CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000) Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Subject	1990 Census		Census 2000		Change 1990 to 2000
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
POPULATION
Total population	36,689	100.0	39,080	100.0	2,391	6.5
In households	34,224	93.3	36,463	93.3	2,239	6.5
In group quarters	2,465	6.7	2,617	6.7	152	6.2
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
Total households	12,602	100.0	14,254	100.0	1,652	13.1
1-person household	3,196	25.4	3,852	27.0	656	20.5
2-person household	3,613	28.7	4,445	31.2	832	23.0
3-person household	2,228	17.7	2,472	17.3	244	11.0
4-person household	1,921	15.2	2,022	14.2	101	5.3
5-or-more-person household	1,644	13.0	1,463	10.3	-181	-11.0
Mean number of persons per household	2.72	(X)	2.56	(X)	-0.16	(X)
VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
Total households	12,602	100.0	14,254	100.0	1,652	13.1
No vehicle available	1,983	15.7	1,925	13.5	-58	-2.9
1 vehicle available	4,545	36.1	5,216	36.6	671	14.8
2 vehicles available	4,299	34.1	5,023	35.2	724	16.8
3 vehicles available	1,341	10.6	1,453	10.2	112	8.4
4 vehicles available	344	2.7	542	3.8	198	57.6
5 or more vehicles available	90	0.7	95	0.7	5	5.6
Mean vehicles per household	1.51	(X)	1.56	(X)	0.06	(X)
WORKERS BY SEX1
Workers 16 years and over	12,367	100.0	14,605	100.0	2,238	18.1
Male	6,817	55.1	7,565	51.8	748	11.0
Female	5,550	44.9	7,035	48.2	1,485	26.8
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	12,367	100.0	14,603	100.0	2,236	18.1
Drove alone	8,908	72.0	10,903	74.7	1,995	22.4
Carpooled	2,314	18.7	2,506	17.2	192	8.3
Public transportation (including taxicab)	78	0.6	72	0.5	-6	-7.7
Bicycle or walked	662	5.4	517	3.5	-145	-21.9
Motorcycle or other means	188	1.5	221	1.5	33	17.6
Worked at home	217	1.8	384	2.6	167	77.0
TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
Workers who did not work at home	12,150	100.0	14,219	100.0	2,069	17.0
Less than 5 minutes	764	6.3	744	5.2	-20	-2.6
5 to 9 minutes	2,079	17.1	2,347	16.5	268	12.9
10 to 14 minutes	2,761	22.7	3,027	21.3	266	9.6
15 to 19 minutes	1,743	14.3	2,476	17.4	733	42.1
20 to 29 minutes	1,665	13.7	1,805	12.7	140	8.4
30 to 44 minutes	1,810	14.9	1,875	13.2	65	3.6
45 or more minutes	1,328	10.9	1,945	13.7	617	46.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	19.9	(X)	24.8	(X)	4.9	(X)
TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
Workers who did not work at home	12,150	100.0	14,219	100.0	2,069	17.0
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.	3,455	28.4	3,853	27.1	398	11.5
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.	4,319	35.5	4,722	33.2	403	9.3
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.	1,225	10.1	1,483	10.4	258	21.1
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.	514	4.2	703	4.9	189	36.8
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.	334	2.7	518	3.6	184	55.1
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.	1,856	15.3	2,222	15.6	366	19.7
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.	447	3.7	718	5.0	271	60.6
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.

CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000) Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Subject	Census 2000
	Number	Percent
POPULATION BY AGE
Total population	39,080	100.0
Under 16 years	8,874	22.7
16 to 20 years	4,949	12.7
21 to 24 years	3,224	8.2
25 to 44 years	9,559	24.5
45 to 64 years	7,700	19.7
65 years and over	4,774	12.2
Mean age (years)	34.0	(X)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
Total households	14,254	100.0
Less than $15,000	4,678	32.8
$15,000 to 19,999	1,220	8.6
$20,000 to 24,999	1,059	7.4
$25,000 to 49,999	4,073	28.6
$50,000 to 74,999	1,741	12.2
$75,000 to 99,999	784	5.5
$100,000 or more	699	4.9
Mean household income (dollars)	37,083	(X)
Median household income (dollars)	25,722	(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		1.56	14,255	1,925	5,215	5,025	1,455	635
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	13.5	36.6	35.3	10.2	4.5
	Column percent	(X)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
1-person household		0.90	3,850	930	2,455	400	65	4
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	24.2	63.8	10.4	1.7	0.1
	Column percent	(X)	27.0	48.3	47.1	8.0	4.5	0.6
2-person household		1.71	4,445	370	1,275	2,270	405	120
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	8.3	28.7	51.1	9.1	2.7
	Column percent	(X)	31.2	19.2	24.4	45.2	27.8	18.9
3-person household		1.87	2,470	225	655	1,000	430	160
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	9.1	26.5	40.5	17.4	6.5
	Column percent	(X)	17.3	11.7	12.6	19.9	29.6	25.2
4-or-more-person household		1.90	3,485	405	830	1,350	555	350
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	11.6	23.8	38.7	15.9	10.0
	Column percent	(X)	24.4	21.0	15.9	26.9	38.1	55.1
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		24.8	14,220	3,090	5,505	1,805	1,875	1,945
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	21.7	38.7	12.7	13.2	13.7
	Column percent	(X)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Drove alone		24.2	10,905	2,295	4,390	1,380	1,450	1,385
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	21.0	40.3	12.7	13.3	12.7
	Column percent	(X)	76.7	74.3	79.7	76.5	77.3	71.2
Carpooled		28.5	2,505	425	870	395	380	435
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	17.0	34.7	15.8	15.2	17.4
	Column percent	(X)	17.6	13.8	15.8	21.9	20.3	22.4
Public transportation (including taxicab)		49.7	70	20	15	4	10	30
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	28.6	21.4	5.7	14.3	42.9
	Column percent	(X)	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.5	1.5
Bicycle or walked		11.7	515	300	155	0	15	45
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	58.3	30.1	0.0	2.9	8.7
	Column percent	(X)	3.6	9.7	2.8	0.0	0.8	2.3
Motorcycle or other means		35.3	220	50	70	25	20	50
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	22.7	31.8	11.4	9.1	22.7
	Column percent	(X)	1.5	1.6	1.3	1.4	1.1	2.6
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.