CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
 1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 670,080 100.0 723,419 100.0 53,339 8.0
In households 655,981 97.9 706,478 97.7 50,497 7.7
In group quarters 14,099 2.1 16,941 2.3 2,842 20.2

HOUSEHOLD SIZE		            
Total households 250,789 100.0 275,410 100.0 24,621 9.8
1-person household 62,639 25.0 74,486 27.0 11,847 18.9
2-person household 76,696 30.6 84,350 30.6 7,654 10.0
3-person household 44,595 17.8 45,265 16.4 670 1.5
4-person household 40,371 16.1 42,286 15.4 1,915 4.7
5-or-more-person household 26,488 10.6 29,023 10.5 2,535 9.6
Mean number of persons per household 2.62 (X) 2.57 (X) -0.05 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1		            
Total households 250,789 100.0 275,410 100.0 24,621 9.8
No vehicle available 31,509 12.6 29,999 10.9 -1,510 -4.8
1 vehicle available 88,923 35.5 98,707 35.8 9,784 11.0
2 vehicles available 94,658 37.7 110,425 40.1 15,767 16.7
3 vehicles available 25,421 10.1 27,139 9.9 1,718 6.8
4 vehicles available 7,530 3.0 6,830 2.5 -700 -9.3
5 or more vehicles available 2,748 1.1 2,310 0.8 -438 -15.9
Mean vehicles per household 1.59 (X) 1.60 (X) 0.01 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1		            
Workers 16 years and over 324,829 100.0 343,630 100.0 18,801 5.8
Male 172,109 53.0 179,045 52.1 6,936 4.0
Female 152,720 47.0 164,590 47.9 11,870 7.8

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK		            
Workers 16 years and over 324,829 100.0 343,631 100.0 18,802 5.8
Drove alone 252,008 77.6 270,604 78.7 18,596 7.4
Carpooled 35,777 11.0 32,332 9.4 -3,445 -9.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 13,801 4.2 16,820 4.9 3,019 21.9
Bicycle or walked 13,414 4.1 10,237 3.0 -3,177 -23.7
Motorcycle or other means 2,049 0.6 2,355 0.7 306 14.9
Worked at home 7,780 2.4 11,283 3.3 3,503 45.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 317,049 100.0 332,348 100.0 15,299 4.8
Less than 5 minutes 12,092 3.8 9,610 2.9 -2,482 -20.5
5 to 9 minutes 43,154 13.6 37,349 11.2 -5,805 -13.5
10 to 14 minutes 55,787 17.6 51,892 15.6 -3,895 -7.0
15 to 19 minutes 50,525 15.9 48,672 14.6 -1,853 -3.7
20 to 29 minutes 53,551 16.9 57,401 17.3 3,850 7.2
30 to 44 minutes 53,447 16.9 61,195 18.4 7,748 14.5
45 or more minutes 48,493 15.3 66,229 19.9 17,736 36.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.9 (X) 27.1 (X) 4.2 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 317,049 100.0 332,348 100.0 15,299 4.8
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 83,547 26.4 88,898 26.7 5,351 6.4
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 98,770 31.2 100,787 30.3 2,017 2.0
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 63,317 20.0 64,629 19.4 1,312 2.1
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 16,259 5.1 18,168 5.5 1,909 11.7
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 8,686 2.7 10,373 3.1 1,687 19.4
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 41,498 13.1 41,454 12.5 -44 -0.1
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 4,972 1.6 8,039 2.4 3,067 61.7
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: Essex County, Massachusetts

Subject
 Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 723,419 100.0
Under 16 years 162,935 22.5
16 to 20 years 43,274 6.0
21 to 24 years 30,107 4.2
25 to 44 years 219,950 30.4
45 to 64 years 166,930 23.1
65 years and over 100,223 13.9
Mean age (years) 37.2 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991		    
Total households 275,410 100.0
Less than $15,000 39,101 14.2
$15,000 to 19,999 13,535 4.9
$20,000 to 24,999 13,751 5.0
$25,000 to 49,999 66,519 24.2
$50,000 to 74,999 54,048 19.6
$75,000 to 99,999 36,066 13.1
$100,000 or more 52,390 19.0
Mean household income (dollars) 68,548 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 51,576 (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 1.60 275,410 30,000 98,705 110,425 27,140 9,140
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.9 35.8 40.1 9.9 3.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.88 74,485 17,735 50,320 5,175 790 460
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.8 67.6 6.9 1.1 0.6
Column percent (X) 27.0 59.1 51.0 4.7 2.9 5.0
2-person household 1.64 84,350 5,605 26,320 46,645 4,775 1,005
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.6 31.2 55.3 5.7 1.2
Column percent (X) 30.6 18.7 26.7 42.2 17.6 11.0
3-person household 1.93 45,265 2,840 10,290 21,295 9,520 1,325
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.3 22.7 47.0 21.0 2.9
Column percent (X) 16.4 9.5 10.4 19.3 35.1 14.5
4-or-more-person household 2.10 71,310 3,820 11,780 37,310 12,055 6,350
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.4 16.5 52.3 16.9 8.9
Column percent (X) 25.9 12.7 11.9 33.8 44.4 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 27.1 332,350 46,960 100,565 57,400 61,195 66,230
  Row percent (X) 100.0 14.1 30.3 17.3 18.4 19.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 25.8 270,605 36,995 85,020 49,720 51,370 47,500
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.7 31.4 18.4 19.0 17.6
Column percent (X) 81.4 78.8 84.5 86.6 83.9 71.7
Carpooled 26.4 32,330 4,485 10,120 5,280 6,395 6,055
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.9 31.3 16.3 19.8 18.7
Column percent (X) 9.7 9.6 10.1 9.2 10.5 9.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 54.9 16,820 425 1,330 890 2,500 11,675
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.5 7.9 5.3 14.9 69.4
Column percent (X) 5.1 0.9 1.3 1.6 4.1 17.6
Bicycle or walked 13.3 10,235 4,665 3,450 1,190 570 360
  Row percent (X) 100.0 45.6 33.7 11.6 5.6 3.5
Column percent (X) 3.1 9.9 3.4 2.1 0.9 0.5
Motorcycle or other means 45.0 2,355 385 645 325 360 640
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.3 27.4 13.8 15.3 27.2
Column percent (X) 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.0
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.