CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 1,481 100.0 1,751 100.0 270 18.2
In households 1,478 99.8 1,726 98.6 248 16.8
In group quarters 3 0.2 25 1.4 22 733.3

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 515 100.0 685 100.0 170 33.0
1-person household 78 15.1 155 22.6 77 98.7
2-person household 181 35.1 270 39.4 89 49.2
3-person household 80 15.5 106 15.5 26 32.5
4-person household 106 20.6 92 13.4 -14 -13.2
5-or-more-person household 70 13.6 62 9.1 -8 -11.4
Mean number of persons per household 2.87 (X) 2.52 (X) -0.35 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 515 100.0 685 100.0 170 33.0
No vehicle available 8 1.6 44 6.4 36 450.0
1 vehicle available 172 33.4 185 27.0 13 7.6
2 vehicles available 236 45.8 338 49.3 102 43.2
3 vehicles available 81 15.7 105 15.3 24 29.6
4 vehicles available 15 2.9 13 1.9 -2 -13.3
5 or more vehicles available 3 0.6 0 0.0 -3 -100.0
Mean vehicles per household 1.87 (X) 1.79 (X) -0.08 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 692 100.0 850 100.0 158 22.8
Male 393 56.8 455 53.5 62 15.8
Female 299 43.2 395 46.5 96 32.1

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 692 100.0 848 100.0 156 22.5
Drove alone 550 79.5 700 82.5 150 27.3
Carpooled 89 12.9 79 9.3 -10 -11.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 6 0.9 2 0.2 -4 -66.7
Bicycle or walked 15 2.2 27 3.2 12 80.0
Motorcycle or other means 2 0.3 0 0.0 -2 -100.0
Worked at home 30 4.3 40 4.7 10 33.3

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 662 100.0 808 100.0 146 22.1
Less than 5 minutes 28 4.2 32 4.0 4 14.3
5 to 9 minutes 38 5.7 35 4.3 -3 -7.9
10 to 14 minutes 51 7.7 45 5.6 -6 -11.8
15 to 19 minutes 55 8.3 56 6.9 1 1.8
20 to 29 minutes 172 26.0 242 30.0 70 40.7
30 to 44 minutes 191 28.9 240 29.7 49 25.7
45 or more minutes 127 19.2 158 19.6 31 24.4
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.1 (X) 31.4 (X) 2.3 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 662 100.0 808 100.0 146 22.1
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 196 29.6 292 36.1 96 49.0
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 192 29.0 216 26.7 24 12.5
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 100 15.1 112 13.9 12 12.0
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 40 6.0 37 4.6 -3 -7.5
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 21 3.2 27 3.3 6 28.6
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 91 13.7 107 13.2 16 17.6
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 22 3.3 17 2.1 -5 -22.7
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: Becket town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 1,751 100.0
Under 16 years 378 21.6
16 to 20 years 91 5.2
21 to 24 years 47 2.7
25 to 44 years 510 29.1
45 to 64 years 511 29.2
65 years and over 214 12.2
Mean age (years) 38.6 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 685 100.0
Less than $15,000 86 12.6
$15,000 to 19,999 38 5.5
$20,000 to 24,999 39 5.7
$25,000 to 49,999 210 30.7
$50,000 to 74,999 150 21.9
$75,000 to 99,999 87 12.7
$100,000 or more 75 10.9
Mean household income (dollars) 55,073 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 46,806 (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 1.79 685 45 185 340 105 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.6 27.0 49.6 15.3 2.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.00 155 35 90 25 4 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 22.6 58.1 16.1 2.6 0.0
Column percent (X) 22.6 77.8 48.6 7.4 3.8 0.0
2-person household 1.86 270 10 60 165 35 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.7 22.2 61.1 13.0 1.5
Column percent (X) 39.4 22.2 32.4 48.5 33.3 26.7
3-person household 2.01 105 4 20 60 20 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.8 19.0 57.1 19.0 3.8
Column percent (X) 15.3 8.9 10.8 17.6 19.0 26.7
4-or-more-person household 2.32 155 0 10 85 50 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 6.5 54.8 32.3 2.6
Column percent (X) 22.6 0.0 5.4 25.0 47.6 26.7

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 31.4 810 65 100 240 240 160
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.0 12.3 29.6 29.6 19.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 30.4 700 50 95 210 220 125
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.1 13.6 30.0 31.4 17.9
Column percent (X) 86.4 76.9 95.0 87.5 91.7 78.1
Carpooled 46.0 80 4 4 15 20 35
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.0 5.0 18.8 25.0 43.8
Column percent (X) 9.9 6.2 4.0 6.2 8.3 21.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 45.0 4 0 0 0 0 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Column percent (X) 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5
Bicycle or walked 13.9 25 15 0 15 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 60.0 0.0 60.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 3.1 23.1 0.0 6.2 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.