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1.3.3 EconomicsTotalHouseholdsMedianHouseholdIncomePer CapitaIncome% Householdsbelow PovertyTable 1C - Study Area Household DataDearborn County Tracts801.01 801.02 802.01 802.02 803 804 805 806 807CountyTotals865 2,878 679 1,920 1,968 2,235 1,670 2,618 1,989 16,822$50,647 $65,512 $56,917 $57,331 $29,016 $50,083 $32,955 $48,214 $46,946 $48,625$19,562 $23,560 $20,979 $22,917 $15,906 $23,135 $16,723 $19,857 $18,137 $20,4312.7% 2.1% 3.4% 4.8% 15.1% 6.3% 11.1% 5.7% 8.0% 6.7%U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000Table 1C lists the income of the nine tracts in the county study area. The U.S. medianhousehold income according to the 2000 Census is reported at $42,148 annually.Census tracts 803 and 805, the areas of Lawrenceburg and Aurora, are below thisnational average value. According to the 2000 Census, the national poverty rate was11.3%. Tract 803 was above this average. Dearborn County as a whole had a povertyrate of 6.7%, which is below the national poverty rate.1.3.4 Commuting PatternsAutoTable 1D - Study Area Auto OwnershipDearborn County TractsCountyOwnership 801.01 801.02 802.01 802.02 803 804 805 806 807 TotalsZero CarHouseholds0.0% 1.1% 0.3% 3.3% 18.0% 5.9% 11.8% 3.9% 3.0% 5.6%1 Vehicle 9.4% 16.4% 16.1% 15.2% 37.3% 32.4% 33.5% 22.3% 16.5% 23.1%2 Vehicles 42.8% 48.3% 36.7% 42.7% 31.1% 40.1% 33.8% 37.1% 43.7% 40.1%3+ Vehicles 46.0% 34.3% 42.4% 41.0% 13.9% 21.3% 21.0% 37.1% 36.8% 31.2%Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000Dearborn County has a low instance of zero-car households, with the highestpercentages being in Tracts 803 and 805, the Lawrenceburg and Aurora areas. This isnot unexpected due to the lower income rates of these two areas. The remaining tractshave zero auto ownership percentages well below 10%. Given the low availability oftransit in the region, the auto ownership percentages listed above are not surprising.Table 1E - Study Area Commuting PatternsCommutingDearborn County TractsMode 801.01 801.02 802.01 802.02 803 804 805 806 807Drive Alone 83.4% 85.6% 85.8% 82.1% 72.4% 90.2% 81.3% 82.1% 81.8%Carpool 10.7% 9.3% 6.7% 12.1% 18.5% 6.0% 13.0% 13.7% 14.6%Transit 0.8% 0.9% 0.0% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.5%Work at Home 4.5% 3.2% 2.4% 3.8% 0.0% 1.4% 1.9% 1.7% 2.9%Mean Travel Timeto Work (minutes)38.1 33.7 33.4 30.9 22.4 25.4 25.3 30.8 34.9Vehicle travel alone to work is the dominant mode of travel in the study area, as shownby Table 1E. This follows the trend of many communities in the U.S. and is indicative ofDearborn County Transportation Assessment Page 1-9