CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 14,363 100.0 14,619 100.0 256 1.8
In households 14,184 98.8 14,447 98.8 263 1.9
In group quarters 179 1.2 172 1.2 -7 -3.9

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 4,974 100.0 5,448 100.0 474 9.5
1-person household 926 18.6 1,160 21.3 234 25.3
2-person household 1,479 29.7 1,770 32.5 291 19.7
3-person household 973 19.6 1,053 19.3 80 8.2
4-person household 997 20.0 905 16.6 -92 -9.2
5-or-more-person household 599 12.0 560 10.3 -39 -6.5
Mean number of persons per household 2.85 (X) 2.65 (X) -0.20 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 4,974 100.0 5,448 100.0 474 9.5
No vehicle available 410 8.2 343 6.3 -67 -16.3
1 vehicle available 1,332 26.8 1,544 28.3 212 15.9
2 vehicles available 2,084 41.9 2,433 44.7 349 16.7
3 vehicles available 854 17.2 909 16.7 55 6.4
4 vehicles available 251 5.0 194 3.6 -57 -22.7
5 or more vehicles available 43 0.9 25 0.5 -18 -41.9
Mean vehicles per household 1.87 (X) 1.84 (X) -0.03 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 6,769 100.0 7,345 100.0 576 8.5
Male 3,830 56.6 3,770 51.3 -60 -1.6
Female 2,939 43.4 3,575 48.7 636 21.6

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 6,769 100.0 7,347 100.0 578 8.5
Drove alone 5,193 76.7 6,066 82.6 873 16.8
Carpooled 1,185 17.5 983 13.4 -202 -17.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 30 0.4 23 0.3 -7 -23.3
Bicycle or walked 185 2.7 145 2.0 -40 -21.6
Motorcycle or other means 71 1.0 57 0.8 -14 -19.7
Worked at home 105 1.6 73 1.0 -32 -30.5

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 6,664 100.0 7,274 100.0 610 9.2
Less than 5 minutes 336 5.0 281 3.9 -55 -16.4
5 to 9 minutes 940 14.1 966 13.3 26 2.8
10 to 14 minutes 956 14.3 1,056 14.5 100 10.5
15 to 19 minutes 827 12.4 825 11.3 -2 -0.2
20 to 29 minutes 1,399 21.0 1,432 19.7 33 2.4
30 to 44 minutes 1,228 18.4 1,354 18.6 126 10.3
45 or more minutes 978 14.7 1,360 18.7 382 39.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.0 (X) 27.0 (X) 4.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 6,664 100.0 7,274 100.0 610 9.2
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 2,480 37.2 2,227 30.6 -253 -10.2
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 1,627 24.4 1,898 26.1 271 16.7
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 727 10.9 941 12.9 214 29.4
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 247 3.7 209 2.9 -38 -15.4
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 167 2.5 285 3.9 118 70.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 1,221 18.3 1,392 19.1 171 14.0
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 195 2.9 322 4.4 127 65.1
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: Plainfield town, Windham County, Connecticut

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 14,619 100.0
Under 16 years 3,462 23.7
16 to 20 years 1,011 6.9
21 to 24 years 619 4.2
25 to 44 years 4,722 32.3
45 to 64 years 3,166 21.7
65 years and over 1,639 11.2
Mean age (years) 35.4 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 5,448 100.0
Less than $15,000 672 12.3
$15,000 to 19,999 313 5.7
$20,000 to 24,999 423 7.8
$25,000 to 49,999 1,781 32.7
$50,000 to 74,999 1,271 23.3
$75,000 to 99,999 610 11.2
$100,000 or more 378 6.9
Mean household income (dollars) 49,567 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 42,851 (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 1.84 5,450 345 1,545 2,435 910 220
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.3 28.3 44.7 16.7 4.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.01 1,160 245 710 180 20 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 21.1 61.2 15.5 1.7 0.3
Column percent (X) 21.3 71.0 46.0 7.4 2.2 1.8
2-person household 1.81 1,770 80 500 920 225 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.5 28.2 52.0 12.7 2.5
Column percent (X) 32.5 23.2 32.4 37.8 24.7 20.5
3-person household 2.15 1,055 4 190 585 200 75
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.4 18.0 55.5 19.0 7.1
Column percent (X) 19.4 1.2 12.3 24.0 22.0 34.1
4-or-more-person household 2.33 1,465 10 150 745 465 95
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.7 10.2 50.9 31.7 6.5
Column percent (X) 26.9 2.9 9.7 30.6 51.1 43.2

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 27.0 7,275 1,245 1,880 1,430 1,355 1,360
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.1 25.8 19.7 18.6 18.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 26.6 6,065 995 1,645 1,250 1,100 1,075
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.4 27.1 20.6 18.1 17.7
Column percent (X) 83.4 79.9 87.5 87.4 81.2 79.0
Carpooled 29.3 985 120 210 175 220 255
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.2 21.3 17.8 22.3 25.9
Column percent (X) 13.5 9.6 11.2 12.2 16.2 18.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 178.3 25 0 0 0 0 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Column percent (X) 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8
Bicycle or walked 6.8 145 115 20 0 10 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 79.3 13.8 0.0 6.9 0.0
Column percent (X) 2.0 9.2 1.1 0.0 0.7 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 21.0 55 20 4 4 20 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 36.4 7.3 7.3 36.4 7.3
Column percent (X) 0.8 1.6 0.2 0.3 1.5 0.3
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.