CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Delaware

Subject
 1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 666,168 100.0 783,600 100.0 117,432 17.6
In households 645,981 97.0 758,963 96.9 112,982 17.5
In group quarters 20,187 3.0 24,637 3.1 4,450 22.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE		            
Total households 247,163 100.0 298,755 100.0 51,592 20.9
1-person household 57,070 23.1 74,589 25.0 17,519 30.7
2-person household 80,704 32.7 101,623 34.0 20,919 25.9
3-person household 46,323 18.7 51,283 17.2 4,960 10.7
4-person household 38,632 15.6 42,823 14.3 4,191 10.8
5-or-more-person household 24,434 9.9 28,437 9.5 4,003 16.4
Mean number of persons per household 2.61 (X) 2.54 (X) -0.07 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1		            
Total households 247,163 100.0 298,755 100.0 51,592 20.9
No vehicle available 19,625 7.9 23,403 7.8 3,778 19.3
1 vehicle available 79,382 32.1 101,305 33.9 21,923 27.6
2 vehicles available 102,499 41.5 124,586 41.7 22,087 21.5
3 vehicles available 33,034 13.4 36,898 12.4 3,864 11.7
4 vehicles available 9,334 3.8 9,246 3.1 -88 -0.9
5 or more vehicles available 3,289 1.3 3,317 1.1 28 0.9
Mean vehicles per household 1.77 (X) 1.73 (X) -0.05 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1		            
Workers 16 years and over 334,126 100.0 373,070 100.0 38,944 11.7
Male 178,468 53.4 194,635 52.2 16,167 9.1
Female 155,658 46.6 178,435 47.8 22,777 14.6

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK		            
Workers 16 years and over 334,126 100.0 373,070 100.0 38,944 11.7
Drove alone 258,087 77.2 295,413 79.2 37,326 14.5
Carpooled 42,968 12.9 42,990 11.5 22 0.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 8,069 2.4 10,354 2.8 2,285 28.3
Bicycle or walked 13,993 4.2 10,488 2.8 -3,505 -25.0
Motorcycle or other means 3,029 0.9 2,734 0.7 -295 -9.7
Worked at home 7,980 2.4 11,091 3.0 3,111 39.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 326,146 100.0 361,979 100.0 35,833 11.0
Less than 5 minutes 10,975 3.4 9,817 2.7 -1,158 -10.6
5 to 9 minutes 38,130 11.7 37,056 10.2 -1,074 -2.8
10 to 14 minutes 58,000 17.8 56,533 15.6 -1,467 -2.5
15 to 19 minutes 65,976 20.2 65,194 18.0 -782 -1.2
20 to 29 minutes 76,866 23.6 86,611 23.9 9,745 12.7
30 to 44 minutes 50,974 15.6 63,408 17.5 12,434 24.4
45 or more minutes 25,225 7.7 43,360 12.0 18,135 71.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.0 (X) 24.0 (X) 4.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 326,146 100.0 361,979 100.0 35,833 11.0
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 76,051 23.3 92,827 25.6 16,776 22.1
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 119,377 36.6 122,321 33.8 2,944 2.5
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 55,128 16.9 58,245 16.1 3,117 5.7
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 15,618 4.8 17,404 4.8 1,786 11.4
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 9,002 2.8 11,223 3.1 2,221 24.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 44,225 13.6 49,594 13.7 5,369 12.1
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 6,745 2.1 10,365 2.9 3,620 53.7
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: Delaware

Subject
 Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 783,600 100.0
Under 16 years 173,311 22.1
16 to 20 years 55,825 7.1
21 to 24 years 39,806 5.1
25 to 44 years 237,498 30.3
45 to 64 years 175,490 22.4
65 years and over 101,670 13.0
Mean age (years) 36.3 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991		    
Total households 298,755 100.0
Less than $15,000 36,409 12.2
$15,000 to 19,999 16,295 5.5
$20,000 to 24,999 17,603 5.9
$25,000 to 49,999 86,943 29.1
$50,000 to 74,999 63,663 21.3
$75,000 to 99,999 35,968 12.0
$100,000 or more 41,874 14.0
Mean household income (dollars) 60,185 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 47,381 (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 1.73 298,755 23,405 101,305 124,585 36,900 12,565
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.8 33.9 41.7 12.4 4.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.99 74,590 12,690 51,985 8,360 1,120 435
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.0 69.7 11.2 1.5 0.6
Column percent (X) 25.0 54.2 51.3 6.7 3.0 3.5
2-person household 1.80 101,625 4,630 27,005 57,510 10,305 2,175
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.6 26.6 56.6 10.1 2.1
Column percent (X) 34.0 19.8 26.7 46.2 27.9 17.3
3-person household 2.04 51,285 2,710 10,635 23,625 11,480 2,830
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.3 20.7 46.1 22.4 5.5
Column percent (X) 17.2 11.6 10.5 19.0 31.1 22.5
4-or-more-person household 2.17 71,260 3,375 11,680 35,090 13,995 7,125
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.7 16.4 49.2 19.6 10.0
Column percent (X) 23.9 14.4 11.5 28.2 37.9 56.7

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 24.0 361,980 46,875 121,725 86,610 63,410 43,360
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.9 33.6 23.9 17.5 12.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 23.4 295,415 36,710 101,635 74,235 50,725 32,105
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.4 34.4 25.1 17.2 10.9
Column percent (X) 81.6 78.3 83.5 85.7 80.0 74.0
Carpooled 25.6 42,990 4,455 13,785 9,485 8,970 6,295
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.4 32.1 22.1 20.9 14.6
Column percent (X) 11.9 9.5 11.3 11.0 14.1 14.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 41.3 10,355 380 1,660 1,585 2,675 4,050
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.7 16.0 15.3 25.8 39.1
Column percent (X) 2.9 0.8 1.4 1.8 4.2 9.3
Bicycle or walked 12.3 10,490 4,860 3,870 895 530 335
  Row percent (X) 100.0 46.3 36.9 8.5 5.1 3.2
Column percent (X) 2.9 10.4 3.2 1.0 0.8 0.8
Motorcycle or other means 40.6 2,735 465 775 410 510 575
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.0 28.3 15.0 18.6 21.0
Column percent (X) 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.3
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.