Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission 2 Washington Square, Union Station, 2nd Floor, Worcester, MA 01604-4016

  

TOWN OF CHARLTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Location: South central Massachusetts, bordered by Spencer on the north, Leicester on the northeast, Oxford on the east, Dudley and Southbridge on the south, Sturbridge on the west, and East Brookfield on the northwest. Charlton is 17 miles southwest of Worcester and 40 miles southwest of Boston.

Total Area: 43.95 sq. miles Land Area: 42.71 sq. miles Population: 12,981 Density: 295 per sq. mile

This snapshot contains details about the following items:

Population Economy Land use Housing Public Safety Education Transportation Traffic Safety

Data Sources: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation / Geographic Information Systems / Education / State Police / Division of Unemployment Assistance / Housing and Community Development, The US Census Bureau, Massachusetts Association of Realtors, Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research (MISER), The Warren Group and massbenchmarks.org.

CHARLTON

BOSTON

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Community Snapshot CharltonThis snapshot contains data on:

Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Transportation-Public Safety

Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission www.cmrpc.org

POPULATION ECONOMY

Source: US Census *CMRPC Projections approved March 2011 Source: MA Division of Unemp. Assist.

Source: US Census 2010 Source: American Community Survey 2009 inflation-adjusted dollars

Source: massbenchmarks.org Source: US Census

LANDUSE

Source: US Census Source: MassGIS

12,981

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64,496

81,313

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6.7% 6.7%

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Community Snapshot CharltonThis snapshot contains data on:

Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Transportation-Public Safety

Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission www.cmrpc.org

HOUSING PUBLIC SAFETY

Source: CMRPC / MISER / US Census Source: MA State Police

Source: The Warren Group/Mass. Assoc. of Realtors Source: Mass DOT Highway State & Local Police Jurisdiction

TRANSPORTATION

Source: US Census Source: US Census

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Source: MA Dept of Education Source: US Census 2000

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110

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Community Snapshot CharltonThis snapshot contains data on:

Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Transportation-Public Safety

Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission www.cmrpc.org

POPULATION 1990 2000 % Change

Total Population 9,576 11,263 17.6%

In households 9,373 11,063 18.0%

In group quarters 203 200 -1.5%

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD

Total Households 3,159 3,786 19.8%

1 452 554 22.6%

2 901 1,150 27.6%

3 636 744 17.0%

4 739 853 15.4%

> 5 431 485 12.5%

Mean persons / household 3 3 -1.7%

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

Total Households 3,159 3,786 19.8%

0 121 109 -9.9%

1 749 899 20.0%

2 1,519 1,925 26.7%

3 530 648 22.3%

4 200 136 -32.0%

> 5 40 69 72.5%

Mean vehicles / household 2 2 -0.5%

WORKERS BY GENDER

Workers 16 years and over 4,859 5,790 19.2%

Male 2,669 3,105 16.3%

Female 2,190 2,685 22.6%

COMMUTE MODE

Workers 16 years and over 4,859 5,790 19.2%

Drive Alone 4,099 4,993 21.8%

Carpool 539 461 -14.5%

Transit / Taxi 6 49 716.7%

Bike / Ped 67 108 61.2%

Motorbike 30 6 -80.0%

Work at home 118 173 46.6%

COMMUTE TIME

Workers not working at home 4,741 5,617 18.5%

< 5 mins 204 141 -30.9%

5 - 9 mins 231 306 32.5%

10 - 14 mins 659 621 -5.8%

15 - 19 mins 886 656 -26.0%

20 - 29 mins 1,084 1,498 38.2%

30 - 44 mins 1,078 1,382 28.2%

> 45 mins 599 1,013 69.1%

Mean travel time to work (mins) 24 28 16.0%

TIME LEAVING FOR WORK

Workers not working at home 4,741 5,617 18.5%

5 to 6:59 a.m. 1,499 1,811 20.8%

7 to 7:59 a.m. 1,414 1,893 33.9%

8 to 8:59 a.m 746 872 16.9%

9 to 9:59 a.m. 219 157 -28.3%

10 to 11:59 a.m. 65 82 26.2%

12 to 11:59 p.m. 682 655 -4.0%

12 to 4:59 a.m. 116 147 26.7% Source: Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP 2000)

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