CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 6,681 100.0 7,173 100.0 492 7.4
In households 6,362 95.2 6,546 91.3 184 2.9
In group quarters 319 4.8 627 8.7 308 96.6

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 2,292 100.0 2,538 100.0 246 10.7
1-person household 408 17.8 552 21.7 144 35.3
2-person household 705 30.8 892 35.1 187 26.5
3-person household 468 20.4 439 17.3 -29 -6.2
4-person household 443 19.3 426 16.8 -17 -3.8
5-or-more-person household 268 11.7 229 9.0 -39 -14.6
Mean number of persons per household 2.78 (X) 2.58 (X) -0.20 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 2,292 100.0 2,538 100.0 246 10.7
No vehicle available 79 3.4 206 8.1 127 160.8
1 vehicle available 704 30.7 653 25.7 -51 -7.2
2 vehicles available 969 42.3 1,003 39.5 34 3.5
3 vehicles available 330 14.4 459 18.1 129 39.1
4 vehicles available 131 5.7 165 6.5 34 26.0
5 or more vehicles available 79 3.4 52 2.0 -27 -34.2
Mean vehicles per household 2.01 (X) 1.96 (X) -0.05 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 3,210 100.0 3,315 100.0 105 3.3
Male 1,712 53.3 1,675 50.5 -37 -2.2
Female 1,498 46.7 1,635 49.3 137 9.1

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 3,210 100.0 3,313 100.0 103 3.2
Drove alone 2,602 81.1 2,848 86.0 246 9.5
Carpooled 406 12.6 335 10.1 -71 -17.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0 21 0.6 21 0.0
Bicycle or walked 89 2.8 32 1.0 -57 -64.0
Motorcycle or other means 8 0.2 0 0.0 -8 -100.0
Worked at home 105 3.3 77 2.3 -28 -26.7

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 3,105 100.0 3,236 100.0 131 4.2
Less than 5 minutes 99 3.2 139 4.3 40 40.4
5 to 9 minutes 342 11.0 331 10.2 -11 -3.2
10 to 14 minutes 563 18.1 678 21.0 115 20.4
15 to 19 minutes 609 19.6 367 11.3 -242 -39.7
20 to 29 minutes 611 19.7 576 17.8 -35 -5.7
30 to 44 minutes 364 11.7 511 15.8 147 40.4
45 or more minutes 517 16.7 634 19.6 117 22.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.4 (X) 25.9 (X) 2.5 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 3,105 100.0 3,236 100.0 131 4.2
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 769 24.8 930 28.7 161 20.9
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 940 30.3 952 29.4 12 1.3
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 609 19.6 574 17.7 -35 -5.7
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 120 3.9 127 3.9 7 5.8
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 94 3.0 62 1.9 -32 -34.0
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 466 15.0 436 13.5 -30 -6.4
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 107 3.4 155 4.8 48 44.9
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: Brooklyn town, Windham County, Connecticut

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 7,173 100.0
Under 16 years 1,474 20.5
16 to 20 years 475 6.6
21 to 24 years 212 3.0
25 to 44 years 2,352 32.8
45 to 64 years 1,747 24.4
65 years and over 913 12.7
Mean age (years) 37.7 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 2,538 100.0
Less than $15,000 325 12.8
$15,000 to 19,999 128 5.0
$20,000 to 24,999 157 6.2
$25,000 to 49,999 663 26.1
$50,000 to 74,999 567 22.3
$75,000 to 99,999 380 15.0
$100,000 or more 318 12.5
Mean household income (dollars) 56,371 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 49,756 (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 1.96 2,540 205 655 1,005 460 215
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.1 25.8 39.6 18.1 8.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.93 550 135 350 45 25 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 24.5 63.6 8.2 4.5 0.0
Column percent (X) 21.7 65.9 53.4 4.5 5.4 0.0
2-person household 1.85 890 40 200 510 125 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.5 22.5 57.3 14.0 1.7
Column percent (X) 35.0 19.5 30.5 50.7 27.2 7.0
3-person household 2.26 440 25 65 175 130 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.7 14.8 39.8 29.5 10.2
Column percent (X) 17.3 12.2 9.9 17.4 28.3 20.9
4-or-more-person household 2.77 655 10 35 275 175 155
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.5 5.3 42.0 26.7 23.7
Column percent (X) 25.8 4.9 5.3 27.4 38.0 72.1

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 25.9 3,235 470 1,045 575 510 635
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.5 32.3 17.8 15.8 19.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 25.7 2,850 390 965 520 430 550
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.7 33.9 18.2 15.1 19.3
Column percent (X) 88.1 83.0 92.3 90.4 84.3 86.6
Carpooled 28.9 335 50 80 60 60 85
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.9 23.9 17.9 17.9 25.4
Column percent (X) 10.4 10.6 7.7 10.4 11.8 13.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 35.0 20 0 0 0 20 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.9 0.0
Bicycle or walked 1.6 30 30 0 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.9 6.4 0.0 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.