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


Center Legal Resources Back to top

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Center Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 21,661
  • Land Area (2000): 366.289 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.013 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 8,645
Center Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 12,104 56.13%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 226 1.05%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 9,235 42.82%

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Center Employment Information Back to top
Center Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 580 10.11%
2. Metal Manufactuing 508 8.85%
3. Air Transportation 311 5.42%
4. Educational Services 280 4.88%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 237 4.13%
6. Health Care 231 4.03%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 220 3.83%
8. Repair and Maintenance 215 3.75%
9. Utilities 211 3.68%
10. Public Administration 186 3.24%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 145 2.53%
12. Truck Transportation 136 2.37%
13. Finance and Insurance 116 2.02%
14. Chemical Manufacturing 109 1.90%
15. Other Transportation 108 1.88%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 107 1.86%
17. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 96 1.67%
18. Mining 96 1.67%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 94 1.64%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 93 1.62%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 984 20.80%
2. Educational Services 556 11.75%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 358 7.57%
4. Finance and Insurance 281 5.94%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 239 5.05%
6. Department and Other General Stores 237 5.01%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 153 3.23%
8. Public Administration 145 3.07%
9. Social Assistance 122 2.58%
10. Metal Manufactuing 101 2.14%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 101 2.14%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 99 2.09%
13. Air Transportation 95 2.01%
14. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 80 1.69%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 71 1.50%
16. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 68 1.44%
17. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 51 1.08%
18. Other Transportation 50 1.06%
19. Gasoline Stations 47 0.99%
20. Utilities 46 0.97%

Center Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 304 5.30%
2. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 291 5.07%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 282 4.91%
4. Vehicle Mechanics 276 4.81%
5. Other Production Occupations 263 4.58%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 261 4.55%
7. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 231 4.03%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 182 3.17%
9. Other Management Occupations 178 3.10%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 170 2.96%
11. Top Executives 135 2.35%
12. Business Operations Specialists 122 2.13%
13. Other Construction Trades 115 2.00%
14. Assemblers and Fabricators 114 1.99%
15. Other Material Moving Workers 114 1.99%
16. Other Office and Admin Support 114 1.99%
17. Engineers 107 1.86%
18. Other Food Preparation and Servers 106 1.85%
19. Aircraft and Traffic Control 100 1.74%
20. Computer Specialists 98 1.71%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 299 6.32%
2. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 277 5.86%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 256 5.41%
4. Registered Nurses 219 4.63%
5. Cashiers 218 4.61%
6. Health Technologists and Technicians 216 4.57%
7. Other Office and Admin Support 211 4.46%
8. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 193 4.08%
9. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 188 3.97%
10. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 151 3.19%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 140 2.96%
12. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 123 2.60%
13. Waiters and Waitresses 118 2.49%
14. Business Operations Specialists 109 2.30%
15. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 105 2.22%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 104 2.20%
17. Other Management Occupations 102 2.16%
18. Customer Service Representatives 97 2.05%
19. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 80 1.69%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 80 1.69%

Center Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 8,955 51.72%
15-35 hours 2,170 12.53%
1-14 hours 534 3.08%
No regular hours 5,656 32.67%

Center Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 423 4.22%
5 AM-5:29 AM 352 3.52%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 530 5.29%
6 AM-6:29 AM 932 9.31%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,215 12.14%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,265 12.63%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,514 15.12%
8 AM-8:29 AM 916 9.15%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 448 4.47%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 433 4.32%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 219 2.19%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 116 1.16%
Noon-3:59 PM 919 9.18%
4 PM-11:59 PM 730 7.29%

Center Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 415 4.15%
5-9 1,058 10.57%
10-14 1,794 17.92%
15-19 1,942 19.40%
20-24 1,630 16.28%
25-29 529 5.28%
30-34 864 8.63%
35-39 265 2.65%
40-44 281 2.81%
45-59 586 5.85%
60-89 416 4.16%
At least 90 232 2.32%

Center 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% 7,368 73.59%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,410 14.08%
45-59 9 0.09% 577 5.76%
At least 60 23 0.23% 625 6.24%

