CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 14,288 100.0 15,454 100.0 1,166 8.2
In households 14,288 100.0 15,320 99.1 1,032 7.2
In group quarters 0 0.0 134 0.9 134 0.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 5,619 100.0 6,165 100.0 546 9.7
1-person household 1,297 23.1 1,644 26.7 347 26.8
2-person household 1,882 33.5 1,963 31.8 81 4.3
3-person household 1,073 19.1 1,071 17.4 -2 -0.2
4-person household 891 15.9 1,019 16.5 128 14.4
5-or-more-person household 476 8.5 468 7.6 -8 -1.7
Mean number of persons per household 2.54 (X) 2.48 (X) -0.06 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 5,619 100.0 6,165 100.0 546 9.7
No vehicle available 279 5.0 454 7.4 175 62.7
1 vehicle available 1,747 31.1 1,741 28.2 -6 -0.3
2 vehicles available 2,391 42.6 2,709 43.9 318 13.3
3 vehicles available 849 15.1 980 15.9 131 15.4
4 vehicles available 252 4.5 219 3.6 -33 -13.1
5 or more vehicles available 101 1.8 62 1.0 -39 -38.6
Mean vehicles per household 1.89 (X) 1.83 (X) -0.06 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 7,599 100.0 8,015 100.0 416 5.5
Male 3,991 52.5 4,195 52.3 204 5.1
Female 3,608 47.5 3,820 47.7 212 5.9

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 7,599 100.0 8,017 100.0 418 5.5
Drove alone 6,470 85.1 7,119 88.8 649 10.0
Carpooled 759 10.0 565 7.0 -194 -25.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 114 1.5 52 0.6 -62 -54.4
Bicycle or walked 149 2.0 78 1.0 -71 -47.7
Motorcycle or other means 7 0.1 16 0.2 9 128.6
Worked at home 100 1.3 187 2.3 87 87.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 7,499 100.0 7,830 100.0 331 4.4
Less than 5 minutes 221 2.9 226 2.9 5 2.3
5 to 9 minutes 767 10.2 768 9.8 1 0.1
10 to 14 minutes 1,092 14.6 983 12.6 -109 -10.0
15 to 19 minutes 1,163 15.5 1,000 12.8 -163 -14.0
20 to 29 minutes 2,045 27.3 1,943 24.8 -102 -5.0
30 to 44 minutes 1,604 21.4 1,867 23.8 263 16.4
45 or more minutes 607 8.1 1,043 13.3 436 71.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.7 (X) 25.5 (X) 3.8 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 7,499 100.0 7,830 100.0 331 4.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 2,233 29.8 2,281 29.1 48 2.1
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,222 29.6 2,337 29.8 115 5.2
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,503 20.0 1,732 22.1 229 15.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 280 3.7 210 2.7 -70 -25.0
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 157 2.1 163 2.1 6 3.8
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 992 13.2 929 11.9 -63 -6.4
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 112 1.5 178 2.3 66 58.9
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: Seymour town, New Haven County, Connecticut

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 15,454 100.0
Under 16 years 3,257 21.1
16 to 20 years 887 5.7
21 to 24 years 499 3.2
25 to 44 years 5,065 32.8
45 to 64 years 3,513 22.7
65 years and over 2,233 14.4
Mean age (years) 37.9 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 6,165 100.0
Less than $15,000 543 8.8
$15,000 to 19,999 338 5.5
$20,000 to 24,999 286 4.6
$25,000 to 49,999 1,745 28.3
$50,000 to 74,999 1,477 24.0
$75,000 to 99,999 877 14.2
$100,000 or more 899 14.6
Mean household income (dollars) 59,410 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 52,408 (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 1.83 6,165 455 1,740 2,710 980 280
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.4 28.2 44.0 15.9 4.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.02 1,645 290 1,115 155 75 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.6 67.8 9.4 4.6 0.6
Column percent (X) 26.7 63.7 64.1 5.7 7.7 3.6
2-person household 1.89 1,965 65 415 1,235 170 80
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.3 21.1 62.8 8.7 4.1
Column percent (X) 31.9 14.3 23.9 45.6 17.3 28.6
3-person household 2.17 1,070 60 135 515 315 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.6 12.6 48.1 29.4 4.2
Column percent (X) 17.4 13.2 7.8 19.0 32.1 16.1
4-or-more-person household 2.40 1,485 40 75 805 415 150
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.7 5.1 54.2 27.9 10.1
Column percent (X) 24.1 8.8 4.3 29.7 42.3 53.6

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 25.5 7,830 995 1,985 1,945 1,865 1,045
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.7 25.4 24.8 23.8 13.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 25.6 7,120 830 1,745 1,845 1,775 925
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.7 24.5 25.9 24.9 13.0
Column percent (X) 90.9 83.4 87.9 94.9 95.2 88.5
Carpooled 26.7 565 100 180 100 85 105
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.7 31.9 17.7 15.0 18.6
Column percent (X) 7.2 10.1 9.1 5.1 4.6 10.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 31.9 50 10 20 0 10 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 20.0 40.0 0.0 20.0 30.0
Column percent (X) 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 1.4
Bicycle or walked 6.7 80 55 25 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 68.8 31.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 1.0 5.5 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 10.0 15 0 15 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.0 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.