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Data for: 2001
Release Date: November 2005
Next Release: Not Determined

Table A4. U.S. Vehicles by Model Year, 2001
(Million Vehicles)                                                                                                                                                                                                
2001 Household and Vehicle Characteristics All Model Years Model Year
2001 to 2002 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1992 to 1994 1989 to 1991 1986 to 1988 1983 to 1985 1980 to 1982 1977 to 1979 1976 or earlier Don't Know
Household Characteristics
Total............................................................. 191.0 12.5 16.0 14.6 13.9 12.8 11.6 12.8 31.1 24.5 16.1 8.4 2.8 3.0 5.4 5.6
Census Region and Division
 Northeast....................................................... 31.7 2.4 3.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.2 5.2 4.2 2.4 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.4
  New England................................................. 10.0 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.7 1.1 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
  Middle Atlantic .............................................. 21.8 1.7 2.4 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.5 3.6 3.1 1.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.3
 Midwest ........................................................ 47.1 3.0 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.2 2.7 3.2 8.3 6.1 3.9 2.0 0.7 0.8 1.4 1.1
  East North Central......................................... 32.4 2.2 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.1 5.8 4.0 2.6 1.2 0.4 0.5 1.1 0.6
  West North Central ....................................... 14.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.0 2.4 2.1 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.5
 South............................................................ 70.2 4.6 6.1 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.9 11.4 8.7 5.7 3.2 0.9 0.9 1.9 1.8
  South Atlantic................................................ 38.9 2.6 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.8 5.9 4.9 3.3 1.7 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.9
  East South Central......................................... 11.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.0 1.4 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4
  West South Central........................................ 19.7 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.3 3.5 2.4 1.4 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5
 West.............................................................. 41.9 2.5 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.6 6.2 5.6 4.0 2.3 0.9 1.0 1.3 2.2
  Mountain ...................................................... 12.2 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.9 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7
  Pacific .......................................................... 29.7 1.8 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.8 4.3 4.1 3.0 1.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.6
Urban Status
 Urban ........................................................... 143.5 9.8 12.4 11.4 10.5 9.9 8.9 9.8 23.4 18.4 11.7 5.7 1.8 1.9 4.1 3.8
 Rural ............................................................ 47.6 2.6 3.7 3.3 3.4 2.9 2.7 3.1 7.7 6.1 4.4 2.7 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.8
Household Size
 1 Person ....................................................... 26.6 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.7 4.2 4.0 2.5 1.5 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.8
 2 Persons ...................................................... 65.5 4.7 5.7 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.1 4.6 10.4 7.8 5.3 2.7 0.9 1.0 1.5 2.1
 3 Persons ...................................................... 38.1 2.5 3.4 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.6 6.2 4.9 3.1 1.6 0.4 0.6 1.3 1.0
 4 Persons....................................................... 37.0 2.4 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.5 2.2 2.4 6.2 4.6 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.1
 5 Persons....................................................... 15.9 1.0 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.1 2.8 2.1 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.4
 6 or More Persons .......................................... 7.9 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3
Household Composition (EIA)1
 Households With Children................................ 79.8 5.2 6.9 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.0 5.2 13.2 10.0 6.8 3.3 1.2 1.0 2.4 2.1
  Age of Oldest Child
   Under 7 Years.............................................. 20.0 1.5 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.5 3.5 2.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.5
   7 to 15 Years................................................ 41.5 2.6 3.6 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 6.7 5.4 3.7 1.9 0.7 0.6 1.2 1.2
   16 to 17 Years.............................................. 18.2 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 3.1 2.5 1.6 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5
 Households Without Children............................ 111.2 7.3 9.1 8.5 8.2 7.3 6.6 7.6 17.8 14.6 9.2 5.1 1.6 1.9 3.0 3.5
  One Adult...................................................... 26.6 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.7 4.2 4.0 2.5 1.5 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.8
   Age of Householder
    Under 35 Years............................................ 3.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
    35 to 59 Years............................................. 11.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.7 1.6 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4
    60 Years or More......................................... 11.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.9 2.0 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3
  Two or More Adults........................................ 84.7 5.8 7.3 6.6 6.3 5.6 5.1 6.0 13.6 10.6 6.7 3.6 1.2 1.3 2.3 2.7
   Age of Householder
    Under 35 Years............................................ 13.4 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.1 2.2 1.8 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3
    35 to 59 Years............................................. 41.0 2.8 3.7 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.8 6.6 5.1 3.3 1.7 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.5
    60 Years or More......................................... 30.3 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.8 2.0 4.9 3.7 2.6 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.9
Household Composition (NHTS)2
 One adult, no children .................................... 16.4 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 2.6 2.4 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
 2+ adults, no children .................................... 43.8 3.4 4.0 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.7 3.2 6.8 5.3 3.2 1.7 0.6 0.5 1.2 1.3
 One adult, youngest child 0-5 .......................... 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
 2+ adults, youngest child 0-5 .......................... 31.5 2.2 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.9 2.2 5.3 3.6 2.5 1.2 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.7
 One adult, youngest child 6-15 ........................ 3.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
 2+ adults, youngest child 6-15 ........................ 35.2 2.4 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.1 5.7 4.4 3.0 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.0
 One adult, youngest child 16-21 ...................... 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
 2+ adults, youngest child 16-21 ...................... 14.7 0.9 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 2.6 2.0 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5
 One adult, retired, no children ......................... 9.5 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.6 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3
 2+ adults, retired, no children ......................... 32.8 2.0 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.2 5.1 4.2 2.9 1.6 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.1
Race of Householder
 White............................................................. 149.5 10.2 12.9 11.8 11.1 10.4 9.3 10.1 24.0 18.7 11.9 6.1 2.2 2.4 3.8 4.6
 Black ............................................................ 16.6 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 2.8 2.5 1.7 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.4
 Other ............................................................ 24.9 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.6 4.3 3.4 2.5 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.6
Hispanic Descent
 Yes ............................................................... 15.0 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.0 2.6 2.0 1.6 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.4
 No................................................................. 176.0 11.6 14.9 13.7 13.0 11.7 10.9 11.9 28.5 22.5 14.4 7.5 2.5 2.8 4.8 5.2
Family Income
 Less than $5,000............................................ 2.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
 $5,000 to $9,999............................................ 5.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1
 $10,000 to $14,999 ........................................ 6.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
 $15,000 to $19,999 ........................................ 9.6 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.8 1.7 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
 $20,000 to $24,999 ........................................ 9.0 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.6 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3
 $25,000 to $34,999......................................... 23.1 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.6 3.9 3.5 2.4 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.9
 $35,000 to $49,999......................................... 37.3 2.0 2.8 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.6 6.5 4.8 3.5 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.3
 $50,000 to $74,999 ........................................ 36.9 2.7 3.5 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.3 2.7 6.2 4.2 2.7 1.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.9
 $75,000 or More ............................................ 48.9 5.1 5.9 5.3 4.2 3.7 3.3 3.2 7.1 4.5 2.4 1.2 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.2
 Don't Know.................................................... 11.5 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.4
Income Relative to Poverty Line
 Below 100 Percent.......................................... 13.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 2.1 2.6 2.0 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.3
 100 to 150 Percent ......................................... 11.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.0 2.2 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3
 Above 150 Percent ......................................... 154.6 11.1 14.1 12.8 11.9 10.9 9.6 10.7 25.4 18.4 11.8 5.8 1.9 2.2 3.5 4.5
 Don't Know.................................................... 11.5 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.4
Number of Drivers
 1................................................................... 37.8 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.0