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  4. West Employment Information
  5. West Family Information
  6. West Education Information
  7. West Public Benefits Information
  8. West Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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West Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 3,888
  • Land Area (2000): 108.727 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 3.077 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 1,573
West Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 525 13.57%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 124 3.21%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 3,219 83.22%

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West Employment Information Back to top
West Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 119 11.61%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 61 5.95%
3. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 56 5.46%
4. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 56 5.46%
5. Health Care 48 4.68%
6. Repair and Maintenance 46 4.49%
7. Truck Transportation 40 3.90%
8. Educational Services 39 3.80%
9. Utilities 39 3.80%
10. Paper Manufacturing 38 3.71%
11. Metal Manufactuing 37 3.61%
12. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 37 3.61%
13. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 31 3.02%
14. Public Administration 31 3.02%
15. Accommodation and Food Services 27 2.63%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 27 2.63%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 26 2.54%
18. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 25 2.44%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 21 2.05%
20. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 20 1.95%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 151 19.41%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 64 8.23%
3. Health Care 61 7.84%
4. Department and Other General Stores 46 5.91%
5. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 44 5.66%
6. Public Administration 39 5.01%
7. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 38 4.88%
8. Finance and Insurance 28 3.60%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 25 3.21%
10. Metal Manufactuing 17 2.19%
11. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 16 2.06%
12. Food Manufacturing 15 1.93%
13. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 14 1.80%
14. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 13 1.67%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 13 1.67%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 12 1.54%
17. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 12 1.54%
18. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 12 1.54%
19. Construction 11 1.41%
20. Other Direct Selling Estab 11 1.41%

West Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 125 12.20%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 67 6.54%
3. Vehicle Mechanics 59 5.76%
4. Carpenters 54 5.27%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 53 5.17%
6. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 45 4.39%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 39 3.80%
8. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 36 3.51%
9. Other Management Occupations 31 3.02%
10. Top Executives 31 3.02%
11. Other Sales and Related Occupations 30 2.93%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 28 2.73%
13. Accountants and Auditors 24 2.34%
14. Assemblers and Fabricators 24 2.34%
15. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 24 2.34%
16. Construction Laborers 24 2.34%
17. Other Construction Trades 23 2.24%
18. Registered Nurses 20 1.95%
19. Farmers and Farm Managers 18 1.76%
20. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 17 1.66%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 51 6.56%
2. Secretaries and Admins 46 5.91%
3. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 41 5.27%
4. Other Food Preparation and Servers 34 4.37%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 33 4.24%
6. Other Office and Admin Support 32 4.11%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 29 3.73%
8. Other Management Occupations 29 3.73%
9. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 27 3.47%
10. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 26 3.34%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 25 3.21%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 23 2.96%
13. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 23 2.96%
14. Business Operations Specialists 21 2.70%
15. Health Technologists and Technicians 21 2.70%
16. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 21 2.70%
17. Teachers, Secondary School 21 2.70%
18. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 20 2.57%
19. Other Production Occupations 19 2.44%
20. Customer Service Representatives 16 2.06%

West Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,665 54.99%
15-35 hours 361 11.92%
1-14 hours 98 3.24%
No regular hours 904 29.85%

West Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 104 5.93%
5 AM-5:29 AM 83 4.73%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 150 8.56%
6 AM-6:29 AM 66 3.76%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 168 9.58%
7 AM-7:29 AM 368 20.99%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 320 18.25%
8 AM-8:29 AM 152 8.67%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 22 1.25%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 29 1.65%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 33 1.88%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 13 0.74%
Noon-3:59 PM 118 6.73%
4 PM-11:59 PM 127 7.24%

West Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 46 2.62%
5-9 98 5.59%
10-14 446 25.44%
15-19 398 22.70%
20-24 215 12.26%
25-29 73 4.16%
30-34 81 4.62%
35-39 18 1.03%
40-44 97 5.53%
45-59 116 6.62%
60-89 72 4.11%
At least 90 93 5.31%

