Western

  1. Western Legal Resources
  2. Western Statistics
  3. Western Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Western Employment Information
  5. Western Family Information
  6. Western Education Information
  7. Western Public Benefits Information
  8. Western Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Western Legal Resources Back to top

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Western Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 1,207
  • Land Area (2000): 89.704 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 445
Western Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 362 28.33%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 121 9.47%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 795 62.21%

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Western Employment Information Back to top
Western Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Machinery Manufacturing 47 13.62%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 45 13.04%
3. Construction 45 13.04%
4. Public Administration 32 9.28%
5. Health Care 18 5.22%
6. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 14 4.06%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 13 3.77%
8. Rail Transportation 13 3.77%
9. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 12 3.48%
10. Truck Transportation 9 2.61%
11. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 8 2.32%
12. Finance and Insurance 7 2.03%
13. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 7 2.03%
14. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 7 2.03%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 6 1.74%
16. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 6 1.74%
17. Food Manufacturing 6 1.74%
18. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 6 1.74%
19. Mining 6 1.74%
20. Other Direct Selling Estab 6 1.74%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 56 18.12%
2. Finance and Insurance 28 9.06%
3. Educational Services 26 8.41%
4. Social Assistance 20 6.47%
5. Construction 18 5.83%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 16 5.18%
7. Machinery Manufacturing 15 4.85%
8. Public Administration 15 4.85%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 13 4.21%
10. Department and Other General Stores 9 2.91%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 9 2.91%
12. Food Manufacturing 8 2.59%
13. Truck Transportation 8 2.59%
14. Electronic Shopping and Mail Order 7 2.27%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 7 2.27%
16. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 6 1.94%
17. Drugs / Druggist Sundries / Chemicals / Etc., Wholesale 6 1.94%
18. Farm Product Raw Materials, Wholesale 6 1.94%
19. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 6 1.94%
20. Printing and Related Manufacturing 6 1.94%

Western Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Farmers and Farm Managers 30 8.70%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 30 8.70%
3. Vehicle Mechanics 23 6.67%
4. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 20 5.80%
5. Other Production Occupations 20 5.80%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 14 4.06%
7. Assemblers and Fabricators 13 3.77%
8. Computer Specialists 13 3.77%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 13 3.77%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 12 3.48%
11. Mathematical Science Occupations 12 3.48%
12. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 12 3.48%
13. Agricultural Workers 10 2.90%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 9 2.61%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 9 2.61%
16. Engineers 8 2.32%
17. Other Food Preparation and Servers 8 2.32%
18. Other Management Occupations 8 2.32%
19. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 7 2.03%
20. Cashiers 6 1.74%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 37 11.97%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 31 10.03%
3. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 18 5.83%
4. Registered Nurses 17 5.50%
5. Other Management Occupations 16 5.18%
6. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 15 4.85%
7. Operations Managers Non Finance 14 4.53%
8. Customer Service Representatives 13 4.21%
9. Computer Specialists 12 3.88%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 11 3.56%
11. Financial Managers 9 2.91%
12. Other Sales and Related Occupations 9 2.91%
13. Assemblers and Fabricators 8 2.59%
14. Waiters and Waitresses 8 2.59%
15. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 7 2.27%
16. Business Operations Specialists 7 2.27%
17. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 7 2.27%
18. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 6 1.94%
19. Health Technologists and Technicians 6 1.94%
20. Other Healthcare Support 6 1.94%

Western Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 605 65.62%
15-35 hours 116 12.58%
1-14 hours 9 0.98%
No regular hours 192 20.82%

Western Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 41 6.66%
5 AM-5:29 AM 2 0.32%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 55 8.93%
6 AM-6:29 AM 57 9.25%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 78 12.66%
7 AM-7:29 AM 60 9.74%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 117 18.99%
8 AM-8:29 AM 59 9.58%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 6 0.97%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 18 2.92%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 13 2.11%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 0 0.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 49 7.95%
4 PM-11:59 PM 61 9.90%

