| CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000) Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics | |||||||||
| Geographic Area: New Castle County, Delaware | |||||||||
Subject |
1990 Census | Census 2000 | Change 1990 to 2000 | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||||
| POPULATION | |||||||||
| Total population | 441,946 | 100.0 | 500,265 | 100.0 | 58,319 | 13.2 | |||
| In households | 427,794 | 96.8 | 482,738 | 96.5 | 54,944 | 12.8 | |||
| In group quarters | 14,152 | 3.2 | 17,527 | 3.5 | 3,375 | 23.8 | |||
HOUSEHOLD SIZE |
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| Total households | 164,104 | 100.0 | 188,974 | 100.0 | 24,870 | 15.2 | |||
| 1-person household | 39,116 | 23.8 | 48,548 | 25.7 | 9,432 | 24.1 | |||
| 2-person household | 52,002 | 31.7 | 60,822 | 32.2 | 8,820 | 17.0 | |||
| 3-person household | 30,620 | 18.7 | 32,945 | 17.4 | 2,325 | 7.6 | |||
| 4-person household | 25,924 | 15.8 | 28,341 | 15.0 | 2,417 | 9.3 | |||
| 5-or-more-person household | 16,442 | 10.0 | 18,318 | 9.7 | 1,876 | 11.4 | |||
| Mean number of persons per household | 2.61 | (X) | 2.55 | (X) | -0.05 | (X) | |||
VEHICLES AVAILABLE1 |
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| Total households | 164,104 | 100.0 | 188,974 | 100.0 | 24,870 | 15.2 | |||
| No vehicle available | 14,144 | 8.6 | 16,113 | 8.5 | 1,969 | 13.9 | |||
| 1 vehicle available | 52,496 | 32.0 | 64,952 | 34.4 | 12,456 | 23.7 | |||
| 2 vehicles available | 68,996 | 42.0 | 78,380 | 41.5 | 9,384 | 13.6 | |||
| 3 vehicles available | 20,924 | 12.8 | 22,224 | 11.8 | 1,300 | 6.2 | |||
| 4 vehicles available | 5,626 | 3.4 | 5,497 | 2.9 | -129 | -2.3 | |||
| 5 or more vehicles available | 1,918 | 1.2 | 1,808 | 1.0 | -110 | -5.7 | |||
| Mean vehicles per household | 1.74 | (X) | 1.69 | (X) | -0.05 | (X) | |||
WORKERS BY SEX1 |
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| Workers 16 years and over | 227,644 | 100.0 | 245,135 | 100.0 | 17,491 | 7.7 | |||
| Male | 120,149 | 52.8 | 126,675 | 51.7 | 6,526 | 5.4 | |||
| Female | 107,495 | 47.2 | 118,455 | 48.3 | 10,960 | 10.2 | |||
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK |
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| Workers 16 years and over | 227,644 | 100.0 | 245,134 | 100.0 | 17,490 | 7.7 | |||
| Drove alone | 175,198 | 77.0 | 193,564 | 79.0 | 18,366 | 10.5 | |||
| Carpooled | 28,370 | 12.5 | 26,842 | 10.9 | -1,528 | -5.4 | |||
| Public transportation (including taxicab) | 7,327 | 3.2 | 9,442 | 3.9 | 2,115 | 28.9 | |||
| Bicycle or walked | 10,554 | 4.6 | 7,214 | 2.9 | -3,340 | -31.6 | |||
| Motorcycle or other means | 1,882 | 0.8 | 1,644 | 0.7 | -238 | -12.6 | |||
| Worked at home | 4,313 | 1.9 | 6,428 | 2.6 | 2,115 | 49.0 | |||
TRAVEL TIME TO WORK |
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| Workers who did not work at home | 223,331 | 100.0 | 238,706 | 100.0 | 15,375 | 6.9 | |||
| Less than 5 minutes | 5,492 | 2.5 | 4,713 | 2.0 | -779 | -14.2 | |||
| 5 to 9 minutes | 22,547 | 10.1 | 20,156 | 8.4 | -2,391 | -10.6 | |||
| 10 to 14 minutes | 38,881 | 17.4 | 35,740 | 15.0 | -3,141 | -8.1 | |||
| 15 to 19 minutes | 46,916 | 21.0 | 44,233 | 18.5 | -2,683 | -5.7 | |||
| 20 to 29 minutes | 56,969 | 25.5 | 61,606 | 25.8 | 4,637 | 8.1 | |||
| 30 to 44 minutes | 36,322 | 16.3 | 44,491 | 18.6 | 8,169 | 22.5 | |||
| 45 or more minutes | 16,204 | 7.3 | 27,767 | 11.6 | 11,563 | 71.4 | |||
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 20.3 | (X) | 24.3 | (X) | 4.0 | (X) | |||
TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK |
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| Workers who did not work at home | 223,331 | 100.0 | 238,706 | 100.0 | 15,375 | 6.9 | |||
| 5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. | 51,234 | 22.9 | 60,869 | 25.5 | 9,635 | 18.8 | |||
| 7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. | 82,662 | 37.0 | 80,478 | 33.7 | -2,184 | -2.6 | |||
| 8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. | 38,916 | 17.4 | 40,390 | 16.9 | 1,474 | 3.8 | |||
| 9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. | 10,759 | 4.8 | 11,675 | 4.9 | 916 | 8.5 | |||
| 10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. | 6,294 | 2.8 | 7,221 | 3.0 | 927 | 14.7 | |||
| 12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. | 29,716 | 13.3 | 31,723 | 13.3 | 2,007 | 6.8 | |||
| 12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. | 3,750 | 1.7 | 6,350 | 2.7 | 2,600 | 69.3 | |||
