CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 219,039 100.0 213,295 100.0 -5,744 -2.6
In households 211,752 96.7 205,445 96.3 -6,307 -3.0
In group quarters 7,287 3.3 7,850 3.7 563 7.7

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 84,540 100.0 86,204 100.0 1,664 2.0
1-person household 23,945 28.3 26,964 31.3 3,019 12.6
2-person household 26,027 30.8 27,334 31.7 1,307 5.0
3-person household 14,383 17.0 13,869 16.1 -514 -3.6
4-person household 12,000 14.2 11,192 13.0 -808 -6.7
5-or-more-person household 8,185 9.7 6,845 7.9 -1,340 -16.4
Mean number of persons per household 2.50 (X) 2.38 (X) -0.12 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 84,540 100.0 86,204 100.0 1,664 2.0
No vehicle available 13,946 16.5 11,673 13.5 -2,273 -16.3
1 vehicle available 30,865 36.5 31,644 36.7 779 2.5
2 vehicles available 28,618 33.9 30,760 35.7 2,142 7.5
3 vehicles available 8,337 9.9 8,864 10.3 527 6.3
4 vehicles available 2,086 2.5 2,528 2.9 442 21.2
5 or more vehicles available 688 0.8 735 0.9 47 6.8
Mean vehicles per household 1.48 (X) 1.55 (X) 0.07 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 95,510 100.0 94,530 100.0 -980 -1.0
Male 51,451 53.9 49,520 52.4 -1,931 -3.8
Female 44,059 46.1 45,010 47.6 951 2.2

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 95,510 100.0 94,532 100.0 -978 -1.0
Drove alone 71,029 74.4 76,144 80.5 5,115 7.2
Carpooled 14,913 15.6 11,547 12.2 -3,366 -22.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 1,966 2.1 833 0.9 -1,133 -57.6
Bicycle or walked 5,468 5.7 3,548 3.8 -1,920 -35.1
Motorcycle or other means 519 0.5 549 0.6 30 5.8
Worked at home 1,615 1.7 1,911 2.0 296 18.3

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 93,895 100.0 92,621 100.0 -1,274 -1.4
Less than 5 minutes 4,350 4.6 3,839 4.1 -511 -11.7
5 to 9 minutes 16,245 17.3 14,041 15.2 -2,204 -13.6
10 to 14 minutes 21,486 22.9 19,975 21.6 -1,511 -7.0
15 to 19 minutes 19,447 20.7 18,739 20.2 -708 -3.6
20 to 29 minutes 18,088 19.3 19,505 21.1 1,417 7.8
30 to 44 minutes 9,112 9.7 9,605 10.4 493 5.4
45 or more minutes 5,167 5.5 6,917 7.5 1,750 33.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 16.8 (X) 19.8 (X) 3.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 93,895 100.0 92,621 100.0 -1,274 -1.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 22,168 23.6 21,590 23.3 -578 -2.6
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 25,617 27.3 26,487 28.6 870 3.4
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 19,628 20.9 18,027 19.5 -1,601 -8.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 5,985 6.4 5,180 5.6 -805 -13.5
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 2,958 3.2 2,959 3.2 1 [ >0 ]
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 15,918 17.0 15,963 17.2 45 0.3
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,621 1.7 2,415 2.6 794 49.0
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
>0Value is too near zero to display.
(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: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 213,295 100.0
Under 16 years 41,042 19.2
16 to 20 years 14,605 6.8
21 to 24 years 9,532 4.5
25 to 44 years 56,564 26.5
45 to 64 years 50,033 23.5
65 years and over 41,519 19.5
Mean age (years) 40.4 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 86,204 100.0
Less than $15,000 18,101 21.0
$15,000 to 19,999 7,082 8.2
$20,000 to 24,999 6,532 7.6
$25,000 to 49,999 26,586 30.8
$50,000 to 74,999 15,001 17.4
$75,000 to 99,999 6,840 7.9
$100,000 or more 6,062 7.0
Mean household income (dollars) 45,679 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 34,438 (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 1.55 86,205 11,675 31,645 30,760 8,865 3,265
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.5 36.7 35.7 10.3 3.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.82 26,965 8,155 16,125 2,200 385 100
  Row percent (X) 100.0 30.2 59.8 8.2 1.4 0.4
Column percent (X) 31.3 69.9 51.0 7.2 4.3 3.1
2-person household 1.59 27,335 2,165 9,665 13,240 1,825 435
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.9 35.4 48.4 6.7 1.6
Column percent (X) 31.7 18.5 30.5 43.0 20.6 13.3
3-person household 2.01 13,870 600 3,055 6,515 3,115 585
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.3 22.0 47.0 22.5 4.2
Column percent (X) 16.1 5.1 9.7 21.2 35.1 17.9
4-or-more-person household 2.23 18,035 755 2,800 8,800 3,535 2,145
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.2 15.5 48.8 19.6 11.9
Column percent (X) 20.9 6.5 8.8 28.6 39.9 65.7

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 19.8 92,620 17,880 38,715 19,505 9,605 6,915
  Row percent (X) 100.0 19.3 41.8 21.1 10.4 7.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 19.7 76,145 13,790 32,485 16,895 7,835 5,135
  Row percent (X) 100.0 18.1 42.7 22.2 10.3 6.7
Column percent (X) 82.2 77.1 83.9 86.6 81.6 74.3
Carpooled 22.2 11,545 1,875 4,815 2,040 1,410 1,410
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.2 41.7 17.7 12.2 12.2
Column percent (X) 12.5 10.5 12.4 10.5 14.7 20.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 38.2 835 65 215 155 170 230
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.8 25.7 18.6 20.4 27.5
Column percent (X) 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.8 3.3
Bicycle or walked 11.7 3,550 2,025 930 310 150 135
  Row percent (X) 100.0 57.0 26.2 8.7 4.2 3.8
Column percent (X) 3.8 11.3 2.4 1.6 1.6 2.0
Motorcycle or other means 14.2 550 130 275 105 35 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.6 50.0 19.1 6.4 1.8
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.1
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.