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


Dafter Legal Resources Back to top

Michigan Constitution
Michigan Code

Michigan State Resources
Michigan Website
Michigan Governor
Michigan Legislature
Michigan Courts
Michigan Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
Michigan Western


Dafter Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 1,304
  • Land Area (2000): 123.897 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.137 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 545
Dafter Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 65 5.02%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,231 94.98%

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Dafter Employment Information Back to top
Dafter Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Public Administration 78 23.01%
2. Construction 40 11.80%
3. Educational Services 29 8.55%
4. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 20 5.90%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 18 5.31%
6. Repair and Maintenance 15 4.42%
7. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 14 4.13%
8. Metal Manufactuing 12 3.54%
9. Truck Transportation 12 3.54%
10. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 10 2.95%
11. Other Transportation 8 2.36%
12. Utilities 8 2.36%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 7 2.06%
14. Health Care 6 1.77%
15. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 5 1.47%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 5 1.47%
17. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 5 1.47%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 5 1.47%
19. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 5 1.47%
20. Food Manufacturing 4 1.18%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 55 18.46%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 50 16.78%
3. Educational Services 30 10.07%
4. Public Administration 24 8.05%
5. Social Assistance 18 6.04%
6. Personal and Laundry Services 13 4.36%
7. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 11 3.69%
8. Department and Other General Stores 11 3.69%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 9 3.02%
10. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 9 3.02%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 7 2.35%
12. Gasoline Stations 5 1.68%
13. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 4 1.34%
14. Finance and Insurance 4 1.34%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 4 1.34%
16. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 4 1.34%
17. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 3 1.01%
18. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 3 1.01%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 3 1.01%
20. Office Supplies and Stationery 3 1.01%

Dafter Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Law Enforcement Workers 60 17.70%
2. Vehicle Mechanics 23 6.78%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 21 6.19%
4. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 21 6.19%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 20 5.90%
6. Other Management Occupations 16 4.72%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 15 4.42%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 15 4.42%
9. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 14 4.13%
10. Postsecondary Teachers 11 3.24%
11. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 7 2.06%
12. Other Protective Service Workers 7 2.06%
13. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 7 2.06%
14. Construction Laborers 6 1.77%
15. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 6 1.77%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 6 1.77%
17. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 6 1.77%
18. Bus Drivers 5 1.47%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 5 1.47%
20. Other Construction Trades 5 1.47%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 21 7.05%
2. Other Management Occupations 18 6.04%
3. Waiters and Waitresses 15 5.03%
4. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 14 4.70%
5. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 13 4.36%
6. Other Office and Admin Support 13 4.36%
7. Registered Nurses 13 4.36%
8. Child Care Workers 12 4.03%
9. Health Technologists and Technicians 12 4.03%
10. Secretaries and Admins 12 4.03%
11. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 11 3.69%
12. Other Sales and Related Occupations 11 3.69%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 9 3.02%
14. Personal Appearance Workers 9 3.02%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 9 3.02%
16. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 9 3.02%
17. Cashiers 8 2.68%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 8 2.68%
19. Customer Service Representatives 7 2.35%
20. Law Enforcement Workers 6 2.01%

Dafter Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 602 60.75%
15-35 hours 122 12.31%
1-14 hours 29 2.93%
No regular hours 238 24.02%

Dafter Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 23 3.80%
5 AM-5:29 AM 12 1.98%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 26 4.29%
6 AM-6:29 AM 31 5.12%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 70 11.55%
7 AM-7:29 AM 56 9.24%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 153 25.25%
8 AM-8:29 AM 68 11.22%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 29 4.79%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 12 1.98%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 12 1.98%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 4 0.66%
Noon-3:59 PM 58 9.57%
4 PM-11:59 PM 52 8.58%

Dafter Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 9 1.49%
5-9 41 6.77%
10-14 82 13.53%
15-19 234 38.61%
20-24 131 21.62%
25-29 34 5.61%
30-34 37 6.11%
35-39 3 0.50%
40-44 3 0.50%
45-59 11 1.82%
60-89 15 2.48%
At least 90 6 0.99%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 4 0.66% 527 86.96%
30-44 0 0.00% 43 7.10%
45-59 0 0.00% 11 1.82%
At least 60 0 0.00% 21 3.47%

