CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Boulder County, Colorado

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 225,339 100.0 291,288 100.0 65,949 29.3
In households 216,722 96.2 282,739 97.1 66,017 30.5
In group quarters 8,617 3.8 8,549 2.9 -68 -0.8

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 88,570 100.0 114,793 100.0 26,223 29.6
1-person household 23,176 26.2 30,067 26.2 6,891 29.7
2-person household 30,577 34.5 40,168 35.0 9,591 31.4
3-person household 15,371 17.4 18,725 16.3 3,354 21.8
4-person household 12,742 14.4 16,622 14.5 3,880 30.5
5-or-more-person household 6,704 7.6 9,211 8.0 2,507 37.4
Mean number of persons per household 2.45 (X) 2.46 (X) 0.02 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 88,570 100.0 114,793 100.0 26,223 29.6
No vehicle available 4,700 5.3 6,190 5.4 1,490 31.7
1 vehicle available 27,786 31.4 36,471 31.8 8,685 31.3
2 vehicles available 36,515 41.2 49,036 42.7 12,521 34.3
3 vehicles available 14,031 15.8 16,931 14.7 2,900 20.7
4 vehicles available 4,161 4.7 4,291 3.7 130 3.1
5 or more vehicles available 1,377 1.6 1,874 1.6 497 36.1
Mean vehicles per household 1.89 (X) 1.85 (X) -0.03 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 121,842 100.0 159,785 100.0 37,943 31.1
Male 67,199 55.2 88,300 55.3 21,101 31.4
Female 54,643 44.8 71,490 44.7 16,847 30.8

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 121,842 100.0 159,786 100.0 37,944 31.1
Drove alone 86,439 70.9 113,115 70.8 26,676 30.9
Carpooled 13,991 11.5 16,542 10.4 2,551 18.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 4,223 3.5 7,751 4.9 3,528 83.5
Bicycle or walked 10,282 8.4 11,084 6.9 802 7.8
Motorcycle or other means 1,102 0.9 1,127 0.7 25 2.3
Worked at home 5,805 4.8 10,167 6.4 4,362 75.1

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 116,037 100.0 149,619 100.0 33,582 28.9
Less than 5 minutes 4,270 3.7 4,163 2.8 -107 -2.5
5 to 9 minutes 17,321 14.9 19,193 12.8 1,872 10.8
10 to 14 minutes 22,931 19.8 27,861 18.6 4,930 21.5
15 to 19 minutes 20,111 17.3 26,522 17.7 6,411 31.9
20 to 29 minutes 21,425 18.5 30,161 20.2 8,736 40.8
30 to 44 minutes 17,520 15.1 24,533 16.4 7,013 40.0
45 or more minutes 12,459 10.7 17,186 11.5 4,727 37.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.5 (X) 22.4 (X) 1.8 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 116,037 100.0 149,619 100.0 33,582 28.9
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 27,542 23.7 32,393 21.7 4,851 17.6
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 39,390 33.9 48,257 32.3 8,867 22.5
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 21,068 18.2 31,245 20.9 10,177 48.3
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 7,080 6.1 11,523 7.7 4,443 62.8
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 4,785 4.1 6,740 4.5 1,955 40.9
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 14,497 12.5 16,671 11.1 2,174 15.0
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,675 1.4 2,790 1.9 1,115 66.6
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: Boulder County, Colorado

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 291,288 100.0
Under 16 years 59,598 20.5
16 to 20 years 24,399 8.4
21 to 24 years 21,165 7.3
25 to 44 years 99,012 34.0
45 to 64 years 64,375 22.1
65 years and over 22,739 7.8
Mean age (years) 33.9 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 114,793 100.0
Less than $15,000 12,332 10.7
$15,000 to 19,999 4,822 4.2
$20,000 to 24,999 5,349 4.7
$25,000 to 49,999 28,225 24.6
$50,000 to 74,999 23,585 20.5
$75,000 to 99,999 15,603 13.6
$100,000 or more 24,877 21.7
Mean household income (dollars) 72,512 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 55,861 (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 1.85 114,795 6,190 36,470 49,035 16,930 6,165
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.4 31.8 42.7 14.7 5.4
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.07 30,065 4,000 21,280 3,825 745 220
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.3 70.8 12.7 2.5 0.7
Column percent (X) 26.2 64.6 58.3 7.8 4.4 3.6
2-person household 1.93 40,170 1,165 9,090 23,420 5,095 1,400
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.9 22.6 58.3 12.7 3.5
Column percent (X) 35.0 18.8 24.9 47.8 30.1 22.7
3-person household 2.20 18,725 530 3,250 8,515 5,245 1,190
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.8 17.4 45.5 28.0 6.4
Column percent (X) 16.3 8.6 8.9 17.4 31.0 19.3
4-or-more-person household 2.40 25,835 495 2,850 13,280 5,850 3,355
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.9 11.0 51.4 22.6 13.0
Column percent (X) 22.5 8.0 7.8 27.1 34.6 54.4

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 22.4 149,620 23,355 54,385 30,160 24,535 17,185
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.6 36.3 20.2 16.4 11.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 21.5 113,115 17,490 42,065 23,635 18,715 11,210
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.5 37.2 20.9 16.5 9.9
Column percent (X) 75.6 74.9 77.3 78.4 76.3 65.2
Carpooled 24.3 16,540 1,755 5,745 3,725 3,140 2,175
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.6 34.7 22.5 19.0 13.1
Column percent (X) 11.1 7.5 10.6 12.4 12.8 12.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 38.4 7,750 140 1,525 1,135 1,805 3,150
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.8 19.7 14.6 23.3 40.6
Column percent (X) 5.2 0.6 2.8 3.8 7.4 18.3
Bicycle or walked 13.4 11,085 3,700 4,810 1,505 810 260
  Row percent (X) 100.0 33.4 43.4 13.6 7.3 2.3
Column percent (X) 7.4 15.8 8.8 5.0 3.3 1.5
Motorcycle or other means 64.7 1,125 280 240 160 60 385
  Row percent (X) 100.0 24.9 21.3 14.2 5.3 34.2
Column percent (X) 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.5 0.2 2.2
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.