CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 1,057 100.0 1,081 100.0 24 2.3
In households 1,057 100.0 1,081 100.0 24 2.3

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 435 100.0 447 100.0 12 2.8
1-person household 116 26.7 122 27.3 6 5.2
2-person household 143 32.9 154 34.5 11 7.7
3-person household 70 16.1 64 14.3 -6 -8.6
4-person household 73 16.8 75 16.8 2 2.7
5-or-more-person household 33 7.6 32 7.2 -1 -3.0
Mean number of persons per household 2.43 (X) 2.42 (X) -0.01 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 435 100.0 447 100.0 12 2.8
No vehicle available 29 6.7 6 1.3 -23 -79.3
1 vehicle available 131 30.1 146 32.7 15 11.5
2 vehicles available 205 47.1 196 43.8 -9 -4.4
3 vehicles available 56 12.9 67 15.0 11 19.6
4 vehicles available 14 3.2 19 4.3 5 35.7
5 or more vehicles available 0 0.0 13 2.9 13 0.0
Mean vehicles per household 1.76 (X) 1.98 (X) 0.22 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 555 100.0 575 100.0 20 3.6
Male 310 55.9 310 53.9 0 0.0
Female 245 44.1 265 46.1 20 8.2

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 555 100.0 574 100.0 19 3.4
Drove alone 433 78.0 466 81.2 33 7.6
Carpooled 34 6.1 44 7.7 10 29.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 9 1.6 18 3.1 9 100.0
Bicycle or walked 41 7.4 18 3.1 -23 -56.1
Motorcycle or other means 4 0.7 9 1.6 5 125.0
Worked at home 34 6.1 19 3.3 -15 -44.1

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 521 100.0 555 100.0 34 6.5
Less than 5 minutes 60 11.5 48 8.6 -12 -20.0
5 to 9 minutes 101 19.4 109 19.6 8 7.9
10 to 14 minutes 79 15.2 81 14.6 2 2.5
15 to 19 minutes 75 14.4 100 18.0 25 33.3
20 to 29 minutes 95 18.2 98 17.7 3 3.2
30 to 44 minutes 79 15.2 44 7.9 -35 -44.3
45 or more minutes 32 6.1 75 13.5 43 134.4
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 17.2 (X) 25.5 (X) 8.3 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 521 100.0 555 100.0 34 6.5
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 125 24.0 120 21.6 -5 -4.0
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 153 29.4 141 25.4 -12 -7.8
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 125 24.0 159 28.6 34 27.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 24 4.6 44 7.9 20 83.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 15 2.9 7 1.3 -8 -53.3
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 62 11.9 69 12.4 7 11.3
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 17 3.3 15 2.7 -2 -11.8
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Canaan town, Litchfield County, Connecticut

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 1,081 100.0
Under 16 years 209 19.3
16 to 20 years 78 7.2
21 to 24 years 31 2.9
25 to 44 years 293 27.1
45 to 64 years 313 29.0
65 years and over 157 14.5
Mean age (years) 39.7 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 447 100.0
Less than $15,000 30 6.7
$15,000 to 19,999 25 5.6
$20,000 to 24,999 34 7.6
$25,000 to 49,999 116 26.0
$50,000 to 74,999 97 21.7
$75,000 to 99,999 66 14.8
$100,000 or more 79 17.7
Mean household income (dollars) 87,643 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 54,688 (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 1.98 445 4 145 195 65 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.9 32.6 43.8 14.6 6.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.25 120 4 90 25 4 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.3 75.0 20.8 3.3 3.3
Column percent (X) 27.0 100.0 62.1 12.8 6.2 13.3
2-person household 1.99 155 0 40 85 25 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 25.8 54.8 16.1 2.6
Column percent (X) 34.8 0.0 27.6 43.6 38.5 13.3
3-person household 2.61 65 0 10 25 20 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 15.4 38.5 30.8 15.4
Column percent (X) 14.6 0.0 6.9 12.8 30.8 33.3
4-or-more-person household 2.41 105 4 4 65 20 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.8 3.8 61.9 19.0 14.3
Column percent (X) 23.6 100.0 2.8 33.3 30.8 50.0

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 25.5 555 155 180 100 45 75
  Row percent (X) 100.0 27.9 32.4 18.0 8.1 13.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 23.1 465 130 160 80 40 60
  Row percent (X) 100.0 28.0 34.4 17.2 8.6 12.9
Column percent (X) 83.8 83.9 88.9 80.0 88.9 80.0
Carpooled 26.0 45 10 20 4 0 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 22.2 44.4 8.9 0.0 8.9
Column percent (X) 8.1 6.5 11.1 4.0 0.0 5.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 89.4 20 0 0 4 4 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 20.0 50.0
Column percent (X) 3.6 0.0 0.0 4.0 8.9 13.3
Bicycle or walked 3.9 20 15 4 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 75.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 3.6 9.7 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 61.1 10 0 0 4 0 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 40.0
Column percent (X) 1.8 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 5.3
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.