CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Westerly town, Washington County, Rhode Island

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 21,605 100.0 22,966 100.0 1,361 6.3
In households 21,360 98.9 22,596 98.4 1,236 5.8
In group quarters 245 1.1 370 1.6 125 51.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 8,471 100.0 9,409 100.0 938 11.1
1-person household 2,071 24.4 2,724 29.0 653 31.5
2-person household 2,833 33.4 3,189 33.9 356 12.6
3-person household 1,522 18.0 1,501 16.0 -21 -1.4
4-person household 1,287 15.2 1,213 12.9 -74 -5.7
5-or-more-person household 758 8.9 782 8.3 24 3.2
Mean number of persons per household 2.52 (X) 2.40 (X) -0.12 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 8,471 100.0 9,409 100.0 938 11.1
No vehicle available 552 6.5 597 6.3 45 8.2
1 vehicle available 2,796 33.0 3,187 33.9 391 14.0
2 vehicles available 3,690 43.6 3,977 42.3 287 7.8
3 vehicles available 942 11.1 1,247 13.3 305 32.4
4 vehicles available 354 4.2 275 2.9 -79 -22.3
5 or more vehicles available 137 1.6 126 1.3 -11 -8.0
Mean vehicles per household 1.79 (X) 1.77 (X) -0.01 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 10,378 100.0 11,045 100.0 667 6.4
Male 5,573 53.7 5,950 53.9 377 6.8
Female 4,805 46.3 5,095 46.1 290 6.0

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 10,378 100.0 11,047 100.0 669 6.4
Drove alone 8,162 78.6 9,129 82.6 967 11.8
Carpooled 1,671 16.1 1,112 10.1 -559 -33.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 46 0.4 366 3.3 320 695.7
Bicycle or walked 312 3.0 221 2.0 -91 -29.2
Motorcycle or other means 27 0.3 30 0.3 3 11.1
Worked at home 160 1.5 189 1.7 29 18.1

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 10,218 100.0 10,858 100.0 640 6.3
Less than 5 minutes 632 6.2 462 4.3 -170 -26.9
5 to 9 minutes 2,067 20.2 2,033 18.7 -34 -1.6
10 to 14 minutes 1,836 18.0 2,002 18.4 166 9.0
15 to 19 minutes 1,321 12.9 1,191 11.0 -130 -9.8
20 to 29 minutes 1,499 14.7 1,866 17.2 367 24.5
30 to 44 minutes 2,036 19.9 1,938 17.8 -98 -4.8
45 or more minutes 827 8.1 1,366 12.6 539 65.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 19.3 (X) 21.6 (X) 2.3 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 10,218 100.0 10,858 100.0 640 6.3
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 2,882 28.2 2,973 27.4 91 3.2
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,935 28.7 3,118 28.7 183 6.2
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,851 18.1 1,753 16.1 -98 -5.3
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 684 6.7 603 5.6 -81 -11.8
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 304 3.0 479 4.4 175 57.6
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 1,337 13.1 1,588 14.6 251 18.8
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 225 2.2 344 3.2 119 52.9
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: Westerly town, Washington County, Rhode Island

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 22,966 100.0
Under 16 years 4,842 21.1
16 to 20 years 1,352 5.9
21 to 24 years 823 3.6
25 to 44 years 6,858 29.9
45 to 64 years 5,208 22.7
65 years and over 3,883 16.9
Mean age (years) 39.1 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 9,409 100.0
Less than $15,000 1,308 13.9
$15,000 to 19,999 532 5.7
$20,000 to 24,999 511 5.4
$25,000 to 49,999 2,940 31.2
$50,000 to 74,999 1,954 20.8
$75,000 to 99,999 1,132 12.0
$100,000 or more 1,032 11.0
Mean household income (dollars) 58,523 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 44,613 (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 1.77 9,410 595 3,185 3,975 1,245 400
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.3 33.8 42.2 13.2 4.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.06 2,725 420 1,870 335 70 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.4 68.6 12.3 2.6 0.9
Column percent (X) 29.0 70.6 58.7 8.4 5.6 6.2
2-person household 1.84 3,190 125 815 1,845 305 100
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.9 25.5 57.8 9.6 3.1
Column percent (X) 33.9 21.0 25.6 46.4 24.5 25.0
3-person household 2.23 1,500 30 265 650 480 80
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.0 17.7 43.3 32.0 5.3
Column percent (X) 15.9 5.0 8.3 16.4 38.6 20.0
4-or-more-person household 2.30 1,995 20 235 1,145 390 200
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.0 11.8 57.4 19.5 10.0
Column percent (X) 21.2 3.4 7.4 28.8 31.3 50.0

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 21.6 10,860 2,495 3,195 1,865 1,940 1,365
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.0 29.4 17.2 17.9 12.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 20.9 9,130 2,145 2,815 1,575 1,510 1,085
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.5 30.8 17.3 16.5 11.9
Column percent (X) 84.1 86.0 88.1 84.5 77.8 79.5
Carpooled 23.2 1,110 215 285 160 300 150
  Row percent (X) 100.0 19.4 25.7 14.4 27.0 13.5
Column percent (X) 10.2 8.6 8.9 8.6 15.5 11.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 38.1 365 4 25 110 120 105
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.1 6.8 30.1 32.9 28.8
Column percent (X) 3.4 0.2 0.8 5.9 6.2 7.7
Bicycle or walked 14.2 220 120 65 10 0 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 54.5 29.5 4.5 0.0 11.4
Column percent (X) 2.0 4.8 2.0 0.5 0.0 1.8
Motorcycle or other means 16.2 30 4 4 4 10 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.3 13.3 13.3 33.3 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 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.