Allegan

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


Allegan Legal Resources Back to top

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Allegan Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,888
  • Land Area (2000): 88.671 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 5.047 square kilometers
Allegan Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 4,863 2003 4,921 2005 4,963
2002 4,893 2004 Not Available 2006 4,951

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Houses (2000): 3,727
Allegan Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 6,262 70.42%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 84 0.94%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,546 28.63%

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Allegan Employment Information Back to top
Allegan Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 181 8.78%
2. Chemical Manufacturing 172 8.34%
3. Metal Manufactuing 158 7.66%
4. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 134 6.50%
5. Public Administration 122 5.92%
6. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 114 5.53%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 98 4.75%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 91 4.41%
9. Repair and Maintenance 87 4.22%
10. Educational Services 81 3.93%
11. Machinery Manufacturing 77 3.73%
12. Food Manufacturing 60 2.91%
13. Health Care 52 2.52%
14. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 44 2.13%
15. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 44 2.13%
16. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 41 1.99%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 35 1.70%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 32 1.55%
19. Finance and Insurance 30 1.45%
20. Other Transportation 29 1.41%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 326 15.87%
2. Educational Services 208 10.13%
3. Chemical Manufacturing 207 10.08%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 165 8.03%
5. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 82 3.99%
6. Public Administration 78 3.80%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 70 3.41%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 69 3.36%
9. Social Assistance 67 3.26%
10. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 61 2.97%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 61 2.97%
12. Finance and Insurance 59 2.87%
13. Metal Manufactuing 57 2.78%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 55 2.68%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 47 2.29%
16. Department and Other General Stores 46 2.24%
17. Printing and Related Manufacturing 44 2.14%
18. Private Household Services 37 1.80%
19. Machinery Manufacturing 31 1.51%
20. Construction 29 1.41%

Allegan Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 203 9.84%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 160 7.76%
3. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 149 7.23%
4. Other Management Occupations 108 5.24%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 99 4.80%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 87 4.22%
7. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 83 4.03%
8. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 83 4.03%
9. Assemblers and Fabricators 76 3.69%
10. Vehicle Mechanics 69 3.35%
11. Other Construction Trades 58 2.81%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 53 2.57%
13. Electricians 40 1.94%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 38 1.84%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 37 1.79%
16. Law Enforcement Workers 35 1.70%
17. Top Executives 35 1.70%
18. Other Material Moving Workers 32 1.55%
19. Other Protective Service Workers 32 1.55%
20. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 31 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 161 7.84%
2. Other Production Occupations 132 6.43%
3. Secretaries and Admins 124 6.04%
4. Assemblers and Fabricators 85 4.14%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 80 3.89%
6. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 77 3.75%
7. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 77 3.75%
8. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 71 3.46%
9. Child Care Workers 68 3.31%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 68 3.31%
11. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 63 3.07%
12. Business Operations Specialists 62 3.02%
13. Other Management Occupations 54 2.63%
14. Other Sales and Related Occupations 51 2.48%
15. Waiters and Waitresses 51 2.48%
16. Other Food Preparation and Servers 48 2.34%
17. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 47 2.29%
18. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 42 2.04%
19. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 39 1.90%
20. Other Healthcare Support 39 1.90%

Allegan Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,638 53.40%
15-35 hours 798 11.71%
1-14 hours 327 4.80%
No regular hours 2,050 30.09%

Allegan Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 193 4.99%
5 AM-5:29 AM 65 1.68%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 172 4.44%
6 AM-6:29 AM 470 12.14%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 463 11.96%
7 AM-7:29 AM 477 12.33%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 569 14.70%
8 AM-8:29 AM 298 7.70%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 146 3.77%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 156 4.03%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 22 0.57%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 31 0.80%
Noon-3:59 PM 437 11.29%
4 PM-11:59 PM 371 9.59%

Allegan Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 228 5.89%
5-9 1,155 29.84%
10-14 590 15.25%
15-19 331 8.55%
20-24 263 6.80%
25-29 146 3.77%
30-34 320 8.27%
35-39 147 3.80%
40-44 212 5.48%
45-59 318 8.22%
60-89 90 2.33%
At least 90 70 1.81%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 10 0.26% 2,703 69.84%
30-44 7 0.18% 672 17.36%
45-59 0 0.00% 318 8.22%
At least 60 0 0.00% 160 4.13%

Allegan Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 26 0.64%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 408 10.11%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,334 82.65%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 33 0.82%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 17 0.42%
Color 6 Box Walked 52 1.29%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 164 4.07%

