CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 20,088 100.0 26,031 100.0 5,943 29.6
In households 19,990 99.5 25,796 99.1 5,806 29.0
In group quarters 98 0.5 235 0.9 137 139.8

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 6,915 100.0 9,137 100.0 2,222 32.1
1-person household 1,287 18.6 1,619 17.7 332 25.8
2-person household 1,951 28.2 2,877 31.5 926 47.5
3-person household 1,390 20.1 1,828 20.0 438 31.5
4-person household 1,410 20.4 1,716 18.8 306 21.7
5-or-more-person household 877 12.7 1,097 12.0 220 25.1
Mean number of persons per household 2.89 (X) 2.82 (X) -0.07 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 6,915 100.0 9,137 100.0 2,222 32.1
No vehicle available 415 6.0 444 4.9 29 7.0
1 vehicle available 2,003 29.0 2,572 28.1 569 28.4
2 vehicles available 3,005 43.5 4,247 46.5 1,242 41.3
3 vehicles available 1,121 16.2 1,423 15.6 302 26.9
4 vehicles available 318 4.6 393 4.3 75 23.6
5 or more vehicles available 53 0.8 58 0.6 5 9.4
Mean vehicles per household 1.87 (X) 1.88 (X) 0.01 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 8,771 100.0 11,460 100.0 2,689 30.7
Male 5,310 60.5 6,665 58.2 1,355 25.5
Female 3,461 39.5 4,795 41.8 1,334 38.5

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 8,771 100.0 11,459 100.0 2,688 30.6
Drove alone 6,839 78.0 9,674 84.4 2,835 41.5
Carpooled 1,376 15.7 1,295 11.3 -81 -5.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 14 0.2 0 0.0 -14 -100.0
Bicycle or walked 251 2.9 205 1.8 -46 -18.3
Motorcycle or other means 107 1.2 76 0.7 -31 -29.0
Worked at home 184 2.1 209 1.8 25 13.6

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 8,587 100.0 11,250 100.0 2,663 31.0
Less than 5 minutes 630 7.3 537 4.8 -93 -14.8
5 to 9 minutes 1,232 14.3 1,470 13.1 238 19.3
10 to 14 minutes 1,073 12.5 1,320 11.7 247 23.0
15 to 19 minutes 1,272 14.8 1,506 13.4 234 18.4
20 to 29 minutes 1,287 15.0 2,107 18.7 820 63.7
30 to 44 minutes 1,692 19.7 2,381 21.2 689 40.7
45 or more minutes 1,401 16.3 1,929 17.1 528 37.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.3 (X) 25.7 (X) 2.4 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 8,587 100.0 11,250 100.0 2,663 31.0
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 3,230 37.6 4,333 38.5 1,103 34.1
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,850 33.2 3,247 28.9 397 13.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 811 9.4 1,075 9.6 264 32.6
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 324 3.8 271 2.4 -53 -16.4
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 100 1.2 192 1.7 92 92.0
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 994 11.6 1,156 10.3 162 16.3
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 278 3.2 976 8.7 698 251.1
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: Chambers County, Texas

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 26,031 100.0
Under 16 years 6,638 25.5
16 to 20 years 1,934 7.4
21 to 24 years 1,111 4.3
25 to 44 years 7,765 29.8
45 to 64 years 6,270 24.1
65 years and over 2,313 8.9
Mean age (years) 34.1 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 9,137 100.0
Less than $15,000 1,335 14.6
$15,000 to 19,999 477 5.2
$20,000 to 24,999 502 5.5
$25,000 to 49,999 2,489 27.2
$50,000 to 74,999 1,899 20.8
$75,000 to 99,999 1,269 13.9
$100,000 or more 1,166 12.8
Mean household income (dollars) 56,535 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 47,964 (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 9,135 445 2,570 4,245 1,425 450
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.9 28.1 46.5 15.6 4.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.13 1,620 200 1,095 255 60 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.3 67.6 15.7 3.7 0.6
Column percent (X) 17.7 44.9 42.6 6.0 4.2 2.2
2-person household 1.81 2,875 120 710 1,730 265 55
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.2 24.7 60.2 9.2 1.9
Column percent (X) 31.5 27.0 27.6 40.8 18.6 12.2
3-person household 2.11 1,830 60 335 860 490 80
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.3 18.3 47.0 26.8 4.4
Column percent (X) 20.0 13.5 13.0 20.3 34.4 17.8
4-or-more-person household 2.25 2,815 65 430 1,400 605 310
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.3 15.3 49.7 21.5 11.0
Column percent (X) 30.8 14.6 16.7 33.0 42.5 68.9

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 25.7 11,250 2,005 2,825 2,105 2,380 1,930
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.8 25.1 18.7 21.2 17.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 26.0 9,675 1,620 2,445 1,830 2,100 1,680
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.7 25.3 18.9 21.7 17.4
Column percent (X) 86.0 80.8 86.5 86.9 88.2 87.0
Carpooled 26.3 1,295 230 315 255 255 235
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.8 24.3 19.7 19.7 18.1
Column percent (X) 11.5 11.5 11.2 12.1 10.7 12.2
Bicycle or walked 6.4 205 140 60 10 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 68.3 29.3 4.9 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 1.8 7.0 2.1 0.5 0.0 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 28.7 75 15 10 15 30 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.0 13.3 20.0 40.0 13.3
Column percent (X) 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.7 1.3 0.5
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.