Calumet City

  1. Calumet City Legal Resources
  2. Calumet City Statistics
  3. Calumet City Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Calumet City Employment Information
  5. Calumet City Family Information
  6. Calumet City Education Information
  7. Calumet City Business Information
  8. Calumet City Public Benefits Information
  9. Calumet City Criminal Information
  10. Calumet City Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Calumet City Zip Codes


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Calumet City Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 39,071
  • Land Area (2000): 18.816 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.303 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 23.7186 (-4.6) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 74.1186 (23.4) / 85.5186 (29.7)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,043
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 857
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 37 inches
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Houses (2000): 15,947
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 2,101
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 2,454
Calumet City Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Calumet City Employment Information Back to top
Calumet City Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 19,158 17,699 1,459 7.62% 76
1991 18,859 17,284 1,574 8.35% 84
1992 19,338 17,480 1,858 9.61% 96
1993 19,294 17,528 1,766 9.15% 92
1994 19,332 17,971 1,361 7.04% 70
1995 19,417 18,106 1,311 6.75% 68
1996 19,454 18,096 1,358 6.98% 70
1997 19,105 17,893 1,212 6.34% 63
1998 19,049 17,820 1,229 6.45% 65
1999 19,308 18,145 1,163 6.03% 60
2000 19,308 18,189 1,119 5.80% 58
2001 19,104 17,781 1,324 6.93% 69
2002 18,758 17,046 1,712 9.13% 91
2003 18,450 16,788 1,662 9.01% 90
2004 18,218 16,668 1,550 8.51% 85
2005 18,025 16,526 1,499 8.32% 83
2006 18,099 16,813 1,286 7.10% 71
2007 18,443 17,070 1,373 7.44% 74
2008 18,768 17,072 1,695 9.03% 90
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 18,659 17,147 1,512 8.10% 81
Feb 2008 18,673 17,181 1,492 7.99% 80
Mar 2008 18,561 17,189 1,372 7.39% 74
Apr 2008 18,565 17,217 1,348 7.26% 73
May 2008 18,801 17,117 1,684 8.96% 90
Jun 2008 19,169 17,161 2,008 10.48% 105
Jul 2008 19,202 17,048 2,154 11.22% 112
Aug 2008 18,781 16,834 1,947 10.37% 104
Sep 2008 18,497 16,757 1,740 9.41% 94
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Calumet City Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 740 9.14%
2. Public Administration 429 5.30%
3. Truck Transportation 419 5.18%
4. Metal Manufactuing 396 4.89%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 361 4.46%
6. Finance and Insurance 347 4.29%
7. Other Transportation 337 4.16%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 333 4.11%
9. Health Care 307 3.79%
10. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 287 3.55%
11. Educational Services 270 3.34%
12. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 244 3.01%
13. Food Manufacturing 237 2.93%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 237 2.93%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 170 2.10%
16. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 161 1.99%
17. Repair and Maintenance 149 1.84%
18. U.S. Postal Service 136 1.68%
19. Rail Transportation 135 1.67%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 123 1.52%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,273 14.32%
2. Finance and Insurance 992 11.16%
3. Educational Services 852 9.59%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 645 7.26%
5. Public Administration 525 5.91%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 367 4.13%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 355 3.99%
8. Social Assistance 257 2.89%
9. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 248 2.79%
10. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 242 2.72%
11. Department and Other General Stores 241 2.71%
12. Other Transportation 215 2.42%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 188 2.12%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 164 1.85%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 158 1.78%
16. U.S. Postal Service 147 1.65%
17. Food Manufacturing 125 1.41%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 113 1.27%
19. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 105 1.18%
20. Construction 104 1.17%

Calumet City Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 643 7.94%
2. Other Production Occupations 501 6.19%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 447 5.52%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 382 4.72%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 363 4.48%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 339 4.19%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 320 3.95%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 287 3.55%
9. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 256 3.16%
10. Other Management Occupations 225 2.78%
11. Vehicle Mechanics 218 2.69%
12. Other Construction Trades 209 2.58%
13. Law Enforcement Workers 196 2.42%
14. Other Material Moving Workers 191 2.36%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 184 2.27%
16. Other Protective Service Workers 158 1.95%
17. Computer Specialists 135 1.67%
18. Electricians 121 1.49%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 117 1.45%
20. Assemblers and Fabricators 116 1.43%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 712 8.01%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 621 6.99%
3. Registered Nurses 407 4.58%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 372 4.19%
5. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 325 3.66%
6. Customer Service Representatives 307 3.45%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 292 3.29%
8. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 291 3.27%
9. Other Production Occupations 289 3.25%
10. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 276 3.11%
11. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 276 3.11%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 257 2.89%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 254 2.86%
14. Cashiers 238 2.68%
15. Business Operations Specialists 232 2.61%
16. Other Management Occupations 231 2.60%
17. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 210 2.36%
18. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 199 2.24%
19. Health Technologists and Technicians 193 2.17%
20. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 181 2.04%

Calumet City Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 15,840 54.93%
15-35 hours 3,198 11.09%
1-14 hours 733 2.54%
No regular hours 9,065 31.44%

Calumet City Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 803 4.88%
5 AM-5:29 AM 731 4.45%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 812 4.94%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,930 11.74%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,848 11.24%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,034 12.37%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,782 10.84%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,543 9.38%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 679 4.13%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 875 5.32%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 378 2.30%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 96 0.58%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,435 8.73%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,496 9.10%

Calumet City Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 386 2.35%
5-9 1,211 7.37%
10-14 1,408 8.56%
15-19 1,805 10.98%
20-24 1,662 10.11%
25-29 706 4.29%
30-34 2,421 14.72%
35-39 487 2.96%
40-44 894 5.44%
45-59 1,946 11.84%
60-89 2,611 15.88%
At least 90 905 5.50%

Calumet City Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 182 1.11% 6,996 42.55%
30-44 271 1.65% 3,531 21.48%
45-59 346 2.10% 1,600 9.73%
At least 60 1,007 6.12% 2,509 15.26%

Calumet City Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 13 0.08%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,959 11.82%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 12,135 73.24%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 145 0.88%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,806 10.90%
Color 6 Box Walked 384 2.32%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 127 0.77%

Calumet City 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.


