CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 8,418 100.0 8,732 100.0 314 3.7
In households 8,102 96.2 8,524 97.6 422 5.2
In group quarters 316 3.8 208 2.4 -108 -34.2

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 3,140 100.0 3,383 100.0 243 7.7
1-person household 627 20.0 818 24.2 191 30.5
2-person household 1,093 34.8 1,173 34.7 80 7.3
3-person household 605 19.3 590 17.4 -15 -2.5
4-person household 553 17.6 541 16.0 -12 -2.2
5-or-more-person household 262 8.3 261 7.7 -1 -0.4
Mean number of persons per household 2.58 (X) 2.52 (X) -0.06 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 3,140 100.0 3,383 100.0 243 7.7
No vehicle available 125 4.0 218 6.4 93 74.4
1 vehicle available 817 26.0 921 27.2 104 12.7
2 vehicles available 1,471 46.8 1,530 45.2 59 4.0
3 vehicles available 478 15.2 572 16.9 94 19.7
4 vehicles available 178 5.7 98 2.9 -80 -44.9
5 or more vehicles available 71 2.3 44 1.3 -27 -38.0
Mean vehicles per household 2.00 (X) 1.87 (X) -0.14 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 4,452 100.0 4,575 100.0 123 2.8
Male 2,408 54.1 2,415 52.8 7 0.3
Female 2,044 45.9 2,160 47.2 116 5.7

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 4,452 100.0 4,573 100.0 121 2.7
Drove alone 3,713 83.4 3,880 84.8 167 4.5
Carpooled 516 11.6 354 7.7 -162 -31.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 12 0.3 26 0.6 14 116.7
Bicycle or walked 75 1.7 120 2.6 45 60.0
Motorcycle or other means 17 0.4 14 0.3 -3 -17.6
Worked at home 119 2.7 179 3.9 60 50.4

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 4,333 100.0 4,394 100.0 61 1.4
Less than 5 minutes 218 5.0 195 4.4 -23 -10.6
5 to 9 minutes 546 12.6 541 12.3 -5 -0.9
10 to 14 minutes 614 14.2 581 13.2 -33 -5.4
15 to 19 minutes 747 17.2 570 13.0 -177 -23.7
20 to 29 minutes 1,029 23.7 1,260 28.7 231 22.4
30 to 44 minutes 867 20.0 926 21.1 59 6.8
45 or more minutes 312 7.2 321 7.3 9 2.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.4 (X) 22.4 (X) 1.9 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 4,333 100.0 4,394 100.0 61 1.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 1,239 28.6 1,204 27.4 -35 -2.8
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 1,464 33.8 1,369 31.2 -95 -6.5
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 756 17.4 913 20.8 157 20.8
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 169 3.9 189 4.3 20 11.8
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 71 1.6 68 1.5 -3 -4.2
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 563 13.0 536 12.2 -27 -4.8
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 71 1.6 115 2.6 44 62.0
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Portland town, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 8,732 100.0
Under 16 years 2,029 23.2
16 to 20 years 406 4.6
21 to 24 years 206 2.4
25 to 44 years 2,697 30.9
45 to 64 years 2,130 24.4
65 years and over 1,264 14.5
Mean age (years) 37.9 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 3,383 100.0
Less than $15,000 315 9.3
$15,000 to 19,999 137 4.0
$20,000 to 24,999 115 3.4
$25,000 to 49,999 729 21.5
$50,000 to 74,999 742 21.9
$75,000 to 99,999 657 19.4
$100,000 or more 688 20.3
Mean household income (dollars) 71,857 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 63,285 (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 3,385 220 920 1,530 570 140
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.5 27.2 45.2 16.8 4.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.02 820 140 555 90 25 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.1 67.7 11.0 3.0 0.5
Column percent (X) 24.2 63.6 60.3 5.9 4.4 2.9
2-person household 1.93 1,175 65 200 700 185 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.5 17.0 59.6 15.7 2.1
Column percent (X) 34.7 29.5 21.7 45.8 32.5 17.9
3-person household 2.20 590 0 95 300 175 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 16.1 50.8 29.7 3.4
Column percent (X) 17.4 0.0 10.3 19.6 30.7 14.3
4-or-more-person household 2.39 800 15 70 440 190 90
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.9 8.8 55.0 23.8 11.2
Column percent (X) 23.6 6.8 7.6 28.8 33.3 64.3

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 22.4 4,395 735 1,150 1,260 925 320
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.7 26.2 28.7 21.0 7.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 23.0 3,880 610 1,000 1,095 885 295
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.7 25.8 28.2 22.8 7.6
Column percent (X) 88.3 83.0 87.0 86.9 95.7 92.2
Carpooled 20.9 355 30 135 140 25 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.5 38.0 39.4 7.0 7.0
Column percent (X) 8.1 4.1 11.7 11.1 2.7 7.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 20.6 25 0 10 15 4 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 40.0 60.0 16.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.0 0.9 1.2 0.4 0.0
Bicycle or walked 7.2 120 90 10 4 10 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 75.0 8.3 3.3 8.3 0.0
Column percent (X) 2.7 12.2 0.9 0.3 1.1 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 13.6 15 4 0 10 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 26.7 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 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.