CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 12,557 100.0 14,117 100.0 1,560 12.4
In households 12,469 99.3 13,975 99.0 1,506 12.1
In group quarters 88 0.7 142 1.0 54 61.4

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 4,434 100.0 5,118 100.0 684 15.4
1-person household 841 19.0 1,150 22.5 309 36.7
2-person household 1,417 32.0 1,540 30.1 123 8.7
3-person household 793 17.9 814 15.9 21 2.6
4-person household 853 19.2 942 18.4 89 10.4
5-or-more-person household 530 12.0 672 13.1 142 26.8
Mean number of persons per household 2.81 (X) 2.73 (X) -0.08 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 4,434 100.0 5,118 100.0 684 15.4
No vehicle available 180 4.1 297 5.8 117 65.0
1 vehicle available 1,156 26.1 1,380 27.0 224 19.4
2 vehicles available 2,030 45.8 2,571 50.2 541 26.7
3 vehicles available 708 16.0 648 12.7 -60 -8.5
4 vehicles available 307 6.9 171 3.3 -136 -44.3
5 or more vehicles available 53 1.2 51 1.0 -2 -3.8
Mean vehicles per household 2.00 (X) 1.84 (X) -0.16 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 6,281 100.0 6,495 100.0 214 3.4
Male 3,413 54.3 3,460 53.3 47 1.4
Female 2,868 45.7 3,035 46.7 167 5.8

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 6,281 100.0 6,494 100.0 213 3.4
Drove alone 5,086 81.0 5,125 78.9 39 0.8
Carpooled 371 5.9 300 4.6 -71 -19.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 468 7.5 632 9.7 164 35.0
Bicycle or walked 106 1.7 90 1.4 -16 -15.1
Motorcycle or other means 8 0.1 36 0.6 28 350.0
Worked at home 242 3.9 311 4.8 69 28.5

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 6,039 100.0 6,183 100.0 144 2.4
Less than 5 minutes 164 2.7 122 2.0 -42 -25.6
5 to 9 minutes 600 9.9 448 7.2 -152 -25.3
10 to 14 minutes 970 16.1 741 12.0 -229 -23.6
15 to 19 minutes 686 11.4 709 11.5 23 3.4
20 to 29 minutes 1,141 18.9 1,158 18.7 17 1.5
30 to 44 minutes 1,499 24.8 1,620 26.2 121 8.1
45 or more minutes 979 16.2 1,385 22.4 406 41.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 24.7 (X) 28.9 (X) 4.1 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 6,039 100.0 6,183 100.0 144 2.4
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 1,003 16.6 1,111 18.0 108 10.8
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,295 38.0 2,125 34.4 -170 -7.4
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,696 28.1 1,862 30.1 166 9.8
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 355 5.9 365 5.9 10 2.8
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 112 1.9 186 3.0 74 66.1
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 547 9.1 483 7.8 -64 -11.7
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 31 0.5 51 0.8 20 64.5
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: Westwood town, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 14,117 100.0
Under 16 years 3,517 24.9
16 to 20 years 605 4.3
21 to 24 years 271 1.9
25 to 44 years 3,542 25.1
45 to 64 years 3,475 24.6
65 years and over 2,707 19.2
Mean age (years) 39.9 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 5,118 100.0
Less than $15,000 407 8.0
$15,000 to 19,999 145 2.8
$20,000 to 24,999 84 1.6
$25,000 to 49,999 727 14.2
$50,000 to 74,999 778 15.2
$75,000 to 99,999 753 14.7
$100,000 or more 2,224 43.5
Mean household income (dollars) 113,957 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 87,394 (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 1.84 5,120 295 1,380 2,570 650 220
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.8 27.0 50.2 12.7 4.3
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.90 1,150 265 770 85 20 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 23.0 67.0 7.4 1.7 0.9
Column percent (X) 22.5 89.8 55.8 3.3 3.1 4.5
2-person household 1.85 1,540 20 385 965 135 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.3 25.0 62.7 8.8 1.9
Column percent (X) 30.1 6.8 27.9 37.5 20.8 13.6
3-person household 2.17 815 10 105 450 225 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.2 12.9 55.2 27.6 2.5
Column percent (X) 15.9 3.4 7.6 17.5 34.6 9.1
4-or-more-person household 2.33 1,615 0 115 1,070 265 160
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 7.1 66.3 16.4 9.9
Column percent (X) 31.5 0.0 8.3 41.6 40.8 72.7

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 28.9 6,185 570 1,450 1,160 1,620 1,385
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.2 23.4 18.8 26.2 22.4
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 26.4 5,125 490 1,345 1,025 1,430 840
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.6 26.2 20.0 27.9 16.4
Column percent (X) 82.9 86.0 92.8 88.4 88.3 60.6
Carpooled 28.6 300 25 80 65 25 105
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.3 26.7 21.7 8.3 35.0
Column percent (X) 4.9 4.4 5.5 5.6 1.5 7.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 48.5 630 0 0 45 165 420
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 7.1 26.2 66.7
Column percent (X) 10.2 0.0 0.0 3.9 10.2 30.3
Bicycle or walked 7.9 90 55 20 10 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 61.1 22.2 11.1 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 1.5 9.6 1.4 0.9 0.0 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 91.2 35 0 0 15 0 20
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 42.9 0.0 57.1
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.4
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.