CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 14,098 100.0 13,035 100.0 -1,063 -7.5
In households 13,648 96.8 12,651 97.1 -997 -7.3
In group quarters 450 3.2 384 2.9 -66 -14.7

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 5,589 100.0 5,377 100.0 -212 -3.8
1-person household 1,533 27.4 1,584 29.5 51 3.3
2-person household 1,974 35.3 2,007 37.3 33 1.7
3-person household 746 13.3 684 12.7 -62 -8.3
4-person household 778 13.9 653 12.1 -125 -16.1
5-or-more-person household 558 10.0 449 8.4 -109 -19.5
Mean number of persons per household 2.44 (X) 2.35 (X) -0.09 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 5,589 100.0 5,377 100.0 -212 -3.8
No vehicle available 350 6.3 280 5.2 -70 -20.0
1 vehicle available 1,666 29.8 1,549 28.8 -117 -7.0
2 vehicles available 2,337 41.8 2,194 40.8 -143 -6.1
3 vehicles available 862 15.4 942 17.5 80 9.3
4 vehicles available 255 4.6 263 4.9 8 3.1
5 or more vehicles available 119 2.1 149 2.8 30 25.2
Mean vehicles per household 1.89 (X) 1.97 (X) 0.08 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 6,322 100.0 6,445 100.0 123 1.9
Male 3,523 55.7 3,390 52.6 -133 -3.8
Female 2,799 44.3 3,055 47.4 256 9.1

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 6,322 100.0 6,445 100.0 123 1.9
Drove alone 4,589 72.6 5,016 77.8 427 9.3
Carpooled 691 10.9 628 9.7 -63 -9.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 5 0.1 9 0.1 4 80.0
Bicycle or walked 402 6.4 350 5.4 -52 -12.9
Motorcycle or other means 34 0.5 30 0.5 -4 -11.8
Worked at home 601 9.5 412 6.4 -189 -31.4

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 5,721 100.0 6,033 100.0 312 5.5
Less than 5 minutes 822 14.4 569 9.4 -253 -30.8
5 to 9 minutes 1,743 30.5 1,686 27.9 -57 -3.3
10 to 14 minutes 1,160 20.3 1,145 19.0 -15 -1.3
15 to 19 minutes 717 12.5 820 13.6 103 14.4
20 to 29 minutes 594 10.4 925 15.3 331 55.7
30 to 44 minutes 409 7.1 469 7.8 60 14.7
45 or more minutes 276 4.8 419 6.9 143 51.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 13.8 (X) 16.4 (X) 2.6 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 5,721 100.0 6,033 100.0 312 5.5
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 1,356 23.7 1,519 25.2 163 12.0
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,132 37.3 1,924 31.9 -208 -9.8
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 807 14.1 770 12.8 -37 -4.6
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 232 4.1 217 3.6 -15 -6.5
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 82 1.4 169 2.8 87 106.1
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 970 17.0 1,119 18.5 149 15.4
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 142 2.5 315 5.2 173 121.8
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: Cherokee County, Iowa

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 13,035 100.0
Under 16 years 2,731 21.0
16 to 20 years 898 6.9
21 to 24 years 488 3.7
25 to 44 years 3,088 23.7
45 to 64 years 3,183 24.4
65 years and over 2,647 20.3
Mean age (years) 40.7 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 5,377 100.0
Less than $15,000 845 15.7
$15,000 to 19,999 470 8.7
$20,000 to 24,999 503 9.4
$25,000 to 49,999 1,968 36.6
$50,000 to 74,999 1,020 19.0
$75,000 to 99,999 358 6.7
$100,000 or more 213 4.0
Mean household income (dollars) 42,637 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 35,142 (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 1.97 5,375 280 1,550 2,195 940 410
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.2 28.8 40.8 17.5 7.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.09 1,585 250 1,050 230 30 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.8 66.2 14.5 1.9 1.6
Column percent (X) 29.5 89.3 67.7 10.5 3.2 6.1
2-person household 2.10 2,005 10 320 1,260 320 95
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.5 16.0 62.8 16.0 4.7
Column percent (X) 37.3 3.6 20.6 57.4 34.0 23.2
3-person household 2.67 685 0 85 240 225 130
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 12.4 35.0 32.8 19.0
Column percent (X) 12.7 0.0 5.5 10.9 23.9 31.7
4-or-more-person household 2.57 1,100 15 95 465 365 160
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.4 8.6 42.3 33.2 14.5
Column percent (X) 20.5 5.4 6.1 21.2 38.8 39.0

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 16.4 6,035 2,255 1,965 925 470 420
  Row percent (X) 100.0 37.4 32.6 15.3 7.8 7.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 15.9 5,015 1,855 1,690 755 380 335
  Row percent (X) 100.0 37.0 33.7 15.1 7.6 6.7
Column percent (X) 83.1 82.3 86.0 81.6 80.9 79.8
Carpooled 19.7 630 200 140 150 80 60
  Row percent (X) 100.0 31.7 22.2 23.8 12.7 9.5
Column percent (X) 10.4 8.9 7.1 16.2 17.0 14.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 10.0 10 0 10 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 13.2 350 200 120 20 0 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 57.1 34.3 5.7 0.0 2.9
Column percent (X) 5.8 8.9 6.1 2.2 0.0 2.4
Motorcycle or other means 58.5 30 4 10 4 4 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.3 33.3 13.3 13.3 50.0
Column percent (X) 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.9 3.6
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.