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Table 10
Growth in Bay Area Vehicle Ownership, 1930-2010

Year Vehicles
Available		 Total
Households		 Vehicles per
Household		 Total
Population		 Vehicles per
Capita
1930 461,800 442,700 1.04 1,578,000 0.29
1940 612,500 543,900 1.13 1,734,300 0.35
1950 1,006,400 837,300 1.20 2,681,300 0.38
1960 1,620,600 1,174,000 1.38 3,638,900 0.45
1970 2,503,100 1,552,400 1.61 4,630,600 0.54
1980 3,281,800 1,970,500 1.67 5,179,800 0.63
1990 3,953,200 2,246,200 1.76 6,023,600 0.66
2000 4,799,300 2,512,200 1.91 6,875,400 0.70
2010 5,677,500 2,792,000 2.03 7,533,200 0.75
Last Updated: SEP1897, CPurvis
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