CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 438,430 100.0 527,056 100.0 88,626 20.2
In households 432,306 98.6 519,291 98.5 86,985 20.1
In group quarters 6,124 1.4 7,765 1.5 1,641 26.8

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 166,995 100.0 206,256 100.0 39,261 23.5
1-person household 36,909 22.1 50,435 24.5 13,526 36.6
2-person household 56,642 33.9 72,253 35.0 15,611 27.6
3-person household 30,723 18.4 34,247 16.6 3,524 11.5
4-person household 28,015 16.8 31,177 15.1 3,162 11.3
5-or-more-person household 14,706 8.8 18,144 8.8 3,438 23.4
Mean number of persons per household 2.59 (X) 2.52 (X) -0.07 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 166,995 100.0 206,256 100.0 39,261 23.5
No vehicle available 5,396 3.2 8,251 4.0 2,855 52.9
1 vehicle available 44,095 26.4 58,826 28.5 14,731 33.4
2 vehicles available 73,651 44.1 89,121 43.2 15,470 21.0
3 vehicles available 31,200 18.7 35,408 17.2 4,208 13.5
4 vehicles available 9,039 5.4 10,295 5.0 1,256 13.9
5 or more vehicles available 3,614 2.2 4,355 2.1 741 20.5
Mean vehicles per household 2.04 (X) 1.98 (X) -0.06 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 236,707 100.0 286,305 100.0 49,598 21.0
Male 126,568 53.5 154,280 53.9 27,712 21.9
Female 110,139 46.5 132,025 46.1 21,886 19.9

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 236,707 100.0 286,304 100.0 49,597 21.0
Drove alone 186,247 78.7 227,844 79.6 41,597 22.3
Carpooled 28,635 12.1 28,383 9.9 -252 -0.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 7,196 3.0 9,478 3.3 2,282 31.7
Bicycle or walked 4,905 2.1 4,340 1.5 -565 -11.5
Motorcycle or other means 1,326 0.6 1,762 0.6 436 32.9
Worked at home 8,398 3.5 14,497 5.1 6,099 72.6

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 228,309 100.0 271,807 100.0 43,498 19.1
Less than 5 minutes 4,874 2.1 5,051 1.9 177 3.6
5 to 9 minutes 19,607 8.6 21,255 7.8 1,648 8.4
10 to 14 minutes 27,689 12.1 31,655 11.6 3,966 14.3
15 to 19 minutes 34,050 14.9 37,113 13.7 3,063 9.0
20 to 29 minutes 57,816 25.3 61,373 22.6 3,557 6.2
30 to 44 minutes 58,525 25.6 69,815 25.7 11,290 19.3
45 or more minutes 25,748 11.3 45,545 16.8 19,797 76.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 24.1 (X) 27.4 (X) 3.3 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 228,309 100.0 271,807 100.0 43,498 19.1
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 69,364 30.4 84,020 30.9 14,656 21.1
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 76,437 33.5 87,768 32.3 11,331 14.8
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 33,877 14.8 41,162 15.1 7,285 21.5
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 10,710 4.7 14,742 5.4 4,032 37.6
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 6,720 2.9 8,447 3.1 1,727 25.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 26,768 11.7 28,512 10.5 1,744 6.5
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 4,433 1.9 7,156 2.6 2,723 61.4
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: Jefferson County, Colorado

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 527,056 100.0
Under 16 years 117,607 22.3
16 to 20 years 34,182 6.5
21 to 24 years 23,688 4.5
25 to 44 years 169,382 32.1
45 to 64 years 131,577 25.0
65 years and over 50,620 9.6
Mean age (years) 35.6 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 206,256 100.0
Less than $15,000 14,826 7.2
$15,000 to 19,999 7,510 3.6
$20,000 to 24,999 8,977 4.4
$25,000 to 49,999 55,204 26.8
$50,000 to 74,999 48,698 23.6
$75,000 to 99,999 31,699 15.4
$100,000 or more 39,342 19.1
Mean household income (dollars) 70,942 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 57,339 (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 1.98 206,255 8,250 58,825 89,120 35,410 14,650
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.0 28.5 43.2 17.2 7.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.15 50,435 5,075 35,780 7,630 1,335 615
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.1 70.9 15.1 2.6 1.2
Column percent (X) 24.5 61.5 60.8 8.6 3.8 4.2
2-person household 2.03 72,255 1,660 13,310 42,850 11,270 3,165
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.3 18.4 59.3 15.6 4.4
Column percent (X) 35.0 20.1 22.6 48.1 31.8 21.6
3-person household 2.30 34,245 905 5,260 14,905 10,015 3,160
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.6 15.4 43.5 29.2 9.2
Column percent (X) 16.6 11.0 8.9 16.7 28.3 21.6
4-or-more-person household 2.52 49,320 610 4,475 23,735 12,790 7,710
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.2 9.1 48.1 25.9 15.6
Column percent (X) 23.9 7.4 7.6 26.6 36.1 52.6

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 27.4 271,805 26,305 68,770 61,375 69,815 45,545
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.7 25.3 22.6 25.7 16.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 26.1 227,845 21,325 59,960 54,395 59,020 33,145
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.4 26.3 23.9 25.9 14.5
Column percent (X) 83.8 81.1 87.2 88.6 84.5 72.8
Carpooled 29.1 28,385 2,705 6,665 5,630 7,615 5,770
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.5 23.5 19.8 26.8 20.3
Column percent (X) 10.4 10.3 9.7 9.2 10.9 12.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 48.5 9,480 75 465 800 2,605 5,535
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.8 4.9 8.4 27.5 58.4
Column percent (X) 3.5 0.3 0.7 1.3 3.7 12.2
Bicycle or walked 14.1 4,340 2,040 1,290 325 425 255
  Row percent (X) 100.0 47.0 29.7 7.5 9.8 5.9
Column percent (X) 1.6 7.8 1.9 0.5 0.6 0.6
Motorcycle or other means 84.1 1,760 160 385 225 155 840
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.1 21.9 12.8 8.8 47.7
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.8
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.