Calumet City Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 15,141 (38,969 people)
Families (2000): 10,181 (32,482 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,900
People at same address in 1995: 20,839
Calumet City Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,475 9.74%
$10,000-$14,999 901 5.95%
$15,000-$19,999 903 5.96%
$20,000-$24,999 1,159 7.65%
$25,000-$29,999 1,125 7.43%
$30,000-$34,999 1,165 7.69%
$35,000-$39,999 1,002 6.62%
$40,000-$44,999 1,011 6.68%
$45,000-$49,999 882 5.83%
$50,000-$59,999 1,457 9.62%
$60,000-$74,999 1,618 10.69%
$75,000-$99,999 1,564 10.33%
$100,000-$124,999 515 3.40%
$125,000-$149,999 182 1.20%
$150,000-$199,999 110 0.73%
$200,000 or more 72 0.48%

Calumet City Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 4,517 29.84%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 3,744 24.73%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 523 3.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,602 17.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 46 0.30%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,953 12.90%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 22 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 917 6.06%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 6 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 455 3.01%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 4 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 343 2.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 7 0.05%

Calumet City Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 11,931 31.01%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 4,189 10.89%
Public Assistance 470 1.22%
Retirement 2,689 6.99%
Self Employment 786 2.04%
Social Security 4,162 10.82%
Supplemental Security 615 1.60%
Wage / Salary 11,748 30.53%
Other 1,887 4.90%

Calumet City Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 3,097 50.85%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,994 49.15%

Calumet City Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,338 10.31%
Color 1 Box Married 6,823 52.58%
Color 2 Box Never Married 4,372 33.69%
Color 3 Box Widowed 443 3.41%

Calumet City Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 2,087 12.77%
Color 1 Box Married 7,121 43.59%
Color 2 Box Never Married 4,921 30.12%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2,208 13.52%

Calumet City 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.


Calumet City Education Information Back to top
Calumet City Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,555 5.61%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 4,062 14.65%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 8,782 31.67%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 7,836 28.26%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,947 7.02%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,602 9.38%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 944 3.40%

Calumet City 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 644 1.65% 402 1.03% 1,046 2.68%
Kindergarten 462 1.18% 116 0.30% 578 1.48%
Grades 1-4 2,327 5.96% 425 1.09% 2,752 7.04%
Grades 5-8 2,270 5.81% 295 0.76% 2,565 6.56%
Grades 9-12 2,120 5.43% 162 0.41% 2,282 5.84%
Undergrad college 1,615 4.13% 453 1.16% 2,068 5.29%
Graduate or professional school 263 0.67% 110 0.28% 373 0.95%
Total 9,701 24.83% 1,963 5.02% 11,664 29.85%

Calumet City Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Calumet City Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $28,537,000
Retail sales (2002): $614,751,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $56,303,000
Calumet City Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Calumet City Public Benefits Information Back to top
Calumet City Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 34,121 87.85%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 4,721 12.15%

Calumet City 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.


Calumet City Criminal Information Back to top
Calumet City Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 0 1
2005 0 1
2006 0 2
2007 0 1

Calumet City Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Calumet City Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Calumet City Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 6,474 16.57%
10-19 Years 5,751 14.72%
20-29 Years 5,144 13.17%
30-39 Years 6,163 15.77%
40-49 Years 5,537 14.17%
50-59 Years 3,674 9.40%
60-69 Years 2,572 6.58%
70-79 Years 2,489 6.37%
80-89 Years 1,120 2.87%
90+ Years 147 0.38%

Calumet City Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 18,150 46.45%
Color 1 Box Female 20,921 53.55%

Calumet City Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 1 Box African-American 20,530 52.55%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 13,421 34.35%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 4,242 10.86%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 579 1.48%
Color 2 Box Asian 205 0.52%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 47 0.12%
Color 6 Box Other Race 31 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 16 0.04%

Calumet City Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Polish 4,964 29.72%
2. German 2,543 15.23%
3. Irish 1,992 11.93%
4. Italian 1,494 8.95%
5. English 607 3.63%
6. United States Or American 529 3.17%
7. African 470 2.81%
8. Swedish 349 2.09%
9. Greek 317 1.90%
10. Croatian 280 1.68%

Calumet City Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 30,566 85.28%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 3,371 9.41%
3. Polish 486 1.36%
4. Greek 190 0.53%
5. African 180 0.50%
6. Italian 150 0.42%
7. Arabic 149 0.42%
8. French Creole 145 0.40%
9. Vietnamese 131 0.37%
10. Serbo Croatian 113 0.32%

Calumet City Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 36,151 92.71%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,439 3.69%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,402 3.60%

Calumet City Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Calumet City 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.


Calumet City Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
60409