CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 1,566 100.0 1,737 100.0 171 10.9
In households 1,566 100.0 1,737 100.0 171 10.9

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 548 100.0 660 100.0 112 20.4
1-person household 101 18.4 130 19.7 29 28.7
2-person household 167 30.5 248 37.6 81 48.5
3-person household 104 19.0 120 18.2 16 15.4
4-person household 104 19.0 93 14.1 -11 -10.6
5-or-more-person household 72 13.1 69 10.5 -3 -4.2
Mean number of persons per household 2.86 (X) 2.63 (X) -0.23 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 548 100.0 660 100.0 112 20.4
No vehicle available 19 3.5 13 2.0 -6 -31.6
1 vehicle available 151 27.6 177 26.8 26 17.2
2 vehicles available 267 48.7 329 49.8 62 23.2
3 vehicles available 82 15.0 104 15.8 22 26.8
4 vehicles available 27 4.9 32 4.8 5 18.5
5 or more vehicles available 2 0.4 5 0.8 3 150.0
Mean vehicles per household 1.92 (X) 1.97 (X) 0.05 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 742 100.0 940 100.0 198 26.7
Male 397 53.5 495 52.7 98 24.7
Female 345 46.5 445 47.3 100 29.0

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 742 100.0 941 100.0 199 26.8
Drove alone 598 80.6 836 88.8 238 39.8
Carpooled 101 13.6 52 5.5 -49 -48.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0 4 0.4 4 0.0
Bicycle or walked 5 0.7 8 0.9 3 60.0
Motorcycle or other means 5 0.7 10 1.1 5 100.0
Worked at home 33 4.4 31 3.3 -2 -6.1

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 709 100.0 910 100.0 201 28.3
Less than 5 minutes 25 3.5 28 3.1 3 12.0
5 to 9 minutes 42 5.9 51 5.6 9 21.4
10 to 14 minutes 33 4.7 40 4.4 7 21.2
15 to 19 minutes 79 11.1 104 11.4 25 31.6
20 to 29 minutes 143 20.2 162 17.8 19 13.3
30 to 44 minutes 153 21.6 213 23.4 60 39.2
45 or more minutes 234 33.0 312 34.3 78 33.3
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 31.8 (X) 36.7 (X) 4.9 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 709 100.0 910 100.0 201 28.3
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 231 32.6 329 36.2 98 42.4
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 221 31.2 245 26.9 24 10.9
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 115 16.2 73 8.0 -42 -36.5
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 31 4.4 12 1.3 -19 -61.3
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 20 2.8 28 3.1 8 40.0
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 75 10.6 154 16.9 79 105.3
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 16 2.3 69 7.6 53 331.2
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: Wales town, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 1,737 100.0
Under 16 years 384 22.1
16 to 20 years 107 6.2
21 to 24 years 52 3.0
25 to 44 years 568 32.7
45 to 64 years 498 28.7
65 years and over 128 7.4
Mean age (years) 35.7 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 660 100.0
Less than $15,000 35 5.3
$15,000 to 19,999 30 4.5
$20,000 to 24,999 34 5.2
$25,000 to 49,999 238 36.1
$50,000 to 74,999 181 27.4
$75,000 to 99,999 94 14.2
$100,000 or more 48 7.3
Mean household income (dollars) 55,587 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 48,906 (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 1.97 660 15 175 330 105 35
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.3 26.5 50.0 15.9 5.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.17 130 4 95 25 4 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.1 73.1 19.2 3.1 0.0
Column percent (X) 19.7 26.7 54.3 7.6 3.8 0.0
2-person household 1.95 250 4 50 155 35 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.6 20.0 62.0 14.0 1.6
Column percent (X) 37.9 26.7 28.6 47.0 33.3 11.4
3-person household 2.13 120 4 20 65 30 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.3 16.7 54.2 25.0 3.3
Column percent (X) 18.2 26.7 11.4 19.7 28.6 11.4
4-or-more-person household 2.53 160 0 10 85 35 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 6.2 53.1 21.9 15.6
Column percent (X) 24.2 0.0 5.7 25.8 33.3 71.4

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 36.7 910 80 145 160 215 310
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.8 15.9 17.6 23.6 34.1
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 35.8 835 70 140 145 200 280
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.4 16.8 17.4 24.0 33.5
Column percent (X) 91.8 87.5 96.6 90.6 93.0 90.3
Carpooled 52.0 50 4 4 10 4 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.0 8.0 20.0 8.0 60.0
Column percent (X) 5.5 5.0 2.8 6.2 1.9 9.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 75.0 4 0 0 0 4 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0
Column percent (X) 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 1.3
Bicycle or walked 36.2 10 4 0 0 0 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 40.0
Column percent (X) 1.1 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3
Motorcycle or other means 17.5 10 4 4 4 4 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 1.1 5.0 2.8 2.5 1.9 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.