Alger County

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Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - Grand Rapids | Marquette ]
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Alger County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 9,862
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 87 / 100 / 0
Land Area (2000): 2,377.170 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 10,699.883 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 15,000.000 acres (60.690 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 67
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 23.90%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 11.90%
Farm earnings (2005): $429,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 7,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 20.90%
Physicians (2004): 11
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (25)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 2,063
Federal Spending (2004): $68,704

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	309	1.56%
Rural, Non-farm	19,518	98.44%

Alger County 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.

Alger County Employment Information Back to top
Alger County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	3,814	3,462	352	9.23%	92
1991	3,869	3,458	411	10.61%	107
1992	3,940	3,484	456	11.58%	116
1993	4,008	3,600	408	10.18%	102
1994	4,133	3,750	383	9.27%	93
1995	4,242	3,871	371	8.75%	88
1996	4,208	3,913	295	7.00%	70
1997	4,273	4,003	270	6.32%	64
1998	4,298	4,080	218	5.07%	51
1999	4,403	4,169	234	5.31%	53
2000	4,373	4,139	234	5.34%	54
2001	4,433	4,161	271	6.12%	61
2002	4,402	4,090	312	7.09%	71
2003	4,430	4,084	347	7.82%	78
2004	4,398	4,051	347	7.89%	79
2005	4,405	4,073	332	7.54%	76
2006	4,501	4,150	352	7.81%	78
2007	4,437	4,069	368	8.28%	83
2008	4,433	4,016	417	9.40%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	3,571	3,232	339	9.49%	95
Feb 1990	3,711	3,297	414	11.16%	112
Mar 1990	3,779	3,286	493	13.05%	130
Apr 1990	3,819	3,347	472	12.36%	124
May 1990	3,862	3,477	385	9.97%	100
Jun 1990	3,957	3,655	302	7.63%	76
Jul 1990	4,051	3,659	392	9.68%	97
Aug 1990	3,946	3,655	291	7.37%	74
Sep 1990	3,775	3,510	265	7.02%	70
Oct 1990	3,750	3,525	225	6.00%	60
Nov 1990	3,792	3,475	317	8.36%	84
Dec 1990	3,757	3,429	328	8.73%	87

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	3,763	3,365	398	10.58%	106
Feb 1991	3,770	3,330	440	11.67%	117
Mar 1991	3,767	3,298	469	12.45%	125
Apr 1991	3,794	3,285	509	13.42%	134
May 1991	3,871	3,435	436	11.26%	113
Jun 1991	4,051	3,590	461	11.38%	114
Jul 1991	4,074	3,663	411	10.09%	101
Aug 1991	4,041	3,717	324	8.02%	80
Sep 1991	3,894	3,561	333	8.55%	86
Oct 1991	3,808	3,482	326	8.56%	86
Nov 1991	3,770	3,406	364	9.66%	97
Dec 1991	3,823	3,366	457	11.95%	120

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	3,809	3,317	492	12.92%	129
Feb 1992	3,816	3,273	543	14.23%	142
Mar 1992	3,840	3,276	564	14.69%	147
Apr 1992	3,895	3,285	610	15.66%	157
May 1992	3,990	3,491	499	12.51%	125
Jun 1992	4,087	3,602	485	11.87%	119
Jul 1992	4,189	3,706	483	11.53%	115
Aug 1992	4,084	3,726	358	8.77%	88
Sep 1992	3,978	3,624	354	8.90%	89
Oct 1992	3,885	3,573	312	8.03%	80
Nov 1992	3,842	3,479	363	9.45%	94
Dec 1992	3,865	3,452	413	10.69%	107