Dafter Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 82 13.08%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 508 81.02%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 4 0.64%
Color 6 Box Walked 12 1.91%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 21 3.35%

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Dafter Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 485 (1,296 people)
Families (2000): 374 (1,140 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 163
People at same address in 1995: 795
Dafter Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 44 9.07%
$10,000-$14,999 32 6.60%
$15,000-$19,999 17 3.51%
$20,000-$24,999 27 5.57%
$25,000-$29,999 21 4.33%
$30,000-$34,999 37 7.63%
$35,000-$39,999 39 8.04%
$40,000-$44,999 39 8.04%
$45,000-$49,999 33 6.80%
$50,000-$59,999 69 14.23%
$60,000-$74,999 57 11.75%
$75,000-$99,999 55 11.34%
$100,000-$124,999 9 1.86%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 4 0.82%
$200,000 or more 2 0.41%

Dafter Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 101 20.70%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 156 31.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 16 3.28%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 80 16.39%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 2 0.41%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 82 16.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 29 5.94%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.20%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 13 2.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 8 1.64%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Dafter Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 402 30.52%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 147 11.16%
Public Assistance 12 0.91%
Retirement 92 6.99%
Self Employment 53 4.02%
Social Security 108 8.20%
Supplemental Security 15 1.14%
Wage / Salary 388 29.46%
Other 100 7.59%

Dafter Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 157 51.64%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 147 48.36%

Dafter Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 64 12.55%
Color 1 Box Married 322 63.14%
Color 2 Box Never Married 117 22.94%
Color 3 Box Widowed 7 1.37%

Dafter Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 41 8.02%
Color 1 Box Married 320 62.62%
Color 2 Box Never Married 113 22.11%
Color 3 Box Widowed 37 7.24%

Dafter 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.


Dafter Education Information Back to top
Dafter Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 27 2.87%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 115 12.23%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 360 38.30%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 274 29.15%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 47 5.00%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 83 8.83%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 34 3.62%

Dafter 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 10 0.77% 4 0.31% 14 1.07%
Kindergarten 12 0.92% 4 0.31% 16 1.23%
Grades 1-4 69 5.29% 9 0.69% 78 5.98%
Grades 5-8 85 6.52% 6 0.46% 91 6.98%
Grades 9-12 97 7.44% 0 0.00% 97 7.44%
Undergrad college 47 3.60% 2 0.15% 49 3.76%
Graduate or professional school 4 0.31% 2 0.15% 6 0.46%
Total 324 24.85% 27 2.07% 351 26.92%

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Dafter Public Benefits Information Back to top
Dafter Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 1,192 91.98%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 104 8.02%

Dafter 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.


Dafter Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Dafter Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 166 12.73%
10-19 Years 225 17.25%
20-29 Years 126 9.66%
30-39 Years 195 14.95%
40-49 Years 220 16.87%
50-59 Years 178 13.65%
60-69 Years 93 7.13%
70-79 Years 77 5.90%
80-89 Years 21 1.61%
90+ Years 3 0.23%

Dafter Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 671 51.46%
Color 1 Box Female 633 48.54%

Dafter Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 1,089 83.51%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 143 10.97%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 47 3.60%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 15 1.15%
Color 2 Box Asian 4 0.31%
Color 6 Box Other Race 3 0.23%
Color 1 Box African-American 2 0.15%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.08%

Dafter Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 230 17.64%
2. English 205 15.72%
3. Irish 166 12.73%
4. French Non-Basque 131 10.05%
5. Finnish 85 6.52%
6. Polish 76 5.83%
7. French Canadian 57 4.37%
8. Italian 57 4.37%
9. Scottish 55 4.22%
10. Dutch 46 3.53%

Dafter Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 1,193 97.79%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 9 0.74%
3. Other Native North American 8 0.66%
4. French 3 0.25%
5. Polish 2 0.16%
6. Tagalog 2 0.16%
7. Other West Germanic 1 0.08%
8. Russian 1 0.08%
9. Japanese 1 0.08%

Dafter Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 1,257 96.99%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 19 1.47%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 20 1.54%

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Dafter 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.


Dafter Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
49724