CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


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

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 6,016,425 100.0 6,349,097 100.0 332,672 5.5
In households 5,801,539 96.4 6,127,400 96.5 325,861 5.6
In group quarters 214,886 3.6 221,697 3.5 6,811 3.2

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 2,244,406 100.0 2,444,588 100.0 200,182 8.9
1-person household 576,230 25.7 683,708 28.0 107,478 18.7
2-person household 697,272 31.1 770,616 31.5 73,344 10.5
3-person household 392,399 17.5 398,190 16.3 5,791 1.5
4-person household 345,434 15.4 354,904 14.5 9,470 2.7
5-or-more-person household 233,071 10.4 237,170 9.7 4,099 1.8
Mean number of persons per household 2.58 (X) 2.51 (X) -0.08 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 2,244,406 100.0 2,444,588 100.0 200,182 8.9
No vehicle available 313,744 14.0 307,384 12.6 -6,360 -2.0
1 vehicle available 811,993 36.2 902,162 36.9 90,169 11.1
2 vehicles available 812,272 36.2 927,181 37.9 114,909 14.1
3 vehicles available 216,808 9.7 229,727 9.4 12,919 6.0
4 vehicles available 66,946 3.0 58,440 2.4 -8,506 -12.7
5 or more vehicles available 22,643 1.0 19,694 0.8 -2,949 -13.0
Mean vehicles per household 1.55 (X) 1.55 (X) [ <0 ] (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 2,979,594 100.0 3,102,835 100.0 123,241 4.1
Male 1,569,121 52.7 1,611,595 51.9 42,474 2.7
Female 1,410,473 47.3 1,491,245 48.1 80,772 5.7

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 2,979,594 100.0 3,102,837 100.0 123,243 4.1
Drove alone 2,148,065 72.1 2,290,258 73.8 142,193 6.6
Carpooled 318,026 10.7 279,111 9.0 -38,915 -12.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 247,381 8.3 270,742 8.7 23,361 9.4
Bicycle or walked 173,105 5.8 146,921 4.7 -26,184 -15.1
Motorcycle or other means 18,162 0.6 18,301 0.6 139 0.8
Worked at home 74,855 2.5 97,504 3.1 22,649 30.3

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 2,904,739 100.0 3,005,333 100.0 100,594 3.5
Less than 5 minutes 102,183 3.5 85,006 2.8 -17,177 -16.8
5 to 9 minutes 361,194 12.4 306,086 10.2 -55,108 -15.3
10 to 14 minutes 469,108 16.1 426,161 14.2 -42,947 -9.2
15 to 19 minutes 463,341 16.0 423,798 14.1 -39,543 -8.5
20 to 29 minutes 557,787 19.2 578,159 19.2 20,372 3.7
30 to 44 minutes 564,104 19.4 634,385 21.1 70,281 12.5
45 or more minutes 387,022 13.3 551,738 18.4 164,716 42.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.7 (X) 27.0 (X) 4.2 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 2,904,739 100.0 3,005,333 100.0 100,594 3.5
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 678,465 23.4 734,516 24.4 56,051 8.3
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 892,924 30.7 911,929 30.3 19,005 2.1
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 638,109 22.0 623,554 20.7 -14,555 -2.3
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 164,432 5.7 181,108 6.0 16,676 10.1
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 88,447 3.0 100,893 3.4 12,446 14.1
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 396,498 13.7 382,513 12.7 -13,985 -3.5
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 45,864 1.6 70,820 2.4 24,956 54.4
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
<0Negative value 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: Massachusetts

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 6,349,097 100.0
Under 16 years 1,338,856 21.1
16 to 20 years 416,940 6.6
21 to 24 years 320,026 5.0
25 to 44 years 1,996,306 31.4
45 to 64 years 1,417,368 22.3
65 years and over 859,601 13.5
Mean age (years) 37.0 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 2,444,588 100.0
Less than $15,000 351,887 14.4
$15,000 to 19,999 123,756 5.1
$20,000 to 24,999 124,452 5.1
$25,000 to 49,999 608,320 24.9
$50,000 to 74,999 490,998 20.1
$75,000 to 99,999 312,741 12.8
$100,000 or more 432,434 17.7
Mean household income (dollars) 66,365 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 50,502 (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 1.55 2,444,590 307,385 902,160 927,180 229,725 78,135
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.6 36.9 37.9 9.4 3.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 0.84 683,710 182,055 448,305 43,320 6,280 3,750
  Row percent (X) 100.0 26.6 65.6 6.3 0.9 0.5
Column percent (X) 28.0 59.2 49.7 4.7 2.7 4.8
2-person household 1.59 770,615 64,440 254,800 399,365 42,900 9,110
  Row percent (X) 100.0 8.4 33.1 51.8 5.6 1.2
Column percent (X) 31.5 21.0 28.2 43.1 18.7 11.7
3-person household 1.90 398,190 27,565 96,275 180,155 81,625 12,565
  Row percent (X) 100.0 6.9 24.2 45.2 20.5 3.2
Column percent (X) 16.3 9.0 10.7 19.4 35.5 16.1
4-or-more-person household 2.09 592,075 33,325 102,785 304,335 98,920 52,705
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.6 17.4 51.4 16.7 8.9
Column percent (X) 24.2 10.8 11.4 32.8 43.1 67.5

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 27.0 3,005,335 391,090 849,960 578,160 634,385 551,740
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.0 28.3 19.2 21.1 18.4
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 25.7 2,290,260 290,365 682,870 470,945 480,535 365,550
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.7 29.8 20.6 21.0 16.0
Column percent (X) 76.2 74.2 80.3 81.5 75.7 66.3
Carpooled 27.4 279,110 32,735 84,805 51,570 57,210 52,790
  Row percent (X) 100.0 11.7 30.4 18.5 20.5 18.9
Column percent (X) 9.3 8.4 10.0 8.9 9.0 9.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 43.6 270,740 3,270 23,065 35,655 84,505 124,250
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.2 8.5 13.2 31.2 45.9
Column percent (X) 9.0 0.8 2.7 6.2 13.3 22.5
Bicycle or walked 13.0 146,920 61,540 53,955 17,780 9,355 4,290
  Row percent (X) 100.0 41.9 36.7 12.1 6.4 2.9
Column percent (X) 4.9 15.7 6.3 3.1 1.5 0.8
Motorcycle or other means 45.5 18,300 3,185 5,260 2,215 2,785 4,860
  Row percent (X) 100.0 17.4 28.7 12.1 15.2 26.6
Column percent (X) 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.9
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.