CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 14,349 100.0 14,985 100.0 636 4.4
In households 14,242 99.3 12,684 84.6 -1,558 -10.9
In group quarters 107 0.7 2,301 15.4 2,194 2,050.5

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 5,055 100.0 4,696 100.0 -359 -7.1
1-person household 1,175 23.2 1,125 24.0 -50 -4.3
2-person household 1,588 31.4 1,514 32.2 -74 -4.7
3-person household 693 13.7 751 16.0 58 8.4
4-person household 808 16.0 654 13.9 -154 -19.1
5-or-more-person household 791 15.6 652 13.9 -139 -17.6
Mean number of persons per household 2.82 (X) 2.70 (X) -0.12 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 5,055 100.0 4,696 100.0 -359 -7.1
No vehicle available 484 9.6 390 8.3 -94 -19.4
1 vehicle available 1,933 38.2 1,793 38.2 -140 -7.2
2 vehicles available 1,955 38.7 1,875 39.9 -80 -4.1
3 vehicles available 494 9.8 496 10.6 2 0.4
4 vehicles available 156 3.1 128 2.7 -28 -17.9
5 or more vehicles available 33 0.7 14 0.3 -19 -57.6
Mean vehicles per household 1.61 (X) 1.62 (X) 0.02 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 4,953 100.0 4,890 100.0 -63 -1.3
Male 3,082 62.2 2,760 56.4 -322 -10.4
Female 1,871 37.8 2,130 43.6 259 13.8

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 4,953 100.0 4,888 100.0 -65 -1.3
Drove alone 3,913 79.0 3,861 79.0 -52 -1.3
Carpooled 779 15.7 692 14.2 -87 -11.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 4 0.1 7 0.1 3 75.0
Bicycle or walked 171 3.5 89 1.8 -82 -48.0
Motorcycle or other means 20 0.4 106 2.2 86 430.0
Worked at home 66 1.3 133 2.7 67 101.5

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 4,887 100.0 4,755 100.0 -132 -2.7
Less than 5 minutes 516 10.6 584 12.3 68 13.2
5 to 9 minutes 1,623 33.2 1,480 31.1 -143 -8.8
10 to 14 minutes 1,148 23.5 1,351 28.4 203 17.7
15 to 19 minutes 613 12.5 385 8.1 -228 -37.2
20 to 29 minutes 332 6.8 339 7.1 7 2.1
30 to 44 minutes 309 6.3 309 6.5 0 0.0
45 or more minutes 346 7.1 307 6.5 -39 -11.3
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 14.3 (X) 14.3 (X) -0.1 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 4,887 100.0 4,755 100.0 -132 -2.7
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 909 18.6 912 19.2 3 0.3
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 1,920 39.3 1,684 35.4 -236 -12.3
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,299 26.6 1,159 24.4 -140 -10.8
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 293 6.0 247 5.2 -46 -15.7
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 104 2.1 191 4.0 87 83.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 318 6.5 501 10.5 183 57.5
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 44 0.9 61 1.3 17 38.6
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: Dawson County, Texas

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 14,985 100.0
Under 16 years 3,276 21.9
16 to 20 years 983 6.6
21 to 24 years 777 5.2
25 to 44 years 4,969 33.2
45 to 64 years 2,816 18.8
65 years and over 2,164 14.4
Mean age (years) 36.4 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 4,696 100.0
Less than $15,000 1,094 23.3
$15,000 to 19,999 519 11.1
$20,000 to 24,999 445 9.5
$25,000 to 49,999 1,573 33.5
$50,000 to 74,999 568 12.1
$75,000 to 99,999 229 4.9
$100,000 or more 268 5.7
Mean household income (dollars) 44,320 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 28,211 (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 1.62 4,695 390 1,795 1,875 495 140
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.3 38.2 39.9 10.5 3.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.97 1,125 200 785 125 4 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.8 69.8 11.1 0.4 0.9
Column percent (X) 24.0 51.3 43.7 6.7 0.8 7.1
2-person household 1.80 1,515 90 350 870 175 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.9 23.1 57.4 11.6 1.7
Column percent (X) 32.3 23.1 19.5 46.4 35.4 17.9
3-person household 1.79 750 40 295 240 150 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.3 39.3 32.0 20.0 4.0
Column percent (X) 16.0 10.3 16.4 12.8 30.3 21.4
4-or-more-person household 1.87 1,305 60 365 635 170 75
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.6 28.0 48.7 13.0 5.7
Column percent (X) 27.8 15.4 20.3 33.9 34.3 53.6

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 14.3 4,755 2,065 1,735 340 310 305
  Row percent (X) 100.0 43.4 36.5 7.2 6.5 6.4
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 12.5 3,860 1,755 1,490 240 205 170
  Row percent (X) 100.0 45.5 38.6 6.2 5.3 4.4
Column percent (X) 81.2 85.0 85.9 70.6 66.1 55.7
Carpooled 26.5 690 175 190 85 105 135
  Row percent (X) 100.0 25.4 27.5 12.3 15.2 19.6
Column percent (X) 14.5 8.5 11.0 25.0 33.9 44.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 10.0 4 0 4 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 5.7 90 75 4 10 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 83.3 4.4 11.1 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 1.9 3.6 0.2 2.9 0.0 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 6.4 105 60 45 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 57.1 42.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 2.2 2.9 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
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.