CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 20,980 100.0 27,834 100.0 6,854 32.7
In households 20,486 97.6 26,919 96.7 6,433 31.4
In group quarters 494 2.4 915 3.3 421 85.2

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 8,453 100.0 11,062 100.0 2,609 30.9
1-person household 2,050 24.3 2,760 25.0 710 34.6
2-person household 3,437 40.7 4,538 41.0 1,101 32.0
3-person household 1,166 13.8 1,508 13.6 342 29.3
4-person household 1,016 12.0 1,274 11.5 258 25.4
5-or-more-person household 784 9.3 982 8.9 198 25.3
Mean number of persons per household 2.42 (X) 2.43 (X) 0.01 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 8,453 100.0 11,062 100.0 2,609 30.9
No vehicle available 491 5.8 508 4.6 17 3.5
1 vehicle available 2,272 26.9 2,985 27.0 713 31.4
2 vehicles available 3,343 39.5 4,447 40.2 1,104 33.0
3 vehicles available 1,537 18.2 2,048 18.5 511 33.2
4 vehicles available 541 6.4 810 7.3 269 49.7
5 or more vehicles available 269 3.2 264 2.4 -5 -1.9
Mean vehicles per household 2.04 (X) 2.05 (X) 0.01 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 7,293 100.0 11,210 100.0 3,917 53.7
Male 4,186 57.4 6,180 55.1 1,994 47.6
Female 3,107 42.6 5,030 44.9 1,923 61.9

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 7,293 100.0 11,211 100.0 3,918 53.7
Drove alone 4,825 66.2 7,827 69.8 3,002 62.2
Carpooled 1,142 15.7 1,606 14.3 464 40.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 14 0.2 14 0.1 0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 555 7.6 635 5.7 80 14.4
Motorcycle or other means 128 1.8 66 0.6 -62 -48.4
Worked at home 629 8.6 1,063 9.5 434 69.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 6,664 100.0 10,148 100.0 3,484 52.3
Less than 5 minutes 649 9.7 823 8.1 174 26.8
5 to 9 minutes 1,753 26.3 2,178 21.5 425 24.2
10 to 14 minutes 1,118 16.8 1,786 17.6 668 59.7
15 to 19 minutes 959 14.4 1,149 11.3 190 19.8
20 to 29 minutes 721 10.8 1,453 14.3 732 101.5
30 to 44 minutes 709 10.6 1,288 12.7 579 81.7
45 or more minutes 755 11.3 1,471 14.5 716 94.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.4 (X) 23.5 (X) 5.2 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 6,664 100.0 10,148 100.0 3,484 52.3
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 1,382 20.7 2,553 25.2 1,171 84.7
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,474 37.1 3,356 33.1 882 35.7
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,232 18.5 1,596 15.7 364 29.5
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 319 4.8 533 5.3 214 67.1
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 161 2.4 344 3.4 183 113.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 822 12.3 1,368 13.5 546 66.4
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 274 4.1 398 3.9 124 45.3
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: Delta County, Colorado

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 27,834 100.0
Under 16 years 5,802 20.8
16 to 20 years 1,631 5.9
21 to 24 years 1,071 3.8
25 to 44 years 6,587 23.7
45 to 64 years 7,254 26.1
65 years and over 5,489 19.7
Mean age (years) 40.9 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 11,062 100.0
Less than $15,000 1,991 18.0
$15,000 to 19,999 1,128 10.2
$20,000 to 24,999 1,020 9.2
$25,000 to 49,999 3,773 34.1
$50,000 to 74,999 1,881 17.0
$75,000 to 99,999 713 6.4
$100,000 or more 556 5.0
Mean household income (dollars) 41,891 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 32,785 (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 2.05 11,060 510 2,985 4,445 2,050 1,075
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.6 27.0 40.2 18.5 9.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.27 2,760 330 1,595 655 125 55
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.0 57.8 23.7 4.5 2.0
Column percent (X) 25.0 64.7 53.4 14.7 6.1 5.1
2-person household 2.18 4,540 80 840 2,345 875 400
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.8 18.5 51.7 19.3 8.8
Column percent (X) 41.0 15.7 28.1 52.8 42.7 37.2
3-person household 2.36 1,510 55 270 550 425 205
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.6 17.9 36.4 28.1 13.6
Column percent (X) 13.7 10.8 9.0 12.4 20.7 19.1
4-or-more-person household 2.55 2,255 40 280 890 625 415
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.8 12.4 39.5 27.7 18.4
Column percent (X) 20.4 7.8 9.4 20.0 30.5 38.6

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 23.5 10,150 3,000 2,935 1,455 1,290 1,470
  Row percent (X) 100.0 29.6 28.9 14.3 12.7 14.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 22.3 7,825 2,280 2,430 1,140 940 1,035
  Row percent (X) 100.0 29.1 31.1 14.6 12.0 13.2
Column percent (X) 77.1 76.0 82.8 78.4 72.9 70.4
Carpooled 33.6 1,605 230 375 285 320 395
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.3 23.4 17.8 19.9 24.6
Column percent (X) 15.8 7.7 12.8 19.6 24.8 26.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 52.5 15 0 0 0 0 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Column percent (X) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Bicycle or walked 9.1 635 475 95 30 25 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 74.8 15.0 4.7 3.9 1.6
Column percent (X) 6.3 15.8 3.2 2.1 1.9 0.7
Motorcycle or other means 48.6 65 15 35 0 0 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.1 53.8 0.0 0.0 23.1
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.5 1.2 0.0 0.0 1.0
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.