CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000) Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Amesbury town, Essex County, Massachusetts
Subject	1990 Census		Census 2000		Change 1990 to 2000
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
POPULATION
Total population	15,101	100.0	16,397	100.0	1,296	8.6
In households	14,704	97.4	16,042	97.8	1,338	9.1
In group quarters	397	2.6	355	2.2	-42	-10.6
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
Total households	5,536	100.0	6,425	100.0	889	16.1
1-person household	1,267	22.9	1,751	27.3	484	38.2
2-person household	1,721	31.1	1,986	30.9	265	15.4
3-person household	1,048	18.9	1,124	17.5	76	7.3
4-person household	946	17.1	978	15.2	32	3.4
5-or-more-person household	554	10.0	586	9.1	32	5.8
Mean number of persons per household	2.66	(X)	2.50	(X)	-0.16	(X)
VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
Total households	5,536	100.0	6,425	100.0	889	16.1
No vehicle available	397	7.2	483	7.5	86	21.7
1 vehicle available	2,026	36.6	2,272	35.4	246	12.1
2 vehicles available	2,502	45.2	2,858	44.5	356	14.2
3 vehicles available	444	8.0	569	8.9	125	28.2
4 vehicles available	137	2.5	170	2.6	33	24.1
5 or more vehicles available	30	0.5	73	1.1	43	143.3
Mean vehicles per household	1.64	(X)	1.67	(X)	0.03	(X)
WORKERS BY SEX1
Workers 16 years and over	7,290	100.0	8,420	100.0	1,130	15.5
Male	3,836	52.6	4,420	52.5	584	15.2
Female	3,454	47.4	4,000	47.5	546	15.8
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	7,290	100.0	8,421	100.0	1,131	15.5
Drove alone	5,794	79.5	6,925	82.2	1,131	19.5
Carpooled	835	11.5	833	9.9	-2	-0.2
Public transportation (including taxicab)	106	1.5	155	1.8	49	46.2
Bicycle or walked	296	4.1	158	1.9	-138	-46.6
Motorcycle or other means	61	0.8	44	0.5	-17	-27.9
Worked at home	198	2.7	306	3.6	108	54.5
TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
Workers who did not work at home	7,092	100.0	8,115	100.0	1,023	14.4
Less than 5 minutes	400	5.6	357	4.4	-43	-10.8
5 to 9 minutes	1,184	16.7	1,035	12.8	-149	-12.6
10 to 14 minutes	1,118	15.8	1,052	13.0	-66	-5.9
15 to 19 minutes	838	11.8	1,035	12.8	197	23.5
20 to 29 minutes	1,152	16.2	1,277	15.7	125	10.9
30 to 44 minutes	1,300	18.3	1,688	20.8	388	29.8
45 or more minutes	1,100	15.5	1,671	20.6	571	51.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	22.6	(X)	27.9	(X)	5.3	(X)
TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
Workers who did not work at home	7,092	100.0	8,115	100.0	1,023	14.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.	2,287	32.2	2,507	30.9	220	9.6
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.	2,016	28.4	2,290	28.2	274	13.6
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.	1,109	15.6	1,555	19.2	446	40.2
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.	306	4.3	313	3.9	7	2.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.	172	2.4	182	2.2	10	5.8
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.	1,078	15.2	924	11.4	-154	-14.3
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.	124	1.7	344	4.2	220	177.4
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: Amesbury town, Essex County, Massachusetts
Subject	Census 2000
	Number	Percent
POPULATION BY AGE
Total population	16,397	100.0
Under 16 years	3,827	23.3
16 to 20 years	742	4.5
21 to 24 years	670	4.1
25 to 44 years	5,598	34.1
45 to 64 years	3,550	21.7
65 years and over	2,010	12.3
Mean age (years)	36.3	(X)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
Total households	6,425	100.0
Less than $15,000	742	11.5
$15,000 to 19,999	367	5.7
$20,000 to 24,999	378	5.9
$25,000 to 49,999	1,496	23.3
$50,000 to 74,999	1,466	22.8
$75,000 to 99,999	988	15.4
$100,000 or more	988	15.4
Mean household income (dollars)	61,252	(X)
Median household income (dollars)	51,906	(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		1.67	6,425	485	2,270	2,860	570	245
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	7.5	35.3	44.5	8.9	3.8
	Column percent	(X)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
1-person household		0.89	1,750	350	1,245	145	4	4
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	20.0	71.1	8.3	0.2	0.2
	Column percent	(X)	27.2	72.2	54.8	5.1	0.7	1.6
2-person household		1.77	1,985	55	570	1,200	125	35
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	2.8	28.7	60.5	6.3	1.8
	Column percent	(X)	30.9	11.3	25.1	42.0	21.9	14.3
3-person household		1.94	1,125	30	275	610	165	45
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	2.7	24.4	54.2	14.7	4.0
	Column percent	(X)	17.5	6.2	12.1	21.3	28.9	18.4
4-or-more-person household		2.24	1,565	50	185	900	270	160
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	3.2	11.8	57.5	17.3	10.2
	Column percent	(X)	24.4	10.3	8.1	31.5	47.4	65.3
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		27.9	8,115	1,390	2,085	1,275	1,690	1,670
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	17.1	25.7	15.7	20.8	20.6
	Column percent	(X)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Drove alone		26.7	6,925	1,125	1,930	1,100	1,435	1,335
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	16.2	27.9	15.9	20.7	19.3
	Column percent	(X)	85.3	80.9	92.6	86.3	84.9	79.9
Carpooled		33.3	835	125	140	155	195	215
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	15.0	16.8	18.6	23.4	25.7
	Column percent	(X)	10.3	9.0	6.7	12.2	11.5	12.9
Public transportation (including taxicab)		62.4	155	4	4	4	35	100
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	2.6	2.6	2.6	22.6	64.5
	Column percent	(X)	1.9	0.3	0.2	0.3	2.1	6.0
Bicycle or walked		13.8	160	115	4	15	15	10
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	71.9	2.5	9.4	9.4	6.2
	Column percent	(X)	2.0	8.3	0.2	1.2	0.9	0.6
Motorcycle or other means		50.0	45	20	4	0	4	10
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	44.4	8.9	0.0	8.9	22.2
	Column percent	(X)	0.6	1.4	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.6
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.