CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: East Lyme town, New London County, Connecticut

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 15,340 100.0 18,118 100.0 2,778 18.1
In households 14,364 93.6 15,789 87.1 1,425 9.9
In group quarters 976 6.4 2,329 12.9 1,353 138.6

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 5,490 100.0 6,312 100.0 822 15.0
1-person household 1,122 20.4 1,471 23.3 349 31.1
2-person household 1,880 34.2 2,335 37.0 455 24.2
3-person household 1,089 19.8 1,070 17.0 -19 -1.7
4-person household 947 17.2 957 15.2 10 1.1
5-or-more-person household 452 8.2 479 7.6 27 6.0
Mean number of persons per household 2.62 (X) 2.50 (X) -0.11 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 5,490 100.0 6,312 100.0 822 15.0
No vehicle available 140 2.6 221 3.5 81 57.9
1 vehicle available 1,482 27.0 1,823 28.9 341 23.0
2 vehicles available 2,600 47.4 2,979 47.2 379 14.6
3 vehicles available 886 16.1 1,044 16.5 158 17.8
4 vehicles available 310 5.6 178 2.8 -132 -42.6
5 or more vehicles available 72 1.3 67 1.1 -5 -6.9
Mean vehicles per household 2.00 (X) 1.90 (X) -0.10 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 7,856 100.0 8,175 100.0 319 4.1
Male 4,399 56.0 4,235 51.8 -164 -3.7
Female 3,457 44.0 3,940 48.2 483 14.0

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 7,856 100.0 8,175 100.0 319 4.1
Drove alone 6,512 82.9 7,177 87.8 665 10.2
Carpooled 903 11.5 632 7.7 -271 -30.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 23 0.3 43 0.5 20 87.0
Bicycle or walked 188 2.4 56 0.7 -132 -70.2
Motorcycle or other means 66 0.8 26 0.3 -40 -60.6
Worked at home 164 2.1 241 2.9 77 47.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 7,692 100.0 7,934 100.0 242 3.1
Less than 5 minutes 258 3.4 242 3.1 -16 -6.2
5 to 9 minutes 784 10.2 816 10.3 32 4.1
10 to 14 minutes 1,177 15.3 966 12.2 -211 -17.9
15 to 19 minutes 1,639 21.3 1,662 20.9 23 1.4
20 to 29 minutes 2,286 29.7 2,367 29.8 81 3.5
30 to 44 minutes 913 11.9 868 10.9 -45 -4.9
45 or more minutes 635 8.3 1,013 12.8 378 59.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.2 (X) 24.6 (X) 4.3 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 7,692 100.0 7,934 100.0 242 3.1
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 1,863 24.2 2,181 27.5 318 17.1
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,803 36.4 2,368 29.8 -435 -15.5
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,334 17.3 1,821 23.0 487 36.5
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 359 4.7 279 3.5 -80 -22.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 179 2.3 316 4.0 137 76.5
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 1,107 14.4 736 9.3 -371 -33.5
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 47 0.6 233 2.9 186 395.7
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: East Lyme town, New London County, Connecticut

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 18,118 100.0
Under 16 years 3,604 19.9
16 to 20 years 868 4.8
21 to 24 years 655 3.6
25 to 44 years 5,963 32.9
45 to 64 years 4,751 26.2
65 years and over 2,277 12.6
Mean age (years) 38.2 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 6,312 100.0
Less than $15,000 463 7.3
$15,000 to 19,999 210 3.3
$20,000 to 24,999 314 5.0
$25,000 to 49,999 1,100 17.4
$50,000 to 74,999 1,609 25.5
$75,000 to 99,999 1,152 18.3
$100,000 or more 1,464 23.2
Mean household income (dollars) 79,131 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 66,539 (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 1.90 6,310 220 1,825 2,980 1,045 245
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.5 28.9 47.2 16.6 3.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.14 1,470 160 1,025 230 40 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.9 69.7 15.6 2.7 1.0
Column percent (X) 23.3 72.7 56.2 7.7 3.8 6.1
2-person household 1.95 2,335 40 525 1,345 370 55
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.7 22.5 57.6 15.8 2.4
Column percent (X) 37.0 18.2 28.8 45.1 35.4 22.4
3-person household 2.20 1,070 4 175 550 290 50
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.4 16.4 51.4 27.1 4.7
Column percent (X) 17.0 1.8 9.6 18.5 27.8 20.4
4-or-more-person household 2.36 1,435 15 100 855 345 120
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.0 7.0 59.6 24.0 8.4
Column percent (X) 22.7 6.8 5.5 28.7 33.0 49.0

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 24.6 7,935 1,060 2,630 2,365 870 1,015
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.4 33.1 29.8 11.0 12.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 23.9 7,175 915 2,460 2,220 750 830
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.8 34.3 30.9 10.5 11.6
Column percent (X) 90.4 86.3 93.5 93.9 86.2 81.8
Carpooled 28.8 630 85 155 145 120 130
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.5 24.6 23.0 19.0 20.6
Column percent (X) 7.9 8.0 5.9 6.1 13.8 12.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 44.4 45 0 4 0 0 35
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 8.9 0.0 0.0 77.8
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.4
Bicycle or walked 2.9 55 55 0 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.7 5.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 108.3 25 0 10 0 0 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 60.0
Column percent (X) 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.5
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.