CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 53,418 100.0 57,340 100.0 3,922 7.3
In households 50,928 95.3 53,185 92.8 2,257 4.4
In group quarters 2,490 4.7 4,155 7.2 1,665 66.9

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 19,534 100.0 20,428 100.0 894 4.6
1-person household 4,047 20.7 4,488 22.0 441 10.9
2-person household 6,862 35.1 7,073 34.6 211 3.1
3-person household 3,516 18.0 3,540 17.3 24 0.7
4-person household 3,209 16.4 3,331 16.3 122 3.8
5-or-more-person household 1,900 9.7 1,996 9.8 96 5.1
Mean number of persons per household 2.61 (X) 2.60 (X) [ <0 ] (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 19,534 100.0 20,428 100.0 894 4.6
No vehicle available 860 4.4 849 4.2 -11 -1.3
1 vehicle available 5,192 26.6 5,613 27.5 421 8.1
2 vehicles available 8,921 45.7 10,088 49.4 1,167 13.1
3 vehicles available 3,130 16.0 2,973 14.6 -157 -5.0
4 vehicles available 1,048 5.4 660 3.2 -388 -37.0
5 or more vehicles available 383 2.0 245 1.2 -138 -36.0
Mean vehicles per household 1.98 (X) 1.89 (X) -0.09 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 26,728 100.0 26,100 100.0 -628 -2.3
Male 14,568 54.5 14,240 54.6 -328 -2.3
Female 12,160 45.5 11,860 45.4 -300 -2.5

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 26,728 100.0 26,101 100.0 -627 -2.3
Drove alone 20,948 78.4 20,143 77.2 -805 -3.8
Carpooled 1,970 7.4 1,459 5.6 -511 -25.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 1,897 7.1 2,349 9.0 452 23.8
Bicycle or walked 829 3.1 514 2.0 -315 -38.0
Motorcycle or other means 64 0.2 162 0.6 98 153.1
Worked at home 1,020 3.8 1,474 5.6 454 44.5

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 25,708 100.0 24,627 100.0 -1,081 -4.2
Less than 5 minutes 973 3.8 787 3.2 -186 -19.1
5 to 9 minutes 3,204 12.5 2,744 11.1 -460 -14.4
10 to 14 minutes 5,056 19.7 3,354 13.6 -1,702 -33.7
15 to 19 minutes 4,361 17.0 3,572 14.5 -789 -18.1
20 to 29 minutes 4,967 19.3 4,265 17.3 -702 -14.1
30 to 44 minutes 3,895 15.2 3,918 15.9 23 0.6
45 or more minutes 3,252 12.6 5,987 24.3 2,735 84.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.8 (X) 31.3 (X) 8.5 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 25,708 100.0 24,627 100.0 -1,081 -4.2
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 4,510 17.5 5,565 22.6 1,055 23.4
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 8,472 33.0 8,331 33.8 -141 -1.7
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 7,336 28.5 6,375 25.9 -961 -13.1
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 1,954 7.6 1,847 7.5 -107 -5.5
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 849 3.3 632 2.6 -217 -25.6
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 2,335 9.1 1,619 6.6 -716 -30.7
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 252 1.0 258 1.0 6 2.4
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
<0Negative value 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: Fairfield town, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 57,340 100.0
Under 16 years 12,390 21.6
16 to 20 years 4,700 8.2
21 to 24 years 2,092 3.6
25 to 44 years 15,771 27.5
45 to 64 years 13,066 22.8
65 years and over 9,321 16.3
Mean age (years) 38.3 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 20,428 100.0
Less than $15,000 1,294 6.3
$15,000 to 19,999 606 3.0
$20,000 to 24,999 682 3.3
$25,000 to 49,999 3,273 16.0
$50,000 to 74,999 3,363 16.5
$75,000 to 99,999 2,638 12.9
$100,000 or more 8,572 42.0
Mean household income (dollars) 120,589 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 83,512 (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 1.89 20,430 850 5,615 10,090 2,975 905
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.2 27.5 49.4 14.6 4.4
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.02 4,490 605 3,335 445 50 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.5 74.3 9.9 1.1 1.0
Column percent (X) 22.0 71.2 59.4 4.4 1.7 5.0
2-person household 1.91 7,075 160 1,495 4,450 815 150
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.3 21.1 62.9 11.5 2.1
Column percent (X) 34.6 18.8 26.6 44.1 27.4 16.6
3-person household 2.29 3,540 40 390 1,890 1,030 190
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.1 11.0 53.4 29.1 5.4
Column percent (X) 17.3 4.7 6.9 18.7 34.6 21.0
4-or-more-person household 2.34 5,325 45 390 3,300 1,075 520
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.8 7.3 62.0 20.2 9.8
Column percent (X) 26.1 5.3 6.9 32.7 36.1 57.5

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 31.3 24,625 3,530 6,925 4,265 3,920 5,985
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.3 28.1 17.3 15.9 24.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 25.5 20,145 2,980 6,335 3,955 3,510 3,360
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.8 31.4 19.6 17.4 16.7
Column percent (X) 81.8 84.4 91.5 92.7 89.5 56.1
Carpooled 28.3 1,460 165 440 225 285 345
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.3 30.1 15.4 19.5 23.6
Column percent (X) 5.9 4.7 6.4 5.3 7.3 5.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 86.1 2,350 0 4 45 85 2,210
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.2 1.9 3.6 94.0
Column percent (X) 9.5 0.0 0.1 1.1 2.2 36.9
Bicycle or walked 9.4 515 350 115 30 0 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 68.0 22.3 5.8 0.0 3.9
Column percent (X) 2.1 9.9 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.3
Motorcycle or other means 45.1 160 40 30 4 35 50
  Row percent (X) 100.0 25.0 18.8 2.5 21.9 31.2
Column percent (X) 0.6 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.8
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.