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Allegan Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,393 (8,526 people)
Families (2000): 2,378 (7,167 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 924
People at same address in 1995: 4,884
Allegan Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 289 8.52%
$10,000-$14,999 189 5.57%
$15,000-$19,999 246 7.25%
$20,000-$24,999 257 7.57%
$25,000-$29,999 245 7.22%
$30,000-$34,999 256 7.54%
$35,000-$39,999 206 6.07%
$40,000-$44,999 276 8.13%
$45,000-$49,999 230 6.78%
$50,000-$59,999 385 11.35%
$60,000-$74,999 304 8.96%
$75,000-$99,999 324 9.55%
$100,000-$124,999 105 3.09%
$125,000-$149,999 56 1.65%
$150,000-$199,999 14 0.41%
$200,000 or more 11 0.32%

Allegan Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 911 26.75%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,052 30.90%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 128 3.76%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 525 15.42%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 16 0.47%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 441 12.95%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 4 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 210 6.17%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 3 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 65 1.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 50 1.47%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Allegan Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,733 29.08%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,215 12.93%
Public Assistance 167 1.78%
Retirement 602 6.40%
Self Employment 372 3.96%
Social Security 998 10.62%
Supplemental Security 190 2.02%
Wage / Salary 2,686 28.58%
Other 436 4.64%

Allegan Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,060 59.05%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 735 40.95%

Allegan Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 391 11.51%
Color 1 Box Married 1,901 55.94%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,007 29.64%
Color 3 Box Widowed 99 2.91%

Allegan Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 607 16.79%
Color 1 Box Married 1,879 51.96%
Color 2 Box Never Married 709 19.61%
Color 3 Box Widowed 421 11.64%

Allegan 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.


Allegan Education Information Back to top
Allegan Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 338 5.18%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 917 14.07%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,707 41.52%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,357 20.82%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 328 5.03%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 607 9.31%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 265 4.07%

Allegan 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 81 0.91% 6 0.07% 87 0.98%
Kindergarten 115 1.29% 17 0.19% 132 1.49%
Grades 1-4 423 4.76% 54 0.61% 477 5.37%
Grades 5-8 556 6.26% 40 0.45% 596 6.71%
Grades 9-12 627 7.05% 8 0.09% 635 7.14%
Undergrad college 206 2.32% 44 0.50% 250 2.81%
Graduate or professional school 40 0.45% 12 0.14% 52 0.59%
Total 2,048 23.04% 181 2.04% 2,229 25.08%

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Allegan Public Benefits Information Back to top
Allegan Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 7,706 89.04%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 949 10.96%

Allegan 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.


Allegan Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 170
Allegan Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 11.927 0.411 0.000 0.411 12.749 0.411 7.608 23.237 2.056 33.313
2002 17.167 0.204 0.000 0.817 18.189 0.409 5.927 25.138 2.248 33.722
2003 17.070 0.610 0.000 0.203 17.883 0.203 3.658 23.572 1.016 28.246
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 10.478 0.604 0.000 0.000 11.082 0.604 2.015 20.754 1.209 23.977
2006 14.139 0.202 0.000 0.202 14.543 0.000 3.030 17.976 1.212 22.218
2007 14.709 0.604 0.000 0.000 15.313 0.201 1.813 10.881 0.604 13.298

Allegan Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 1 11
2005 1 10
2006 1 11
2007 1 11

Allegan Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 224
2002 254

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Allegan Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Allegan Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,204 13.55%
10-19 Years 1,364 15.35%
20-29 Years 1,060 11.93%
30-39 Years 1,276 14.36%
40-49 Years 1,335 15.02%
50-59 Years 988 11.12%
60-69 Years 664 7.47%
70-79 Years 627 7.05%
80-89 Years 324 3.65%
90+ Years 46 0.52%

Allegan Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,341 48.84%
Color 1 Box Female 4,547 51.16%

Allegan Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 8,267 93.01%
Color 1 Box African-American 246 2.77%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 205 2.31%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 98 1.10%
Color 2 Box Asian 42 0.47%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 23 0.26%
Color 6 Box Other Race 5 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.02%

Allegan Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,858 22.75%
2. English 1,252 15.33%
3. Irish 1,062 13.00%
4. Dutch 982 12.02%
5. United States Or American 713 8.73%
6. French Non-Basque 418 5.12%
7. Polish 364 4.46%
8. Italian 237 2.90%
9. Scottish 174 2.13%
10. Swedish 160 1.96%

Allegan Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 7,969 96.09%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 218 2.63%
3. French 40 0.48%
4. German 25 0.30%
5. Japanese 16 0.19%
6. Polish 9 0.11%
7. Other West Germanic 5 0.06%
8. Other Slavic 4 0.05%
9. Italian 3 0.04%
10. Scandinavian 2 0.02%

Allegan Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,815 99.13%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 52 0.58%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 25 0.28%

Allegan 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.
Allegan 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.


Allegan Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
49010