CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 4,219,973 100.0 4,468,976 100.0 249,003 5.9
In households 4,107,521 97.3 4,332,884 97.0 225,363 5.5
In group quarters 112,452 2.7 136,092 3.0 23,640 21.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 1,498,371 100.0 1,657,107 100.0 158,736 10.6
1-person household 351,609 23.5 418,735 25.3 67,126 19.1
2-person household 431,324 28.8 509,663 30.8 78,339 18.2
3-person household 276,308 18.4 300,921 18.2 24,613 8.9
4-person household 244,417 16.3 245,506 14.8 1,089 0.4
5-or-more-person household 194,713 13.0 182,282 11.0 -12,431 -6.4
Mean number of persons per household 2.74 (X) 2.61 (X) -0.13 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 1,498,371 100.0 1,657,107 100.0 158,736 10.6
No vehicle available 202,820 13.5 194,433 11.7 -8,387 -4.1
1 vehicle available 536,252 35.8 612,327 37.0 76,075 14.2
2 vehicles available 561,264 37.5 632,048 38.1 70,784 12.6
3 vehicles available 154,171 10.3 168,295 10.2 14,124 9.2
4 vehicles available 35,244 2.4 39,172 2.4 3,928 11.1
5 or more vehicles available 8,620 0.6 10,832 0.7 2,212 25.7
Mean vehicles per household 1.54 (X) 1.57 (X) 0.03 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 1,645,690 100.0 1,831,055 100.0 185,365 11.3
Male 916,891 55.7 975,290 53.3 58,399 6.4
Female 728,799 44.3 855,765 46.7 126,966 17.4

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 1,645,690 100.0 1,831,057 100.0 185,367 11.3
Drove alone 1,239,339 75.3 1,430,142 78.1 190,803 15.4
Carpooled 247,348 15.0 249,640 13.6 2,292 0.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 49,252 3.0 43,277 2.4 -5,975 -12.1
Bicycle or walked 54,305 3.3 46,832 2.6 -7,473 -13.8
Motorcycle or other means 24,233 1.5 21,837 1.2 -2,396 -9.9
Worked at home 31,213 1.9 39,329 2.1 8,116 26.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 1,614,477 100.0 1,791,728 100.0 177,251 11.0
Less than 5 minutes 63,902 4.0 62,320 3.5 -1,582 -2.5
5 to 9 minutes 199,083 12.3 196,227 11.0 -2,856 -1.4
10 to 14 minutes 260,934 16.2 281,034 15.7 20,100 7.7
15 to 19 minutes 303,484 18.8 314,832 17.6 11,348 3.7
20 to 29 minutes 316,564 19.6 357,361 19.9 40,797 12.9
30 to 44 minutes 279,311 17.3 323,596 18.1 44,285 15.9
45 or more minutes 191,199 11.8 256,358 14.3 65,159 34.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.3 (X) 25.7 (X) 3.4 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 1,614,477 100.0 1,791,728 100.0 177,251 11.0
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 495,015 30.7 550,291 30.7 55,276 11.2
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 522,786 32.4 570,449 31.8 47,663 9.1
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 226,118 14.0 234,049 13.1 7,931 3.5
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 71,471 4.4 79,604 4.4 8,133 11.4
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 42,719 2.6 50,535 2.8 7,816 18.3
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 195,675 12.1 221,094 12.3 25,419 13.0
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 60,693 3.8 85,706 4.8 25,013 41.2
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: Louisiana

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 4,468,976 100.0
Under 16 years 1,074,430 24.0
16 to 20 years 361,998 8.1
21 to 24 years 257,080 5.8
25 to 44 years 1,297,462 29.0
45 to 64 years 959,909 21.5
65 years and over 518,097 11.6
Mean age (years) 34.8 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 1,657,107 100.0
Less than $15,000 400,016 24.1
$15,000 to 19,999 126,273 7.6
$20,000 to 24,999 122,215 7.4
$25,000 to 49,999 484,031 29.2
$50,000 to 74,999 274,550 16.6
$75,000 to 99,999 126,752 7.6
$100,000 or more 123,270 7.4
Mean household income (dollars) 44,833 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 32,566 (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 1,657,105 194,435 612,325 632,050 168,295 50,005
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.7 37.0 38.1 10.2 3.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.93 418,735 91,140 279,230 40,505 5,725 2,135
  Row percent (X) 100.0 21.8 66.7 9.7 1.4 0.5
Column percent (X) 25.3 46.9 45.6 6.4 3.4 4.3
2-person household 1.63 509,665 40,870 158,050 268,040 35,855 6,850
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.0 31.0 52.6 7.0 1.3
Column percent (X) 30.8 21.0 25.8 42.4 21.3 13.7
3-person household 1.81 300,920 25,140 80,225 131,850 54,635 9,075
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.4 26.7 43.8 18.2 3.0
Column percent (X) 18.2 12.9 13.1 20.9 32.5 18.1
4-or-more-person household 1.94 427,790 37,285 94,825 191,650 72,085 31,945
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.7 22.2 44.8 16.9 7.5
Column percent (X) 25.8 19.2 15.5 30.3 42.8 63.9

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 25.7 1,791,730 258,545 595,865 357,360 323,595 256,360
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.4 33.3 19.9 18.1 14.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 24.3 1,430,140 204,135 494,810 298,095 254,845 178,255
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.3 34.6 20.8 17.8 12.5
Column percent (X) 79.8 79.0 83.0 83.4 78.8 69.5
Carpooled 31.0 249,640 26,205 73,960 46,565 50,880 52,035
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.5 29.6 18.7 20.4 20.8
Column percent (X) 13.9 10.1 12.4 13.0 15.7 20.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 43.1 43,275 1,530 6,615 5,970 11,565 17,590
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.5 15.3 13.8 26.7 40.6
Column percent (X) 2.4 0.6 1.1 1.7 3.6 6.9
Bicycle or walked 13.1 46,830 22,920 14,505 4,280 3,130 1,995
  Row percent (X) 100.0 48.9 31.0 9.1 6.7 4.3
Column percent (X) 2.6 8.9 2.4 1.2 1.0 0.8
Motorcycle or other means 47.2 21,835 3,755 5,975 2,450 3,180 6,480
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.2 27.4 11.2 14.6 29.7
Column percent (X) 1.2 1.5 1.0 0.7 1.0 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.