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	3,923	3,413	510	13.00%	130
Feb 1993	3,916	3,437	479	12.23%	122
Mar 1993	3,944	3,440	504	12.78%	128
Apr 1993	3,863	3,374	489	12.66%	127
May 1993	4,018	3,563	455	11.32%	113
Jun 1993	4,147	3,708	439	10.59%	106
Jul 1993	4,251	3,867	384	9.03%	90
Aug 1993	4,169	3,860	309	7.41%	74
Sep 1993	4,050	3,742	308	7.60%	76
Oct 1993	3,960	3,676	284	7.17%	72
Nov 1993	3,925	3,574	351	8.94%	89
Dec 1993	3,929	3,546	383	9.75%	97

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	3,972	3,533	439	11.05%	111
Feb 1994	4,019	3,524	495	12.32%	123
Mar 1994	3,982	3,515	467	11.73%	117
Apr 1994	4,002	3,516	486	12.14%	121
May 1994	4,087	3,693	394	9.64%	96
Jun 1994	4,265	3,897	368	8.63%	86
Jul 1994	4,398	4,058	340	7.73%	77
Aug 1994	4,368	4,044	324	7.42%	74
Sep 1994	4,186	3,877	309	7.38%	74
Oct 1994	4,147	3,830	317	7.64%	76
Nov 1994	4,063	3,749	314	7.73%	77
Dec 1994	4,102	3,760	342	8.34%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	4,128	3,724	404	9.79%	98
Feb 1995	4,128	3,751	377	9.13%	91
Mar 1995	4,190	3,735	455	10.86%	109
Apr 1995	4,188	3,652	536	12.80%	128
May 1995	4,285	3,859	426	9.94%	99
Jun 1995	4,505	4,098	407	9.03%	90
Jul 1995	4,468	4,143	325	7.27%	73
Aug 1995	4,432	4,064	368	8.30%	83
Sep 1995	4,249	3,976	273	6.43%	64
Oct 1995	4,145	3,912	233	5.62%	56
Nov 1995	4,133	3,823	310	7.50%	75
Dec 1995	4,052	3,712	340	8.39%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	4,112	3,719	393	9.56%	96
Feb 1996	4,107	3,738	369	8.98%	90
Mar 1996	4,039	3,721	318	7.87%	79
Apr 1996	3,942	3,610	332	8.42%	84
May 1996	4,208	3,856	352	8.37%	84
Jun 1996	4,415	4,085	330	7.47%	75
Jul 1996	4,441	4,178	263	5.92%	59
Aug 1996	4,412	4,186	226	5.12%	51
Sep 1996	4,239	4,025	214	5.05%	50
Oct 1996	4,186	3,997	189	4.52%	45
Nov 1996	4,178	3,933	245	5.86%	59
Dec 1996	4,214	3,910	304	7.21%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	4,162	3,815	347	8.34%	83
Feb 1997	4,150	3,806	344	8.29%	83
Mar 1997	4,163	3,807	356	8.55%	86
Apr 1997	4,037	3,698	339	8.40%	84
May 1997	4,241	3,957	284	6.70%	67
Jun 1997	4,453	4,145	308	6.92%	69
Jul 1997	4,532	4,319	213	4.70%	47
Aug 1997	4,575	4,367	208	4.55%	45
Sep 1997	4,307	4,129	178	4.13%	41
Oct 1997	4,287	4,119	168	3.92%	39
Nov 1997	4,185	3,930	255	6.09%	61
Dec 1997	4,181	3,941	240	5.74%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	4,308	3,994	314	7.29%	73
Feb 1998	4,271	3,971	300	7.02%	70
Mar 1998	4,247	3,936	311	7.32%	73
Apr 1998	4,110	3,863	247	6.01%	60
May 1998	4,310	4,086	224	5.20%	52
Jun 1998	4,525	4,277	248	5.48%	55
Jul 1998	4,465	4,330	135	3.02%	30
Aug 1998	4,451	4,292	159	3.57%	36
Sep 1998	4,307	4,151	156	3.62%	36
Oct 1998	4,227	4,093	134	3.17%	32
Nov 1998	4,153	3,967	186	4.48%	45
Dec 1998	4,201	4,002	199	4.74%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	4,315	4,053	262	6.07%	61
Feb 1999	4,319	4,035	284	6.58%	66
Mar 1999	4,291	4,028	263	6.13%	61
Apr 1999	4,246	3,963	283	6.67%	67
May 1999	4,441	4,150	291	6.55%	66
Jun 1999	4,684	4,419	265	5.66%	57
Jul 1999	4,571	4,399	172	3.76%	38
Aug 1999	4,592	4,419	173	3.77%	38
Sep 1999	4,459	4,277	182	4.08%	41
Oct 1999	4,347	4,186	161	3.70%	37
Nov 1999	4,249	4,029	220	5.18%	52
Dec 1999	4,323	4,075	248	5.74%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	4,263	3,986	277	6.50%	65
Feb 2000	4,333	4,076	257	5.93%	59
Mar 2000	4,323	4,031	292	6.75%	68
Apr 2000	4,187	3,957	230	5.49%	55
May 2000	4,368	4,132	236	5.40%	54
