CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
 1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 25,575 100.0 26,757 100.0 1,182 4.6
In households 25,035 97.9 26,028 97.3 993 4.0
In group quarters 540 2.1 729 2.7 189 35.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE		            
Total households 8,222 100.0 9,001 100.0 779 9.5
1-person household 1,428 17.4 1,668 18.5 240 16.8
2-person household 2,208 26.9 2,633 29.3 425 19.2
3-person household 1,626 19.8 1,839 20.4 213 13.1
4-person household 1,559 19.0 1,596 17.7 37 2.4
5-or-more-person household 1,401 17.0 1,265 14.1 -136 -9.7
Mean number of persons per household 3.04 (X) 2.89 (X) -0.15 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1		            
Total households 8,222 100.0 9,001 100.0 779 9.5
No vehicle available 1,004 12.2 889 9.9 -115 -11.5
1 vehicle available 2,839 34.5 3,187 35.4 348 12.3
2 vehicles available 3,220 39.2 3,760 41.8 540 16.8
3 vehicles available 933 11.3 902 10.0 -31 -3.3
4 vehicles available 213 2.6 213 2.4 0 0.0
5 or more vehicles available 13 0.2 50 0.6 37 284.6
Mean vehicles per household 1.58 (X) 1.61 (X) 0.03 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1		            
Workers 16 years and over 9,467 100.0 10,075 100.0 608 6.4
Male 6,106 64.5 5,830 57.9 -276 -4.5
Female 3,361 35.5 4,245 42.1 884 26.3

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK		            
Workers 16 years and over 9,467 100.0 10,074 100.0 607 6.4
Drove alone 6,949 73.4 7,741 76.8 792 11.4
Carpooled 1,615 17.1 1,532 15.2 -83 -5.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 92 1.0 83 0.8 -9 -9.8
Bicycle or walked 375 4.0 300 3.0 -75 -20.0
Motorcycle or other means 225 2.4 188 1.9 -37 -16.4
Worked at home 211 2.2 230 2.3 19 9.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 9,256 100.0 9,844 100.0 588 6.4
Less than 5 minutes 705 7.6 520 5.3 -185 -26.2
5 to 9 minutes 1,548 16.7 1,383 14.0 -165 -10.7
10 to 14 minutes 1,462 15.8 1,466 14.9 4 0.3
15 to 19 minutes 1,416 15.3 1,438 14.6 22 1.6
20 to 29 minutes 1,547 16.7 1,765 17.9 218 14.1
30 to 44 minutes 1,413 15.3 1,681 17.1 268 19.0
45 or more minutes 1,165 12.6 1,591 16.2 426 36.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.8 (X) 26.4 (X) 5.5 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 9,256 100.0 9,844 100.0 588 6.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 3,786 40.9 3,687 37.5 -99 -2.6
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,647 28.6 3,067 31.2 420 15.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 949 10.3 1,118 11.4 169 17.8
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 367 4.0 255 2.6 -112 -30.5
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 116 1.3 188 1.9 72 62.1
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 994 10.7 851 8.6 -143 -14.4
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 397 4.3 678 6.9 281 70.8
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: Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Subject
 Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 26,757 100.0
Under 16 years 6,967 26.0
16 to 20 years 2,043 7.6
21 to 24 years 1,299 4.9
25 to 44 years 8,139 30.4
45 to 64 years 5,658 21.1
65 years and over 2,651 9.9
Mean age (years) 33.7 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991		    
Total households 9,001 100.0
Less than $15,000 1,918 21.3
$15,000 to 19,999 520 5.8
$20,000 to 24,999 617 6.9
$25,000 to 49,999 2,771 30.8
$50,000 to 74,999 1,584 17.6
$75,000 to 99,999 902 10.0
$100,000 or more 689 7.7
Mean household income (dollars) 46,904 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 38,173 (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 1.61 9,000 890 3,185 3,760 900 265
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.9 35.4 41.8 10.0 2.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.95 1,670 375 1,040 225 30 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 22.5 62.3 13.5 1.8 0.0
Column percent (X) 18.6 42.1 32.7 6.0 3.3 0.0
2-person household 1.64 2,635 160 920 1,340 165 50
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.1 34.9 50.9 6.3 1.9
Column percent (X) 29.3 18.0 28.9 35.6 18.3 18.9
3-person household 1.71 1,840 145 565 825 280 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.9 30.7 44.8 15.2 1.4
Column percent (X) 20.4 16.3 17.7 21.9 31.1 9.4
4-or-more-person household 1.92 2,860 210 665 1,375 430 185
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.3 23.3 48.1 15.0 6.5
Column percent (X) 31.8 23.6 20.9 36.6 47.8 69.8

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 26.4 9,845 1,905 2,905 1,765 1,680 1,590
  Row percent (X) 100.0 19.3 29.5 17.9 17.1 16.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 24.3 7,740 1,520 2,395 1,420 1,300 1,100
  Row percent (X) 100.0 19.6 30.9 18.3 16.8 14.2
Column percent (X) 78.6 79.8 82.4 80.5 77.4 69.2
Carpooled 35.8 1,530 165 365 295 315 395
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.8 23.9 19.3 20.6 25.8
Column percent (X) 15.5 8.7 12.6 16.7 18.8 24.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 39.8 85 0 30 10 10 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 35.3 11.8 11.8 35.3
Column percent (X) 0.9 0.0 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.9
Bicycle or walked 9.8 300 180 75 15 35 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 60.0 25.0 5.0 11.7 0.0
Column percent (X) 3.0 9.4 2.6 0.8 2.1 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 57.3 190 35 40 25 25 65
  Row percent (X) 100.0 18.4 21.1 13.2 13.2 34.2
Column percent (X) 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.5 4.1
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.