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San Francisco Bay Area Regional Demographic and Travel Characteristics

Characteristic
 1990 2000 2006 2015 2025 2030
General Demographic Characteristics            
Total Population 6,020,100 6,783,700 7,260,600 7,840,200 8,457,900 8,780,300
Household Population 5,868,700 6,641,000 7,111,900 7,687,900 8,302,700 8,625,200
Total Households 2,245,900 2,466,000 2,605,500 2,824,000 3,065,400 3,186,600
Average Household Size 2.61 2.69 2.73 2.72 2.71 2.71
Total Employment 3,206,100 3,753,700 3,919,100 4,509,800 4,982,800 5,226,300
Employed Residents 3,149,300 3,377,400 3,541,300 4,066,600 4,562,200 4,754,900
Average Workers per Household 1.40 1.37 1.36 1.44 1.49 1.49
Mean Household Income (1989$) $53,400 $64,900 $65,900 $71,900 $79,400 $83,300
Vehicle Ownership Characteristics
Total Vehicles 3,974,100 4,325,000 4,722,000 5,146,600 5,555,100 5,746,700
Average Vehicles per Household 1.77 1.75 1.81 1.82 1.81 1.80
Average Vehicles per 1000 Persons 660.1 637.6 650.4 656.4 656.8 654.5
Zero-Vehicle Households 232,100 247,200 243,600 260,500 291,200 311,400
Share of Zero-Vehicle Households 10.3% 10.0% 9.3% 9.2% 9.5% 9.8%
Transit Travel Characteristics
Transit Work Trips 470,400 572,200 596,100 750,900 885,400 944,700
Total Work Trips 4,565,400 5,248,300 5,376,000 6,252,000 7,157,600 7,555,500
Transit Share of Total Work Trips 10.3% 10.9% 11.1% 12.0% 12.4% 12.5%
Transit Non-Work Trips 695,200 603,400 633,200 756,000 810,300 849,300
Total Non-Work Trips 13,517,900 15,785,500 17,041,100 18,632,500 20,120,000 20,937,300
Transit Share of Total Non-Work Trips 5.1% 3.8% 3.7% 4.1% 4.0% 4.1%
Total Transit Trips 1,165,600 1,175,600 1,229,300 1,506,900 1,695,700 1,794,000
Total Trips 18,083,300 21,033,800 22,417,100 24,884,500 27,277,600 28,492,800
Transit Share of Total Trips 6.4% 5.6% 5.5% 6.1% 6.2% 6.3%
Total Daily Transit Boardings 1,568,200 1,714,300 1,773,000 2,220,400 2,508,600 2,656,200
Vehicle Travel Characteristics
Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT)
NA
 143,495,300 152,093,900 172,631,100 192,040,900 202,756,400
Daily Vehicle Hours of Delay (VHD)
NA
 355,600 433,100 609,400 850,400 993,200
Daily Vehicle Trips 14,707,400 17,074,300 18,084,000 20,288,600 22,510,800 23,626,200
Non-Motorized Travel Characteristics
Daily Bicycle Trips (All Purposes) 224,200 310,600 327,800 356,300 384,500 402,900
Bicycle Share of Total Trips 1.2% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4%
Daily Walk Trips (All Purposes) 1,698,600 1,950,400 2,088,500 2,321,000 2,516,100 2,638,900
Walk Share of Total Trips 9.4% 9.3% 9.3% 9.3% 9.2% 9.3%
Roadway and Transit Supply Characteristics
Roadway Lane-Miles
 NA
 19,940 20,620 20,900 20,980 20,980
Transit AM Peak Passenger Seat-Miles
 NA
 3,941,300 3,646,600 4,228,100 4,278,400 4,278,400

Notes:
1) Revised: September 13, 2006
2) Household population excludes persons residing in group quarters.
3) Average household size is computed as household population divided by total households.
4) Sources of Data include Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Projections '05 demographic/economic/land use forecasts; and MTC travel demand forecasts based on ABAG's Projections '05.
5) Data is for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area, including the counties of: San Francisco San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, Sonoma and Marin.
6) Land area of the San Francisco Bay Area region is 7,149 square miles (18,594 square kilometers).