Jun 2000	4,573	4,332	241	5.27%	53
Jul 2000	4,586	4,352	234	5.10%	51
Aug 2000	4,522	4,313	209	4.62%	46
Sep 2000	4,443	4,263	180	4.05%	41
Oct 2000	4,309	4,141	168	3.90%	39
Nov 2000	4,257	4,024	233	5.47%	55
Dec 2000	4,311	4,064	247	5.73%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	4,414	4,074	340	7.70%	77
Feb 2001	4,406	4,084	322	7.31%	73
Mar 2001	4,424	4,093	331	7.48%	75
Apr 2001	4,341	4,028	313	7.21%	72
May 2001	4,413	4,121	292	6.62%	66
Jun 2001	4,594	4,325	269	5.86%	59
Jul 2001	4,574	4,360	214	4.68%	47
Aug 2001	4,520	4,319	201	4.45%	44
Sep 2001	4,469	4,277	192	4.30%	43
Oct 2001	4,374	4,186	188	4.30%	43
Nov 2001	4,320	4,041	279	6.46%	65
Dec 2001	4,341	4,026	315	7.26%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	4,395	4,030	365	8.30%	83
Feb 2002	4,428	4,062	366	8.27%	83
Mar 2002	4,447	4,029	418	9.40%	94
Apr 2002	4,277	3,878	399	9.33%	93
May 2002	4,349	4,030	319	7.34%	73
Jun 2002	4,535	4,175	360	7.94%	79
Jul 2002	4,630	4,335	295	6.37%	64
Aug 2002	4,494	4,259	235	5.23%	52
Sep 2002	4,438	4,232	206	4.64%	46
Oct 2002	4,331	4,125	206	4.76%	48
Nov 2002	4,219	3,940	279	6.61%	66
Dec 2002	4,278	3,981	297	6.94%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	4,403	4,020	383	8.70%	87
Feb 2003	4,416	4,025	391	8.85%	89
Mar 2003	4,422	4,005	417	9.43%	94
Apr 2003	4,275	3,896	379	8.87%	89
May 2003	4,447	4,078	369	8.30%	83
Jun 2003	4,622	4,222	400	8.65%	87
Jul 2003	4,653	4,320	333	7.16%	72
Aug 2003	4,590	4,294	296	6.45%	64
Sep 2003	4,415	4,127	288	6.52%	65
Oct 2003	4,329	4,077	252	5.82%	58
Nov 2003	4,279	3,954	325	7.60%	76
Dec 2003	4,310	3,984	326	7.56%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	4,383	4,003	380	8.67%	87
Feb 2004	4,370	3,962	408	9.34%	93
Mar 2004	4,353	3,903	450	10.34%	103
Apr 2004	4,227	3,829	398	9.42%	94
May 2004	4,397	4,039	358	8.14%	81
Jun 2004	4,583	4,227	356	7.77%	78
Jul 2004	4,699	4,367	332	7.07%	71
Aug 2004	4,600	4,312	288	6.26%	63
Sep 2004	4,441	4,175	266	5.99%	60
Oct 2004	4,267	4,005	262	6.14%	61
Nov 2004	4,212	3,901	311	7.38%	74
Dec 2004	4,244	3,888	356	8.39%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	4,301	3,933	368	8.56%	86
Feb 2005	4,311	3,923	388	9.00%	90
Mar 2005	4,270	3,889	381	8.92%	89
Apr 2005	4,225	3,839	386	9.14%	91
May 2005	4,341	4,005	336	7.74%	77
Jun 2005	4,631	4,300	331	7.15%	71
Jul 2005	4,668	4,358	310	6.64%	66
Aug 2005	4,629	4,348	281	6.07%	61
Sep 2005	4,481	4,206	275	6.14%	61
Oct 2005	4,344	4,101	243	5.59%	56
Nov 2005	4,320	3,980	340	7.87%	79
Dec 2005	4,344	3,998	346	7.97%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	4,429	4,025	404	9.12%	91
Feb 2006	4,404	3,982	422	9.58%	96
Mar 2006	4,369	3,952	417	9.54%	95
Apr 2006	4,265	3,856	409	9.59%	96
May 2006	4,419	4,080	339	7.67%	77
Jun 2006	4,646	4,306	340	7.32%	73
Jul 2006	4,775	4,434	341	7.14%	71
Aug 2006	4,751	4,444	307	6.46%	65
Sep 2006	4,640	4,349	291	6.27%	63
Oct 2006	4,492	4,236	256	5.70%	57
Nov 2006	4,404	4,054	350	7.95%	79
Dec 2006	4,423	4,081	342	7.73%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	4,407	4,003	404	9.17%	92
Feb 2007	4,451	4,023	428	9.62%	96
Mar 2007	4,387	3,974	413	9.41%	94
Apr 2007	4,255	3,826	429	10.08%	101
May 2007	4,402	4,022	380	8.63%	86
Jun 2007	4,560	4,202	358	7.85%	79
Jul 2007	4,722	4,370	352	7.45%	75
Aug 2007	4,604	4,298	306	6.65%	66
Sep 2007	4,506	4,181	325	7.21%	72
Oct 2007	4,338	4,056	282	6.50%	65
Nov 2007	4,313	3,948	365	8.46%	85
Dec 2007	4,298	3,929	369	8.59%	86

