CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Tolland County, Connecticut

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 128,699 100.0 136,364 100.0 7,665 6.0
In households 117,886 91.6 125,282 91.9 7,396 6.3
In group quarters 10,813 8.4 11,082 8.1 269 2.5

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 44,218 100.0 49,444 100.0 5,226 11.8
1-person household 8,845 20.0 11,601 23.5 2,756 31.2
2-person household 14,913 33.7 17,432 35.3 2,519 16.9
3-person household 8,421 19.0 8,262 16.7 -159 -1.9
4-person household 7,918 17.9 8,090 16.4 172 2.2
5-or-more-person household 4,121 9.3 4,059 8.2 -62 -1.5
Mean number of persons per household 2.67 (X) 2.53 (X) -0.13 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 44,218 100.0 49,444 100.0 5,226 11.8
No vehicle available 1,917 4.3 2,138 4.3 221 11.5
1 vehicle available 11,438 25.9 13,686 27.7 2,248 19.7
2 vehicles available 19,778 44.7 22,653 45.8 2,875 14.5
3 vehicles available 8,025 18.1 8,166 16.5 141 1.8
4 vehicles available 2,161 4.9 2,162 4.4 1 [ >0 ]
5 or more vehicles available 899 2.0 639 1.3 -260 -28.9
Mean vehicles per household 2.00 (X) 1.93 (X) -0.07 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 69,728 100.0 71,435 100.0 1,707 2.4
Male 37,130 53.2 37,330 52.3 200 0.5
Female 32,598 46.8 34,105 47.7 1,507 4.6

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 69,728 100.0 71,434 100.0 1,706 2.4
Drove alone 54,976 78.8 58,958 82.5 3,982 7.2
Carpooled 8,434 12.1 6,079 8.5 -2,355 -27.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 1,028 1.5 934 1.3 -94 -9.1
Bicycle or walked 3,423 4.9 3,222 4.5 -201 -5.9
Motorcycle or other means 245 0.4 233 0.3 -12 -4.9
Worked at home 1,622 2.3 2,008 2.8 386 23.8

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 68,106 100.0 69,426 100.0 1,320 1.9
Less than 5 minutes 2,371 3.5 2,160 3.1 -211 -8.9
5 to 9 minutes 7,331 10.8 7,140 10.3 -191 -2.6
10 to 14 minutes 9,108 13.4 9,060 13.0 -48 -0.5
15 to 19 minutes 8,748 12.8 8,199 11.8 -549 -6.3
20 to 29 minutes 14,738 21.6 16,012 23.1 1,274 8.6
30 to 44 minutes 16,978 24.9 18,155 26.2 1,177 6.9
45 or more minutes 8,832 13.0 8,700 12.5 -132 -1.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.8 (X) 25.4 (X) 1.6 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 68,106 100.0 69,426 100.0 1,320 1.9
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 19,922 29.3 17,957 25.9 -1,965 -9.9
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 20,172 29.6 21,554 31.0 1,382 6.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 11,304 16.6 12,234 17.6 930 8.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 3,277 4.8 3,829 5.5 552 16.8
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 2,129 3.1 2,187 3.2 58 2.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 9,941 14.6 9,957 14.3 16 0.2
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,361 2.0 1,708 2.5 347 25.5
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
>0Value is too near zero to display.
(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: Tolland County, Connecticut

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 136,364 100.0
Under 16 years 28,062 20.6
16 to 20 years 12,835 9.4
21 to 24 years 8,265 6.1
25 to 44 years 41,996 30.8
45 to 64 years 31,347 23.0
65 years and over 13,859 10.2
Mean age (years) 35.4 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 49,444 100.0
Less than $15,000 4,431 9.0
$15,000 to 19,999 1,820 3.7
$20,000 to 24,999 2,095 4.2
$25,000 to 49,999 11,953 24.2
$50,000 to 74,999 11,406 23.1
$75,000 to 99,999 8,133 16.4
$100,000 or more 9,606 19.4
Mean household income (dollars) 68,911 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 59,044 (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 1.93 49,445 2,140 13,685 22,655 8,165 2,800
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.3 27.7 45.8 16.5 5.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.07 11,600 1,450 8,330 1,490 240 90
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.5 71.8 12.8 2.1 0.8
Column percent (X) 23.5 67.8 60.9 6.6 2.9 3.2
2-person household 1.98 17,430 370 3,240 10,825 2,440 550
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.1 18.6 62.1 14.0 3.2
Column percent (X) 35.3 17.3 23.7 47.8 29.9 19.6
3-person household 2.31 8,260 160 1,190 3,675 2,570 670
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.9 14.4 44.5 31.1 8.1
Column percent (X) 16.7 7.5 8.7 16.2 31.5 23.9
4-or-more-person household 2.42 12,150 160 920 6,660 2,915 1,495
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.3 7.6 54.8 24.0 12.3
Column percent (X) 24.6 7.5 6.7 29.4 35.7 53.4

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 25.4 69,425 9,300 17,260 16,010 18,155 8,700
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.4 24.9 23.1 26.2 12.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 25.8 58,960 6,745 14,405 14,160 16,155 7,490
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.4 24.4 24.0 27.4 12.7
Column percent (X) 84.9 72.5 83.5 88.4 89.0 86.1
Carpooled 27.8 6,080 830 1,260 1,440 1,610 935
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.7 20.7 23.7 26.5 15.4
Column percent (X) 8.8 8.9 7.3 9.0 8.9 10.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 34.8 935 80 190 170 290 205
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.6 20.3 18.2 31.0 21.9
Column percent (X) 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.6 2.4
Bicycle or walked 9.9 3,220 1,585 1,340 175 90 35
  Row percent (X) 100.0 49.2 41.6 5.4 2.8 1.1
Column percent (X) 4.6 17.0 7.8 1.1 0.5 0.4
Motorcycle or other means 30.9 235 60 60 65 10 35
  Row percent (X) 100.0 25.5 25.5 27.7 4.3 14.9
Column percent (X) 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.4
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.