CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 20,846 100.0 22,644 100.0 1,798 8.6
In households 20,443 98.1 22,136 97.8 1,693 8.3
In group quarters 403 1.9 508 2.2 105 26.1

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 7,655 100.0 8,563 100.0 908 11.9
1-person household 1,834 24.0 2,071 24.2 237 12.9
2-person household 2,556 33.4 3,120 36.4 564 22.1
3-person household 1,090 14.2 1,228 14.3 138 12.7
4-person household 1,161 15.2 1,201 14.0 40 3.4
5-or-more-person household 1,014 13.2 943 11.0 -71 -7.0
Mean number of persons per household 2.67 (X) 2.59 (X) -0.09 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 7,655 100.0 8,563 100.0 908 11.9
No vehicle available 434 5.7 453 5.3 19 4.4
1 vehicle available 2,349 30.7 2,361 27.6 12 0.5
2 vehicles available 3,367 44.0 3,766 44.0 399 11.9
3 vehicles available 1,128 14.7 1,380 16.1 252 22.3
4 vehicles available 268 3.5 449 5.2 181 67.5
5 or more vehicles available 109 1.4 154 1.8 45 41.3
Mean vehicles per household 1.85 (X) 1.94 (X) 0.10 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 9,195 100.0 10,970 100.0 1,775 19.3
Male 5,123 55.7 5,835 53.2 712 13.9
Female 4,072 44.3 5,130 46.8 1,058 26.0

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 9,195 100.0 10,969 100.0 1,774 19.3
Drove alone 6,445 70.1 8,494 77.4 2,049 31.8
Carpooled 1,156 12.6 1,206 11.0 50 4.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 7 0.1 26 0.2 19 271.4
Bicycle or walked 616 6.7 475 4.3 -141 -22.9
Motorcycle or other means 33 0.4 79 0.7 46 139.4
Worked at home 938 10.2 689 6.3 -249 -26.5

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 8,257 100.0 10,280 100.0 2,023 24.5
Less than 5 minutes 744 9.0 885 8.6 141 19.0
5 to 9 minutes 1,901 23.0 1,932 18.8 31 1.6
10 to 14 minutes 1,323 16.0 1,353 13.2 30 2.3
15 to 19 minutes 1,104 13.4 1,445 14.1 341 30.9
20 to 29 minutes 1,355 16.4 1,794 17.5 439 32.4
30 to 44 minutes 1,008 12.2 1,388 13.5 380 37.7
45 or more minutes 822 10.0 1,483 14.4 661 80.4
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 19.2 (X) 23.8 (X) 4.6 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 8,257 100.0 10,280 100.0 2,023 24.5
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 2,725 33.0 3,463 33.7 738 27.1
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,548 30.9 3,169 30.8 621 24.4
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,008 12.2 974 9.5 -34 -3.4
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 259 3.1 384 3.7 125 48.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 164 2.0 234 2.3 70 42.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 1,314 15.9 1,558 15.2 244 18.6
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 239 2.9 498 4.8 259 108.4
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Meeker County, Minnesota

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 22,644 100.0
Under 16 years 5,307 23.4
16 to 20 years 1,656 7.3
21 to 24 years 840 3.7
25 to 44 years 5,991 26.5
45 to 64 years 5,167 22.8
65 years and over 3,683 16.3
Mean age (years) 37.9 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 8,563 100.0
Less than $15,000 1,239 14.5
$15,000 to 19,999 530 6.2
$20,000 to 24,999 557 6.5
$25,000 to 49,999 2,874 33.6
$50,000 to 74,999 2,002 23.4
$75,000 to 99,999 750 8.8
$100,000 or more 611 7.1
Mean household income (dollars) 48,786 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 40,908 (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 1.94 8,565 455 2,360 3,765 1,380 605
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.3 27.6 44.0 16.1 7.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.08 2,070 340 1,335 310 70 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.4 64.5 15.0 3.4 1.0
Column percent (X) 24.2 74.7 56.6 8.2 5.1 3.3
2-person household 1.99 3,120 45 630 1,925 375 140
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.4 20.2 61.7 12.0 4.5
Column percent (X) 36.4 9.9 26.7 51.1 27.2 23.1
3-person household 2.30 1,230 30 190 530 380 105
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.4 15.4 43.1 30.9 8.5
Column percent (X) 14.4 6.6 8.1 14.1 27.5 17.4
4-or-more-person household 2.50 2,145 40 210 1,000 555 340
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.9 9.8 46.6 25.9 15.9
Column percent (X) 25.0 8.8 8.9 26.6 40.2 56.2

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 23.8 10,280 2,815 2,800 1,795 1,390 1,485
  Row percent (X) 100.0 27.4 27.2 17.5 13.5 14.4
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 23.4 8,495 2,190 2,440 1,550 1,135 1,175
  Row percent (X) 100.0 25.8 28.7 18.2 13.4 13.8
Column percent (X) 82.6 77.8 87.1 86.4 81.7 79.1
Carpooled 34.0 1,205 190 270 200 250 295
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.8 22.4 16.6 20.7 24.5
Column percent (X) 11.7 6.7 9.6 11.1 18.0 19.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 13.1 25 4 15 4 4 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.0 60.0 16.0 16.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.0
Bicycle or walked 5.3 475 400 55 15 0 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 84.2 11.6 3.2 0.0 0.8
Column percent (X) 4.6 14.2 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.3
Motorcycle or other means 26.9 80 35 15 20 0 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 43.8 18.8 25.0 0.0 5.0
Column percent (X) 0.8 1.2 0.5 1.1 0.0 0.3
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.