CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 496,938 100.0 484,674 100.0 -12,264 -2.5
In households 479,996 96.6 467,013 96.4 -12,983 -2.7
In group quarters 16,942 3.4 17,661 3.6 719 4.2

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 187,662 100.0 188,365 100.0 703 0.4
1-person household 59,302 31.6 62,345 33.1 3,043 5.1
2-person household 51,138 27.3 51,993 27.6 855 1.7
3-person household 30,692 16.4 30,858 16.4 166 0.5
4-person household 23,574 12.6 22,409 11.9 -1,165 -4.9
5-or-more-person household 22,956 12.2 20,760 11.0 -2,196 -9.6
Mean number of persons per household 2.56 (X) 2.48 (X) -0.08 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 187,662 100.0 188,365 100.0 703 0.4
No vehicle available 57,791 30.8 51,038 27.1 -6,753 -11.7
1 vehicle available 74,157 39.5 79,800 42.4 5,643 7.6
2 vehicles available 43,728 23.3 45,830 24.3 2,102 4.8
3 vehicles available 9,545 5.1 9,137 4.9 -408 -4.3
4 vehicles available 1,958 1.0 1,884 1.0 -74 -3.8
5 or more vehicles available 483 0.3 676 0.4 193 40.0
Mean vehicles per household 1.07 (X) 1.12 (X) 0.05 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 186,926 100.0 188,705 100.0 1,779 1.0
Male 94,633 50.6 91,790 48.6 -2,843 -3.0
Female 92,293 49.4 96,915 51.4 4,622 5.0

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 186,926 100.0 188,703 100.0 1,777 1.0
Drove alone 109,458 58.6 113,752 60.3 4,294 3.9
Carpooled 28,822 15.4 30,459 16.1 1,637 5.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 31,601 16.9 25,803 13.7 -5,798 -18.3
Bicycle or walked 11,451 6.1 12,009 6.4 558 4.9
Motorcycle or other means 2,029 1.1 1,652 0.9 -377 -18.6
Worked at home 3,565 1.9 5,028 2.7 1,463 41.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 183,361 100.0 183,675 100.0 314 0.2
Less than 5 minutes 3,691 2.0 3,898 2.1 207 5.6
5 to 9 minutes 14,095 7.7 13,727 7.5 -368 -2.6
10 to 14 minutes 23,945 13.1 24,996 13.6 1,051 4.4
15 to 19 minutes 37,059 20.2 35,301 19.2 -1,758 -4.7
20 to 29 minutes 44,070 24.0 44,055 24.0 -15 [ <0 ]
30 to 44 minutes 39,361 21.5 37,280 20.3 -2,081 -5.3
45 or more minutes 21,140 11.5 24,418 13.3 3,278 15.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.7 (X) 25.7 (X) 2.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 183,361 100.0 183,675 100.0 314 0.2
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 44,461 24.2 42,264 23.0 -2,197 -4.9
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 55,909 30.5 55,896 30.4 -13 [ <0 ]
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 34,597 18.9 32,262 17.6 -2,335 -6.7
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 11,556 6.3 12,767 7.0 1,211 10.5
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 6,635 3.6 6,988 3.8 353 5.3
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 25,718 14.0 28,028 15.3 2,310 9.0
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 4,485 2.4 5,470 3.0 985 22.0
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
<0Negative value is too near zero to display.
(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: Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 484,674 100.0
Under 16 years 114,536 23.6
16 to 20 years 38,951 8.0
21 to 24 years 30,619 6.3
25 to 44 years 142,596 29.4
45 to 64 years 101,171 20.9
65 years and over 56,801 11.7
Mean age (years) 34.7 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 188,365 100.0
Less than $15,000 57,608 30.6
$15,000 to 19,999 15,629 8.3
$20,000 to 24,999 14,131 7.5
$25,000 to 49,999 51,859 27.5
$50,000 to 74,999 23,724 12.6
$75,000 to 99,999 10,802 5.7
$100,000 or more 14,612 7.8
Mean household income (dollars) 43,176 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 27,133 (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 1.12 188,365 51,040 79,800 45,830 9,135 2,560
  Row percent (X) 100.0 27.1 42.4 24.3 4.8 1.4
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.74 62,345 21,765 36,200 3,645 485 250
  Row percent (X) 100.0 34.9 58.1 5.8 0.8 0.4
Column percent (X) 33.1 42.6 45.4 8.0 5.3 9.8
2-person household 1.26 51,995 10,655 20,155 18,890 1,895 400
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.5 38.8 36.3 3.6 0.8
Column percent (X) 27.6 20.9 25.3 41.2 20.7 15.6
3-person household 1.30 30,860 7,300 10,640 9,755 2,795 365
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.7 34.5 31.6 9.1 1.2
Column percent (X) 16.4 14.3 13.3 21.3 30.6 14.3
4-or-more-person household 1.35 43,170 11,315 12,805 13,540 3,965 1,540
  Row percent (X) 100.0 26.2 29.7 31.4 9.2 3.6
Column percent (X) 22.9 22.2 16.0 29.5 43.4 60.2

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 25.7 183,675 17,625 60,295 44,055 37,280 24,420
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.6 32.8 24.0 20.3 13.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 22.6 113,750 10,545 42,725 30,525 21,110 8,850
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.3 37.6 26.8 18.6 7.8
Column percent (X) 61.9 59.8 70.9 69.3 56.6 36.2
Carpooled 26.3 30,460 1,915 9,485 7,945 6,905 4,210
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.3 31.1 26.1 22.7 13.8
Column percent (X) 16.6 10.9 15.7 18.0 18.5 17.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 42.6 25,805 485 3,020 3,770 8,000 10,530
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.9 11.7 14.6 31.0 40.8
Column percent (X) 14.0 2.8 5.0 8.6 21.5 43.1
Bicycle or walked 14.4 12,010 4,470 4,635 1,570 915 415
  Row percent (X) 100.0 37.2 38.6 13.1 7.6 3.5
Column percent (X) 6.5 25.4 7.7 3.6 2.5 1.7
Motorcycle or other means 44.3 1,650 210 430 245 355 410
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.7 26.1 14.8 21.5 24.8
Column percent (X) 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.7
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.