CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 54,021 100.0 52,360 100.0 -1,661 -3.1
In households 52,695 97.5 51,098 97.6 -1,597 -3.0
In group quarters 1,326 2.5 1,262 2.4 -64 -4.8

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 21,209 100.0 21,105 100.0 -104 -0.5
1-person household 5,768 27.2 6,544 31.0 776 13.5
2-person household 6,856 32.3 6,332 30.0 -524 -7.6
3-person household 3,759 17.7 3,500 16.6 -259 -6.9
4-person household 2,941 13.9 2,786 13.2 -155 -5.3
5-or-more-person household 1,885 8.9 1,943 9.2 58 3.1
Mean number of persons per household 2.48 (X) 2.42 (X) -0.06 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 21,209 100.0 21,105 100.0 -104 -0.5
No vehicle available 2,361 11.1 2,660 12.6 299 12.7
1 vehicle available 8,095 38.2 8,869 42.0 774 9.6
2 vehicles available 7,902 37.3 6,928 32.8 -974 -12.3
3 vehicles available 2,023 9.5 2,013 9.5 -10 -0.5
4 vehicles available 629 3.0 473 2.2 -156 -24.8
5 or more vehicles available 199 0.9 162 0.8 -37 -18.6
Mean vehicles per household 1.58 (X) 1.49 (X) -0.09 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 27,764 100.0 26,165 100.0 -1,599 -5.8
Male 14,556 52.4 13,385 51.2 -1,171 -8.0
Female 13,208 47.6 12,780 48.8 -428 -3.2

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 27,764 100.0 26,166 100.0 -1,598 -5.8
Drove alone 21,482 77.4 20,782 79.4 -700 -3.3
Carpooled 3,806 13.7 3,032 11.6 -774 -20.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 964 3.5 1,258 4.8 294 30.5
Bicycle or walked 1,045 3.8 663 2.5 -382 -36.6
Motorcycle or other means 160 0.6 114 0.4 -46 -28.8
Worked at home 307 1.1 317 1.2 10 3.3

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 27,457 100.0 25,849 100.0 -1,608 -5.9
Less than 5 minutes 792 2.9 665 2.6 -127 -16.0
5 to 9 minutes 3,414 12.4 2,661 10.3 -753 -22.1
10 to 14 minutes 5,490 20.0 5,122 19.8 -368 -6.7
15 to 19 minutes 5,893 21.5 5,271 20.4 -622 -10.6
20 to 29 minutes 6,527 23.8 6,099 23.6 -428 -6.6
30 to 44 minutes 3,195 11.6 3,531 13.7 336 10.5
45 or more minutes 2,146 7.8 2,500 9.7 354 16.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.9 (X) 22.3 (X) 3.4 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 27,457 100.0 25,849 100.0 -1,608 -5.9
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 5,853 21.3 6,017 23.3 164 2.8
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 8,965 32.7 7,612 29.4 -1,353 -15.1
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 5,651 20.6 4,846 18.7 -805 -14.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 1,481 5.4 1,481 5.7 0 0.0
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 1,007 3.7 885 3.4 -122 -12.1
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 3,933 14.3 4,403 17.0 470 12.0
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 567 2.1 605 2.3 38 6.7
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: West Haven town, New Haven County, Connecticut

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 52,360 100.0
Under 16 years 10,782 20.6
16 to 20 years 3,203 6.1
21 to 24 years 3,034 5.8
25 to 44 years 16,645 31.8
45 to 64 years 11,176 21.3
65 years and over 7,520 14.4
Mean age (years) 37.2 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 21,105 100.0
Less than $15,000 3,120 14.8
$15,000 to 19,999 1,164 5.5
$20,000 to 24,999 1,519 7.2
$25,000 to 49,999 6,391 30.3
$50,000 to 74,999 4,528 21.5
$75,000 to 99,999 2,296 10.9
$100,000 or more 2,087 9.9
Mean household income (dollars) 51,723 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 42,393 (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 1.49 21,105 2,660 8,870 6,930 2,015 635
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.6 42.0 32.8 9.5 3.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.87 6,545 1,565 4,405 460 100 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.9 67.3 7.0 1.5 0.2
Column percent (X) 31.0 58.8 49.7 6.6 5.0 2.4
2-person household 1.53 6,330 535 2,390 3,005 345 60
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.5 37.8 47.5 5.5 0.9
Column percent (X) 30.0 20.1 26.9 43.4 17.1 9.4
3-person household 1.82 3,500 295 990 1,445 630 145
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.4 28.3 41.3 18.0 4.1
Column percent (X) 16.6 11.1 11.2 20.9 31.3 22.8
4-or-more-person household 2.06 4,730 265 1,085 2,020 940 415
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.6 22.9 42.7 19.9 8.8
Column percent (X) 22.4 10.0 12.2 29.1 46.7 65.4

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 22.3 25,850 3,325 10,395 6,100 3,530 2,500
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.9 40.2 23.6 13.7 9.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 21.3 20,780 2,690 8,620 5,110 2,720 1,640
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.9 41.5 24.6 13.1 7.9
Column percent (X) 80.4 80.9 82.9 83.8 77.1 65.6
Carpooled 22.3 3,030 300 1,300 685 465 275
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.9 42.9 22.6 15.3 9.1
Column percent (X) 11.7 9.0 12.5 11.2 13.2 11.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 43.3 1,260 0 200 190 320 545
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 15.9 15.1 25.4 43.3
Column percent (X) 4.9 0.0 1.9 3.1 9.1 21.8
Bicycle or walked 13.8 665 310 210 80 25 35
  Row percent (X) 100.0 46.6 31.6 12.0 3.8 5.3
Column percent (X) 2.6 9.3 2.0 1.3 0.7 1.4
Motorcycle or other means 14.7 115 20 60 30 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.4 52.2 26.1 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 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.