CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 85,860 100.0 89,974 100.0 4,114 4.8
In households 84,400 98.3 88,250 98.1 3,850 4.6
In group quarters 1,460 1.7 1,724 1.9 264 18.1

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 29,100 100.0 32,093 100.0 2,993 10.3
1-person household 4,929 16.9 6,261 19.5 1,332 27.0
2-person household 8,322 28.6 10,091 31.4 1,769 21.3
3-person household 6,160 21.2 6,520 20.3 360 5.8
4-person household 5,461 18.8 5,564 17.3 103 1.9
5-or-more-person household 4,228 14.5 3,657 11.4 -571 -13.5
Mean number of persons per household 2.90 (X) 2.75 (X) -0.15 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 29,100 100.0 32,093 100.0 2,993 10.3
No vehicle available 3,080 10.6 2,932 9.1 -148 -4.8
1 vehicle available 10,510 36.1 10,963 34.2 453 4.3
2 vehicles available 11,924 41.0 13,882 43.3 1,958 16.4
3 vehicles available 2,776 9.5 3,340 10.4 564 20.3
4 vehicles available 691 2.4 826 2.6 135 19.5
5 or more vehicles available 119 0.4 150 0.5 31 26.1
Mean vehicles per household 1.58 (X) 1.65 (X) 0.06 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 31,571 100.0 36,350 100.0 4,779 15.1
Male 19,637 62.2 20,835 57.3 1,198 6.1
Female 11,934 37.8 15,515 42.7 3,581 30.0

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 31,571 100.0 36,348 100.0 4,777 15.1
Drove alone 22,124 70.1 28,518 78.5 6,394 28.9
Carpooled 6,723 21.3 5,335 14.7 -1,388 -20.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 374 1.2 246 0.7 -128 -34.2
Bicycle or walked 1,044 3.3 936 2.6 -108 -10.3
Motorcycle or other means 762 2.4 565 1.6 -197 -25.9
Worked at home 544 1.7 748 2.1 204 37.5

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 31,027 100.0 35,600 100.0 4,573 14.7
Less than 5 minutes 2,143 6.9 2,203 6.2 60 2.8
5 to 9 minutes 4,951 16.0 5,800 16.3 849 17.1
10 to 14 minutes 5,099 16.4 5,816 16.3 717 14.1
15 to 19 minutes 4,202 13.5 4,748 13.3 546 13.0
20 to 29 minutes 3,692 11.9 4,845 13.6 1,153 31.2
30 to 44 minutes 4,711 15.2 5,744 16.1 1,033 21.9
45 or more minutes 6,229 20.1 6,444 18.1 215 3.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.6 (X) 26.8 (X) 1.1 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 31,027 100.0 35,600 100.0 4,573 14.7
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 11,614 37.4 13,112 36.8 1,498 12.9
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 7,669 24.7 9,883 27.8 2,214 28.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 3,671 11.8 4,133 11.6 462 12.6
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 1,213 3.9 1,161 3.3 -52 -4.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 693 2.2 868 2.4 175 25.3
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 3,860 12.4 3,901 11.0 41 1.1
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 2,307 7.4 2,542 7.1 235 10.2
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: Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 89,974 100.0
Under 16 years 21,589 24.0
16 to 20 years 7,730 8.6
21 to 24 years 4,764 5.3
25 to 44 years 26,686 29.7
45 to 64 years 19,090 21.2
65 years and over 10,115 11.2
Mean age (years) 34.6 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 32,093 100.0
Less than $15,000 7,220 22.5
$15,000 to 19,999 2,176 6.8
$20,000 to 24,999 2,300 7.2
$25,000 to 49,999 10,268 32.0
$50,000 to 74,999 6,069 18.9
$75,000 to 99,999 2,256 7.0
$100,000 or more 1,804 5.6
Mean household income (dollars) 43,789 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 34,910 (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 1.65 32,095 2,930 10,965 13,880 3,340 975
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.1 34.2 43.2 10.4 3.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.89 6,260 1,430 4,205 535 75 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 22.8 67.2 8.5 1.2 0.3
Column percent (X) 19.5 48.8 38.3 3.9 2.2 2.1
2-person household 1.62 10,090 660 3,240 5,580 530 85
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.5 32.1 55.3 5.3 0.8
Column percent (X) 31.4 22.5 29.5 40.2 15.9 8.7
3-person household 1.87 6,520 400 1,545 3,270 1,155 150
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.1 23.7 50.2 17.7 2.3
Column percent (X) 20.3 13.7 14.1 23.6 34.6 15.4
4-or-more-person household 2.03 9,220 445 1,975 4,500 1,580 715
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.8 21.4 48.8 17.1 7.8
Column percent (X) 28.7 15.2 18.0 32.4 47.3 73.3

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 26.8 35,600 8,005 10,565 4,845 5,745 6,445
  Row percent (X) 100.0 22.5 29.7 13.6 16.1 18.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 24.0 28,520 6,630 8,995 4,130 4,510 4,250
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.2 31.5 14.5 15.8 14.9
Column percent (X) 80.1 82.8 85.1 85.2 78.5 65.9
Carpooled 38.5 5,335 540 1,285 655 1,115 1,745
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.1 24.1 12.3 20.9 32.7
Column percent (X) 15.0 6.7 12.2 13.5 19.4 27.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 51.5 245 45 40 15 35 115
  Row percent (X) 100.0 18.4 16.3 6.1 14.3 46.9
Column percent (X) 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.8
Bicycle or walked 9.5 935 690 155 35 30 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 73.8 16.6 3.7 3.2 3.2
Column percent (X) 2.6 8.6 1.5 0.7 0.5 0.5
Motorcycle or other means 74.3 565 105 90 10 60 300
  Row percent (X) 100.0 18.6 15.9 1.8 10.6 53.1
Column percent (X) 1.6 1.3 0.9 0.2 1.0 4.7
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.