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	4,367	3,931	436	9.98%	100
Feb 2008	4,393	3,911	482	10.97%	110
Mar 2008	4,371	3,897	474	10.84%	108
Apr 2008	4,219	3,830	389	9.22%	92
May 2008	4,397	3,971	426	9.69%	97
Jun 2008	4,555	4,156	399	8.76%	88
Jul 2008	4,675	4,275	400	8.56%	86
Aug 2008	4,523	4,155	368	8.14%	81
Sep 2008	4,397	4,022	375	8.53%	85
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Alger County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Paper Manufacturing	624	15.65%
2.	Public Administration	570	14.29%
3.	Construction	502	12.59%
4.	Wood Manufacturing	336	8.43%
5.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	278	6.97%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	198	4.96%
7.	Educational Services	168	4.21%
8.	Health Care	114	2.86%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	96	2.41%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	94	2.36%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	92	2.31%
12.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	88	2.21%
13.	Repair and Maintenance	88	2.21%
14.	Finance and Insurance	60	1.50%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	52	1.30%
16.	Rail Transportation	48	1.20%
17.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	46	1.15%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	46	1.15%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	40	1.00%
20.	Truck Transportation	36	0.90%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	508	14.25%
2.	Health Care	502	14.09%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	454	12.74%
4.	Public Administration	288	8.08%
5.	Finance and Insurance	228	6.40%
6.	Paper Manufacturing	158	4.43%
7.	Social Assistance	150	4.21%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	142	3.98%
9.	Wood Manufacturing	128	3.59%
10.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	110	3.09%
11.	Construction	74	2.08%
12.	Department and Other General Stores	70	1.96%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	58	1.63%
14.	Gasoline Stations	52	1.46%
15.	U.S. Postal Service	50	1.40%
16.	Private Household Services	46	1.29%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	42	1.18%
18.	Florists	40	1.12%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	40	1.12%
20.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	38	1.07%

