Source: Metro Council, Twin Cities Statistical Profile
- Between 1990 and 2000, the population of the Twin Cities has grown 15.4%,
from 2,288,721 people according to the 1990 census to 2,968,806 according to
the 2000 census, more than the estimated growth of 12.65% change.
Source: Metro Council,
Twin Cities Statistical Profile
- Between 1990 and 2000, the number of households in the Twin Cities have grown
16.7%, from 875,504 in 1990 to 1,021,454 in 2000, more than the estimated growth
of 14.35%.
- The Twin Cities is the 15th most populated metro area. (The first is New York
which has a population of 21,199,865 and the 25th is Kansas City which has a
population of 1,776,062.)
- A 2001 survey by the National Transportation Institute in Texas reported:
The Twin Cities has the second fastest growing congestion in the nation.
- According to the most recent published data, the 1990 census, Minnesota ties
for 15th for the percent of households with no vehicle (9.1%). The highest metro
area has 30.4% and the lowest has 6.4%.
- According to the 1990 census Minnesota ranks 10 in the percent of population
that use public transportation (5.3%) The highest metro area has 30.6% and the
lowest has 1.5%.
|
Transportation |
|
|---|---|
| . |
Ave. Household
|
| Number of autos owned |
1.74 |
| Person trips per day |
10.1 |
|
Typical Weekday Trips |
|
|---|---|
| . |
Typical
Weekday |
| Number of vehicles entering and leaving the 7-county metro area |
328,500 |
| Number of persons driving alone |
6,417,500 |
| Number of persons carpooling |
1,857,100 |
| Number of persons taking transit to work or to shop |
225,100 |
| Number of persons taking the bus to school |
311,800 |
| Number of vehicle miles traveled |
55,350,650 |
- According to a survey conducted by the University of Minnesota's
Center for Survey Research (MCSR) in the fall/winter of 2000/2001, 77% of the
respondents said traffic congestion had gotten worse in the Twin Cities metro
area and only one percent thought it had decreased.
- According a MnDOT survey in June, 2001 of Northstar corridor residents, 67
percent said improvement in both transit and highways are necessary to make
the system capable of handling future needs and 70 percent said they'd likely
use commuter rail.