CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000) Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Reading town, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Subject	1990 Census		Census 2000		Change 1990 to 2000
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
POPULATION
Total population	22,539	100.0	23,708	100.0	1,169	5.2
In households	22,397	99.4	23,545	99.3	1,148	5.1
In group quarters	142	0.6	163	0.7	21	14.8
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
Total households	7,934	100.0	8,669	100.0	735	9.3
1-person household	1,492	18.8	1,932	22.3	440	29.5
2-person household	2,368	29.8	2,549	29.4	181	7.6
3-person household	1,491	18.8	1,503	17.3	12	0.8
4-person household	1,584	20.0	1,709	19.7	125	7.9
5-or-more-person household	999	12.6	976	11.3	-23	-2.3
Mean number of persons per household	2.82	(X)	2.72	(X)	-0.11	(X)
VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
Total households	7,934	100.0	8,669	100.0	735	9.3
No vehicle available	409	5.2	475	5.5	66	16.1
1 vehicle available	2,102	26.5	2,326	26.8	224	10.7
2 vehicles available	3,753	47.3	4,337	50.0	584	15.6
3 vehicles available	1,055	13.3	1,137	13.1	82	7.8
4 vehicles available	436	5.5	331	3.8	-105	-24.1
5 or more vehicles available	179	2.3	63	0.7	-116	-64.8
Mean vehicles per household	1.96	(X)	1.85	(X)	-0.10	(X)
WORKERS BY SEX1
Workers 16 years and over	12,121	100.0	12,295	100.0	174	1.4
Male	6,527	53.8	6,530	53.1	3	[ >0 ]
Female	5,594	46.2	5,765	46.9	171	3.1
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	12,121	100.0	12,295	100.0	174	1.4
Drove alone	9,808	80.9	10,221	83.1	413	4.2
Carpooled	1,034	8.5	716	5.8	-318	-30.8
Public transportation (including taxicab)	567	4.7	694	5.6	127	22.4
Bicycle or walked	290	2.4	188	1.5	-102	-35.2
Motorcycle or other means	55	0.5	32	0.3	-23	-41.8
Worked at home	367	3.0	444	3.6	77	21.0
TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
Workers who did not work at home	11,754	100.0	11,851	100.0	97	0.8
Less than 5 minutes	289	2.5	282	2.4	-7	-2.4
5 to 9 minutes	1,639	13.9	1,292	10.9	-347	-21.2
10 to 14 minutes	1,525	13.0	1,556	13.1	31	2.0
15 to 19 minutes	1,683	14.3	1,455	12.3	-228	-13.5
20 to 29 minutes	2,661	22.6	2,311	19.5	-350	-13.2
30 to 44 minutes	2,506	21.3	2,767	23.3	261	10.4
45 or more minutes	1,451	12.3	2,188	18.5	737	50.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	22.8	(X)	26.5	(X)	3.8	(X)
TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
Workers who did not work at home	11,754	100.0	11,851	100.0	97	0.8
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.	2,178	18.5	2,519	21.3	341	15.7
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.	4,312	36.7	4,366	36.8	54	1.3
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.	2,748	23.4	2,658	22.4	-90	-3.3
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.	680	5.8	708	6.0	28	4.1
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.	278	2.4	347	2.9	69	24.8
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.	1,370	11.7	1,099	9.3	-271	-19.8
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.	188	1.6	154	1.3	-34	-18.1
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: Reading town, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Subject	Census 2000
	Number	Percent
POPULATION BY AGE
Total population	23,708	100.0
Under 16 years	5,612	23.7
16 to 20 years	1,146	4.8
21 to 24 years	646	2.7
25 to 44 years	7,172	30.3
45 to 64 years	5,775	24.4
65 years and over	3,357	14.2
Mean age (years)	37.7	(X)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
Total households	8,669	100.0
Less than $15,000	637	7.3
$15,000 to 19,999	306	3.5
$20,000 to 24,999	258	3.0
$25,000 to 49,999	1,376	15.9
$50,000 to 74,999	1,608	18.5
$75,000 to 99,999	1,474	17.0
$100,000 or more	3,010	34.7
Mean household income (dollars)	89,480	(X)
Median household income (dollars)	77,059	(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		1.85	8,670	475	2,325	4,335	1,135	395
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	5.5	26.8	50.0	13.1	4.6
	Column percent	(X)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
1-person household		0.87	1,930	395	1,405	120	10	0
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	20.5	72.8	6.2	0.5	0.0
	Column percent	(X)	22.3	83.2	60.4	2.8	0.9	0.0
2-person household		1.86	2,550	40	545	1,730	210	30
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	1.6	21.4	67.8	8.2	1.2
	Column percent	(X)	29.4	8.4	23.4	39.9	18.5	7.6
3-person household		2.20	1,505	15	190	850	370	80
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	1.0	12.6	56.5	24.6	5.3
	Column percent	(X)	17.4	3.2	8.2	19.6	32.6	20.3
4-or-more-person household		2.36	2,685	25	185	1,640	550	285
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	0.9	6.9	61.1	20.5	10.6
	Column percent	(X)	31.0	5.3	8.0	37.8	48.5	72.2
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		26.5	11,850	1,575	3,010	2,310	2,765	2,190
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	13.3	25.4	19.5	23.3	18.5
	Column percent	(X)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Drove alone		24.9	10,220	1,345	2,705	2,170	2,515	1,490
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	13.2	26.5	21.2	24.6	14.6
	Column percent	(X)	86.2	85.4	89.9	93.9	91.0	68.0
Carpooled		23.5	715	115	235	105	155	105
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	16.1	32.9	14.7	21.7	14.7
	Column percent	(X)	6.0	7.3	7.8	4.5	5.6	4.8
Public transportation (including taxicab)		57.9	695	0	4	20	90	580
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	0.0	0.6	2.9	12.9	83.5
	Column percent	(X)	5.9	0.0	0.1	0.9	3.3	26.5
Bicycle or walked		9.1	190	110	55	15	10	0
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	57.9	28.9	7.9	5.3	0.0
	Column percent	(X)	1.6	7.0	1.8	0.6	0.4	0.0
Motorcycle or other means		43.6	30	4	15	0	0	15
	Row percent	(X)	100.0	13.3	50.0	0.0	0.0	50.0
	Column percent	(X)	0.3	0.3	0.5	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.