CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 506,325 100.0 534,678 100.0 28,353 5.6
In households 495,043 97.8 520,937 97.4 25,894 5.2
In group quarters 11,282 2.2 13,741 2.6 2,459 21.8

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 187,213 100.0 205,556 100.0 18,343 9.8
1-person household 44,257 23.6 54,480 26.5 10,223 23.1
2-person household 56,927 30.4 63,669 31.0 6,742 11.8
3-person household 35,410 18.9 36,131 17.6 721 2.0
4-person household 31,178 16.7 32,213 15.7 1,035 3.3
5-or-more-person household 19,441 10.4 19,063 9.3 -378 -1.9
Mean number of persons per household 2.64 (X) 2.53 (X) -0.11 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 187,213 100.0 205,556 100.0 18,343 9.8
No vehicle available 24,714 13.2 23,896 11.6 -818 -3.3
1 vehicle available 66,209 35.4 73,566 35.8 7,357 11.1
2 vehicles available 69,009 36.9 79,618 38.7 10,609 15.4
3 vehicles available 19,134 10.2 21,342 10.4 2,208 11.5
4 vehicles available 5,981 3.2 5,330 2.6 -651 -10.9
5 or more vehicles available 2,166 1.2 1,804 0.9 -362 -16.7
Mean vehicles per household 1.59 (X) 1.59 (X) 0.01 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 237,017 100.0 254,120 100.0 17,103 7.2
Male 125,198 52.8 130,995 51.5 5,797 4.6
Female 111,819 47.2 123,130 48.5 11,311 10.1

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 237,017 100.0 254,121 100.0 17,104 7.2
Drove alone 185,445 78.2 207,618 81.7 22,173 12.0
Carpooled 30,868 13.0 27,065 10.7 -3,803 -12.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 6,065 2.6 6,556 2.6 491 8.1
Bicycle or walked 8,546 3.6 5,967 2.3 -2,579 -30.2
Motorcycle or other means 1,659 0.7 1,635 0.6 -24 -1.4
Worked at home 4,434 1.9 5,280 2.1 846 19.1

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 232,583 100.0 248,841 100.0 16,258 7.0
Less than 5 minutes 8,489 3.6 6,981 2.8 -1,508 -17.8
5 to 9 minutes 32,884 14.1 28,582 11.5 -4,302 -13.1
10 to 14 minutes 46,388 19.9 42,881 17.2 -3,507 -7.6
15 to 19 minutes 43,352 18.6 41,804 16.8 -1,548 -3.6
20 to 29 minutes 41,490 17.8 46,577 18.7 5,087 12.3
30 to 44 minutes 32,869 14.1 39,971 16.1 7,102 21.6
45 or more minutes 27,111 11.7 42,045 16.9 14,934 55.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.9 (X) 25.6 (X) 4.7 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 232,583 100.0 248,841 100.0 16,258 7.0
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 68,902 29.6 74,157 29.8 5,255 7.6
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 69,346 29.8 74,216 29.8 4,870 7.0
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 38,726 16.7 38,566 15.5 -160 -0.4
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 9,759 4.2 10,469 4.2 710 7.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 5,729 2.5 6,840 2.7 1,111 19.4
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 35,392 15.2 36,518 14.7 1,126 3.2
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 4,729 2.0 8,075 3.2 3,346 70.8
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: Bristol County, Massachusetts

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 534,678 100.0
Under 16 years 116,821 21.8
16 to 20 years 35,266 6.6
21 to 24 years 24,762 4.6
25 to 44 years 163,976 30.7
45 to 64 years 118,178 22.1
65 years and over 75,675 14.2
Mean age (years) 37.1 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 205,556 100.0
Less than $15,000 36,335 17.7
$15,000 to 19,999 13,317 6.5
$20,000 to 24,999 11,939 5.8
$25,000 to 49,999 53,983 26.3
$50,000 to 74,999 43,089 21.0
$75,000 to 99,999 24,316 11.8
$100,000 or more 22,577 11.0
Mean household income (dollars) 53,743 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 43,496 (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 1.59 205,555 23,895 73,565 79,620 21,340 7,135
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.6 35.8 38.7 10.4 3.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.84 54,480 14,685 35,190 3,740 520 345
  Row percent (X) 100.0 27.0 64.6 6.9 1.0 0.6
Column percent (X) 26.5 61.5 47.8 4.7 2.4 4.8
2-person household 1.60 63,670 4,940 21,520 32,570 3,880 760
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.8 33.8 51.2 6.1 1.2
Column percent (X) 31.0 20.7 29.3 40.9 18.2 10.7
3-person household 1.93 36,130 1,930 8,775 16,770 7,585 1,070
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.3 24.3 46.4 21.0 3.0
Column percent (X) 17.6 8.1 11.9 21.1 35.5 15.0
4-or-more-person household 2.16 51,275 2,340 8,080 26,540 9,355 4,960
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.6 15.8 51.8 18.2 9.7
Column percent (X) 24.9 9.8 11.0 33.3 43.8 69.5

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 25.6 248,840 35,565 84,685 46,575 39,970 42,045
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.3 34.0 18.7 16.1 16.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 24.5 207,620 28,565 72,270 41,055 34,980 30,755
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.8 34.8 19.8 16.8 14.8
Column percent (X) 83.4 80.3 85.3 88.1 87.5 73.1
Carpooled 29.1 27,065 3,280 9,130 4,495 3,780 6,380
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.1 33.7 16.6 14.0 23.6
Column percent (X) 10.9 9.2 10.8 9.7 9.5 15.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 56.8 6,555 245 735 460 730 4,385
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.7 11.2 7.0 11.1 66.9
Column percent (X) 2.6 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.8 10.4
Bicycle or walked 10.8 5,965 3,235 1,900 415 265 160
  Row percent (X) 100.0 54.2 31.9 7.0 4.4 2.7
Column percent (X) 2.4 9.1 2.2 0.9 0.7 0.4
Motorcycle or other means 36.6 1,635 240 650 155 220 370
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.7 39.8 9.5 13.5 22.6
Column percent (X) 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.9
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.