West 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% 1,276 72.79%
30-44 0 0.00% 196 11.18%
45-59 0 0.00% 116 6.62%
At least 60 0 0.00% 165 9.41%

West Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 287 16.11%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,439 80.80%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 15 0.84%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 12 0.67%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 28 1.57%

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West Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,390 (3,751 people)
Families (2000): 1,136 (3,420 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 506
People at same address in 1995: 2,402
West Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 37 2.66%
$10,000-$14,999 75 5.40%
$15,000-$19,999 69 4.96%
$20,000-$24,999 116 8.35%
$25,000-$29,999 106 7.63%
$30,000-$34,999 95 6.83%
$35,000-$39,999 99 7.12%
$40,000-$44,999 81 5.83%
$45,000-$49,999 105 7.55%
$50,000-$59,999 81 5.83%
$60,000-$74,999 185 13.31%
$75,000-$99,999 158 11.37%
$100,000-$124,999 71 5.11%
$125,000-$149,999 70 5.04%
$150,000-$199,999 23 1.65%
$200,000 or more 19 1.37%

West Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 222 16.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 504 36.42%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 41 2.96%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 228 16.47%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 3 0.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 234 16.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 3 0.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 103 7.44%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 26 1.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 18 1.30%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

West Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,184 28.94%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 623 15.23%
Public Assistance 19 0.46%
Retirement 287 7.02%
Self Employment 145 3.54%
Social Security 411 10.05%
Supplemental Security 38 0.93%
Wage / Salary 1,158 28.31%
Other 226 5.52%

West Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 602 58.67%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 424 41.33%

West Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 77 5.07%
Color 1 Box Married 1,044 68.68%
Color 2 Box Never Married 379 24.93%
Color 3 Box Widowed 20 1.32%

West Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 95 6.05%
Color 1 Box Married 1,029 65.50%
Color 2 Box Never Married 347 22.09%
Color 3 Box Widowed 100 6.37%

West Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Education Information Back to top
West Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 75 2.61%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 375 13.07%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,138 39.65%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 581 20.24%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 141 4.91%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 367 12.79%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 193 6.72%

West 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 31 0.80% 42 1.08% 73 1.88%
Kindergarten 43 1.11% 11 0.28% 54 1.39%
Grades 1-4 210 5.40% 25 0.64% 235 6.04%
Grades 5-8 181 4.66% 5 0.13% 186 4.78%
Grades 9-12 255 6.56% 18 0.46% 273 7.02%
Undergrad college 91 2.34% 39 1.00% 130 3.34%
Graduate or professional school 16 0.41% 8 0.21% 24 0.62%
Total 827 21.27% 148 3.81% 975 25.08%

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West Public Benefits Information Back to top
West Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 3,638 94.57%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 209 5.43%

West Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
West Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 503 12.94%
10-19 Years 580 14.92%
20-29 Years 355 9.13%
30-39 Years 539 13.86%
40-49 Years 618 15.90%
50-59 Years 483 12.42%
60-69 Years 386 9.93%
70-79 Years 254 6.53%
80-89 Years 148 3.81%
90+ Years 22 0.57%

West Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,950 50.15%
Color 1 Box Female 1,938 49.85%

West Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 3,795 97.61%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 51 1.31%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 18 0.46%
Color 2 Box Asian 9 0.23%
Color 1 Box African-American 7 0.18%
Color 6 Box Other Race 6 0.15%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 2 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

West Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,321 36.61%
2. Irish 429 11.89%
3. United States Or American 372 10.31%
4. English 264 7.32%
5. Dutch 200 5.54%
6. Polish 197 5.46%
7. Swedish 162 4.49%
8. Norwegian 96 2.66%
9. Italian 76 2.11%
10. French Non-Basque 71 1.97%

West Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 3,503 97.01%
2. Polish 26 0.72%
3. Other Indo European 26 0.72%
4. Other West Germanic 24 0.66%
5. Other Slavic 12 0.33%
6. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 11 0.30%
7. French 9 0.25%

West Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 3,797 98.16%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 65 1.68%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 6 0.16%

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West 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.