CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 435,276 100.0 472,822 100.0 37,546 8.6
In households 423,955 97.4 461,027 97.5 37,072 8.7
In group quarters 11,321 2.6 11,795 2.5 474 4.2

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 149,171 100.0 168,448 100.0 19,277 12.9
1-person household 29,732 19.9 37,309 22.1 7,577 25.5
2-person household 43,380 29.1 51,311 30.5 7,931 18.3
3-person household 27,513 18.4 29,245 17.4 1,732 6.3
4-person household 28,143 18.9 29,304 17.4 1,161 4.1
5-or-more-person household 20,403 13.7 21,279 12.6 876 4.3
Mean number of persons per household 2.84 (X) 2.74 (X) -0.11 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 149,171 100.0 168,448 100.0 19,277 12.9
No vehicle available 11,780 7.9 11,584 6.9 -196 -1.7
1 vehicle available 45,299 30.4 51,616 30.6 6,317 13.9
2 vehicles available 64,597 43.3 76,140 45.2 11,543 17.9
3 vehicles available 19,043 12.8 21,034 12.5 1,991 10.5
4 vehicles available 6,055 4.1 6,288 3.7 233 3.8
5 or more vehicles available 2,397 1.6 1,786 1.1 -611 -25.5
Mean vehicles per household 1.80 (X) 1.79 (X) -0.01 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 211,145 100.0 231,670 100.0 20,525 9.7
Male 112,758 53.4 120,685 52.1 7,927 7.0
Female 98,387 46.6 110,990 47.9 12,603 12.8

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 211,145 100.0 231,671 100.0 20,526 9.7
Drove alone 168,851 80.0 187,340 80.9 18,489 10.9
Carpooled 23,087 10.9 20,993 9.1 -2,094 -9.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 7,092 3.4 12,502 5.4 5,410 76.3
Bicycle or walked 5,265 2.5 3,540 1.5 -1,725 -32.8
Motorcycle or other means 1,427 0.7 1,278 0.6 -149 -10.4
Worked at home 5,423 2.6 6,018 2.6 595 11.0

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 205,722 100.0 225,653 100.0 19,931 9.7
Less than 5 minutes 6,854 3.3 5,555 2.5 -1,299 -19.0
5 to 9 minutes 23,068 11.2 20,622 9.1 -2,446 -10.6
10 to 14 minutes 29,297 14.2 27,790 12.3 -1,507 -5.1
15 to 19 minutes 26,664 13.0 25,998 11.5 -666 -2.5
20 to 29 minutes 34,885 17.0 38,466 17.0 3,581 10.3
30 to 44 minutes 39,873 19.4 44,284 19.6 4,411 11.1
45 or more minutes 45,081 21.9 62,938 27.9 17,857 39.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 26.9 (X) 32.3 (X) 5.4 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 205,722 100.0 225,653 100.0 19,931 9.7
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 57,608 28.0 68,448 30.3 10,840 18.8
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 60,984 29.6 65,420 29.0 4,436 7.3
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 38,149 18.5 37,734 16.7 -415 -1.1
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 10,489 5.1 11,390 5.0 901 8.6
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 5,671 2.8 6,062 2.7 391 6.9
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 28,666 13.9 29,766 13.2 1,100 3.8
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 4,155 2.0 6,833 3.0 2,678 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: Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 472,822 100.0
Under 16 years 112,759 23.8
16 to 20 years 29,404 6.2
21 to 24 years 17,976 3.8
25 to 44 years 143,990 30.5
45 to 64 years 113,094 23.9
65 years and over 55,599 11.8
Mean age (years) 36.1 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 168,448 100.0
Less than $15,000 19,331 11.5
$15,000 to 19,999 7,459 4.4
$20,000 to 24,999 7,709 4.6
$25,000 to 49,999 40,128 23.8
$50,000 to 74,999 37,053 22.0
$75,000 to 99,999 25,077 14.9
$100,000 or more 31,691 18.8
Mean household income (dollars) 68,574 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 55,615 (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 1.79 168,450 11,585 51,615 76,140 21,035 8,075
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.9 30.6 45.2 12.5 4.8
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.93 37,310 7,145 26,495 3,025 455 190
  Row percent (X) 100.0 19.2 71.0 8.1 1.2 0.5
Column percent (X) 22.1 61.7 51.3 4.0 2.2 2.4
2-person household 1.77 51,310 2,160 13,315 31,040 4,070 725
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.2 26.0 60.5 7.9 1.4
Column percent (X) 30.5 18.6 25.8 40.8 19.3 9.0
3-person household 2.08 29,245 975 5,470 14,525 7,035 1,240
  Row percent (X) 100.0 3.3 18.7 49.7 24.1 4.2
Column percent (X) 17.4 8.4 10.6 19.1 33.4 15.4
4-or-more-person household 2.27 50,585 1,305 6,335 27,550 9,470 5,920
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.6 12.5 54.5 18.7 11.7
Column percent (X) 30.0 11.3 12.3 36.2 45.0 73.3

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 32.3 225,655 26,175 53,790 38,465 44,285 62,940
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.6 23.8 17.0 19.6 27.9
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 30.3 187,340 21,665 46,495 34,180 38,855 46,145
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.6 24.8 18.2 20.7 24.6
Column percent (X) 83.0 82.8 86.4 88.9 87.7 73.3
Carpooled 33.4 20,995 2,265 5,260 3,515 3,760 6,195
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.8 25.1 16.7 17.9 29.5
Column percent (X) 9.3 8.7 9.8 9.1 8.5 9.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 64.2 12,500 100 705 380 1,280 10,040
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.8 5.6 3.0 10.2 80.3
Column percent (X) 5.5 0.4 1.3 1.0 2.9 16.0
Bicycle or walked 12.5 3,540 1,820 1,035 235 295 155
  Row percent (X) 100.0 51.4 29.2 6.6 8.3 4.4
Column percent (X) 1.6 7.0 1.9 0.6 0.7 0.2
Motorcycle or other means 51.8 1,280 330 295 155 95 400
  Row percent (X) 100.0 25.8 23.0 12.1 7.4 31.2
Column percent (X) 0.6 1.3 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.6
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.