Alger County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	372	9.33%
2.	Law Enforcement Workers	320	8.02%
3.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	184	4.61%
4.	Other Management Occupations	180	4.51%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	168	4.21%
6.	Carpenters	156	3.91%
7.	Fishing / Hunting / Forestry	134	3.36%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	132	3.31%
9.	Other Construction Trades	128	3.21%
10.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	108	2.71%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	108	2.71%
12.	Woodworkers	100	2.51%
13.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	92	2.31%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	88	2.21%
15.	Vehicle Mechanics	82	2.06%
16.	Top Executives	72	1.81%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	68	1.71%
18.	Plant and System Operators	66	1.65%
19.	Construction Laborers	62	1.55%
20.	Electricians	60	1.50%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	270	7.58%
2.	Other Management Occupations	182	5.11%
3.	Cashiers	178	4.99%
4.	Waiters and Waitresses	172	4.83%
5.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	164	4.60%
6.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	148	4.15%
7.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	136	3.82%
8.	Other Office and Admin Support	132	3.70%
9.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	116	3.25%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	116	3.25%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	112	3.14%
12.	Child Care Workers	110	3.09%
13.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	110	3.09%
14.	Registered Nurses	110	3.09%
15.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	108	3.03%
16.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	96	2.69%
17.	Law Enforcement Workers	88	2.47%
18.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	84	2.36%
19.	Health Technologists and Technicians	82	2.30%
20.	Other Production Occupations	78	2.19%

Alger County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	6,975	42.82%
15-35 hours	2,012	12.35%
1-14 hours	583	3.58%
No regular hours	6,720	41.25%

Alger County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	216	3.01%
5 AM-5:29 AM	234	3.26%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	423	5.90%
6 AM-6:29 AM	496	6.92%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	876	12.22%
7 AM-7:29 AM	802	11.19%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,127	15.72%
8 AM-8:29 AM	807	11.26%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	342	4.77%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	336	4.69%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	162	2.26%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	122	1.70%
Noon-3:59 PM	728	10.15%
4 PM-11:59 PM	498	6.95%

Alger County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	738	10.29%
5-9	1,670	23.29%
10-14	1,287	17.95%
15-19	912	12.72%
20-24	573	7.99%
25-29	312	4.35%
30-34	468	6.53%
35-39	110	1.53%
40-44	174	2.43%
45-59	523	7.30%
60-89	282	3.93%
At least 90	120	1.67%

Alger County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	58	0.81%	5,434	75.80%
30-44	8	0.11%	744	10.38%
45-59	0	0.00%	523	7.30%
At least 60	10	0.14%	392	5.47%

Alger County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	10	0.13%
Car / truck / van, carpool	898	12.01%
Car / truck / van, solo	5,679	75.93%
Motorcycle	4	0.05%
Other	50	0.67%
Public transportation	76	1.02%
Walked	452	6.04%
Worked at home	310	4.14%

Alger County 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.

Alger County Family Information Back to top
: 7,594 (17,748 people)
: 5,206 (14,656 people)
: 1,868
: 12,624
Alger County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	766	10.03%
$10,000-$14,999	556	7.28%
$15,000-$19,999	644	8.43%
$20,000-$24,999	507	6.64%
$25,000-$29,999	608	7.96%
$30,000-$34,999	626	8.20%
$35,000-$39,999	555	7.27%
$40,000-$44,999	563	7.37%
$45,000-$49,999	472	6.18%
$50,000-$59,999	778	10.19%
$60,000-$74,999	726	9.51%
$75,000-$99,999	492	6.44%
$100,000-$124,999	182	2.38%
$125,000-$149,999	72	0.94%
$150,000-$199,999	26	0.34%
$200,000 or more	64	0.84%

