CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
 1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 3,310 100.0 3,858 100.0 548 16.6
In households 3,310 100.0 3,850 99.8 540 16.3
In group quarters 0 0.0 8 0.2 8 0.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE		            
Total households 1,132 100.0 1,349 100.0 217 19.2
1-person household 145 12.8 211 15.6 66 45.5
2-person household 345 30.5 438 32.5 93 27.0
3-person household 245 21.6 269 19.9 24 9.8
4-person household 256 22.6 288 21.3 32 12.5
5-or-more-person household 141 12.5 143 10.6 2 1.4
Mean number of persons per household 2.92 (X) 2.85 (X) -0.07 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1		            
Total households 1,132 100.0 1,349 100.0 217 19.2
No vehicle available 8 0.7 38 2.8 30 375.0
1 vehicle available 285 25.2 223 16.5 -62 -21.8
2 vehicles available 499 44.1 602 44.6 103 20.6
3 vehicles available 251 22.2 360 26.7 109 43.4
4 vehicles available 77 6.8 107 7.9 30 39.0
5 or more vehicles available 12 1.1 19 1.4 7 58.3
Mean vehicles per household 2.12 (X) 2.25 (X) 0.12 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1		            
Workers 16 years and over 1,764 100.0 2,155 100.0 391 22.2
Male 989 56.1 1,170 54.3 181 18.3
Female 775 43.9 980 45.5 205 26.5

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK		            
Workers 16 years and over 1,764 100.0 2,153 100.0 389 22.1
Drove alone 1,471 83.4 1,891 87.8 420 28.6
Carpooled 225 12.8 171 7.9 -54 -24.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 12 0.7 8 0.4 -4 -33.3
Bicycle or walked 19 1.1 4 0.2 -15 -78.9
Motorcycle or other means 22 1.2 5 0.2 -17 -77.3
Worked at home 15 0.9 74 3.4 59 393.3

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 1,749 100.0 2,079 100.0 330 18.9
Less than 5 minutes 43 2.5 45 2.2 2 4.7
5 to 9 minutes 150 8.6 111 5.3 -39 -26.0
10 to 14 minutes 102 5.8 146 7.0 44 43.1
15 to 19 minutes 161 9.2 214 10.3 53 32.9
20 to 29 minutes 502 28.7 741 35.6 239 47.6
30 to 44 minutes 611 34.9 525 25.3 -86 -14.1
45 or more minutes 180 10.3 297 14.3 117 65.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.5 (X) 26.5 (X) 1.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 1,749 100.0 2,079 100.0 330 18.9
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 564 32.2 690 33.2 126 22.3
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 574 32.8 735 35.4 161 28.0
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 292 16.7 296 14.2 4 1.4
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 84 4.8 59 2.8 -25 -29.8
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 30 1.7 45 2.2 15 50.0
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 166 9.5 196 9.4 30 18.1
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 39 2.2 58 2.8 19 48.7
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: Salem town, New London County, Connecticut

Subject
 Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 3,858 100.0
Under 16 years 1,050 27.2
16 to 20 years 228 5.9
21 to 24 years 105 2.7
25 to 44 years 1,230 31.9
45 to 64 years 999 25.9
65 years and over 246 6.4
Mean age (years) 33.9 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991		    
Total households 1,349 100.0
Less than $15,000 71 5.3
$15,000 to 19,999 39 2.9
$20,000 to 24,999 32 2.4
$25,000 to 49,999 282 20.9
$50,000 to 74,999 331 24.5
$75,000 to 99,999 237 17.6
$100,000 or more 357 26.5
Mean household income (dollars) 77,483 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 68,750 (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 2.25 1,350 40 225 600 360 125
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.0 16.7 44.4 26.7 9.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.24 210 30 125 30 25 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.3 59.5 14.3 11.9 0.0
Column percent (X) 15.6 75.0 55.6 5.0 6.9 0.0
2-person household 2.15 440 0 65 260 100 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 14.8 59.1 22.7 3.4
Column percent (X) 32.6 0.0 28.9 43.3 27.8 12.0
3-person household 2.37 270 10 25 110 100 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.7 9.3 40.7 37.0 7.4
Column percent (X) 20.0 25.0 11.1 18.3 27.8 16.0
4-or-more-person household 2.75 430 0 4 200 140 85
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.9 46.5 32.6 19.8
Column percent (X) 31.9 0.0 1.8 33.3 38.9 68.0

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 26.5 2,080 155 360 740 525 295
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.5 17.3 35.6 25.2 14.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 26.3 1,890 140 315 705 485 245
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.4 16.7 37.3 25.7 13.0
Column percent (X) 90.9 90.3 87.5 95.3 92.4 83.1
Carpooled 28.1 170 20 40 35 40 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.8 23.5 20.6 23.5 26.5
Column percent (X) 8.2 12.9 11.1 4.7 7.6 15.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 60.0 10 0 0 0 0 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Column percent (X) 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4
Bicycle or walked 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) 0.2 0.0 1.1 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) 0.2 0.0 1.1 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.