CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Alford town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 415 100.0 393 100.0 -22 -5.3
In households 415 100.0 393 100.0 -22 -5.3

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 171 100.0 179 100.0 8 4.7
1-person household 38 22.2 64 35.8 26 68.4
2-person household 67 39.2 61 34.1 -6 -9.0
3-person household 19 11.1 21 11.7 2 10.5
4-person household 37 21.6 18 10.1 -19 -51.4
5-or-more-person household 10 5.8 15 8.4 5 50.0
Mean number of persons per household 2.43 (X) 2.20 (X) -0.23 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 171 100.0 179 100.0 8 4.7
No vehicle available 8 4.7 5 2.8 -3 -37.5
1 vehicle available 51 29.8 59 33.0 8 15.7
2 vehicles available 82 48.0 94 52.5 12 14.6
3 vehicles available 20 11.7 13 7.3 -7 -35.0
4 vehicles available 10 5.8 5 2.8 -5 -50.0
5 or more vehicles available 0 0.0 3 1.7 3 0.0
Mean vehicles per household 1.84 (X) 1.79 (X) -0.05 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 187 100.0 200 100.0 13 7.0
Male 113 60.4 105 52.5 -8 -7.1
Female 74 39.6 90 45.0 16 21.6

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 187 100.0 199 100.0 12 6.4
Drove alone 139 74.3 141 70.9 2 1.4
Carpooled 14 7.5 15 7.5 1 7.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 8 4.3 10 5.0 2 25.0
Bicycle or walked 4 2.1 3 1.5 -1 -25.0
Motorcycle or other means 2 1.1 0 0.0 -2 -100.0
Worked at home 20 10.7 30 15.1 10 50.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 167 100.0 169 100.0 2 1.2
Less than 5 minutes 6 3.6 3 1.8 -3 -50.0
5 to 9 minutes 19 11.4 26 15.4 7 36.8
10 to 14 minutes 36 21.6 36 21.3 0 0.0
15 to 19 minutes 54 32.3 30 17.8 -24 -44.4
20 to 29 minutes 30 18.0 31 18.3 1 3.3
30 to 44 minutes 11 6.6 20 11.8 9 81.8
45 or more minutes 11 6.6 23 13.6 12 109.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.8 (X) 21.8 (X) 3.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 167 100.0 169 100.0 2 1.2
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 45 26.9 36 21.3 -9 -20.0
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 41 24.6 50 29.6 9 22.0
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 36 21.6 46 27.2 10 27.8
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 17 10.2 15 8.9 -2 -11.8
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 5 3.0 6 3.6 1 20.0
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 14 8.4 16 9.5 2 14.3
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 9 5.4 0 0.0 -9 -100.0
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Alford town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 393 100.0
Under 16 years 69 17.6
16 to 20 years 16 4.1
21 to 24 years 5 1.3
25 to 44 years 78 19.8
45 to 64 years 151 38.4
65 years and over 74 18.8
Mean age (years) 45.5 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 179 100.0
Less than $15,000 27 15.1
$15,000 to 19,999 5 2.8
$20,000 to 24,999 4 2.2
$25,000 to 49,999 56 31.3
$50,000 to 74,999 24 13.4
$75,000 to 99,999 21 11.7
$100,000 or more 42 23.5
Mean household income (dollars) 93,666 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 49,632 (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 1.79 180 4 60 95 15 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.2 33.3 52.8 8.3 5.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.20 65 4 45 15 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.2 69.2 23.1 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 36.1 100.0 75.0 15.8 0.0 0.0
2-person household 1.98 60 4 10 45 4 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.7 16.7 75.0 6.7 6.7
Column percent (X) 33.3 100.0 16.7 47.4 26.7 40.0
3-person household 2.43 20 0 4 10 4 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 20.0 50.0 20.0 20.0
Column percent (X) 11.1 0.0 6.7 10.5 26.7 40.0
4-or-more-person household 2.18 35 0 4 20 10 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 11.4 57.1 28.6 11.4
Column percent (X) 19.4 0.0 6.7 21.1 66.7 40.0

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 21.8 170 30 65 30 20 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.6 38.2 17.6 11.8 14.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 21.2 140 25 55 25 15 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.9 39.3 17.9 10.7 14.3
Column percent (X) 82.4 83.3 84.6 83.3 75.0 80.0
Carpooled 14.0 15 0 10 4 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 66.7 26.7 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 8.8 0.0 15.4 13.3 0.0 0.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 47.5 10 0 0 4 4 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 40.0 40.0 40.0
Column percent (X) 5.9 0.0 0.0 13.3 20.0 16.0
Bicycle or walked 1.3 4 4 0 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 2.4 13.3 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.