Originally Posted by
spivonious
The riders I see are all men between the age of 20 and 50, and are all physically fit. Definitely not a representative population.
Thanks @
spivonious. I see about 0.6% of Lancaster PA metro area residents commute by bike, according to US Census ACS data. Male commuters outnumber females by about 2 to 1, which is the same ratio you'll see in Portland, OR, believe it or not.
I'm not sure why but I'm having a heck of a time extracting the racial breakdown for your area. I can see 40% of metro Lancaster residents are Hispanic, but I can't get the ratio who ride bikes to work.
Pennsylvania as a whole is a very white state, comprising 82% of the population. 11% are black and 6% are Latino. Latinos make up 8% of bike commuters in PA; blacks make up 6% of bike commuters.