CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
 1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 51,832 100.0 78,021 100.0 26,189 50.5
In households 51,000 98.4 76,741 98.4 25,741 50.5
In group quarters 832 1.6 1,280 1.6 448 53.8

HOUSEHOLD SIZE		            
Total households 19,223 100.0 29,074 100.0 9,851 51.2
1-person household 4,036 21.0 5,975 20.6 1,939 48.0
2-person household 6,961 36.2 10,919 37.6 3,958 56.9
3-person household 3,179 16.5 4,652 16.0 1,473 46.3
4-person household 2,931 15.2 4,367 15.0 1,436 49.0
5-or-more-person household 2,116 11.0 3,161 10.9 1,045 49.4
Mean number of persons per household 2.65 (X) 2.64 (X) -0.01 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1		            
Total households 19,223 100.0 29,074 100.0 9,851 51.2
No vehicle available 955 5.0 1,161 4.0 206 21.6
1 vehicle available 5,839 30.4 8,569 29.5 2,730 46.8
2 vehicles available 8,072 42.0 12,949 44.5 4,877 60.4
3 vehicles available 3,172 16.5 4,770 16.4 1,598 50.4
4 vehicles available 917 4.8 1,188 4.1 271 29.6
5 or more vehicles available 268 1.4 437 1.5 169 63.1
Mean vehicles per household 1.90 (X) 1.92 (X) 0.02 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1		            
Workers 16 years and over 22,867 100.0 35,945 100.0 13,078 57.2
Male 12,913 56.5 19,815 55.1 6,902 53.5
Female 9,954 43.5 16,125 44.9 6,171 62.0

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK		            
Workers 16 years and over 22,867 100.0 35,943 100.0 13,076 57.2
Drove alone 17,737 77.6 28,976 80.6 11,239 63.4
Carpooled 3,204 14.0 4,716 13.1 1,512 47.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 56 0.2 43 0.1 -13 -23.2
Bicycle or walked 614 2.7 442 1.2 -172 -28.0
Motorcycle or other means 248 1.1 440 1.2 192 77.4
Worked at home 1,008 4.4 1,326 3.7 318 31.5

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 21,859 100.0 34,617 100.0 12,758 58.4
Less than 5 minutes 868 4.0 1,085 3.1 217 25.0
5 to 9 minutes 3,250 14.9 3,508 10.1 258 7.9
10 to 14 minutes 3,909 17.9 5,094 14.7 1,185 30.3
15 to 19 minutes 3,051 14.0 4,187 12.1 1,136 37.2
20 to 29 minutes 2,999 13.7 5,747 16.6 2,748 91.6
30 to 44 minutes 3,804 17.4 7,938 22.9 4,134 108.7
45 or more minutes 3,978 18.2 7,058 20.4 3,080 77.4
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.9 (X) 28.2 (X) 4.3 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 21,859 100.0 34,617 100.0 12,758 58.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 5,578 25.5 9,941 28.7 4,363 78.2
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 8,352 38.2 12,451 36.0 4,099 49.1
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 3,227 14.8 4,905 14.2 1,678 52.0
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 1,152 5.3 1,751 5.1 599 52.0
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 699 3.2 988 2.9 289 41.3
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 2,447 11.2 3,555 10.3 1,108 45.3
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 404 1.8 1,026 3.0 622 154.0
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: Comal County, Texas

Subject
 Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 78,021 100.0
Under 16 years 17,558 22.5
16 to 20 years 5,191 6.7
21 to 24 years 2,723 3.5
25 to 44 years 21,570 27.6
45 to 64 years 19,486 25.0
65 years and over 11,493 14.7
Mean age (years) 38.0 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991		    
Total households 29,074 100.0
Less than $15,000 3,493 12.0
$15,000 to 19,999 1,580 5.4
$20,000 to 24,999 1,709 5.9
$25,000 to 49,999 9,063 31.2
$50,000 to 74,999 6,298 21.7
$75,000 to 99,999 3,345 11.5
$100,000 or more 3,586 12.3
Mean household income (dollars) 58,003 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 46,147 (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 1.92 29,075 1,160 8,570 12,950 4,770 1,625
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.0 29.5 44.5 16.4 5.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.12 5,975 660 4,120 1,045 125 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.0 69.0 17.5 2.1 0.5
Column percent (X) 20.6 56.9 48.1 8.1 2.6 1.8
2-person household 1.95 10,920 210 2,400 6,445 1,585 280
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.9 22.0 59.0 14.5 2.6
Column percent (X) 37.6 18.1 28.0 49.8 33.2 17.2
3-person household 2.10 4,650 150 925 2,110 1,280 185
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.2 19.9 45.4 27.5 4.0
Column percent (X) 16.0 12.9 10.8 16.3 26.8 11.4
4-or-more-person household 2.40 7,530 140 1,125 3,350 1,780 1,130
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.9 14.9 44.5 23.6 15.0
Column percent (X) 25.9 12.1 13.1 25.9 37.3 69.5

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 28.2 34,615 4,595 9,280 5,745 7,940 7,060
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.3 26.8 16.6 22.9 20.4
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 27.9 28,975 3,685 7,850 4,860 6,845 5,735
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.7 27.1 16.8 23.6 19.8
Column percent (X) 83.7 80.2 84.6 84.6 86.2 81.2
Carpooled 28.3 4,715 575 1,250 835 950 1,110
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.2 26.5 17.7 20.1 23.5
Column percent (X) 13.6 12.5 13.5 14.5 12.0 15.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 76.3 45 0 4 0 4 35
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 8.9 0.0 8.9 77.8
Column percent (X) 0.1 0.0 [ >0 ] 0.0 0.1 0.5
Bicycle or walked 17.5 440 305 50 20 25 40
  Row percent (X) 100.0 69.3 11.4 4.5 5.7 9.1
Column percent (X) 1.3 6.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.6
Motorcycle or other means 56.6 440 30 125 25 115 140
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.8 28.4 5.7 26.1 31.8
Column percent (X) 1.3 0.7 1.3 0.4 1.4 2.0
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.