 27.2 2,828,305 339,985 796,880 579,450 586,715 525,265
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.0 28.2 20.5 20.7 18.6
Column percent (X) 75.0 76.1 80.2 81.9 77.4 60.8
Carpooled 30.1 412,300 41,300 112,835 78,530 85,910 93,730
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.0 27.4 19.0 20.8 22.7
Column percent (X) 10.9 9.2 11.4 11.1 11.3 10.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 56.6 371,515 4,970 28,730 31,575 72,355 233,885
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.3 7.7 8.5 19.5 63.0
Column percent (X) 9.9 1.1 2.9 4.5 9.5 27.1
Bicycle or walked 13.4 130,445 56,310 47,060 13,775 8,385 4,920
  Row percent (X) 100.0 43.2 36.1 10.6 6.4 3.8
Column percent (X) 3.5 12.6 4.7 1.9 1.1 0.6
Motorcycle or other means 34.6 27,315 4,275 8,055 4,360 4,900 5,725
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.7 29.5 16.0 17.9 21.0
Column percent (X) 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 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.