CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: La Salle County, Illinois

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 106,913 100.0 111,509 100.0 4,596 4.3
In households 104,555 97.8 108,278 97.1 3,723 3.6
In group quarters 2,358 2.2 3,231 2.9 873 37.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 40,982 100.0 43,346 100.0 2,364 5.8
1-person household 10,782 26.3 11,881 27.4 1,099 10.2
2-person household 13,503 32.9 14,488 33.4 985 7.3
3-person household 6,477 15.8 6,620 15.3 143 2.2
4-person household 6,004 14.7 6,078 14.0 74 1.2
5-or-more-person household 4,216 10.3 4,279 9.9 63 1.5
Mean number of persons per household 2.55 (X) 2.50 (X) -0.05 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 40,982 100.0 43,346 100.0 2,364 5.8
No vehicle available 3,353 8.2 2,731 6.3 -622 -18.6
1 vehicle available 14,410 35.2 15,209 35.1 799 5.5
2 vehicles available 16,309 39.8 17,435 40.2 1,126 6.9
3 vehicles available 5,220 12.7 5,757 13.3 537 10.3
4 vehicles available 1,271 3.1 1,690 3.9 419 33.0
5 or more vehicles available 419 1.0 524 1.2 105 25.1
Mean vehicles per household 1.71 (X) 1.77 (X) 0.07 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 45,082 100.0 50,160 100.0 5,078 11.3
Male 24,903 55.2 27,090 54.0 2,187 8.8
Female 20,179 44.8 23,065 46.0 2,886 14.3

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 45,082 100.0 50,158 100.0 5,076 11.3
Drove alone 35,878 79.6 41,268 82.3 5,390 15.0
Carpooled 5,171 11.5 5,282 10.5 111 2.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 277 0.6 219 0.4 -58 -20.9
Bicycle or walked 1,858 4.1 1,514 3.0 -344 -18.5
Motorcycle or other means 311 0.7 316 0.6 5 1.6
Worked at home 1,587 3.5 1,559 3.1 -28 -1.8

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 43,495 100.0 48,599 100.0 5,104 11.7
Less than 5 minutes 3,274 7.5 3,644 7.5 370 11.3
5 to 9 minutes 9,666 22.2 9,676 19.9 10 0.1
10 to 14 minutes 9,795 22.5 9,501 19.5 -294 -3.0
15 to 19 minutes 6,014 13.8 6,033 12.4 19 0.3
20 to 29 minutes 5,824 13.4 6,305 13.0 481 8.3
30 to 44 minutes 4,443 10.2 6,191 12.7 1,748 39.3
45 or more minutes 4,479 10.3 7,249 14.9 2,770 61.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.6 (X) 22.5 (X) 3.9 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 43,495 100.0 48,599 100.0 5,104 11.7
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 12,792 29.4 15,068 31.0 2,276 17.8
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 12,160 28.0 13,572 27.9 1,412 11.6
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 6,383 14.7 6,291 12.9 -92 -1.4
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 1,692 3.9 1,767 3.6 75 4.4
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 1,069 2.5 1,248 2.6 179 16.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 7,967 18.3 8,376 17.2 409 5.1
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,432 3.3 2,277 4.7 845 59.0
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: La Salle County, Illinois

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 111,509 100.0
Under 16 years 24,641 22.1
16 to 20 years 7,646 6.9
21 to 24 years 4,791 4.3
25 to 44 years 31,153 27.9
45 to 64 years 24,864 22.3
65 years and over 18,414 16.5
Mean age (years) 38.2 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 43,346 100.0
Less than $15,000 6,611 15.3
$15,000 to 19,999 3,079 7.1
$20,000 to 24,999 3,349 7.7
$25,000 to 49,999 13,166 30.4
$50,000 to 74,999 9,784 22.6
$75,000 to 99,999 4,474 10.3
$100,000 or more 2,883 6.7
Mean household income (dollars) 48,244 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 40,308 (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 1.77 43,345 2,730 15,210 17,435 5,755 2,215
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.3 35.1 40.2 13.3 5.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.01 11,880 1,955 8,270 1,350 235 75
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.5 69.6 11.4 2.0 0.6
Column percent (X) 27.4 71.6 54.4 7.7 4.1 3.4
2-person household 1.82 14,490 440 4,060 8,150 1,465 375
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.0 28.0 56.2 10.1 2.6
Column percent (X) 33.4 16.1 26.7 46.7 25.5 16.9
3-person household 2.16 6,620 145 1,315 3,050 1,725 385
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.2 19.9 46.1 26.1 5.8
Column percent (X) 15.3 5.3 8.6 17.5 30.0 17.4
4-or-more-person household 2.34 10,355 195 1,560 4,890 2,335 1,380
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.9 15.1 47.2 22.5 13.3
Column percent (X) 23.9 7.1 10.3 28.0 40.6 62.3

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 22.5 48,600 13,320 15,535 6,305 6,190 7,250
  Row percent (X) 100.0 27.4 32.0 13.0 12.7 14.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 22.1 41,270 11,195 13,520 5,580 5,205 5,765
  Row percent (X) 100.0 27.1 32.8 13.5 12.6 14.0
Column percent (X) 84.9 84.0 87.0 88.5 84.1 79.5
Carpooled 28.4 5,280 1,055 1,410 580 940 1,300
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.0 26.7 11.0 17.8 24.6
Column percent (X) 10.9 7.9 9.1 9.2 15.2 17.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 36.8 220 20 60 25 30 85
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.1 27.3 11.4 13.6 38.6
Column percent (X) 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.2
Bicycle or walked 9.1 1,515 965 390 100 20 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 63.7 25.7 6.6 1.3 3.0
Column percent (X) 3.1 7.2 2.5 1.6 0.3 0.6
Motorcycle or other means 26.9 315 85 155 20 4 55
  Row percent (X) 100.0 27.0 49.2 6.3 1.3 17.5
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.8
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.