CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Acadia Parish, Louisiana

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 55,882 100.0 58,861 100.0 2,979 5.3
In households 55,119 98.6 57,876 98.3 2,757 5.0
In group quarters 763 1.4 985 1.7 222 29.1

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 19,295 100.0 21,171 100.0 1,876 9.7
1-person household 4,017 20.8 4,775 22.6 758 18.9
2-person household 5,451 28.3 6,310 29.8 859 15.8
3-person household 3,601 18.7 3,924 18.5 323 9.0
4-person household 3,263 16.9 3,439 16.2 176 5.4
5-or-more-person household 2,963 15.4 2,723 12.9 -240 -8.1
Mean number of persons per household 2.86 (X) 2.73 (X) -0.12 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 19,295 100.0 21,171 100.0 1,876 9.7
No vehicle available 2,653 13.7 2,292 10.8 -361 -13.6
1 vehicle available 7,192 37.3 7,662 36.2 470 6.5
2 vehicles available 7,175 37.2 8,680 41.0 1,505 21.0
3 vehicles available 1,689 8.8 1,970 9.3 281 16.6
4 vehicles available 468 2.4 470 2.2 2 0.4
5 or more vehicles available 118 0.6 97 0.5 -21 -17.8
Mean vehicles per household 1.51 (X) 1.57 (X) 0.06 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 18,252 100.0 21,065 100.0 2,813 15.4
Male 10,814 59.2 11,840 56.2 1,026 9.5
Female 7,438 40.8 9,225 43.8 1,787 24.0

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 18,252 100.0 21,064 100.0 2,812 15.4
Drove alone 13,731 75.2 16,703 79.3 2,972 21.6
Carpooled 3,022 16.6 3,132 14.9 110 3.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 108 0.6 42 0.2 -66 -61.1
Bicycle or walked 569 3.1 523 2.5 -46 -8.1
Motorcycle or other means 299 1.6 308 1.5 9 3.0
Worked at home 523 2.9 356 1.7 -167 -31.9

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 17,729 100.0 20,708 100.0 2,979 16.8
Less than 5 minutes 1,312 7.4 1,324 6.4 12 0.9
5 to 9 minutes 3,360 19.0 3,315 16.0 -45 -1.3
10 to 14 minutes 3,205 18.1 2,885 13.9 -320 -10.0
15 to 19 minutes 2,621 14.8 2,857 13.8 236 9.0
20 to 29 minutes 2,261 12.8 2,674 12.9 413 18.3
30 to 44 minutes 2,510 14.2 3,547 17.1 1,037 41.3
45 or more minutes 2,460 13.9 4,106 19.8 1,646 66.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.3 (X) 29.9 (X) 7.7 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 17,729 100.0 20,708 100.0 2,979 16.8
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 6,024 34.0 6,251 30.2 227 3.8
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 5,816 32.8 6,754 32.6 938 16.1
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 2,131 12.0 1,899 9.2 -232 -10.9
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 491 2.8 636 3.1 145 29.5
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 370 2.1 428 2.1 58 15.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 1,699 9.6 2,641 12.8 942 55.4
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,198 6.8 2,099 10.1 901 75.2
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Acadia Parish, Louisiana

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 58,861 100.0
Under 16 years 15,474 26.3
16 to 20 years 4,848 8.2
21 to 24 years 2,966 5.0
25 to 44 years 16,076 27.3
45 to 64 years 12,265 20.8
65 years and over 7,232 12.3
Mean age (years) 34.5 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 21,171 100.0
Less than $15,000 6,507 30.7
$15,000 to 19,999 1,819 8.6
$20,000 to 24,999 1,677 7.9
$25,000 to 49,999 6,289 29.7
$50,000 to 74,999 2,998 14.2
$75,000 to 99,999 905 4.3
$100,000 or more 976 4.6
Mean household income (dollars) 36,903 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 26,684 (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 1.57 21,170 2,290 7,660 8,680 1,970 565
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.8 36.2 41.0 9.3 2.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.87 4,775 1,235 3,015 480 25 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 25.9 63.1 10.1 0.5 0.4
Column percent (X) 22.6 53.9 39.4 5.5 1.3 3.5
2-person household 1.61 6,310 470 2,040 3,360 360 85
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.4 32.3 53.2 5.7 1.3
Column percent (X) 29.8 20.5 26.6 38.7 18.3 15.0
3-person household 1.79 3,925 230 1,140 1,890 585 80
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.9 29.0 48.2 14.9 2.0
Column percent (X) 18.5 10.0 14.9 21.8 29.7 14.2
4-or-more-person household 1.95 6,160 360 1,470 2,955 1,000 380
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.8 23.9 48.0 16.2 6.2
Column percent (X) 29.1 15.7 19.2 34.0 50.8 67.3

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 29.9 20,710 4,640 5,740 2,675 3,545 4,105
  Row percent (X) 100.0 22.4 27.7 12.9 17.1 19.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 27.6 16,705 3,870 4,590 2,260 2,910 3,075
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.2 27.5 13.5 17.4 18.4
Column percent (X) 80.7 83.4 80.0 84.5 82.1 74.9
Carpooled 43.0 3,130 430 880 345 565 910
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.7 28.1 11.0 18.1 29.1
Column percent (X) 15.1 9.3 15.3 12.9 15.9 22.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 42.6 40 4 10 4 10 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.0 25.0 10.0 25.0 37.5
Column percent (X) 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4
Bicycle or walked 10.8 525 240 220 35 10 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 45.7 41.9 6.7 1.9 3.8
Column percent (X) 2.5 5.2 3.8 1.3 0.3 0.5
Motorcycle or other means 50.2 310 100 40 30 50 85
  Row percent (X) 100.0 32.3 12.9 9.7 16.1 27.4
Column percent (X) 1.5 2.2 0.7 1.1 1.4 2.1
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.