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
           
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
           
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
           
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
           
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
           
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
           
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
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: 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
   
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
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.