CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 8,522 100.0 8,472 100.0 -50 -0.6
In households 8,414 98.7 8,349 98.5 -65 -0.8
In group quarters 108 1.3 123 1.5 15 13.9

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 2,717 100.0 2,921 100.0 204 7.5
1-person household 355 13.1 417 14.3 62 17.5
2-person household 735 27.1 949 32.5 214 29.1
3-person household 564 20.8 646 22.1 82 14.5
4-person household 651 24.0 575 19.7 -76 -11.7
5-or-more-person household 412 15.2 334 11.4 -78 -18.9
Mean number of persons per household 3.10 (X) 2.86 (X) -0.24 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 2,717 100.0 2,921 100.0 204 7.5
No vehicle available 76 2.8 71 2.4 -5 -6.6
1 vehicle available 625 23.0 485 16.6 -140 -22.4
2 vehicles available 1,264 46.5 1,572 53.8 308 24.4
3 vehicles available 528 19.4 611 20.9 83 15.7
4 vehicles available 179 6.6 110 3.8 -69 -38.5
5 or more vehicles available 45 1.7 72 2.5 27 60.0
Mean vehicles per household 2.10 (X) 2.15 (X) 0.05 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 4,224 100.0 4,800 100.0 576 13.6
Male 2,317 54.9 2,400 50.0 83 3.6
Female 1,907 45.1 2,400 50.0 493 25.9

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 4,224 100.0 4,800 100.0 576 13.6
Drove alone 3,476 82.3 4,145 86.4 669 19.2
Carpooled 573 13.6 348 7.2 -225 -39.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 24 0.6 16 0.3 -8 -33.3
Bicycle or walked 34 0.8 108 2.2 74 217.6
Motorcycle or other means 13 0.3 27 0.6 14 107.7
Worked at home 104 2.5 156 3.2 52 50.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 4,120 100.0 4,644 100.0 524 12.7
Less than 5 minutes 129 3.1 179 3.9 50 38.8
5 to 9 minutes 304 7.4 320 6.9 16 5.3
10 to 14 minutes 464 11.3 480 10.3 16 3.4
15 to 19 minutes 724 17.6 866 18.6 142 19.6
20 to 29 minutes 1,073 26.0 1,302 28.0 229 21.3
30 to 44 minutes 823 20.0 793 17.1 -30 -3.6
45 or more minutes 603 14.6 704 15.2 101 16.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 24.3 (X) 26.7 (X) 2.5 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 4,120 100.0 4,644 100.0 524 12.7
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 1,142 27.7 1,291 27.8 149 13.0
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 1,316 31.9 1,524 32.8 208 15.8
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 623 15.1 710 15.3 87 14.0
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 245 5.9 279 6.0 34 13.9
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 123 3.0 70 1.5 -53 -43.1
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 587 14.2 601 12.9 14 2.4
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 84 2.0 169 3.6 85 101.2
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: Freetown town, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 8,472 100.0
Under 16 years 1,858 21.9
16 to 20 years 639 7.5
21 to 24 years 292 3.4
25 to 44 years 2,555 30.2
45 to 64 years 2,377 28.1
65 years and over 751 8.9
Mean age (years) 36.2 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 2,921 100.0
Less than $15,000 233 8.0
$15,000 to 19,999 119 4.1
$20,000 to 24,999 81 2.8
$25,000 to 49,999 625 21.4
$50,000 to 74,999 765 26.2
$75,000 to 99,999 594 20.3
$100,000 or more 504 17.3
Mean household income (dollars) 69,171 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 64,576 (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 2.15 2,920 70 485 1,570 610 180
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.4 16.6 53.8 20.9 6.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.41 415 30 245 110 15 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 7.2 59.0 26.5 3.6 2.4
Column percent (X) 14.2 42.9 50.5 7.0 2.5 5.6
2-person household 2.06 950 25 130 605 155 35
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.6 13.7 63.7 16.3 3.7
Column percent (X) 32.5 35.7 26.8 38.5 25.4 19.4
3-person household 2.24 645 0 85 350 195 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 13.2 54.3 30.2 2.3
Column percent (X) 22.1 0.0 17.5 22.3 32.0 8.3
4-or-more-person household 2.53 910 15 25 505 245 120
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.6 2.7 55.5 26.9 13.2
Column percent (X) 31.2 21.4 5.2 32.2 40.2 66.7

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 26.7 4,645 500 1,345 1,300 795 705
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.8 29.0 28.0 17.1 15.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 26.5 4,145 370 1,230 1,255 710 580
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.9 29.7 30.3 17.1 14.0
Column percent (X) 89.2 74.0 91.4 96.5 89.3 82.3
Carpooled 35.9 350 20 100 35 85 110
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.7 28.6 10.0 24.3 31.4
Column percent (X) 7.5 4.0 7.4 2.7 10.7 15.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 60.0 15 0 0 0 0 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Column percent (X) 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1
Bicycle or walked 2.4 110 110 0 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 2.4 22.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 16.9 25 0 15 10 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 60.0 40.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.5 0.0 1.1 0.8 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.