CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 174,092 100.0 182,193 100.0 8,101 4.7
In households 171,706 98.6 179,671 98.6 7,965 4.6
In group quarters 2,386 1.4 2,522 1.4 136 5.7

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 66,327 100.0 71,594 100.0 5,267 7.9
1-person household 15,262 23.0 18,037 25.2 2,775 18.2
2-person household 21,996 33.2 24,606 34.4 2,610 11.9
3-person household 11,986 18.1 11,665 16.3 -321 -2.7
4-person household 11,085 16.7 11,041 15.4 -44 -0.4
5-or-more-person household 5,998 9.0 6,245 8.7 247 4.1
Mean number of persons per household 2.59 (X) 2.51 (X) -0.08 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 66,327 100.0 71,594 100.0 5,267 7.9
No vehicle available 3,694 5.6 3,769 5.3 75 2.0
1 vehicle available 19,051 28.7 21,151 29.5 2,100 11.0
2 vehicles available 28,886 43.6 32,044 44.8 3,158 10.9
3 vehicles available 10,450 15.8 10,972 15.3 522 5.0
4 vehicles available 3,124 4.7 2,591 3.6 -533 -17.1
5 or more vehicles available 1,122 1.7 1,067 1.5 -55 -4.9
Mean vehicles per household 1.91 (X) 1.87 (X) -0.04 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 91,914 100.0 93,935 100.0 2,021 2.2
Male 49,865 54.3 50,100 53.3 235 0.5
Female 42,049 45.7 43,835 46.7 1,786 4.2

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 91,914 100.0 93,934 100.0 2,020 2.2
Drove alone 74,456 81.0 78,414 83.5 3,958 5.3
Carpooled 9,617 10.5 8,057 8.6 -1,560 -16.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 931 1.0 972 1.0 41 4.4
Bicycle or walked 3,231 3.5 2,419 2.6 -812 -25.1
Motorcycle or other means 448 0.5 381 0.4 -67 -15.0
Worked at home 3,231 3.5 3,691 3.9 460 14.2

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 88,683 100.0 90,243 100.0 1,560 1.8
Less than 5 minutes 4,849 5.5 4,042 4.5 -807 -16.6
5 to 9 minutes 12,523 14.1 11,394 12.6 -1,129 -9.0
10 to 14 minutes 15,061 17.0 13,399 14.8 -1,662 -11.0
15 to 19 minutes 12,536 14.1 11,793 13.1 -743 -5.9
20 to 29 minutes 16,205 18.3 17,046 18.9 841 5.2
30 to 44 minutes 15,219 17.2 16,808 18.6 1,589 10.4
45 or more minutes 12,290 13.9 15,761 17.5 3,471 28.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.2 (X) 26.2 (X) 4.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 88,683 100.0 90,243 100.0 1,560 1.8
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 25,675 29.0 25,942 28.7 267 1.0
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 27,240 30.7 28,206 31.3 966 3.5
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 16,679 18.8 16,773 18.6 94 0.6
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 5,246 5.9 4,545 5.0 -701 -13.4
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 2,255 2.5 2,756 3.1 501 22.2
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 9,846 11.1 9,703 10.8 -143 -1.5
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,742 2.0 2,318 2.6 576 33.1
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: Litchfield County, Connecticut

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 182,193 100.0
Under 16 years 39,687 21.8
16 to 20 years 9,543 5.2
21 to 24 years 5,658 3.1
25 to 44 years 54,399 29.9
45 to 64 years 46,937 25.8
65 years and over 25,969 14.3
Mean age (years) 38.5 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 71,594 100.0
Less than $15,000 6,903 9.6
$15,000 to 19,999 2,976 4.2
$20,000 to 24,999 3,844 5.4
$25,000 to 49,999 17,443 24.4
$50,000 to 74,999 16,489 23.0
$75,000 to 99,999 10,585 14.8
$100,000 or more 13,354 18.7
Mean household income (dollars) 71,612 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 56,273 (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 1.87 71,595 3,770 21,150 32,045 10,970 3,660
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.3 29.5 44.8 15.3 5.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.09 18,035 2,495 12,425 2,480 460 175
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.8 68.9 13.8 2.6 1.0
Column percent (X) 25.2 66.2 58.7 7.7 4.2 4.8
2-person household 1.92 24,605 740 5,465 14,335 3,465 600
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.0 22.2 58.3 14.1 2.4
Column percent (X) 34.4 19.6 25.8 44.7 31.6 16.4
3-person household 2.25 11,665 270 1,790 5,640 3,050 915
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.3 15.3 48.3 26.1 7.8
Column percent (X) 16.3 7.2 8.5 17.6 27.8 25.0
4-or-more-person household 2.39 17,285 265 1,465 9,590 3,995 1,965
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.5 8.5 55.5 23.1 11.4
Column percent (X) 24.1 7.0 6.9 29.9 36.4 53.7

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 26.2 90,245 15,435 25,190 17,045 16,810 15,760
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.1 27.9 18.9 18.6 17.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 26.0 78,415 12,340 22,260 15,500 14,910 13,400
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.7 28.4 19.8 19.0 17.1
Column percent (X) 86.9 79.9 88.4 90.9 88.7 85.0
Carpooled 28.8 8,055 1,430 2,105 1,165 1,560 1,795
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.8 26.1 14.5 19.4 22.3
Column percent (X) 8.9 9.3 8.4 6.8 9.3 11.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 57.6 970 35 110 145 230 455
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.6 11.3 14.9 23.7 46.9
Column percent (X) 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.4 2.9
Bicycle or walked 10.1 2,420 1,520 605 195 60 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 62.8 25.0 8.1 2.5 1.9
Column percent (X) 2.7 9.8 2.4 1.1 0.4 0.3
Motorcycle or other means 40.6 380 115 110 40 50 65
  Row percent (X) 100.0 30.3 28.9 10.5 13.2 17.1
Column percent (X) 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4
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.