CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Elko County, Nevada

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 33,530 100.0 45,291 100.0 11,761 35.1
In households 32,881 98.1 44,493 98.2 11,612 35.3
In group quarters 649 1.9 798 1.8 149 23.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 11,980 100.0 15,689 100.0 3,709 31.0
1-person household 2,632 22.0 3,264 20.8 632 24.0
2-person household 3,470 29.0 4,693 29.9 1,223 35.2
3-person household 2,078 17.3 2,669 17.0 591 28.4
4-person household 2,140 17.9 2,734 17.4 594 27.8
5-or-more-person household 1,660 13.9 2,329 14.8 669 40.3
Mean number of persons per household 2.74 (X) 2.84 (X) 0.09 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 11,980 100.0 15,689 100.0 3,709 31.0
No vehicle available 675 5.6 769 4.9 94 13.9
1 vehicle available 3,826 31.9 4,675 29.8 849 22.2
2 vehicles available 4,866 40.6 6,448 41.1 1,582 32.5
3 vehicles available 1,881 15.7 2,693 17.2 812 43.2
4 vehicles available 529 4.4 712 4.5 183 34.6
5 or more vehicles available 203 1.7 392 2.5 189 93.1
Mean vehicles per household 1.88 (X) 1.95 (X) 0.07 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 16,373 100.0 21,280 100.0 4,907 30.0
Male 9,777 59.7 12,380 58.2 2,603 26.6
Female 6,596 40.3 8,900 41.8 2,304 34.9

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 16,373 100.0 21,278 100.0 4,905 30.0
Drove alone 9,026 55.1 13,665 64.2 4,639 51.4
Carpooled 3,330 20.3 3,846 18.1 516 15.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 2,067 12.6 1,877 8.8 -190 -9.2
Bicycle or walked 1,159 7.1 1,200 5.6 41 3.5
Motorcycle or other means 219 1.3 167 0.8 -52 -23.7
Worked at home 572 3.5 523 2.5 -49 -8.6

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 15,801 100.0 20,755 100.0 4,954 31.4
Less than 5 minutes 1,886 11.9 1,879 9.1 -7 -0.4
5 to 9 minutes 3,356 21.2 4,758 22.9 1,402 41.8
10 to 14 minutes 2,604 16.5 3,595 17.3 991 38.1
15 to 19 minutes 1,419 9.0 2,215 10.7 796 56.1
20 to 29 minutes 1,469 9.3 2,492 12.0 1,023 69.6
30 to 44 minutes 1,246 7.9 1,667 8.0 421 33.8
45 or more minutes 3,821 24.2 4,149 20.0 328 8.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.7 (X) 25.2 (X) -0.5 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 15,801 100.0 20,755 100.0 4,954 31.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 5,178 32.8 6,256 30.1 1,078 20.8
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 3,871 24.5 5,041 24.3 1,170 30.2
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,917 12.1 2,272 10.9 355 18.5
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 618 3.9 866 4.2 248 40.1
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 384 2.4 688 3.3 304 79.2
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 2,830 17.9 3,648 17.6 818 28.9
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,003 6.3 1,984 9.6 981 97.8
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: Elko County, Nevada

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 45,291 100.0
Under 16 years 12,892 28.5
16 to 20 years 3,526 7.8
21 to 24 years 2,075 4.6
25 to 44 years 14,516 32.1
45 to 64 years 9,488 20.9
65 years and over 2,794 6.2
Mean age (years) 31.5 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 15,689 100.0
Less than $15,000 1,827 11.6
$15,000 to 19,999 737 4.7
$20,000 to 24,999 878 5.6
$25,000 to 49,999 4,709 30.0
$50,000 to 74,999 4,353 27.7
$75,000 to 99,999 1,830 11.7
$100,000 or more 1,355 8.6
Mean household income (dollars) 52,459 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 48,383 (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 1.95 15,690 770 4,675 6,450 2,695 1,105
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.9 29.8 41.1 17.2 7.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.20 3,265 450 2,050 565 125 75
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.8 62.8 17.3 3.8 2.3
Column percent (X) 20.8 58.4 43.9 8.8 4.6 6.8
2-person household 1.97 4,695 155 1,130 2,435 775 195
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.3 24.1 51.9 16.5 4.2
Column percent (X) 29.9 20.1 24.2 37.8 28.8 17.6
3-person household 2.09 2,670 50 670 1,185 600 165
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.9 25.1 44.4 22.5 6.2
Column percent (X) 17.0 6.5 14.3 18.4 22.3 14.9
4-or-more-person household 2.33 5,065 115 825 2,265 1,190 665
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.3 16.3 44.7 23.5 13.1
Column percent (X) 32.3 14.9 17.6 35.1 44.2 60.2

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 25.2 20,755 6,635 5,810 2,490 1,665 4,150
  Row percent (X) 100.0 32.0 28.0 12.0 8.0 20.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 17.8 13,665 5,000 4,550 1,950 995 1,170
  Row percent (X) 100.0 36.6 33.3 14.3 7.3 8.6
Column percent (X) 65.8 75.4 78.3 78.3 59.8 28.2
Carpooled 35.8 3,845 880 810 380 375 1,400
  Row percent (X) 100.0 22.9 21.1 9.9 9.8 36.4
Column percent (X) 18.5 13.3 13.9 15.3 22.5 33.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 66.9 1,875 40 30 40 245 1,525
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.1 1.6 2.1 13.1 81.3
Column percent (X) 9.0 0.6 0.5 1.6 14.7 36.7
Bicycle or walked 11.8 1,200 630 365 115 45 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 52.5 30.4 9.6 3.8 3.8
Column percent (X) 5.8 9.5 6.3 4.6 2.7 1.1
Motorcycle or other means 11.5 165 85 60 4 10 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 51.5 36.4 2.4 6.1 6.1
Column percent (X) 0.8 1.3 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.2
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.