CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Buchanan County, Iowa

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 20,844 100.0 21,093 100.0 249 1.2
In households 20,366 97.7 20,685 98.1 319 1.6
In group quarters 478 2.3 408 1.9 -70 -14.6

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 7,564 100.0 7,923 100.0 359 4.7
1-person household 1,749 23.1 1,956 24.7 207 11.8
2-person household 2,475 32.7 2,789 35.2 314 12.7
3-person household 1,120 14.8 1,174 14.8 54 4.8
4-person household 1,205 15.9 1,106 14.0 -99 -8.2
5-or-more-person household 1,015 13.4 898 11.3 -117 -11.5
Mean number of persons per household 2.69 (X) 2.61 (X) -0.08 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 7,564 100.0 7,923 100.0 359 4.7
No vehicle available 525 6.9 558 7.0 33 6.3
1 vehicle available 2,237 29.6 2,131 26.9 -106 -4.7
2 vehicles available 3,036 40.1 3,227 40.7 191 6.3
3 vehicles available 1,185 15.7 1,397 17.6 212 17.9
4 vehicles available 427 5.6 395 5.0 -32 -7.5
5 or more vehicles available 154 2.0 215 2.7 61 39.6
Mean vehicles per household 1.90 (X) 1.96 (X) 0.05 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 8,613 100.0 9,795 100.0 1,182 13.7
Male 4,861 56.4 5,290 54.0 429 8.8
Female 3,752 43.6 4,505 46.0 753 20.1

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 8,613 100.0 9,794 100.0 1,181 13.7
Drove alone 6,071 70.5 7,630 77.9 1,559 25.7
Carpooled 888 10.3 848 8.7 -40 -4.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 18 0.2 26 0.3 8 44.4
Bicycle or walked 608 7.1 513 5.2 -95 -15.6
Motorcycle or other means 48 0.6 94 1.0 46 95.8
Worked at home 980 11.4 683 7.0 -297 -30.3

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 7,633 100.0 9,111 100.0 1,478 19.4
Less than 5 minutes 841 11.0 748 8.2 -93 -11.1
5 to 9 minutes 1,810 23.7 1,742 19.1 -68 -3.8
10 to 14 minutes 1,073 14.1 1,330 14.6 257 24.0
15 to 19 minutes 784 10.3 1,066 11.7 282 36.0
20 to 29 minutes 953 12.5 1,340 14.7 387 40.6
30 to 44 minutes 1,396 18.3 1,703 18.7 307 22.0
45 or more minutes 776 10.2 1,182 13.0 406 52.3
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.8 (X) 23.2 (X) 4.4 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 7,633 100.0 9,111 100.0 1,478 19.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 2,404 31.5 3,000 32.9 596 24.8
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,173 28.5 2,648 29.1 475 21.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,145 15.0 922 10.1 -223 -19.5
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 275 3.6 283 3.1 8 2.9
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 191 2.5 234 2.6 43 22.5
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 1,212 15.9 1,588 17.4 376 31.0
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 233 3.1 436 4.8 203 87.1
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: Buchanan County, Iowa

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 21,093 100.0
Under 16 years 5,309 25.2
16 to 20 years 1,472 7.0
21 to 24 years 929 4.4
25 to 44 years 5,582 26.5
45 to 64 years 4,743 22.5
65 years and over 3,058 14.5
Mean age (years) 36.5 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 7,923 100.0
Less than $15,000 1,210 15.3
$15,000 to 19,999 546 6.9
$20,000 to 24,999 637 8.0
$25,000 to 49,999 2,742 34.6
$50,000 to 74,999 1,711 21.6
$75,000 to 99,999 643 8.1
$100,000 or more 434 5.5
Mean household income (dollars) 49,317 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 38,036 (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 1.96 7,925 560 2,130 3,225 1,395 610
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.1 26.9 40.7 17.6 7.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.16 1,955 275 1,225 360 70 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.1 62.7 18.4 3.6 1.3
Column percent (X) 24.7 49.1 57.5 11.2 5.0 4.1
2-person household 1.99 2,790 90 555 1,595 435 115
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.2 19.9 57.2 15.6 4.1
Column percent (X) 35.2 16.1 26.1 49.5 31.2 18.9
3-person household 2.39 1,175 35 180 450 360 150
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.0 15.3 38.3 30.6 12.8
Column percent (X) 14.8 6.2 8.5 14.0 25.8 24.6
4-or-more-person household 2.43 2,005 155 170 825 530 325
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.7 8.5 41.1 26.4 16.2
Column percent (X) 25.3 27.7 8.0 25.6 38.0 53.3

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 23.2 9,110 2,490 2,395 1,340 1,705 1,180
  Row percent (X) 100.0 27.3 26.3 14.7 18.7 13.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 23.0 7,630 2,010 2,030 1,220 1,485 885
  Row percent (X) 100.0 26.3 26.6 16.0 19.5 11.6
Column percent (X) 83.8 80.7 84.8 91.0 87.1 75.0
Carpooled 33.6 850 110 190 110 185 255
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.9 22.4 12.9 21.8 30.0
Column percent (X) 9.3 4.4 7.9 8.2 10.9 21.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 35.4 25 10 4 10 0 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 40.0 16.0 40.0 0.0 16.0
Column percent (X) 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.3
Bicycle or walked 7.2 515 345 160 0 4 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 67.0 31.1 0.0 0.8 0.8
Column percent (X) 5.7 13.9 6.7 0.0 0.2 0.3
Motorcycle or other means 31.8 95 10 10 4 35 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.5 10.5 4.2 36.8 31.6
Column percent (X) 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 2.1 2.5
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.