Alger County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,016	26.84%
Family, 2 people	1,367	36.12%
Nonfamily, 2 people	151	3.99%
Family, 3 people	556	14.69%
Nonfamily, 3 people	23	0.61%
Family, 4 people	399	10.54%
Nonfamily, 4 people	4	0.11%
Family, 5 people	175	4.62%
Nonfamily, 5 people	1	0.03%
Family, 6 people	65	1.72%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.08%
Family, 7 or more people	25	0.66%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Alger County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	5,528	25.44%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,211	14.78%
Public Assistance	170	0.78%
Retirement	2,133	9.82%
Self Employment	941	4.33%
Social Security	2,720	12.52%
Supplemental Security	321	1.48%
Wage / Salary	5,286	24.32%
Other	1,421	6.54%

Alger County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,896	64.36%
With children under 18	1,604	35.64%

Alger County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	821	9.05%
Married	5,210	57.40%
Never Married	2,747	30.27%
Widowed	298	3.28%

Alger County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	557	7.42%
Married	4,699	62.61%
Never Married	1,188	15.83%
Widowed	1,061	14.14%

Alger County 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.

Alger County Education Information Back to top
Alger County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	865	5.48%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,278	14.44%
High school diploma or equivalent	6,620	41.96%
Some college, no degree	3,251	20.60%
Associate degree	621	3.94%
Bachelors degree	1,535	9.73%
Graduate or professional degree	608	3.85%

Alger County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	148	1.50%	72	0.73%	220	2.23%
Kindergarten	214	2.17%	0	0.00%	214	2.17%
Grades 1-4	832	8.44%	18	0.18%	850	8.62%
Grades 5-8	1,074	10.89%	56	0.57%	1,130	11.46%
Grades 9-12	1,209	12.26%	46	0.47%	1,255	12.73%
Undergrad college	302	3.06%	26	0.26%	328	3.33%
Graduate or professional school	48	0.49%	4	0.04%	52	0.53%
Total	3,827	38.81%	222	2.25%	4,049	41.06%

Alger County 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.

Alger County Business Information Back to top
: $45,193,000
: $13,833,000
: $161,956
: 1,605
Alger County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	0	3	1	1
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	5	3	7
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	1	3	1
1999 - Construction	2	3	14	5	9
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	3	3	11
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	1	6	1	10
1999 - Information	2	1	1	3	0
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	1	7	2	3
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	1	5	4	15
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	0	3	2	8
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	3	0	2
1999 - Retail Trade	9	5	11	16	17
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	1	2	1
1999 - Unclassified	2	0	0	1	1
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	2	0	5
1999 - Total	32	18	65	47	91
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	3	3	2
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	2	3	8
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	2	0	1	4
2000 - Construction	2	5	7	11	7
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	1	4	3	3	8
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	2	6	4	9
2000 - Information	0	3	1	0	3
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	2	2	4	3
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	0	4	10	15
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	3	1	3	12
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	1	0	5
2000 - Retail Trade	6	4	13	8	27
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	0	3	1	1
2000 - Unclassified	2	2	0	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	1	2	2
2000 - Total	27	31	47	54	107
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	2	4	1	3
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	4	3	5
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	1	5
2001 - Construction	5	7	8	8	7
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	3	1	5	2	8
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	6	2	9
2001 - Information	0	0	0	2	2
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	0	0	2	4	3
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	3	9	6	18
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	3	5	2	8
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	2	1	3
2001 - Retail Trade	10	9	18	16	15
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	0	3	1	3
2001 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	2	1	1	2	2
2001 - Total	33	31	69	51	92
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	2	2	5	2
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	5	6
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	2	1	3
2002 - Construction	4	8	7	9	7
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	4	4	9
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	0	3	5	12
2002 - Information	1	0	1	1	2
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	0	0	2	4	3
2002 - Mining	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	3	8	10	13
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	5	3	5
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	4	3	2	1
2002 - Retail Trade	2	6	8	19	25
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	0	3	3
2002 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	2	0	2
2002 - Total	17	31	48	72	93
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	2	0	2
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	1	5	0	5
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	2	0	1
2003 - Construction	9	4	3	8	4
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	2	3	2	10
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	6	4	9
2003 - Information	0	0	1	2	2
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	2	0	3	2	2
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	2	9	10	8
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	0	2	7
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	2	3	1
2003 - Retail Trade	4	2	14	13	15
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	2	2	1
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	2	3	0	0
2003 - Total	25	17	56	48	67
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	2	0	3
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	5	2	4	3
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	0	0	1
2004 - Construction	3	7	10	2	6
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	2	2	4	8
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	6	9	5
2004 - Information	1	0	2	0	3
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	0	2	1	3	4
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	7	3	6	13
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	3	2	3
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	0	3	1
2004 - Retail Trade	4	5	12	11	16
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	3	0	4	0
2004 - Unclassified	3	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	2	0	2	0	2
2004 - Total	23	35	45	48	69
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	2	4
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	3	2	4
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	2
2005 - Construction	5	3	3	10	5
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	7	0	6
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	6	3	10
2005 - Information	0	0	3	2	1
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Manufacturing	0	1	1	2	3
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	3	5	5	14
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	3	2	3
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	2	2	1
2005 - Retail Trade	2	2	11	18	12
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	0	3	0	3
2005 - Unclassified	0	1	0	1	1
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	2	2	2
2005 - Total	13	12	49	51	73