Center Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 7 0.07%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 909 8.80%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 8,839 85.60%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 33 0.32%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 32 0.31%
Color 6 Box Walked 192 1.86%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 314 3.04%

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Center Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 8,210 (21,198 people)
Families (2000): 6,239 (18,692 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,581
People at same address in 1995: 14,468
Center Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 473 5.76%
$10,000-$14,999 512 6.24%
$15,000-$19,999 503 6.13%
$20,000-$24,999 527 6.42%
$25,000-$29,999 623 7.59%
$30,000-$34,999 686 8.36%
$35,000-$39,999 565 6.88%
$40,000-$44,999 612 7.45%
$45,000-$49,999 306 3.73%
$50,000-$59,999 786 9.57%
$60,000-$74,999 1,066 12.98%
$75,000-$99,999 849 10.34%
$100,000-$124,999 403 4.91%
$125,000-$149,999 189 2.30%
$150,000-$199,999 52 0.63%
$200,000 or more 58 0.71%

Center Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,699 20.59%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,804 33.98%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 247 2.99%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,471 17.83%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 21 0.25%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,300 15.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 513 6.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 136 1.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 51 0.62%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Center Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,432 27.87%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,565 15.45%
Public Assistance 116 0.50%
Retirement 1,954 8.47%
Self Employment 817 3.54%
Social Security 2,554 11.07%
Supplemental Security 310 1.34%
Wage / Salary 6,239 27.03%
Other 1,094 4.74%

Center Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 3,267 60.56%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,128 39.44%

Center Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 541 6.23%
Color 1 Box Married 5,694 65.60%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,179 25.10%
Color 3 Box Widowed 266 3.06%

Center Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 704 7.92%
Color 1 Box Married 5,603 63.02%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,730 19.46%
Color 3 Box Widowed 854 9.61%

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Center Education Information Back to top
Center Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 853 5.10%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,831 10.95%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 6,634 39.69%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,139 18.78%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,333 7.98%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,071 12.39%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 853 5.10%

Center 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 202 0.93% 152 0.70% 354 1.63%
Kindergarten 266 1.23% 37 0.17% 303 1.40%
Grades 1-4 1,026 4.74% 105 0.48% 1,131 5.22%
Grades 5-8 1,056 4.88% 86 0.40% 1,142 5.27%
Grades 9-12 1,057 4.88% 62 0.29% 1,119 5.17%
Undergrad college 753 3.48% 182 0.84% 935 4.32%
Graduate or professional school 61 0.28% 33 0.15% 94 0.43%
Total 4,421 20.41% 657 3.03% 5,078 23.44%

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Center Public Benefits Information Back to top
Center Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 19,873 93.33%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,420 6.67%

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Center Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Center Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,553 11.79%
10-19 Years 3,050 14.08%
20-29 Years 2,219 10.24%
30-39 Years 3,137 14.48%
40-49 Years 3,692 17.04%
50-59 Years 2,834 13.08%
60-69 Years 2,059 9.51%
70-79 Years 1,543 7.12%
80-89 Years 527 2.43%
90+ Years 47 0.22%

Center Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 10,811 49.91%
Color 1 Box Female 10,850 50.09%

Center Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 20,987 96.89%
Color 1 Box African-American 371 1.71%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 112 0.52%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 98 0.45%
Color 2 Box Asian 66 0.30%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 19 0.09%
Color 6 Box Other Race 8 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Center Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 5,638 24.57%
2. Italian 3,462 15.09%
3. Irish 2,946 12.84%
4. English 1,954 8.52%
5. Polish 1,303 5.68%
6. United States Or American 1,197 5.22%
7. Slovak 1,117 4.87%
8. Scotch Irish 812 3.54%
9. Dutch 511 2.23%
10. Croatian 390 1.70%

Center Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 19,519 95.59%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 209 1.02%
3. Italian 171 0.84%
4. German 118 0.58%
5. Greek 86 0.42%
6. French 56 0.27%
7. Other West Germanic 50 0.24%
8. Other Slavic 40 0.20%
9. Polish 28 0.14%
10. Thai 23 0.11%

Center Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 21,214 98.37%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 243 1.13%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 108 0.50%

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