CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Brooks County, Texas

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 8,204 100.0 7,976 100.0 -228 -2.8
In households 8,155 99.4 7,902 99.1 -253 -3.1
In group quarters 49 0.6 74 0.9 25 51.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 2,629 100.0 2,720 100.0 91 3.5
1-person household 576 21.9 575 21.1 -1 -0.2
2-person household 666 25.3 736 27.1 70 10.5
3-person household 454 17.3 492 18.1 38 8.4
4-person household 435 16.5 432 15.9 -3 -0.7
5-or-more-person household 498 18.9 485 17.8 -13 -2.6
Mean number of persons per household 3.10 (X) 2.91 (X) -0.20 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 2,629 100.0 2,720 100.0 91 3.5
No vehicle available 491 18.7 532 19.6 41 8.4
1 vehicle available 1,047 39.8 961 35.3 -86 -8.2
2 vehicles available 851 32.4 940 34.6 89 10.5
3 vehicles available 217 8.3 257 9.4 40 18.4
4 vehicles available 23 0.9 30 1.1 7 30.4
Mean vehicles per household 1.33 (X) 1.37 (X) 0.04 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 2,682 100.0 2,410 100.0 -272 -10.1
Male 1,484 55.3 1,285 53.3 -199 -13.4
Female 1,198 44.7 1,120 46.5 -78 -6.5

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 2,682 100.0 2,409 100.0 -273 -10.2
Drove alone 1,744 65.0 1,715 71.2 -29 -1.7
Carpooled 702 26.2 529 22.0 -173 -24.6
Bicycle or walked 145 5.4 58 2.4 -87 -60.0
Motorcycle or other means 27 1.0 40 1.7 13 48.1
Worked at home 64 2.4 67 2.8 3 4.7

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 2,618 100.0 2,342 100.0 -276 -10.5
Less than 5 minutes 289 11.0 252 10.8 -37 -12.8
5 to 9 minutes 755 28.8 821 35.1 66 8.7
10 to 14 minutes 386 14.7 401 17.1 15 3.9
15 to 19 minutes 398 15.2 211 9.0 -187 -47.0
20 to 29 minutes 139 5.3 125 5.3 -14 -10.1
30 to 44 minutes 267 10.2 257 11.0 -10 -3.7
45 or more minutes 384 14.7 275 11.7 -109 -28.4
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.5 (X) 18.3 (X) -2.2 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 2,618 100.0 2,342 100.0 -276 -10.5
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 577 22.0 697 29.8 120 20.8
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 910 34.8 660 28.2 -250 -27.5
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 565 21.6 442 18.9 -123 -21.8
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 92 3.5 109 4.7 17 18.5
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 82 3.1 73 3.1 -9 -11.0
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 302 11.5 332 14.2 30 9.9
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 90 3.4 29 1.2 -61 -67.8
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: Brooks County, Texas

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 7,976 100.0
Under 16 years 2,182 27.4
16 to 20 years 688 8.6
21 to 24 years 389 4.9
25 to 44 years 1,812 22.7
45 to 64 years 1,694 21.2
65 years and over 1,211 15.2
Mean age (years) 35.3 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 2,720 100.0
Less than $15,000 1,160 42.6
$15,000 to 19,999 281 10.3
$20,000 to 24,999 176 6.5
$25,000 to 49,999 635 23.3
$50,000 to 74,999 337 12.4
$75,000 to 99,999 47 1.7
$100,000 or more 84 3.1
Mean household income (dollars) 29,309 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 18,622 (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 1.37 2,720 530 960 940 255 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 19.5 35.3 34.6 9.4 1.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.77 575 220 280 65 10 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 38.3 48.7 11.3 1.7 0.0
Column percent (X) 21.1 41.5 29.2 6.9 3.9 0.0
2-person household 1.54 735 95 260 275 95 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.9 35.4 37.4 12.9 1.4
Column percent (X) 27.0 17.9 27.1 29.3 37.3 33.3
3-person household 1.44 490 60 195 205 20 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.2 39.8 41.8 4.1 2.0
Column percent (X) 18.0 11.3 20.3 21.8 7.8 33.3
4-or-more-person household 1.58 915 155 225 395 130 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.9 24.6 43.2 14.2 1.1
Column percent (X) 33.6 29.2 23.4 42.0 51.0 33.3

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 18.3 2,340 1,075 610 125 255 275
  Row percent (X) 100.0 45.9 26.1 5.3 10.9 11.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 16.4 1,715 840 435 100 185 155
  Row percent (X) 100.0 49.0 25.4 5.8 10.8 9.0
Column percent (X) 73.3 78.1 71.3 80.0 72.5 56.4
Carpooled 23.6 530 180 145 15 75 115
  Row percent (X) 100.0 34.0 27.4 2.8 14.2 21.7
Column percent (X) 22.6 16.7 23.8 12.0 29.4 41.8
Bicycle or walked 7.3 60 35 25 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 58.3 41.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 2.6 3.3 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 43.4 40 15 4 10 0 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 37.5 10.0 25.0 0.0 10.0
Column percent (X) 1.7 1.4 0.7 8.0 0.0 1.5
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.