CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 23,629 100.0 27,121 100.0 3,492 14.8
In households 23,325 98.7 26,857 99.0 3,532 15.1
In group quarters 304 1.3 264 1.0 -40 -13.2

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 8,441 100.0 10,031 100.0 1,590 18.8
1-person household 1,667 19.7 2,129 21.2 462 27.7
2-person household 2,496 29.6 3,238 32.3 742 29.7
3-person household 1,635 19.4 1,780 17.7 145 8.9
4-person household 1,664 19.7 1,795 17.9 131 7.9
5-or-more-person household 979 11.6 1,089 10.9 110 11.2
Mean number of persons per household 2.76 (X) 2.68 (X) -0.09 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 8,441 100.0 10,031 100.0 1,590 18.8
No vehicle available 270 3.2 401 4.0 131 48.5
1 vehicle available 2,275 27.0 2,555 25.5 280 12.3
2 vehicles available 3,745 44.4 4,920 49.0 1,175 31.4
3 vehicles available 1,554 18.4 1,592 15.9 38 2.4
4 vehicles available 437 5.2 351 3.5 -86 -19.7
5 or more vehicles available 160 1.9 212 2.1 52 32.5
Mean vehicles per household 2.02 (X) 1.96 (X) -0.05 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 12,777 100.0 14,595 100.0 1,818 14.2
Male 7,091 55.5 7,925 54.3 834 11.8
Female 5,686 44.5 6,670 45.7 984 17.3

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 12,777 100.0 14,597 100.0 1,820 14.2
Drove alone 10,549 82.6 12,320 84.4 1,771 16.8
Carpooled 1,375 10.8 1,237 8.5 -138 -10.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 131 1.0 160 1.1 29 22.1
Bicycle or walked 353 2.8 332 2.3 -21 -5.9
Motorcycle or other means 45 0.4 63 0.4 18 40.0
Worked at home 324 2.5 485 3.3 161 49.7

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 12,453 100.0 14,112 100.0 1,659 13.3
Less than 5 minutes 635 5.1 484 3.4 -151 -23.8
5 to 9 minutes 1,574 12.6 1,690 12.0 116 7.4
10 to 14 minutes 1,843 14.8 1,774 12.6 -69 -3.7
15 to 19 minutes 1,608 12.9 1,296 9.2 -312 -19.4
20 to 29 minutes 1,954 15.7 2,649 18.8 695 35.6
30 to 44 minutes 2,643 21.2 3,445 24.4 802 30.3
45 or more minutes 2,196 17.6 2,774 19.7 578 26.3
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.4 (X) 28.8 (X) 3.4 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 12,453 100.0 14,112 100.0 1,659 13.3
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 3,029 24.3 3,798 26.9 769 25.4
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 4,379 35.2 4,638 32.9 259 5.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 2,536 20.4 3,036 21.5 500 19.7
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 791 6.4 640 4.5 -151 -19.1
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 324 2.6 572 4.1 248 76.5
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 1,153 9.3 1,111 7.9 -42 -3.6
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 241 1.9 317 2.2 76 31.5
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: New Milford town, Litchfield County, Connecticut

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 27,121 100.0
Under 16 years 6,543 24.1
16 to 20 years 1,476 5.4
21 to 24 years 948 3.5
25 to 44 years 8,958 33.0
45 to 64 years 6,628 24.4
65 years and over 2,568 9.5
Mean age (years) 35.3 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 10,031 100.0
Less than $15,000 593 5.9
$15,000 to 19,999 314 3.1
$20,000 to 24,999 402 4.0
$25,000 to 49,999 2,050 20.4
$50,000 to 74,999 2,350 23.4
$75,000 to 99,999 1,746 17.4
$100,000 or more 2,576 25.7
Mean household income (dollars) 79,431 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 65,354 (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 1.96 10,030 400 2,555 4,920 1,590 565
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.0 25.5 49.1 15.9 5.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.10 2,130 230 1,510 340 30 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.8 70.9 16.0 1.4 0.7
Column percent (X) 21.2 57.5 59.1 6.9 1.9 2.7
2-person household 1.97 3,240 115 550 1,985 535 55
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.5 17.0 61.3 16.5 1.7
Column percent (X) 32.3 28.8 21.5 40.3 33.6 9.7
3-person household 2.28 1,780 15 300 815 515 135
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.8 16.9 45.8 28.9 7.6
Column percent (X) 17.7 3.8 11.7 16.6 32.4 23.9
4-or-more-person household 2.40 2,885 40 190 1,785 515 355
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.4 6.6 61.9 17.9 12.3
Column percent (X) 28.8 10.0 7.4 36.3 32.4 62.8

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 28.8 14,110 2,175 3,070 2,650 3,445 2,775
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.4 21.8 18.8 24.4 19.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 28.9 12,320 1,690 2,760 2,365 3,110 2,390
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.7 22.4 19.2 25.2 19.4
Column percent (X) 87.3 77.7 89.9 89.2 90.3 86.1
Carpooled 28.8 1,235 215 215 215 290 305
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.4 17.4 17.4 23.5 24.7
Column percent (X) 8.8 9.9 7.0 8.1 8.4 11.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 72.0 160 0 4 30 45 80
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 2.5 18.8 28.1 50.0
Column percent (X) 1.1 0.0 0.1 1.1 1.3 2.9
Bicycle or walked 7.3 330 235 70 25 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 71.2 21.2 7.6 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 2.3 10.8 2.3 0.9 0.0 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 8.4 65 35 20 10 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 53.8 30.8 15.4 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.5 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0
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.