CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 13,650 100.0 14,412 100.0 762 5.6
In households 13,463 98.6 14,163 98.3 700 5.2
In group quarters 187 1.4 249 1.7 62 33.2

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 5,286 100.0 5,717 100.0 431 8.2
1-person household 1,179 22.3 1,489 26.0 310 26.3
2-person household 1,894 35.8 1,873 32.8 -21 -1.1
3-person household 907 17.2 974 17.0 67 7.4
4-person household 864 16.3 981 17.2 117 13.5
5-or-more-person household 442 8.4 400 7.0 -42 -9.5
Mean number of persons per household 2.55 (X) 2.48 (X) -0.07 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 5,286 100.0 5,717 100.0 431 8.2
No vehicle available 331 6.3 380 6.6 49 14.8
1 vehicle available 1,844 34.9 1,830 32.0 -14 -0.8
2 vehicles available 2,469 46.7 2,817 49.3 348 14.1
3 vehicles available 456 8.6 573 10.0 117 25.7
4 vehicles available 135 2.6 97 1.7 -38 -28.1
5 or more vehicles available 51 1.0 20 0.3 -31 -60.8
Mean vehicles per household 1.69 (X) 1.70 (X) [ >0 ] (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 6,865 100.0 7,370 100.0 505 7.4
Male 3,658 53.3 3,865 52.4 207 5.7
Female 3,207 46.7 3,500 47.5 293 9.1

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 6,865 100.0 7,369 100.0 504 7.3
Drove alone 5,370 78.2 5,476 74.3 106 2.0
Carpooled 497 7.2 495 6.7 -2 -0.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 641 9.3 883 12.0 242 37.8
Bicycle or walked 127 1.8 142 1.9 15 11.8
Motorcycle or other means 29 0.4 38 0.5 9 31.0
Worked at home 201 2.9 335 4.5 134 66.7

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 6,664 100.0 7,034 100.0 370 5.6
Less than 5 minutes 208 3.1 226 3.2 18 8.7
5 to 9 minutes 818 12.3 629 8.9 -189 -23.1
10 to 14 minutes 1,182 17.7 1,057 15.0 -125 -10.6
15 to 19 minutes 871 13.1 738 10.5 -133 -15.3
20 to 29 minutes 988 14.8 976 13.9 -12 -1.2
30 to 44 minutes 1,172 17.6 1,130 16.1 -42 -3.6
45 or more minutes 1,425 21.4 2,278 32.4 853 59.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.5 (X) 30.8 (X) 5.3 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 6,664 100.0 7,034 100.0 370 5.6
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 1,294 19.4 1,450 20.6 156 12.1
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,347 35.2 2,281 32.4 -66 -2.8
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,867 28.0 1,832 26.0 -35 -1.9
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 418 6.3 471 6.7 53 12.7
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 189 2.8 297 4.2 108 57.1
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 495 7.4 595 8.5 100 20.2
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 54 0.8 108 1.5 54 100.0
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: Swampscott town, Essex County, Massachusetts

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 14,412 100.0
Under 16 years 3,008 20.9
16 to 20 years 721 5.0
21 to 24 years 469 3.3
25 to 44 years 3,904 27.1
45 to 64 years 3,772 26.2
65 years and over 2,538 17.6
Mean age (years) 40.6 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 5,717 100.0
Less than $15,000 459 8.0
$15,000 to 19,999 180 3.1
$20,000 to 24,999 157 2.7
$25,000 to 49,999 1,206 21.1
$50,000 to 74,999 1,022 17.9
$75,000 to 99,999 997 17.4
$100,000 or more 1,696 29.7
Mean household income (dollars) 88,580 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 71,089 (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 1.70 5,715 380 1,830 2,815 575 115
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.6 32.0 49.3 10.1 2.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.91 1,490 285 1,075 100 30 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 19.1 72.1 6.7 2.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 26.1 75.0 58.7 3.6 5.2 0.0
2-person household 1.74 1,875 65 485 1,225 75 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.5 25.9 65.3 4.0 1.3
Column percent (X) 32.8 17.1 26.5 43.5 13.0 21.7
3-person household 2.07 975 20 145 590 185 35
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.1 14.9 60.5 19.0 3.6
Column percent (X) 17.1 5.3 7.9 21.0 32.2 30.4
4-or-more-person household 2.21 1,380 10 125 905 290 55
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.7 9.1 65.6 21.0 4.0
Column percent (X) 24.1 2.6 6.8 32.1 50.4 47.8

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 30.8 7,035 855 1,795 975 1,130 2,280
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.2 25.5 13.9 16.1 32.4
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 28.1 5,475 675 1,635 935 880 1,345
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.3 29.9 17.1 16.1 24.6
Column percent (X) 77.8 78.9 91.1 95.9 77.9 59.0
Carpooled 29.6 495 105 85 25 95 185
  Row percent (X) 100.0 21.2 17.2 5.1 19.2 37.4
Column percent (X) 7.0 12.3 4.7 2.6 8.4 8.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 51.2 885 0 15 15 125 735
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 14.1 83.1
Column percent (X) 12.6 0.0 0.8 1.5 11.1 32.2
Bicycle or walked 11.3 140 75 35 0 30 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 53.6 25.0 0.0 21.4 0.0
Column percent (X) 2.0 8.8 1.9 0.0 2.7 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 31.6 40 0 25 0 0 15
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 62.5 0.0 0.0 37.5
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.7
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.