CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Colorado

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 3,294,394 100.0 4,301,261 100.0 1,006,867 30.6
In households 3,215,826 97.6 4,198,094 97.6 982,268 30.5
In group quarters 78,568 2.4 103,167 2.4 24,599 31.3

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 1,285,119 100.0 1,659,308 100.0 374,189 29.1
1-person household 340,413 26.5 435,288 26.2 94,875 27.9
2-person household 424,450 33.0 561,362 33.8 136,912 32.3
3-person household 213,245 16.6 263,765 15.9 50,520 23.7
4-person household 190,935 14.9 234,790 14.1 43,855 23.0
5-or-more-person household 116,076 9.0 164,103 9.9 48,027 41.4
Mean number of persons per household 2.50 (X) 2.53 (X) 0.03 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 1,285,119 100.0 1,659,308 100.0 374,189 29.1
No vehicle available 86,706 6.7 104,637 6.3 17,931 20.7
1 vehicle available 408,343 31.8 522,156 31.5 113,813 27.9
2 vehicles available 508,206 39.5 674,415 40.6 166,209 32.7
3 vehicles available 200,335 15.6 255,624 15.4 55,289 27.6
4 vehicles available 58,260 4.5 71,766 4.3 13,506 23.2
5 or more vehicles available 23,269 1.8 30,710 1.9 7,441 32.0
Mean vehicles per household 1.86 (X) 1.86 (X) 0.01 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 1,637,440 100.0 2,191,625 100.0 554,185 33.8
Male 895,942 54.7 1,200,965 54.8 305,023 34.0
Female 741,498 45.3 990,660 45.2 249,162 33.6

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 1,637,440 100.0 2,191,626 100.0 554,186 33.8
Drove alone 1,216,639 74.3 1,646,454 75.1 429,815 35.3
Carpooled 210,274 12.8 268,168 12.2 57,894 27.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 46,983 2.9 69,515 3.2 22,532 48.0
Bicycle or walked 82,181 5.0 82,573 3.8 392 0.5
Motorcycle or other means 14,174 0.9 16,784 0.8 2,610 18.4
Worked at home 67,189 4.1 108,132 4.9 40,943 60.9

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 1,570,251 100.0 2,083,494 100.0 513,243 32.7
Less than 5 minutes 67,605 4.3 72,206 3.5 4,601 6.8
5 to 9 minutes 212,504 13.5 235,913 11.3 23,409 11.0
10 to 14 minutes 263,404 16.8 318,642 15.3 55,238 21.0
15 to 19 minutes 275,810 17.6 333,306 16.0 57,496 20.8
20 to 29 minutes 341,621 21.8 439,088 21.1 97,467 28.5
30 to 44 minutes 267,702 17.0 410,067 19.7 142,365 53.2
45 or more minutes 141,605 9.0 274,272 13.2 132,667 93.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.7 (X) 24.3 (X) 3.6 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 1,570,251 100.0 2,083,494 100.0 513,243 32.7
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 436,409 27.8 602,047 28.9 165,638 38.0
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 527,876 33.6 665,868 32.0 137,992 26.1
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 239,819 15.3 325,018 15.6 85,199 35.5
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 77,566 4.9 114,870 5.5 37,304 48.1
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 51,078 3.3 71,172 3.4 20,094 39.3
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 202,395 12.9 241,654 11.6 39,259 19.4
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 35,108 2.2 62,865 3.0 27,757 79.1
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Colorado

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 4,301,261 100.0
Under 16 years 976,064 22.7
16 to 20 years 305,093 7.1
21 to 24 years 243,472 5.7
25 to 44 years 1,409,857 32.8
45 to 64 years 950,993 22.1
65 years and over 415,782 9.7
Mean age (years) 34.5 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 1,659,308 100.0
Less than $15,000 197,242 11.9
$15,000 to 19,999 86,761 5.2
$20,000 to 24,999 99,236 6.0
$25,000 to 49,999 490,871 29.6
$50,000 to 74,999 351,663 21.2
$75,000 to 99,999 197,339 11.9
$100,000 or more 236,196 14.2
Mean household income (dollars) 61,437 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 47,203 (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 1.86 1,659,310 104,635 522,155 674,415 255,625 102,475
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.3 31.5 40.6 15.4 6.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.09 435,290 62,380 295,415 61,840 11,090 4,560
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.3 67.9 14.2 2.5 1.0
Column percent (X) 26.2 59.6 56.6 9.2 4.3 4.4
2-person household 1.95 561,360 20,760 122,175 312,865 82,560 23,005
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.7 21.8 55.7 14.7 4.1
Column percent (X) 33.8 19.8 23.4 46.4 32.3 22.4
3-person household 2.18 263,765 9,515 50,625 114,525 67,925 21,170
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.6 19.2 43.4 25.8 8.0
Column percent (X) 15.9 9.1 9.7 17.0 26.6 20.7
4-or-more-person household 2.36 398,895 11,985 53,940 185,185 94,045 53,740
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.0 13.5 46.4 23.6 13.5
Column percent (X) 24.0 11.5 10.3 27.5 36.8 52.4

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 24.3 2,083,495 308,120 651,950 439,090 410,065 274,270
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.8 31.3 21.1 19.7 13.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 23.2 1,646,455 233,635 534,880 367,785 324,195 185,960
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.2 32.5 22.3 19.7 11.3
Column percent (X) 79.0 75.8 82.0 83.8 79.1 67.8
Carpooled 28.0 268,170 30,095 75,300 52,450 60,325 50,000
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.2 28.1 19.6 22.5 18.6
Column percent (X) 12.9 9.8 11.5 11.9 14.7 18.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 41.6 69,515 1,830 9,805 9,395 18,050 30,440
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.6 14.1 13.5 26.0 43.8
Column percent (X) 3.3 0.6 1.5 2.1 4.4 11.1
Bicycle or walked 12.2 82,575 39,770 27,310 7,525 5,450 2,520
  Row percent (X) 100.0 48.2 33.1 9.1 6.6 3.1
Column percent (X) 4.0 12.9 4.2 1.7 1.3 0.9
Motorcycle or other means 58.5 16,785 2,785 4,650 1,935 2,050 5,360
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.6 27.7 11.5 12.2 31.9
Column percent (X) 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.5 2.0
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.