CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Brookfield town, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 14,113 100.0 15,664 100.0 1,551 11.0
In households 14,107 100.0 15,586 99.5 1,479 10.5
In group quarters 6 [ >0 ] 78 0.5 72 1,200.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 4,893 100.0 5,587 100.0 694 14.2
1-person household 784 16.0 951 17.0 167 21.3
2-person household 1,513 30.9 1,838 32.9 325 21.5
3-person household 1,005 20.5 1,072 19.2 67 6.7
4-person household 1,015 20.7 1,094 19.6 79 7.8
5-or-more-person household 576 11.8 632 11.3 56 9.7
Mean number of persons per household 2.88 (X) 2.79 (X) -0.09 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 4,893 100.0 5,587 100.0 694 14.2
No vehicle available 100 2.0 69 1.2 -31 -31.0
1 vehicle available 921 18.8 1,178 21.1 257 27.9
2 vehicles available 2,410 49.3 2,934 52.5 524 21.7
3 vehicles available 959 19.6 918 16.4 -41 -4.3
4 vehicles available 385 7.9 356 6.4 -29 -7.5
5 or more vehicles available 118 2.4 132 2.4 14 11.9
Mean vehicles per household 2.20 (X) 2.13 (X) -0.06 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 7,828 100.0 8,135 100.0 307 3.9
Male 4,377 55.9 4,460 54.8 83 1.9
Female 3,451 44.1 3,675 45.2 224 6.5

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 7,828 100.0 8,135 100.0 307 3.9
Drove alone 6,536 83.5 6,895 84.8 359 5.5
Carpooled 690 8.8 704 8.7 14 2.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 155 2.0 134 1.6 -21 -13.5
Bicycle or walked 91 1.2 27 0.3 -64 -70.3
Motorcycle or other means 58 0.7 17 0.2 -41 -70.7
Worked at home 298 3.8 358 4.4 60 20.1

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 7,530 100.0 7,777 100.0 247 3.3
Less than 5 minutes 183 2.4 189 2.4 6 3.3
5 to 9 minutes 743 9.9 631 8.1 -112 -15.1
10 to 14 minutes 1,244 16.5 1,027 13.2 -217 -17.4
15 to 19 minutes 1,453 19.3 1,520 19.5 67 4.6
20 to 29 minutes 1,559 20.7 1,402 18.0 -157 -10.1
30 to 44 minutes 809 10.7 997 12.8 188 23.2
45 or more minutes 1,539 20.4 2,011 25.9 472 30.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.2 (X) 30.2 (X) 5.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 7,530 100.0 7,777 100.0 247 3.3
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 1,693 22.5 1,691 21.7 -2 -0.1
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,542 33.8 2,783 35.8 241 9.5
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,648 21.9 1,744 22.4 96 5.8
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 497 6.6 526 6.8 29 5.8
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 305 4.1 287 3.7 -18 -5.9
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 728 9.7 591 7.6 -137 -18.8
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 117 1.6 155 2.0 38 32.5
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: Brookfield town, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 15,664 100.0
Under 16 years 3,852 24.6
16 to 20 years 783 5.0
21 to 24 years 405 2.6
25 to 44 years 4,508 28.8
45 to 64 years 4,434 28.3
65 years and over 1,682 10.7
Mean age (years) 36.9 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 5,587 100.0
Less than $15,000 247 4.4
$15,000 to 19,999 126 2.3
$20,000 to 24,999 137 2.5
$25,000 to 49,999 887 15.9
$50,000 to 74,999 1,146 20.5
$75,000 to 99,999 1,040 18.6
$100,000 or more 2,004 35.9
Mean household income (dollars) 103,214 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 82,706 (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 2.13 5,585 70 1,180 2,935 920 490
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.3 21.1 52.6 16.5 8.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.22 950 50 705 165 20 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.3 74.2 17.4 2.1 1.6
Column percent (X) 17.0 71.4 59.7 5.6 2.2 3.1
2-person household 2.04 1,840 4 310 1,235 225 65
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.2 16.8 67.1 12.2 3.5
Column percent (X) 32.9 5.7 26.3 42.1 24.5 13.3
3-person household 2.48 1,070 0 100 470 405 95
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 9.3 43.9 37.9 8.9
Column percent (X) 19.2 0.0 8.5 16.0 44.0 19.4
4-or-more-person household 2.52 1,725 15 65 1,065 270 315
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.9 3.8 61.7 15.7 18.3
Column percent (X) 30.9 21.4 5.5 36.3 29.3 64.3

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 30.2 7,775 820 2,545 1,400 995 2,010
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.5 32.7 18.0 12.8 25.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 28.9 6,895 695 2,320 1,305 870 1,710
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.1 33.6 18.9 12.6 24.8
Column percent (X) 88.7 84.8 91.2 93.2 87.4 85.1
Carpooled 30.2 705 105 205 95 105 195
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.9 29.1 13.5 14.9 27.7
Column percent (X) 9.1 12.8 8.1 6.8 10.6 9.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 85.7 135 10 10 0 25 90
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.4 7.4 0.0 18.5 66.7
Column percent (X) 1.7 1.2 0.4 0.0 2.5 4.5
Bicycle or walked 10.7 25 10 10 4 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 40.0 40.0 16.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.3 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 185.9 15 0 0 0 0 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Column percent (X) 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
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.