CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Luna County, New Mexico

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 18,110 100.0 25,016 100.0 6,906 38.1
In households 17,909 98.9 24,764 99.0 6,855 38.3
In group quarters 201 1.1 252 1.0 51 25.4

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 6,875 100.0 9,387 100.0 2,512 36.5
1-person household 1,698 24.7 2,475 26.4 777 45.8
2-person household 2,363 34.4 3,064 32.6 701 29.7
3-person household 1,011 14.7 1,316 14.0 305 30.2
4-person household 820 11.9 1,198 12.8 378 46.1
5-or-more-person household 983 14.3 1,334 14.2 351 35.7
Mean number of persons per household 2.60 (X) 2.64 (X) 0.03 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 6,875 100.0 9,387 100.0 2,512 36.5
No vehicle available 660 9.6 1,024 10.9 364 55.2
1 vehicle available 2,567 37.3 3,375 36.0 808 31.5
2 vehicles available 2,545 37.0 3,281 35.0 736 28.9
3 vehicles available 759 11.0 1,252 13.3 493 65.0
4 vehicles available 218 3.2 319 3.4 101 46.3
5 or more vehicles available 126 1.8 136 1.4 10 7.9
Mean vehicles per household 1.67 (X) 1.67 (X) [ >0 ] (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 5,338 100.0 6,980 100.0 1,642 30.8
Male 3,210 60.1 3,795 54.4 585 18.2
Female 2,128 39.9 3,190 45.7 1,062 49.9

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 5,338 100.0 6,982 100.0 1,644 30.8
Drove alone 3,885 72.8 5,155 73.8 1,270 32.7
Carpooled 796 14.9 1,340 19.2 544 68.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 21 0.4 7 0.1 -14 -66.7
Bicycle or walked 282 5.3 202 2.9 -80 -28.4
Motorcycle or other means 118 2.2 86 1.2 -32 -27.1
Worked at home 236 4.4 192 2.7 -44 -18.6

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 5,102 100.0 6,790 100.0 1,688 33.1
Less than 5 minutes 588 11.5 495 7.3 -93 -15.8
5 to 9 minutes 1,430 28.0 1,982 29.2 552 38.6
10 to 14 minutes 1,134 22.2 1,545 22.8 411 36.2
15 to 19 minutes 732 14.3 1,086 16.0 354 48.4
20 to 29 minutes 301 5.9 604 8.9 303 100.7
30 to 44 minutes 369 7.2 409 6.0 40 10.8
45 or more minutes 548 10.7 669 9.9 121 22.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 16.7 (X) 17.9 (X) 1.2 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 5,102 100.0 6,790 100.0 1,688 33.1
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 1,123 22.0 1,764 26.0 641 57.1
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 1,765 34.6 2,390 35.2 625 35.4
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,021 20.0 1,052 15.5 31 3.0
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 246 4.8 336 4.9 90 36.6
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 74 1.5 214 3.2 140 189.2
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 682 13.4 789 11.6 107 15.7
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 191 3.7 245 3.6 54 28.3
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
>0Value 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: Luna County, New Mexico

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 25,016 100.0
Under 16 years 6,593 26.4
16 to 20 years 1,812 7.2
21 to 24 years 834 3.3
25 to 44 years 5,853 23.4
45 to 64 years 5,379 21.5
65 years and over 4,545 18.2
Mean age (years) 37.4 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 9,387 100.0
Less than $15,000 3,292 35.1
$15,000 to 19,999 1,223 13.0
$20,000 to 24,999 960 10.2
$25,000 to 49,999 2,416 25.7
$50,000 to 74,999 1,003 10.7
$75,000 to 99,999 287 3.1
$100,000 or more 206 2.2
Mean household income (dollars) 29,237 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 20,784 (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 1.67 9,385 1,025 3,375 3,280 1,250 455
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.9 36.0 34.9 13.3 4.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.10 2,475 535 1,330 450 145 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 21.6 53.7 18.2 5.9 0.6
Column percent (X) 26.4 52.2 39.4 13.7 11.6 3.3
2-person household 1.77 3,065 195 970 1,370 420 105
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.4 31.6 44.7 13.7 3.4
Column percent (X) 32.7 19.0 28.7 41.8 33.6 23.1
3-person household 1.88 1,315 150 380 440 225 120
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.4 28.9 33.5 17.1 9.1
Column percent (X) 14.0 14.6 11.3 13.4 18.0 26.4
4-or-more-person household 1.99 2,530 140 695 1,020 465 215
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.5 27.5 40.3 18.4 8.5
Column percent (X) 27.0 13.7 20.6 31.1 37.2 47.3

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 17.9 6,790 2,475 2,630 605 410 670
  Row percent (X) 100.0 36.5 38.7 8.9 6.0 9.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 16.5 5,155 1,970 2,090 410 245 440
  Row percent (X) 100.0 38.2 40.5 8.0 4.8 8.5
Column percent (X) 75.9 79.6 79.5 67.8 59.8 65.7
Carpooled 24.7 1,340 290 490 190 145 225
  Row percent (X) 100.0 21.6 36.6 14.2 10.8 16.8
Column percent (X) 19.7 11.7 18.6 31.4 35.4 33.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 29.3 4 4 0 0 4 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 6.5 200 155 35 0 15 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 77.5 17.5 0.0 7.5 0.0
Column percent (X) 2.9 6.3 1.3 0.0 3.7 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 20.1 85 60 20 0 0 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 70.6 23.5 0.0 0.0 4.7
Column percent (X) 1.3 2.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.6
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.