CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 139,352 100.0 134,953 100.0 -4,399 -3.2
In households 133,232 95.6 128,830 95.5 -4,402 -3.3
In group quarters 6,120 4.4 6,123 4.5 3 [ >0 ]

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 54,531 100.0 55,874 100.0 1,343 2.5
1-person household 14,955 27.4 17,640 31.6 2,685 18.0
2-person household 18,172 33.3 19,611 35.1 1,439 7.9
3-person household 9,045 16.6 8,240 14.7 -805 -8.9
4-person household 7,936 14.6 6,729 12.0 -1,207 -15.2
5-or-more-person household 4,423 8.1 3,654 6.5 -769 -17.4
Mean number of persons per household 2.44 (X) 2.31 (X) -0.14 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 54,531 100.0 55,874 100.0 1,343 2.5
No vehicle available 6,800 12.5 6,060 10.8 -740 -10.9
1 vehicle available 22,046 40.4 22,365 40.0 319 1.4
2 vehicles available 19,492 35.7 20,849 37.3 1,357 7.0
3 vehicles available 4,796 8.8 5,072 9.1 276 5.8
4 vehicles available 1,083 2.0 1,021 1.8 -62 -5.7
5 or more vehicles available 314 0.6 507 0.9 193 61.5
Mean vehicles per household 1.49 (X) 1.54 (X) 0.05 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 63,607 100.0 64,060 100.0 453 0.7
Male 33,846 53.2 32,605 50.9 -1,241 -3.7
Female 29,761 46.8 31,455 49.1 1,694 5.7

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 63,607 100.0 64,058 100.0 451 0.7
Drove alone 47,543 74.7 50,702 79.2 3,159 6.6
Carpooled 7,586 11.9 6,213 9.7 -1,373 -18.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 1,327 2.1 938 1.5 -389 -29.3
Bicycle or walked 4,493 7.1 3,562 5.6 -931 -20.7
Motorcycle or other means 427 0.7 323 0.5 -104 -24.4
Worked at home 2,231 3.5 2,320 3.6 89 4.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 61,376 100.0 61,738 100.0 362 0.6
Less than 5 minutes 3,843 6.3 3,963 6.4 120 3.1
5 to 9 minutes 12,278 20.0 11,245 18.2 -1,033 -8.4
10 to 14 minutes 14,061 22.9 13,932 22.6 -129 -0.9
15 to 19 minutes 10,905 17.8 9,752 15.8 -1,153 -10.6
20 to 29 minutes 9,762 15.9 10,537 17.1 775 7.9
30 to 44 minutes 7,007 11.4 7,289 11.8 282 4.0
45 or more minutes 3,520 5.7 5,020 8.1 1,500 42.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 16.8 (X) 19.2 (X) 2.5 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 61,376 100.0 61,738 100.0 362 0.6
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 15,425 25.1 14,583 23.6 -842 -5.5
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 18,089 29.5 18,320 29.7 231 1.3
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 11,331 18.5 11,697 18.9 366 3.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 3,827 6.2 4,377 7.1 550 14.4
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 2,254 3.7 2,118 3.4 -136 -6.0
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 9,439 15.4 9,175 14.9 -264 -2.8
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 1,011 1.6 1,468 2.4 457 45.2
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
>0Value is too near zero to display.
(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: Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 134,953 100.0
Under 16 years 26,487 19.6
16 to 20 years 9,330 6.9
21 to 24 years 5,797 4.3
25 to 44 years 35,449 26.3
45 to 64 years 33,635 24.9
65 years and over 24,255 18.0
Mean age (years) 40.0 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 55,874 100.0
Less than $15,000 9,692 17.3
$15,000 to 19,999 4,144 7.4
$20,000 to 24,999 3,861 6.9
$25,000 to 49,999 16,761 30.0
$50,000 to 74,999 10,947 19.6
$75,000 to 99,999 5,042 9.0
$100,000 or more 5,427 9.7
Mean household income (dollars) 51,859 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 39,047 (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 1.54 55,875 6,060 22,365 20,850 5,070 1,530
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.8 40.0 37.3 9.1 2.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.88 17,640 4,315 11,790 1,210 195 135
  Row percent (X) 100.0 24.5 66.8 6.9 1.1 0.8
Column percent (X) 31.6 71.2 52.7 5.8 3.8 8.8
2-person household 1.64 19,610 960 7,070 10,035 1,275 270
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.9 36.1 51.2 6.5 1.4
Column percent (X) 35.1 15.8 31.6 48.1 25.1 17.6
3-person household 1.97 8,240 400 2,005 3,755 1,730 345
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.9 24.3 45.6 21.0 4.2
Column percent (X) 14.7 6.6 9.0 18.0 34.1 22.5
4-or-more-person household 2.14 10,385 385 1,505 5,850 1,870 775
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.7 14.5 56.3 18.0 7.5
Column percent (X) 18.6 6.4 6.7 28.1 36.9 50.7

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 19.2 61,740 15,210 23,685 10,535 7,290 5,020
  Row percent (X) 100.0 24.6 38.4 17.1 11.8 8.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 19.4 50,700 11,495 19,900 8,850 6,335 4,120
  Row percent (X) 100.0 22.7 39.3 17.5 12.5 8.1
Column percent (X) 82.1 75.6 84.0 84.0 86.9 82.1
Carpooled 20.6 6,215 1,395 2,390 1,210 675 545
  Row percent (X) 100.0 22.4 38.5 19.5 10.9 8.8
Column percent (X) 10.1 9.2 10.1 11.5 9.3 10.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 34.0 940 85 275 150 215 215
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.0 29.3 16.0 22.9 22.9
Column percent (X) 1.5 0.6 1.2 1.4 2.9 4.3
Bicycle or walked 9.0 3,560 2,165 1,035 235 40 85
  Row percent (X) 100.0 60.8 29.1 6.6 1.1 2.4
Column percent (X) 5.8 14.2 4.4 2.2 0.5 1.7
Motorcycle or other means 32.2 325 70 85 90 25 55
  Row percent (X) 100.0 21.5 26.2 27.7 7.7 16.9
Column percent (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.3 1.1
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.