CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
 1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 16,402 100.0 20,754 100.0 4,352 26.5
In households 16,332 99.6 20,649 99.5 4,317 26.4
In group quarters 70 0.4 105 0.5 35 50.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE		            
Total households 5,332 100.0 6,836 100.0 1,504 28.2
1-person household 629 11.8 797 11.7 168 26.7
2-person household 1,519 28.5 2,030 29.7 511 33.6
3-person household 1,119 21.0 1,308 19.1 189 16.9
4-person household 1,298 24.3 1,788 26.2 490 37.8
5-or-more-person household 767 14.4 913 13.4 146 19.0
Mean number of persons per household 3.06 (X) 3.02 (X) -0.04 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1		            
Total households 5,332 100.0 6,836 100.0 1,504 28.2
No vehicle available 96 1.8 157 2.3 61 63.5
1 vehicle available 895 16.8 1,015 14.8 120 13.4
2 vehicles available 2,792 52.4 4,014 58.7 1,222 43.8
3 vehicles available 1,043 19.6 1,187 17.4 144 13.8
4 vehicles available 361 6.8 357 5.2 -4 -1.1
5 or more vehicles available 145 2.7 106 1.6 -39 -26.9
Mean vehicles per household 2.22 (X) 2.13 (X) -0.08 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1		            
Workers 16 years and over 8,881 100.0 10,745 100.0 1,864 21.0
Male 4,927 55.5 5,860 54.5 933 18.9
Female 3,954 44.5 4,885 45.5 931 23.5

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK		            
Workers 16 years and over 8,881 100.0 10,745 100.0 1,864 21.0
Drove alone 7,876 88.7 9,457 88.0 1,581 20.1
Carpooled 612 6.9 570 5.3 -42 -6.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 55 0.6 125 1.2 70 127.3
Bicycle or walked 115 1.3 60 0.6 -55 -47.8
Motorcycle or other means 54 0.6 16 0.1 -38 -70.4
Worked at home 169 1.9 517 4.8 348 205.9

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 8,712 100.0 10,228 100.0 1,516 17.4
Less than 5 minutes 216 2.5 168 1.6 -48 -22.2
5 to 9 minutes 770 8.8 823 8.0 53 6.9
10 to 14 minutes 1,165 13.4 1,043 10.2 -122 -10.5
15 to 19 minutes 1,168 13.4 1,153 11.3 -15 -1.3
20 to 29 minutes 1,815 20.8 2,326 22.7 511 28.2
30 to 44 minutes 2,365 27.1 2,512 24.6 147 6.2
45 or more minutes 1,213 13.9 2,203 21.5 990 81.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.0 (X) 30.0 (X) 4.9 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK		            
Workers who did not work at home 8,712 100.0 10,228 100.0 1,516 17.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 1,925 22.1 2,607 25.5 682 35.4
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 3,097 35.5 3,419 33.4 322 10.4
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,859 21.3 2,391 23.4 532 28.6
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 509 5.8 646 6.3 137 26.9
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 200 2.3 216 2.1 16 8.0
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 1,031 11.8 815 8.0 -216 -21.0
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 91 1.0 134 1.3 43 47.3
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: Westford town, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Subject
 Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 20,754 100.0
Under 16 years 5,974 28.8
16 to 20 years 1,102 5.3
21 to 24 years 403 1.9
25 to 44 years 6,877 33.1
45 to 64 years 4,909 23.7
65 years and over 1,489 7.2
Mean age (years) 33.5 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991		    
Total households 6,836 100.0
Less than $15,000 278 4.1
$15,000 to 19,999 126 1.8
$20,000 to 24,999 108 1.6
$25,000 to 49,999 823 12.0
$50,000 to 74,999 936 13.7
$75,000 to 99,999 1,211 17.7
$100,000 or more 3,354 49.1
Mean household income (dollars) 114,895 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 98,272 (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 2.13 6,835 155 1,015 4,015 1,185 465
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.3 14.9 58.7 17.3 6.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.13 795 90 575 90 40 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.3 72.3 11.3 5.0 0.5
Column percent (X) 11.6 58.1 56.7 2.2 3.4 0.9
2-person household 2.04 2,030 20 230 1,515 205 55
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.0 11.3 74.6 10.1 2.7
Column percent (X) 29.7 12.9 22.7 37.7 17.3 11.8
3-person household 2.35 1,310 25 120 705 335 125
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.9 9.2 53.8 25.6 9.5
Column percent (X) 19.2 16.1 11.8 17.6 28.3 26.9
4-or-more-person household 2.40 2,700 25 95 1,700 605 280
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.9 3.5 63.0 22.4 10.4
Column percent (X) 39.5 16.1 9.4 42.3 51.1 60.2

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 30.0 10,230 990 2,195 2,325 2,510 2,205
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.7 21.5 22.7 24.5 21.6
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 29.0 9,455 855 2,030 2,250 2,435 1,885
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.0 21.5 23.8 25.8 19.9
Column percent (X) 92.4 86.4 92.5 96.8 97.0 85.5
Carpooled 36.1 570 95 130 75 75 195
  Row percent (X) 100.0 16.7 22.8 13.2 13.2 34.2
Column percent (X) 5.6 9.6 5.9 3.2 3.0 8.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 92.8 125 0 0 0 0 125
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Column percent (X) 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.7
Bicycle or walked 4.5 60 40 20 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.6 4.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 10.0 15 0 15 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 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.