CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 8,668 100.0 8,878 100.0 210 2.4
In households 8,579 99.0 8,866 99.9 287 3.3
In group quarters 89 1.0 12 0.1 -77 -86.5

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 3,186 100.0 3,499 100.0 313 9.8
1-person household 626 19.6 825 23.6 199 31.8
2-person household 1,091 34.2 1,235 35.3 144 13.2
3-person household 633 19.9 582 16.6 -51 -8.1
4-person household 518 16.3 564 16.1 46 8.9
5-or-more-person household 318 10.0 293 8.4 -25 -7.9
Mean number of persons per household 2.69 (X) 2.53 (X) -0.16 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 3,186 100.0 3,499 100.0 313 9.8
No vehicle available 103 3.2 171 4.9 68 66.0
1 vehicle available 1,017 31.9 1,086 31.0 69 6.8
2 vehicles available 1,423 44.7 1,651 47.2 228 16.0
3 vehicles available 480 15.1 402 11.5 -78 -16.2
4 vehicles available 136 4.3 153 4.4 17 12.5
5 or more vehicles available 27 0.8 36 1.0 9 33.3
Mean vehicles per household 1.88 (X) 1.83 (X) -0.05 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 4,286 100.0 4,600 100.0 314 7.3
Male 2,238 52.2 2,425 52.7 187 8.4
Female 2,048 47.8 2,175 47.3 127 6.2

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 4,286 100.0 4,600 100.0 314 7.3
Drove alone 3,518 82.1 3,909 85.0 391 11.1
Carpooled 535 12.5 502 10.9 -33 -6.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 18 0.4 17 0.4 -1 -5.6
Bicycle or walked 125 2.9 70 1.5 -55 -44.0
Motorcycle or other means 10 0.2 26 0.6 16 160.0
Worked at home 80 1.9 76 1.7 -4 -5.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 4,206 100.0 4,524 100.0 318 7.6
Less than 5 minutes 196 4.7 168 3.7 -28 -14.3
5 to 9 minutes 466 11.1 458 10.1 -8 -1.7
10 to 14 minutes 840 20.0 821 18.1 -19 -2.3
15 to 19 minutes 694 16.5 772 17.1 78 11.2
20 to 29 minutes 801 19.0 828 18.3 27 3.4
30 to 44 minutes 678 16.1 739 16.3 61 9.0
45 or more minutes 531 12.6 738 16.3 207 39.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.9 (X) 25.2 (X) 3.3 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 4,206 100.0 4,524 100.0 318 7.6
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 1,308 31.1 1,537 34.0 229 17.5
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 1,403 33.4 1,233 27.3 -170 -12.1
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 586 13.9 544 12.0 -42 -7.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 150 3.6 232 5.1 82 54.7
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 77 1.8 106 2.3 29 37.7
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 603 14.3 701 15.5 98 16.3
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 79 1.9 171 3.8 92 116.5
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: Thompson town, Windham County, Connecticut

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 8,878 100.0
Under 16 years 1,965 22.1
16 to 20 years 544 6.1
21 to 24 years 337 3.8
25 to 44 years 2,764 31.1
45 to 64 years 2,087 23.5
65 years and over 1,181 13.3
Mean age (years) 37.5 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 3,499 100.0
Less than $15,000 454 13.0
$15,000 to 19,999 251 7.2
$20,000 to 24,999 232 6.6
$25,000 to 49,999 976 27.9
$50,000 to 74,999 817 23.3
$75,000 to 99,999 483 13.8
$100,000 or more 286 8.2
Mean household income (dollars) 52,522 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 46,065 (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 1.83 3,500 170 1,085 1,650 400 190
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.9 31.0 47.1 11.4 5.4
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.04 825 130 545 145 0 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.8 66.1 17.6 0.0 0.5
Column percent (X) 23.6 76.5 50.2 8.8 0.0 2.1
2-person household 1.86 1,235 25 305 770 100 35
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.0 24.7 62.3 8.1 2.8
Column percent (X) 35.3 14.7 28.1 46.7 25.0 18.4
3-person household 2.19 580 15 110 285 115 60
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.6 19.0 49.1 19.8 10.3
Column percent (X) 16.6 8.8 10.1 17.3 28.8 31.6
4-or-more-person household 2.29 855 4 125 450 190 85
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.5 14.6 52.6 22.2 9.9
Column percent (X) 24.4 2.4 11.5 27.3 47.5 44.7

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 25.2 4,525 625 1,595 830 740 740
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.8 35.2 18.3 16.4 16.4
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 25.5 3,910 525 1,370 725 650 645
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.4 35.0 18.5 16.6 16.5
Column percent (X) 86.4 84.0 85.9 87.3 87.8 87.2
Carpooled 24.8 500 40 190 105 85 80
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.0 38.0 21.0 17.0 16.0
Column percent (X) 11.0 6.4 11.9 12.7 11.5 10.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 71.5 15 0 4 0 0 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 26.7 0.0 0.0 66.7
Column percent (X) 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.4
Bicycle or walked 3.8 70 60 10 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 85.7 14.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 1.5 9.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 16.3 25 0 20 0 4 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 80.0 0.0 16.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.5 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.