CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 13,700 100.0 15,215 100.0 1,515 11.1
In households 13,569 99.0 15,082 99.1 1,513 11.2
In group quarters 131 1.0 133 0.9 2 1.5

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 4,687 100.0 5,411 100.0 724 15.4
1-person household 682 14.6 976 18.0 294 43.1
2-person household 1,388 29.6 1,688 31.2 300 21.6
3-person household 1,007 21.5 1,072 19.8 65 6.5
4-person household 1,024 21.8 1,083 20.0 59 5.8
5-or-more-person household 586 12.5 592 10.9 6 1.0
Mean number of persons per household 2.90 (X) 2.79 (X) -0.11 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 4,687 100.0 5,411 100.0 724 15.4
No vehicle available 97 2.1 246 4.5 149 153.6
1 vehicle available 1,032 22.0 1,471 27.2 439 42.5
2 vehicles available 2,006 42.8 2,453 45.3 447 22.3
3 vehicles available 954 20.4 902 16.7 -52 -5.5
4 vehicles available 449 9.6 231 4.3 -218 -48.6
5 or more vehicles available 149 3.2 108 2.0 -41 -27.5
Mean vehicles per household 2.24 (X) 1.95 (X) -0.29 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 7,353 100.0 7,820 100.0 467 6.4
Male 4,055 55.1 3,985 51.0 -70 -1.7
Female 3,298 44.9 3,835 49.0 537 16.3

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 7,353 100.0 7,820 100.0 467 6.4
Drove alone 6,384 86.8 7,009 89.6 625 9.8
Carpooled 703 9.6 559 7.1 -144 -20.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 28 0.4 12 0.2 -16 -57.1
Bicycle or walked 60 0.8 88 1.1 28 46.7
Motorcycle or other means 49 0.7 5 0.1 -44 -89.8
Worked at home 129 1.8 147 1.9 18 14.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 7,224 100.0 7,673 100.0 449 6.2
Less than 5 minutes 249 3.4 261 3.4 12 4.8
5 to 9 minutes 950 13.2 706 9.2 -244 -25.7
10 to 14 minutes 1,249 17.3 1,317 17.2 68 5.4
15 to 19 minutes 1,434 19.9 1,330 17.3 -104 -7.3
20 to 29 minutes 1,703 23.6 1,700 22.2 -3 -0.2
30 to 44 minutes 1,021 14.1 1,459 19.0 438 42.9
45 or more minutes 618 8.6 900 11.7 282 45.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 19.9 (X) 23.3 (X) 3.4 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 7,224 100.0 7,673 100.0 449 6.2
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 2,237 31.0 2,184 28.5 -53 -2.4
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,142 29.7 2,439 31.8 297 13.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,177 16.3 1,539 20.1 362 30.8
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 364 5.0 309 4.0 -55 -15.1
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 183 2.5 182 2.4 -1 -0.5
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 976 13.5 762 9.9 -214 -21.9
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 145 2.0 258 3.4 113 77.9
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: Wolcott town, New Haven County, Connecticut

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 15,215 100.0
Under 16 years 3,676 24.2
16 to 20 years 757 5.0
21 to 24 years 432 2.8
25 to 44 years 4,742 31.2
45 to 64 years 3,630 23.9
65 years and over 1,978 13.0
Mean age (years) 36.9 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 5,411 100.0
Less than $15,000 374 6.9
$15,000 to 19,999 156 2.9
$20,000 to 24,999 182 3.4
$25,000 to 49,999 1,256 23.2
$50,000 to 74,999 1,431 26.4
$75,000 to 99,999 1,017 18.8
$100,000 or more 995 18.4
Mean household income (dollars) 69,430 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 61,376 (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 1.95 5,410 245 1,470 2,455 900 340
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.5 27.2 45.4 16.6 6.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.02 975 155 675 115 30 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.9 69.2 11.8 3.1 0.0
Column percent (X) 18.0 63.3 45.9 4.7 3.3 0.0
2-person household 1.86 1,690 40 415 1,010 190 35
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.4 24.6 59.8 11.2 2.1
Column percent (X) 31.2 16.3 28.2 41.1 21.1 10.3
3-person household 2.23 1,070 25 185 445 370 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.3 17.3 41.6 34.6 4.2
Column percent (X) 19.8 10.2 12.6 18.1 41.1 13.2
4-or-more-person household 2.41 1,675 20 195 885 315 260
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.2 11.6 52.8 18.8 15.5
Column percent (X) 31.0 8.2 13.3 36.0 35.0 76.5

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 23.3 7,675 965 2,645 1,700 1,460 900
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.6 34.5 22.1 19.0 11.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 23.3 7,010 830 2,435 1,635 1,315 790
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.8 34.7 23.3 18.8 11.3
Column percent (X) 91.3 86.0 92.1 96.2 90.1 87.8
Carpooled 27.1 560 50 200 65 130 110
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.9 35.7 11.6 23.2 19.6
Column percent (X) 7.3 5.2 7.6 3.8 8.9 12.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 40.0 10 0 0 0 10 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0
Bicycle or walked 2.8 90 85 4 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 94.4 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 1.2 8.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 10.0 4 0 4 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.1 0.0 0.2 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.