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Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Palm Beach County, Florida

	1990 Census		Census 2000		Change 1990 to 2000
Subject	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
POPULATION
Total population	863,518	100	1,131,184	100	267,666	31
In households	847,773	98.2	1,111,844	98.3	264,071	31.1
In group quarters	15,745	1.8	19,340	1.7	3,595	22.8
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
Total households	366,131	100	474,295	100	108,164	29.5
1-person household	99,579	27.2	138,323	29.2	38,744	38.9
2-person household	152,092	41.5	184,566	38.9	32,474	21.4
3-person household	50,350	13.8	61,490	13	11,140	22.1
4-person household	38,119	10.4	51,087	10.8	12,968	34
5-or-more-person household	25,991	7.1	38,829	8.2	12,838	49.4
Mean number of persons per household	2.32	(X)	2.34	(X)	0.03	(X)
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Total households	366,131	100	474,295	100	108,164	29.5
No vehicle available	29,329	8	37,193	7.8	7,864	26.8
1 vehicle available	160,316	43.8	208,900	44	48,584	30.3
2 vehicles available	135,287	37	182,581	38.5	47,294	35
3 vehicles available	32,022	8.7	36,350	7.7	4,328	13.5
4 vehicles available	7,135	1.9	7,023	1.5	-112	-1.6
5 or more vehicles available	2,042	0.6	2,248	0.5	206	10.1
Mean vehicles per household	1.55	(X)	1.53	(X)	-0.02	(X)
WORKERS BY SEX
Workers 16 years and over	380,260	100	475,570	100	95,310	25.1
Male	209,334	55.1	258,520	54.4	49,186	23.5
Female	170,926	44.9	217,050	45.6	46,124	27
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	380,260	100	475,572	100	95,312	25.1
Drove alone	301,796	79.4	378,759	79.6	76,963	25.5
Carpooled	48,613	12.8	56,747	11.9	8,134	16.7
Public transportation (including taxicab)	5,118	1.3	6,671	1.4	1,553	30.3
Bicycle or walked	9,850	2.6	8,925	1.9	-925	-9.4
Motorcycle or other means	4,713	1.2	5,016	1.1	303	6.4
Worked at home	10,170	2.7	19,454	4.1	9,284	91.3
TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
Workers who did not work at home	370,090	100	456,118	100	86,028	23.2
Less than 5 minutes	10,152	2.7	9,429	2.1	-723	-7.1
5 to 9 minutes	40,173	10.9	39,649	8.7	-524	-1.3
10 to 14 minutes	62,077	16.8	65,798	14.4	3,721	6
15 to 19 minutes	71,338	19.3	77,091	16.9	5,753	8.1
20 to 29 minutes	84,769	22.9	102,521	22.5	17,752	20.9
2000 Census Average Commute Time:25.7 minutes
30 to 44 minutes	71,360	19.3	100,987	22.1	29,627	41.5
45 or more minutes	30,221	8.2	60,643	13.3	30,422	100.7
% Longer Commute in 2000 vs 1990:23%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	20.9	(X)	25.7	(X)	4.8	(X)
TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
Workers who did not work at home	370,090	100	456,118	100	86,028	23.2
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.	76,340	20.6	97,166	21.3	20,826	27.3
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.	122,756	33.2	150,368	33	27,612	22.5
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.	85,591	23.1	98,982	21.7	13,391	15.6
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.	26,958	7.3	33,495	7.3	6,537	24.2
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.	12,299	3.3	17,783	3.9	5,484	44.6
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.	39,591	10.7	48,590	10.7	8,999	22.7
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.	6,555	1.8	9,734	2.1	3,179	48.5
1. See 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.

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Palm Beach County, Florida

	Census 2000
Subject	Number	Percent
POPULATION BY AGE
Total population	1,131,184	100
Under 16 years	213,731	18.9
16 to 20 years	59,641	5.3
21 to 24 years	39,913	3.5
25 to 44 years	306,951	27.1
45 to 64 years	248,474	22
65 years and over	262,474	23.2
Mean age (years)	42.2	(X)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
Total households	474,295	100
Less than $15,000	63,260	13.3
$15,000 to 19,999	28,278	6
$20,000 to 24,999	31,136	6.6
$25,000 to 49,999	137,141	28.9
$50,000 to 74,999	89,733	18.9
$75,000 to 99,999	47,767	10.1
$100,000 or more	76,980	16.2
Mean household income (dollars)	67,994	(X)
Median household income (dollars)	45,062	(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		1.53	474,295	37,195	208,900	182,580	36,350	9,270
	Row percent	(X)	100	7.8	44	38.5	7.7	2
	Column percent	(X)	100	100	100	100	100	100
1-person household		0.93	138,325	22,670	104,725	9,485	1,060	385
	Row percent	(X)	100	16.4	75.7	6.9	0.8	0.3
	Column percent	(X)	29.2	60.9	50.1	5.2	2.9	4.2
2-person household		1.59	184,565	7,700	72,630	94,900	7,920	1,415
	Row percent	(X)	100	4.2	39.4	51.4	4.3	0.8
	Column percent	(X)	38.9	20.7	34.8	52	21.8	15.3
3-person household		1.9	61,490	2,820	14,755	31,230	11,350	1,335
	Row percent	(X)	100	4.6	24	50.8	18.5	2.2
	Column percent	(X)	13	7.6	7.1	17.1	31.2	14.4
4-or-more-person household		2.06	89,915	4,005	16,790	46,970	16,015	6,135
	Row percent	(X)	100	4.5	18.7	52.2	17.8	6.8
	Column percent	(X)	19	10.8	8	25.7	44.1	66.2

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		25.7	456,120	49,080	142,890	102,520	100,985	60,645
	Row percent	(X)	100	10.8	31.3	22.5	22.1	13.3
	Column percent	(X)	100	100	100	100	100	100
Drove alone		24.9	378,760	38,875	121,295	88,600	83,285	46,705
	Row percent	(X)	100	10.3	32	23.4	22	12.3
	Column percent	(X)	83	79.2	84.9	86.4	82.5	77
Carpooled		27.8	56,745	5,060	16,360	11,635	14,320	9,365
	Row percent	(X)	100	8.9	28.8	20.5	25.2	16.5
	Column percent	(X)	12.4	10.3	11.4	11.3	14.2	15.4
Public transportation (including taxicab)		45.6	6,670	445	1,105	775	1,640	2,705
	Row percent	(X)	100	6.7	16.6	11.6	24.6	40.6
	Column percent	(X)	1.5	0.9	0.8	0.8	1.6	4.5
Bicycle or walked		14.6	8,925	4,060	2,925	700	785	455
	Row percent	(X)	100	45.5	32.8	7.8	8.8	5.1
	Column percent	(X)	2	8.3	2	0.7	0.8	0.8
Motorcycle or other means		52.6	5,015	640	1,200	810	960	1,410
	Row percent	(X)	100	12.8	23.9	16.2	19.1	28.1
	Column percent	(X)	1.1	1.3	0.8	0.8	1	2.3
1. See 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.

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