CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000) Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Subject	1990 Census		Census 2000		Change 1990 to 2000
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
POPULATION
Total population	54,044	100.0	55,941	100.0	1,897	3.5
In households	49,909	92.3	51,827	92.6	1,918	3.8
In group quarters	4,135	7.7	4,114	7.4	-21	-0.5
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
Total households	19,275	100.0	21,127	100.0	1,852	9.6
1-person household	4,661	24.2	5,709	27.0	1,048	22.5
2-person household	6,531	33.9	7,303	34.6	772	11.8
3-person household	3,051	15.8	3,298	15.6	247	8.1
4-person household	2,928	15.2	2,904	13.7	-24	-0.8
5-or-more-person household	2,104	10.9	1,913	9.1	-191	-9.1
Mean number of persons per household	2.59	(X)	2.45	(X)	-0.14	(X)
VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
Total households	19,275	100.0	21,127	100.0	1,852	9.6
No vehicle available	1,298	6.7	1,519	7.2	221	17.0
1 vehicle available	6,289	32.6	6,419	30.4	130	2.1
2 vehicles available	7,733	40.1	8,665	41.0	932	12.1
3 vehicles available	2,637	13.7	3,152	14.9	515	19.5
4 vehicles available	866	4.5	900	4.3	34	3.9
5 or more vehicles available	452	2.3	472	2.2	20	4.4
Mean vehicles per household	1.85	(X)	1.86	(X)	0.01	(X)
WORKERS BY SEX1
Workers 16 years and over	27,299	100.0	30,875	100.0	3,576	13.1
Male	14,521	53.2	16,115	52.2	1,594	11.0
Female	12,778	46.8	14,760	47.8	1,982	15.5
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	27,299	100.0	30,876	100.0	3,577	13.1
Drove alone	19,653	72.0	23,752	76.9	4,099	20.9
Carpooled	2,800	10.3	3,223	10.4	423	15.1
Public transportation (including taxicab)	466	1.7	496	1.6	30	6.4
Bicycle or walked	2,761	10.1	1,902	6.2	-859	-31.1
Motorcycle or other means	131	0.5	143	0.5	12	9.2
Worked at home	1,488	5.5	1,360	4.4	-128	-8.6
TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
Workers who did not work at home	25,811	100.0	29,516	100.0	3,705	14.4
Less than 5 minutes	2,076	8.0	2,000	6.8	-76	-3.7
5 to 9 minutes	6,420	24.9	6,372	21.6	-48	-0.7
10 to 14 minutes	6,811	26.4	8,073	27.4	1,262	18.5
15 to 19 minutes	4,125	16.0	5,068	17.2	943	22.9
20 to 29 minutes	3,338	12.9	4,196	14.2	858	25.7
30 to 44 minutes	1,838	7.1	2,008	6.8	170	9.2
45 or more minutes	1,203	4.7	1,799	6.1	596	49.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	14.9	(X)	17.0	(X)	2.1	(X)
TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
Workers who did not work at home	25,811	100.0	29,516	100.0	3,705	14.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.	4,501	17.4	6,215	21.1	1,714	38.1
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.	9,062	35.1	10,068	34.1	1,006	11.1
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.	3,580	13.9	3,277	11.1	-303	-8.5
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.	1,346	5.2	1,383	4.7	37	2.7
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.	1,027	4.0	1,223	4.1	196	19.1
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.	5,661	21.9	6,666	22.6	1,005	17.8
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.	634	2.5	684	2.3	50	7.9
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: Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Subject	Census 2000
	Number	Percent
POPULATION BY AGE
Total population	55,941	100.0
Under 16 years	10,435	18.7
16 to 20 years	7,845	14.0
21 to 24 years	5,977	10.7
25 to 44 years	14,352	25.7
45 to 64 years	10,579	18.9
65 years and over	6,753	12.1
Mean age (years)	34.5	(X)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
Total households	21,127	100.0
Less than $15,000	3,168	15.0
$15,000 to 19,999	1,466	6.9
$20,000 to 24,999	1,641	7.8
$25,000 to 49,999	7,115	33.7
$50,000 to 74,999	4,574	21.7
$75,000 to 99,999	1,726	8.2
$100,000 or more	1,437	6.8
Mean household income (dollars)	47,920	(X)
Median household income (dollars)	38,940	(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		1.86	21,125	1,520	6,420	8,665	3,150	1,370
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	7.2	30.4	41.0	14.9	6.5
	Column percent	(X)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
1-person household		1.00	5,710	1,095	3,780	645	140	45
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	19.2	66.2	11.3	2.5	0.8
	Column percent	(X)	27.0	72.0	58.9	7.4	4.4	3.3
2-person household		1.90	7,305	185	1,700	4,335	875	210
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	2.5	23.3	59.3	12.0	2.9
	Column percent	(X)	34.6	12.2	26.5	50.0	27.8	15.3
3-person household		2.28	3,300	100	480	1,430	1,050	235
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	3.0	14.5	43.3	31.8	7.1
	Column percent	(X)	15.6	6.6	7.5	16.5	33.3	17.2
4-or-more-person household		2.52	4,815	135	460	2,250	1,090	885
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	2.8	9.6	46.7	22.6	18.4
	Column percent	(X)	22.8	8.9	7.2	26.0	34.6	64.6
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		17.0	29,515	8,370	13,140	4,195	2,010	1,800
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	28.4	44.5	14.2	6.8	6.1
	Column percent	(X)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Drove alone		17.0	23,750	6,415	10,910	3,540	1,530	1,360
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	27.0	45.9	14.9	6.4	5.7
	Column percent	(X)	80.5	76.6	83.0	84.4	76.1	75.6
Carpooled		20.6	3,225	710	1,360	470	345	335
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	22.0	42.2	14.6	10.7	10.4
	Column percent	(X)	10.9	8.5	10.4	11.2	17.2	18.6
Public transportation (including taxicab)		23.0	495	65	190	85	90	65
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	13.1	38.4	17.2	18.2	13.1
	Column percent	(X)	1.7	0.8	1.4	2.0	4.5	3.6
Bicycle or walked		8.5	1,900	1,120	650	90	35	10
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	58.9	34.2	4.7	1.8	0.5
	Column percent	(X)	6.4	13.4	4.9	2.1	1.7	0.6
Motorcycle or other means		30.9	145	65	30	10	4	25
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	44.8	20.7	6.9	2.8	17.2
	Column percent	(X)	0.5	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.4
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.