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Alger County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Alger County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	16,066	89.68%
Below Poverty Level	1,849	10.32%

Alger County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$246	$0	$715	$0	$0	$57	$1,018	$296	$55	$148
1971	$258	$0	$751	$0	$0	$59	$1,068	$310	$58	$155
1972	$262	$2	$682	$0	$0	$129	$1,073	$577	$0	$45
1973	$275	$1	$716	$0	$0	$135	$1,126	$606	$0	$48
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$315	$16	$1,040	$0	$0	$167	$1,522	$816	$100	$235
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$405	$18	$2,155	$0	$0	$182	$2,742	$1,360	$420	$547
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$518	$16	$2,639	$0	$0	$611	$3,768	$1,200	$360	$292
1982	$587	$12	$2,286	$0	$0	$213	$3,086	$1,208	$300	$450
1983	$685	$13	$2,168	$0	$0	$233	$3,086	$1,187	$250	$765
1984	$713	$18	$2,505	$0	$0	$724	$3,942	$1,274	$1,545	$1,448
1985	$584	$14	$2,790	$0	$0	$269	$3,643	$1,415	$990	$1,778
1986	$657	$20	$2,878	$0	$0	$459	$3,994	$1,452	$1,795	$1,845
1987	$664	$21	$3,124	$0	$0	$373	$4,161	$1,487	$2,650	$1,514
1988	$692	$24	$2,555	$0	$0	$248	$3,495	$1,469	$1,620	$483
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$810	$24	$2,557	$0	$0	$1,235	$4,602	$1,919	$0	$634
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$1,070	$50	$4,263	$154	$0	$1,464	$6,951	$2,606	$0	$1,188
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$1,598	$81	$4,981	$292	$0	$2,083	$8,954	$2,483	$2,900	$1,006

