CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Houston County, Minnesota

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 18,497 100.0 19,718 100.0 1,221 6.6
In households 18,179 98.3 19,346 98.1 1,167 6.4
In group quarters 318 1.7 372 1.9 54 17.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 6,855 100.0 7,594 100.0 739 10.8
1-person household 1,602 23.4 1,940 25.5 338 21.1
2-person household 2,278 33.2 2,674 35.2 396 17.4
3-person household 1,096 16.0 1,114 14.7 18 1.6
4-person household 1,091 15.9 1,105 14.6 14 1.3
5-or-more-person household 788 11.5 761 10.0 -27 -3.4
Mean number of persons per household 2.65 (X) 2.55 (X) -0.10 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 6,855 100.0 7,594 100.0 739 10.8
No vehicle available 411 6.0 408 5.4 -3 -0.7
1 vehicle available 2,070 30.2 2,226 29.3 156 7.5
2 vehicles available 3,077 44.9 3,328 43.8 251 8.2
3 vehicles available 939 13.7 1,239 16.3 300 31.9
4 vehicles available 274 4.0 323 4.3 49 17.9
5 or more vehicles available 84 1.2 70 0.9 -14 -16.7
Mean vehicles per household 1.84 (X) 1.88 (X) 0.04 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 8,927 100.0 10,010 100.0 1,083 12.1
Male 4,818 54.0 5,135 51.3 317 6.6
Female 4,109 46.0 4,875 48.7 766 18.6

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 8,927 100.0 10,009 100.0 1,082 12.1
Drove alone 6,086 68.2 7,562 75.6 1,476 24.3
Carpooled 1,089 12.2 978 9.8 -111 -10.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 23 0.3 30 0.3 7 30.4
Bicycle or walked 719 8.1 525 5.2 -194 -27.0
Motorcycle or other means 54 0.6 65 0.6 11 20.4
Worked at home 956 10.7 849 8.5 -107 -11.2

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 7,971 100.0 9,160 100.0 1,189 14.9
Less than 5 minutes 862 10.8 763 8.3 -99 -11.5
5 to 9 minutes 1,494 18.7 1,535 16.8 41 2.7
10 to 14 minutes 1,343 16.8 1,379 15.1 36 2.7
15 to 19 minutes 1,544 19.4 1,589 17.3 45 2.9
20 to 29 minutes 1,313 16.5 1,623 17.7 310 23.6
30 to 44 minutes 921 11.6 1,455 15.9 534 58.0
45 or more minutes 494 6.2 816 8.9 322 65.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 16.7 (X) 20.7 (X) 4.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 7,971 100.0 9,160 100.0 1,189 14.9
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 2,386 29.9 2,806 30.6 420 17.6
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,726 34.2 3,061 33.4 335 12.3
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,065 13.4 1,004 11.0 -61 -5.7
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 274 3.4 359 3.9 85 31.0
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 114 1.4 189 2.1 75 65.8
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 1,140 14.3 1,408 15.4 268 23.5
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 266 3.3 333 3.6 67 25.2
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: Houston County, Minnesota

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 19,718 100.0
Under 16 years 4,707 23.9
16 to 20 years 1,301 6.6
21 to 24 years 647 3.3
25 to 44 years 5,327 27.0
45 to 64 years 4,578 23.2
65 years and over 3,158 16.0
Mean age (years) 38.0 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 7,594 100.0
Less than $15,000 1,038 13.7
$15,000 to 19,999 511 6.7
$20,000 to 24,999 591 7.8
$25,000 to 49,999 2,573 33.9
$50,000 to 74,999 1,714 22.6
$75,000 to 99,999 709 9.3
$100,000 or more 458 6.0
Mean household income (dollars) 47,539 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 40,680 (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 1.88 7,595 410 2,225 3,330 1,240 395
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.4 29.3 43.8 16.3 5.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.04 1,940 330 1,290 240 75 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.0 66.5 12.4 3.9 0.2
Column percent (X) 25.5 80.5 58.0 7.2 6.0 1.0
2-person household 1.99 2,675 45 560 1,580 405 90
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.7 20.9 59.1 15.1 3.4
Column percent (X) 35.2 11.0 25.2 47.4 32.7 22.8
3-person household 2.25 1,115 20 180 530 300 90
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.8 16.1 47.5 26.9 8.1
Column percent (X) 14.7 4.9 8.1 15.9 24.2 22.8
4-or-more-person household 2.37 1,865 15 200 980 455 210
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.8 10.7 52.5 24.4 11.3
Column percent (X) 24.6 3.7 9.0 29.4 36.7 53.2

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 20.7 9,160 2,300 2,970 1,625 1,455 815
  Row percent (X) 100.0 25.1 32.4 17.7 15.9 8.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 20.3 7,560 1,740 2,575 1,420 1,220 605
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.0 34.1 18.8 16.1 8.0
Column percent (X) 82.5 75.7 86.7 87.4 83.8 74.2
Carpooled 27.7 980 180 225 180 225 175
  Row percent (X) 100.0 18.4 23.0 18.4 23.0 17.9
Column percent (X) 10.7 7.8 7.6 11.1 15.5 21.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 23.3 30 0 20 4 4 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 66.7 13.3 13.3 13.3
Column percent (X) 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.5
Bicycle or walked 7.2 525 375 125 10 0 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 71.4 23.8 1.9 0.0 2.9
Column percent (X) 5.7 16.3 4.2 0.6 0.0 1.8
Motorcycle or other means 73.0 65 4 25 10 4 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.2 38.5 15.4 6.2 30.8
Column percent (X) 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.6 0.3 2.5
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.