Western Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 23 3.73%
5-9 37 6.01%
10-14 53 8.60%
15-19 74 12.01%
20-24 146 23.70%
25-29 103 16.72%
30-34 98 15.91%
35-39 51 8.28%
40-44 9 1.46%
45-59 6 0.97%
60-89 0 0.00%
At least 90 16 2.60%

Western Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 436 70.78%
30-44 0 0.00% 158 25.65%
45-59 0 0.00% 6 0.97%
At least 60 0 0.00% 16 2.60%

Western Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 69 10.87%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 536 84.41%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 7 1.10%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 4 0.63%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 19 2.99%

Western Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Western Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 438 (1,278 people)
Families (2000): 389 (1,200 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 196
People at same address in 1995: 796
Western Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 16 3.65%
$10,000-$14,999 5 1.14%
$15,000-$19,999 13 2.97%
$20,000-$24,999 0 0.00%
$25,000-$29,999 41 9.36%
$30,000-$34,999 32 7.31%
$35,000-$39,999 16 3.65%
$40,000-$44,999 17 3.88%
$45,000-$49,999 18 4.11%
$50,000-$59,999 51 11.64%
$60,000-$74,999 99 22.60%
$75,000-$99,999 73 16.67%
$100,000-$124,999 27 6.16%
$125,000-$149,999 16 3.65%
$150,000-$199,999 14 3.20%
$200,000 or more 0 0.00%

Western Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 60 13.76%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 146 33.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 15 3.44%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 86 19.72%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 2 0.46%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 85 19.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 1 0.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 34 7.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 5 1.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 2 0.46%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Western Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 361 28.86%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 216 17.27%
Public Assistance 6 0.48%
Retirement 88 7.03%
Self Employment 60 4.80%
Social Security 91 7.27%
Supplemental Security 7 0.56%
Wage / Salary 352 28.14%
Other 70 5.60%

Western Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 189 56.42%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 146 43.58%

Western Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 29 6.08%
Color 1 Box Married 335 70.23%
Color 2 Box Never Married 113 23.69%
Color 3 Box Widowed 0 0.00%

Western Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 30 6.28%
Color 1 Box Married 328 68.62%
Color 2 Box Never Married 107 22.38%
Color 3 Box Widowed 13 2.72%

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Western Education Information Back to top
Western Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 17 1.89%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 38 4.23%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 268 29.81%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 286 31.81%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 104 11.57%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 125 13.90%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 61 6.79%

Western Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 25 2.07% 2 0.17% 27 2.24%
Kindergarten 36 2.98% 5 0.41% 41 3.40%
Grades 1-4 87 7.21% 0 0.00% 87 7.21%
Grades 5-8 54 4.47% 11 0.91% 65 5.39%
Grades 9-12 60 4.97% 8 0.66% 68 5.63%
Undergrad college 34 2.82% 5 0.41% 39 3.23%
Graduate or professional school 1 0.08% 0 0.00% 1 0.08%
Total 297 24.61% 31 2.57% 328 27.17%

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Western Public Benefits Information Back to top
Western Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 1,231 96.32%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 47 3.68%

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Western Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Western Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 146 12.10%
10-19 Years 198 16.40%
20-29 Years 113 9.36%
30-39 Years 177 14.66%
40-49 Years 216 17.90%
50-59 Years 199 16.49%
60-69 Years 91 7.54%
70-79 Years 52 4.31%
80-89 Years 14 1.16%
90+ Years 1 0.08%

Western Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 622 51.53%
Color 1 Box Female 585 48.47%

Western Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 1,187 98.34%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 13 1.08%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 5 0.41%
Color 2 Box Asian 2 0.17%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Western Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 351 24.04%
2. Irish 236 16.16%
3. English 182 12.47%
4. Swedish 169 11.58%
5. Belgian 135 9.25%
6. United States Or American 120 8.22%
7. Norwegian 70 4.79%
8. French Non-Basque 42 2.88%
9. Dutch 22 1.51%
10. Welsh 22 1.51%

Western Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 1,146 96.30%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 28 2.35%
3. German 9 0.76%
4. Scandinavian 7 0.59%

Western Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 1,250 97.81%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 9 0.70%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 19 1.49%

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Western Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.