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| CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000) Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics | |||||||||||
| Geographic Area: New Castle County, Delaware | |||||||||||
Subject |
Census 2000 | ||||||||||
| Number | Percent | ||||||||||
| POPULATION BY AGE | |||||||||||
| Total population | 500,265 | 100.0 | |||||||||
| Under 16 years | 111,229 | 22.2 | |||||||||
| 16 to 20 years | 37,299 | 7.5 | |||||||||
| 21 to 24 years | 26,927 | 5.4 | |||||||||
| 25 to 44 years | 158,477 | 31.7 | |||||||||
| 45 to 64 years | 108,369 | 21.7 | |||||||||
| 65 years and over | 57,964 | 11.6 | |||||||||
| Mean age (years) | 35.5 | (X) | |||||||||
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991 |
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| Total households | 188,974 | 100.0 | |||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 19,729 | 10.4 | |||||||||
| $15,000 to 19,999 | 8,769 | 4.6 | |||||||||
| $20,000 to 24,999 | 9,992 | 5.3 | |||||||||
| $25,000 to 49,999 | 50,344 | 26.6 | |||||||||
| $50,000 to 74,999 | 41,058 | 21.7 | |||||||||
| $75,000 to 99,999 | 26,272 | 13.9 | |||||||||
| $100,000 or more | 32,810 | 17.4 | |||||||||
| Mean household income (dollars) | 66,289 | (X) | |||||||||
| Median household income (dollars) | 52,419 | (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 | 1.69 | 188,975 | 16,115 | 64,950 | 78,380 | 22,225 | 7,305 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 8.5 | 34.4 | 41.5 | 11.8 | 3.9 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
| 1-person household | 0.96 | 48,550 | 8,725 | 34,350 | 4,650 | 550 | 275 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 18.0 | 70.8 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 25.7 | 54.1 | 52.9 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2-person household | 1.76 | 60,820 | 3,070 | 16,495 | 34,705 | 5,470 | 1,080 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 5.0 | 27.1 | 57.1 | 9.0 | 1.8 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 32.2 | 19.1 | 25.4 | 44.3 | 24.6 | 14.8 | ||||
| 3-person household | 2.00 | 32,945 | 1,995 | 6,870 | 15,265 | 7,385 | 1,435 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 6.1 | 20.9 | 46.3 | 22.4 | 4.4 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 17.4 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 19.5 | 33.2 | 19.6 | ||||
| 4-or-more-person household | 2.16 | 46,660 | 2,325 | 7,235 | 23,760 | 8,820 | 4,515 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 5.0 | 15.5 | 50.9 | 18.9 | 9.7 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 24.7 | 14.4 | 11.1 | 30.3 | 39.7 | 61.8 | ||||
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 | 24.3 | 238,705 | 24,870 | 79,975 | 61,605 | 44,490 | 27,765 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 10.4 | 33.5 | 25.8 | 18.6 | 11.6 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
| Drove alone | 23.6 | 193,565 | 19,055 | 66,300 | 52,635 | 35,550 | 20,025 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 9.8 | 34.3 | 27.2 | 18.4 | 10.3 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 81.1 | 76.6 | 82.9 | 85.4 | 79.9 | 72.1 | ||||
| Carpooled | 24.8 | 26,840 | 2,390 | 8,765 | 6,555 | 5,715 | 3,420 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 8.9 | 32.7 | 24.4 | 21.3 | 12.7 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 11.2 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 12.3 | ||||
| Public transportation (including taxicab) | 41.6 | 9,440 | 275 | 1,515 | 1,470 | 2,460 | 3,725 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 2.9 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 26.1 | 39.5 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 4.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 13.4 | ||||
| Bicycle or walked | 13.6 | 7,215 | 2,870 | 2,940 | 710 | 440 | 255 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 39.8 | 40.7 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 3.5 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 3.0 | 11.5 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | ||||
| Motorcycle or other means | 41.6 | 1,645 | 280 | 455 | 245 | 325 | 345 | ||||
| Row percent | (X) | 100.0 | 17.0 | 27.7 | 14.9 | 19.8 | 21.0 | ||||
| Column percent | (X) | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | ||||
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