Who Rides MCTS?
A recent survey of adult riders, age 18 and older, provided this profile of riders: • Over 80 percent are 18 to 64. • Females outnumber males, 62 percent to 38 percent. • About half are white, 42 percent African-American, 4 percent Hispanic and 2 percent claim other ethnic status. • 90 percent have a high school education, and 53 percent have taken college level courses or are graduates. • About 31 percent have household incomes of $28,000 or more. • Through the U-PASS program, 49,000 college students are eligible for unlimited rides on MCTS.