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$0	$87	$10	$16	$510	$0	$904
1970	$8	$203	$2	$0	$0	$68	$904
1971	$0	$91	$11	$17	$535	$0	$950
1971	$9	$213	$2	$0	$0	$72	$950
1972	$0	$155	$21	$54	$743	$1	$1,142
1972	$10	$89	$0	$0	$0	$69	$1,142
1973	$0	$163	$22	$56	$780	$1	$1,199
1973	$10	$94	$0	$0	$0	$73	$1,199
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$279	$24	$41	$863	$4	$1,607
1977	$36	$108	$8	$0	$0	$244	$1,607
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$832	$0	$111	$1,920	$14	$3,175
1979	$119	$155	$21	$0	$0	$3	$3,175
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$417	$176	$384	$1,841	$0	$4,003
1981	$134	$120	$17	$0	$0	$914	$4,003
1982	$0	$504	$334	$284	$1,475	$26	$3,720
1982	$160	$59	$14	$0	$0	$864	$3,720
1983	$0	$541	$65	$177	$1,301	$4	$2,983
1983	$88	$126	$12	$151	$0	$518	$2,983
1984	$0	$616	$82	$220	$1,022	$4	$2,840
1984	$87	$170	$62	$0	$0	$577	$2,840
1985	$0	$691	$80	$194	$1,789	$3	$3,657
1985	$58	$146	$97	$0	$0	$599	$3,657
1986	$0	$558	$156	$197	$2,165	$3	$4,217
1986	$81	$170	$94	$0	$0	$793	$4,217
1987	$0	$583	$85	$221	$2,373	$2	$4,349
1987	$56	$166	$148	$0	$0	$715	$4,349
1988	$0	$591	$80	$197	$1,738	$3	$3,752
1988	$97	$143	$212	$0	$0	$691	$3,752
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$729	$85	$270	$2,689	$1	$4,684
1992	$122	$110	$0	$0	$0	$678	$4,684
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$822	$113	$296	$4,056	$0	$7,223
1997	$177	$133	$0	$405	$0	$1,221	$7,223
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$1,165	$158	$433	$4,650	$0	$12,385
2002	$352	$586	$0	$723	$0	$4,318	$12,385

Alger County 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.

Alger County Criminal Information Back to top
: 845

Alger County 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.

Alger County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Alger County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	978	9.92%
10-19 Years	1,287	13.05%
20-29 Years	1,067	10.82%
30-39 Years	1,404	14.24%
40-49 Years	1,665	16.88%
50-59 Years	1,271	12.89%
60-69 Years	950	9.63%
70-79 Years	778	7.89%
80-89 Years	402	4.08%
90+ Years	60	0.61%

Alger County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	5,308	53.82%
Female	4,554	46.18%

Alger County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	8,625	87.46%
African-American	595	6.03%
Amerindian	303	3.07%
Multiracial	191	1.94%
Hispanic/Latino	99	1.00%
Asian	32	0.32%
Other Race	14	0.14%
Pacific Islander	3	0.03%

Alger County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	3,067	15.00%
2.	Finnish	2,960	14.47%
3.	French Non-Basque	2,309	11.29%
4.	Irish	1,894	9.26%
5.	English	1,761	8.61%
6.	Polish	1,664	8.14%
7.	Swedish	1,336	6.53%
8.	French Canadian	1,098	5.37%
9.	United States Or American	1,046	5.11%
10.	Norwegian	423	2.07%

Alger County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	17,977	96.83%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	320	1.72%
3.	German	66	0.36%
4.	French	58	0.31%
5.	Polish	24	0.13%
6.	Urdu	22	0.12%
7.	Other Native North American	22	0.12%
8.	Italian	16	0.09%
9.	Scandinavian	16	0.09%
10.	Tagalog	16	0.09%

Alger County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	19,629	99.00%
Naturalized immigrant	106	0.53%
Not a citizen	92	0.46%

Alger County 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.

Alger County 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.

Alger County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Au Train	Grand Marais	Rumely
Burt	Limestone	Shingleton
Chatham	Mathias	Trenary
Deerton	Munising	Wetmore
Eben Junction	Onota
Grand Island	Rock River

Alger County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

49806	49826	49891
49816	49839	49895
49822	49862
49825	49884

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UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and professor emeritus Alan E. Brownstein discuss the regulation of student protests and encampments on college campuses, particularly focusing on the balance between protecting free speech and ensuring the safety and functioning of the university.