CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: San Luis Obispo County, California

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 217,162 100.0 246,681 100.0 29,519 13.6
In households 203,247 93.6 231,065 93.7 27,818 13.7
In group quarters 13,915 6.4 15,616 6.3 1,701 12.2

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 80,195 100.0 92,732 100.0 12,537 15.6
1-person household 19,019 23.7 24,058 25.9 5,039 26.5
2-person household 29,676 37.0 33,988 36.7 4,312 14.5
3-person household 12,784 15.9 13,701 14.8 917 7.2
4-person household 11,256 14.0 12,245 13.2 989 8.8
5-or-more-person household 7,460 9.3 8,740 9.4 1,280 17.2
Mean number of persons per household 2.53 (X) 2.49 (X) -0.04 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 80,195 100.0 92,732 100.0 12,537 15.6
No vehicle available 3,665 4.6 4,822 5.2 1,157 31.6
1 vehicle available 24,988 31.2 30,629 33.0 5,641 22.6
2 vehicles available 32,199 40.2 36,990 39.9 4,791 14.9
3 vehicles available 13,343 16.6 13,962 15.1 619 4.6
4 vehicles available 4,123 5.1 4,399 4.7 276 6.7
5 or more vehicles available 1,877 2.3 1,930 2.1 53 2.8
Mean vehicles per household 1.95 (X) 1.88 (X) -0.07 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 95,688 100.0 107,805 100.0 12,117 12.7
Male 52,699 55.1 58,665 54.4 5,966 11.3
Female 42,989 44.9 49,140 45.6 6,151 14.3

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 95,688 100.0 107,807 100.0 12,119 12.7
Drove alone 70,789 74.0 79,633 73.9 8,844 12.5
Carpooled 13,294 13.9 14,513 13.5 1,219 9.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 677 0.7 1,069 1.0 392 57.9
Bicycle or walked 5,421 5.7 5,360 5.0 -61 -1.1
Motorcycle or other means 1,440 1.5 1,204 1.1 -236 -16.4
Worked at home 4,067 4.3 6,028 5.6 1,961 48.2

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 91,621 100.0 101,779 100.0 10,158 11.1
Less than 5 minutes 5,815 6.3 5,375 5.3 -440 -7.6
5 to 9 minutes 18,132 19.8 18,490 18.2 358 2.0
10 to 14 minutes 17,271 18.9 19,655 19.3 2,384 13.8
15 to 19 minutes 14,317 15.6 15,431 15.2 1,114 7.8
20 to 29 minutes 16,242 17.7 19,186 18.9 2,944 18.1
30 to 44 minutes 13,246 14.5 14,678 14.4 1,432 10.8
45 or more minutes 6,598 7.2 8,964 8.8 2,366 35.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.3 (X) 21.1 (X) 2.8 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 91,621 100.0 101,779 100.0 10,158 11.1
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 20,529 22.4 23,693 23.3 3,164 15.4
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 28,563 31.2 29,225 28.7 662 2.3
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 16,593 18.1 18,087 17.8 1,494 9.0
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 6,430 7.0 7,562 7.4 1,132 17.6
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 4,233 4.6 5,906 5.8 1,673 39.5
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 13,082 14.3 14,075 13.8 993 7.6
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 2,191 2.4 3,231 3.2 1,040 47.5
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: San Luis Obispo County, California

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 246,681 100.0
Under 16 years 46,109 18.7
16 to 20 years 24,118 9.8
21 to 24 years 17,258 7.0
25 to 44 years 66,419 26.9
45 to 64 years 57,098 23.1
65 years and over 35,679 14.5
Mean age (years) 37.6 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 92,732 100.0
Less than $15,000 14,497 15.6
$15,000 to 19,999 5,636 6.1
$20,000 to 24,999 5,879 6.3
$25,000 to 49,999 27,103 29.2
$50,000 to 74,999 18,718 20.2
$75,000 to 99,999 9,735 10.5
$100,000 or more 11,164 12.0
Mean household income (dollars) 55,550 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 42,428 (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 1.88 92,730 4,820 30,630 36,990 13,960 6,330
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.2 33.0 39.9 15.1 6.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.11 24,060 2,945 16,965 3,250 595 300
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.2 70.5 13.5 2.5 1.2
Column percent (X) 25.9 61.1 55.4 8.8 4.3 4.7
2-person household 1.91 33,990 1,080 8,205 19,090 4,325 1,285
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.2 24.1 56.2 12.7 3.8
Column percent (X) 36.7 22.4 26.8 51.6 31.0 20.3
3-person household 2.23 13,700 345 2,625 5,745 3,960 1,025
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.5 19.2 41.9 28.9 7.5
Column percent (X) 14.8 7.2 8.6 15.5 28.4 16.2
4-or-more-person household 2.49 20,985 450 2,835 8,900 5,080 3,720
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.1 13.5 42.4 24.2 17.7
Column percent (X) 22.6 9.3 9.3 24.1 36.4 58.8

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 21.1 101,780 23,865 35,085 19,185 14,680 8,965
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.4 34.5 18.8 14.4 8.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 20.6 79,635 18,495 28,190 15,400 11,105 6,440
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.2 35.4 19.3 13.9 8.1
Column percent (X) 78.2 77.5 80.3 80.3 75.6 71.8
Carpooled 25.6 14,515 2,320 4,485 2,990 2,765 1,955
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.0 30.9 20.6 19.0 13.5
Column percent (X) 14.3 9.7 12.8 15.6 18.8 21.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 29.3 1,070 150 275 215 280 150
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.0 25.7 20.1 26.2 14.0
Column percent (X) 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.9 1.7
Bicycle or walked 11.8 5,360 2,515 1,930 435 330 145
  Row percent (X) 100.0 46.9 36.0 8.1 6.2 2.7
Column percent (X) 5.3 10.5 5.5 2.3 2.2 1.6
Motorcycle or other means 40.4 1,205 375 210 145 195 275
  Row percent (X) 100.0 31.1 17.4 12.0 16.2 22.8
Column percent (X) 1.2 1.6 0.6 0.8 1.3 3.1
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.