CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 6,628 100.0 8,781 100.0 2,153 32.5
In households 6,628 100.0 8,753 99.7 2,125 32.1
In group quarters 0 0.0 28 0.3 28 0.0

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 2,243 100.0 2,928 100.0 685 30.5
1-person household 347 15.5 409 14.0 62 17.9
2-person household 695 31.0 888 30.3 193 27.8
3-person household 440 19.6 536 18.3 96 21.8
4-person household 482 21.5 715 24.4 233 48.3
5-or-more-person household 279 12.4 380 13.0 101 36.2
Mean number of persons per household 2.95 (X) 2.99 (X) 0.03 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 2,243 100.0 2,928 100.0 685 30.5
No vehicle available 113 5.0 71 2.4 -42 -37.2
1 vehicle available 432 19.3 486 16.6 54 12.5
2 vehicles available 1,146 51.1 1,712 58.5 566 49.4
3 vehicles available 404 18.0 497 17.0 93 23.0
4 vehicles available 99 4.4 118 4.0 19 19.2
5 or more vehicles available 49 2.2 44 1.5 -5 -10.2
Mean vehicles per household 2.04 (X) 2.09 (X) 0.05 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 3,563 100.0 4,225 100.0 662 18.6
Male 2,016 56.6 2,325 55.0 309 15.3
Female 1,547 43.4 1,900 45.0 353 22.8

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 3,563 100.0 4,225 100.0 662 18.6
Drove alone 2,997 84.1 3,691 87.4 694 23.2
Carpooled 222 6.2 240 5.7 18 8.1
Public transportation (including taxicab) 35 1.0 54 1.3 19 54.3
Bicycle or walked 167 4.7 57 1.3 -110 -65.9
Motorcycle or other means 14 0.4 20 0.5 6 42.9
Worked at home 128 3.6 163 3.9 35 27.3

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 3,435 100.0 4,062 100.0 627 18.3
Less than 5 minutes 130 3.8 140 3.4 10 7.7
5 to 9 minutes 432 12.6 280 6.9 -152 -35.2
10 to 14 minutes 477 13.9 527 13.0 50 10.5
15 to 19 minutes 526 15.3 620 15.3 94 17.9
20 to 29 minutes 607 17.7 698 17.2 91 15.0
30 to 44 minutes 786 22.9 985 24.2 199 25.3
45 or more minutes 477 13.9 812 20.0 335 70.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.3 (X) 28.3 (X) 5.0 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 3,435 100.0 4,062 100.0 627 18.3
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 616 17.9 1,050 25.8 434 70.5
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 1,433 41.7 1,430 35.2 -3 -0.2
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 877 25.5 1,016 25.0 139 15.8
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 144 4.2 303 7.5 159 110.4
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 90 2.6 86 2.1 -4 -4.4
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 265 7.7 139 3.4 -126 -47.5
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 10 0.3 38 0.9 28 280.0
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.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Southborough town, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 8,781 100.0
Under 16 years 2,608 29.7
16 to 20 years 370 4.2
21 to 24 years 175 2.0
25 to 44 years 2,799 31.9
45 to 64 years 2,119 24.1
65 years and over 710 8.1
Mean age (years) 33.6 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 2,928 100.0
Less than $15,000 139 4.7
$15,000 to 19,999 64 2.2
$20,000 to 24,999 66 2.3
$25,000 to 49,999 371 12.7
$50,000 to 74,999 359 12.3
$75,000 to 99,999 418 14.3
$100,000 or more 1,511 51.6
Mean household income (dollars) 133,149 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 102,986 (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 2.09 2,930 70 485 1,710 495 160
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.4 16.6 58.4 16.9 5.5
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.19 410 45 295 40 20 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.0 72.0 9.8 4.9 2.4
Column percent (X) 14.0 64.3 60.8 2.3 4.0 6.2
2-person household 2.05 890 20 120 605 100 45
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.2 13.5 68.0 11.2 5.1
Column percent (X) 30.4 28.6 24.7 35.4 20.2 28.1
3-person household 2.36 535 4 35 290 160 40
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.7 6.5 54.2 29.9 7.5
Column percent (X) 18.3 5.7 7.2 17.0 32.3 25.0
4-or-more-person household 2.33 1,095 0 35 775 220 65
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 3.2 70.8 20.1 5.9
Column percent (X) 37.4 0.0 7.2 45.3 44.4 40.6

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 28.3 4,060 420 1,145 700 985 810
  Row percent (X) 100.0 10.3 28.2 17.2 24.3 20.0
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 27.3 3,690 360 1,100 670 835 720
  Row percent (X) 100.0 9.8 29.8 18.2 22.6 19.5
Column percent (X) 90.9 85.7 96.1 95.7 84.8 88.9
Carpooled 31.7 240 10 40 25 140 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 4.2 16.7 10.4 58.3 12.5
Column percent (X) 5.9 2.4 3.5 3.6 14.2 3.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 83.5 55 0 0 0 0 55
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Column percent (X) 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
Bicycle or walked 3.7 55 50 4 0 0 0
  Row percent (X) 100.0 90.9 7.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Column percent (X) 1.4 11.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motorcycle or other means 98.0 20 0 0 0 10 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 50.0
Column percent (X) 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.2
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.