CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 3,765 100.0 4,098 100.0 333 8.8
In households 3,747 99.5 4,081 99.6 334 8.9
In group quarters 18 0.5 17 0.4 -1 -5.6

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 1,428 100.0 1,574 100.0 146 10.2
1-person household 238 16.7 324 20.6 86 36.1
2-person household 518 36.3 559 35.5 41 7.9
3-person household 274 19.2 264 16.8 -10 -3.6
4-person household 249 17.4 272 17.3 23 9.2
5-or-more-person household 149 10.4 155 9.8 6 4.0
Mean number of persons per household 2.62 (X) 2.59 (X) -0.03 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 1,428 100.0 1,574 100.0 146 10.2
No vehicle available 46 3.2 67 4.3 21 45.7
1 vehicle available 365 25.6 417 26.5 52 14.2
2 vehicles available 661 46.3 746 47.4 85 12.9
3 vehicles available 267 18.7 254 16.1 -13 -4.9
4 vehicles available 51 3.6 74 4.7 23 45.1
5 or more vehicles available 38 2.7 16 1.0 -22 -57.9
Mean vehicles per household 2.02 (X) 1.94 (X) -0.09 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 2,035 100.0 2,255 100.0 220 10.8
Male 1,093 53.7 1,185 52.5 92 8.4
Female 942 46.3 1,070 47.5 128 13.6

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 2,035 100.0 2,253 100.0 218 10.7
Drove alone 1,531 75.2 1,903 84.5 372 24.3
Carpooled 344 16.9 229 10.2 -115 -33.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 19 0.9 17 0.8 -2 -10.5
Bicycle or walked 46 2.3 9 0.4 -37 -80.4
Motorcycle or other means 42 2.1 0 0.0 -42 -100.0
Worked at home 53 2.6 95 4.2 42 79.2

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 1,982 100.0 2,158 100.0 176 8.9
Less than 5 minutes 100 5.0 62 2.9 -38 -38.0
5 to 9 minutes 29 1.5 106 4.9 77 265.5
10 to 14 minutes 205 10.3 135 6.3 -70 -34.1
15 to 19 minutes 308 15.5 384 17.8 76 24.7
20 to 29 minutes 438 22.1 463 21.5 25 5.7
30 to 44 minutes 464 23.4 509 23.6 45 9.7
45 or more minutes 438 22.1 499 23.1 61 13.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 28.1 (X) 30.4 (X) 2.3 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 1,982 100.0 2,158 100.0 176 8.9
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 603 30.4 684 31.7 81 13.4
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 626 31.6 623 28.9 -3 -0.5
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 337 17.0 395 18.3 58 17.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 45 2.3 127 5.9 82 182.2
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 25 1.3 31 1.4 6 24.0
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 284 14.3 228 10.6 -56 -19.7
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 62 3.1 70 3.2 8 12.9
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: Ashford town, Windham County, Connecticut

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 4,098 100.0
Under 16 years 942 23.0
16 to 20 years 219 5.3
21 to 24 years 239 5.8
25 to 44 years 1,325 32.3
45 to 64 years 1,038 25.3
65 years and over 335 8.2
Mean age (years) 35.0 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 1,574 100.0
Less than $15,000 175 11.1
$15,000 to 19,999 63 4.0
$20,000 to 24,999 70 4.4
$25,000 to 49,999 380 24.1
$50,000 to 74,999 428 27.2
$75,000 to 99,999 248 15.8
$100,000 or more 210 13.3
Mean household income (dollars) 66,809 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 55,000 (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 1.94 1,575 65 415 745 255 90
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.1 26.3 47.3 16.2 5.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.19 325 35 225 50 4 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.8 69.2 15.4 1.2 1.2
Column percent (X) 20.6 53.8 54.2 6.7 1.6 4.4
2-person household 1.95 560 30 110 325 70 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.4 19.6 58.0 12.5 5.4
Column percent (X) 35.6 46.2 26.5 43.6 27.5 33.3
3-person household 2.30 265 0 35 135 70 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 13.2 50.9 26.4 7.5
Column percent (X) 16.8 0.0 8.4 18.1 27.5 22.2
4-or-more-person household 2.26 425 4 50 235 105 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.9 11.8 55.3 24.7 7.1
Column percent (X) 27.0 6.2 12.0 31.5 41.2 33.3

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 30.4 2,160 170 520 465 510 500
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.9 24.1 21.5 23.6 23.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 30.8 1,905 160 405 430 465 445
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.4 21.3 22.6 24.4 23.4
Column percent (X) 88.2 94.1 77.9 92.5 91.2 89.0
Carpooled 27.3 230 4 105 30 35 50
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.7 45.7 13.0 15.2 21.7
Column percent (X) 10.6 2.4 20.2 6.5 6.9 10.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 32.9 15 0 10 0 4 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 26.7 26.7
Column percent (X) 0.7 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.8 0.8
Bicycle or walked 10.6 10 4 0 4 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 40.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.5 2.4 0.0 0.9 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.