CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 38,518 100.0 39,728 100.0 1,210 3.1
In households 38,220 99.2 39,132 98.5 912 2.4
In group quarters 298 0.8 596 1.5 298 100.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 13,749 100.0 15,089 100.0 1,340 9.7
1-person household 2,413 17.6 3,126 20.7 713 29.5
2-person household 4,325 31.5 5,369 35.6 1,044 24.1
3-person household 2,805 20.4 2,701 17.9 -104 -3.7
4-person household 2,804 20.4 2,640 17.5 -164 -5.8
5-or-more-person household 1,402 10.2 1,253 8.3 -149 -10.6
Mean number of persons per household 2.78 (X) 2.59 (X) -0.19 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 13,749 100.0 15,089 100.0 1,340 9.7
No vehicle available 659 4.8 609 4.0 -50 -7.6
1 vehicle available 3,229 23.5 4,001 26.5 772 23.9
2 vehicles available 6,385 46.4 7,334 48.6 949 14.9
3 vehicles available 2,300 16.7 2,342 15.5 42 1.8
4 vehicles available 909 6.6 620 4.1 -289 -31.8
5 or more vehicles available 267 1.9 183 1.2 -84 -31.5
Mean vehicles per household 2.03 (X) 1.93 (X) -0.10 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 21,010 100.0 21,020 100.0 10 [ >0 ]
Male 11,190 53.3 11,010 52.4 -180 -1.6
Female 9,820 46.7 10,010 47.6 190 1.9

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 21,010 100.0 21,020 100.0 10 [ >0 ]
Drove alone 18,324 87.2 18,682 88.9 358 2.0
Carpooled 1,839 8.8 1,388 6.6 -451 -24.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 117 0.6 74 0.4 -43 -36.8
Bicycle or walked 253 1.2 330 1.6 77 30.4
Motorcycle or other means 80 0.4 140 0.7 60 75.0
Worked at home 397 1.9 406 1.9 9 2.3

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 20,613 100.0 20,614 100.0 1 [ >0 ]
Less than 5 minutes 783 3.8 677 3.3 -106 -13.5
5 to 9 minutes 2,744 13.3 2,776 13.5 32 1.2
10 to 14 minutes 3,507 17.0 3,266 15.8 -241 -6.9
15 to 19 minutes 3,915 19.0 3,651 17.7 -264 -6.7
20 to 29 minutes 5,083 24.7 4,960 24.1 -123 -2.4
30 to 44 minutes 3,506 17.0 3,533 17.1 27 0.8
45 or more minutes 1,075 5.2 1,751 8.5 676 62.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 19.0 (X) 21.4 (X) 2.5 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 20,613 100.0 20,614 100.0 1 [ >0 ]
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 5,904 28.6 5,608 27.2 -296 -5.0
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 6,287 30.5 7,173 34.8 886 14.1
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 3,967 19.2 3,321 16.1 -646 -16.3
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 919 4.5 1,080 5.2 161 17.5
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 489 2.4 556 2.7 67 13.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 2,724 13.2 2,435 11.8 -289 -10.6
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 323 1.6 441 2.1 118 36.5
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: Southington town, Hartford County, Connecticut

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 39,728 100.0
Under 16 years 8,404 21.2
16 to 20 years 2,086 5.3
21 to 24 years 1,296 3.3
25 to 44 years 11,588 29.2
45 to 64 years 10,482 26.4
65 years and over 5,872 14.8
Mean age (years) 38.8 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 15,089 100.0
Less than $15,000 1,100 7.3
$15,000 to 19,999 627 4.2
$20,000 to 24,999 672 4.5
$25,000 to 49,999 3,461 22.9
$50,000 to 74,999 3,664 24.3
$75,000 to 99,999 2,454 16.3
$100,000 or more 3,111 20.6
Mean household income (dollars) 68,619 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 60,538 (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 1.93 15,090 610 4,000 7,335 2,340 805
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.0 26.5 48.6 15.5 5.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.05 3,125 415 2,255 360 75 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.3 72.2 11.5 2.4 0.6
Column percent (X) 20.7 68.0 56.4 4.9 3.2 2.5
2-person household 1.92 5,370 90 1,185 3,425 485 190
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.7 22.1 63.8 9.0 3.5
Column percent (X) 35.6 14.8 29.6 46.7 20.7 23.6
3-person household 2.22 2,700 75 335 1,360 820 110
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.8 12.4 50.4 30.4 4.1
Column percent (X) 17.9 12.3 8.4 18.5 35.0 13.7
4-or-more-person household 2.46 3,895 30 225 2,190 965 480
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.8 5.8 56.2 24.8 12.3
Column percent (X) 25.8 4.9 5.6 29.9 41.2 59.6

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 21.4 20,615 3,455 6,915 4,960 3,535 1,750
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.8 33.5 24.1 17.1 8.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 21.3 18,680 2,960 6,280 4,680 3,295 1,465
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.8 33.6 25.1 17.6 7.8
Column percent (X) 90.6 85.7 90.8 94.4 93.2 83.7
Carpooled 22.9 1,390 230 500 260 190 205
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.5 36.0 18.7 13.7 14.7
Column percent (X) 6.7 6.7 7.2 5.2 5.4 11.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 63.2 75 4 4 10 10 40
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.3 5.3 13.3 13.3 53.3
Column percent (X) 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 2.3
Bicycle or walked 9.7 330 205 75 10 25 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 62.1 22.7 3.0 7.6 4.5
Column percent (X) 1.6 5.9 1.1 0.2 0.7 0.9
Motorcycle or other means 31.8 140 50 55 0 10 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 35.7 39.3 0.0 7.1 17.9
Column percent (X) 0.7 1.4 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.4
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.