Handy

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


Handy Legal Resources Back to top

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Handy Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 4,032
  • Land Area (2000): 83.351 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.191 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 1,383
Handy Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 418 10.10%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 115 2.78%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 3,607 87.13%

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Handy Employment Information Back to top
Handy Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 168 15.88%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 109 10.30%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 88 8.32%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 53 5.01%
5. Finance and Insurance 53 5.01%
6. Metal Manufactuing 45 4.25%
7. Truck Transportation 42 3.97%
8. Public Administration 38 3.59%
9. Machinery Manufacturing 35 3.31%
10. Health Care 33 3.12%
11. Educational Services 30 2.84%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 28 2.65%
13. Repair and Maintenance 26 2.46%
14. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 24 2.27%
15. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 22 2.08%
16. Department and Other General Stores 20 1.89%
17. Other Transportation 20 1.89%
18. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 19 1.80%
19. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 19 1.80%
20. Food and Beverage Stores 17 1.61%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 133 13.23%
2. Finance and Insurance 117 11.64%
3. Health Care 87 8.66%
4. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 75 7.46%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 73 7.26%
6. Public Administration 57 5.67%
7. Construction 48 4.78%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 30 2.99%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 30 2.99%
10. U.S. Postal Service 29 2.89%
11. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 26 2.59%
12. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 25 2.49%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 23 2.29%
14. Department and Other General Stores 22 2.19%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 22 2.19%
16. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 21 2.09%
17. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 19 1.89%
18. Social Assistance 18 1.79%
19. Metal Manufactuing 16 1.59%
20. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 15 1.49%

Handy Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 69 6.52%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 62 5.86%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 61 5.77%
4. Other Construction Trades 58 5.48%
5. Top Executives 55 5.20%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 52 4.91%
7. Other Office and Admin Support 49 4.63%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 43 4.06%
9. Engineers 41 3.88%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 40 3.78%
11. Other Management Occupations 40 3.78%
12. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 34 3.21%
13. Other Health Occupations 29 2.74%
14. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 27 2.55%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 26 2.46%
16. Business Operations Specialists 24 2.27%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 22 2.08%
18. Carpenters 21 1.98%
19. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 19 1.80%
20. Other Material Moving Workers 18 1.70%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 54 5.37%
2. Customer Service Representatives 52 5.17%
3. Secretaries and Admins 52 5.17%
4. Other Construction Trades 43 4.28%
5. Other Production Occupations 42 4.18%
6. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 41 4.08%
7. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 40 3.98%
8. Computer Specialists 39 3.88%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 35 3.48%
10. Assemblers and Fabricators 29 2.89%
11. Other Office and Admin Support 29 2.89%
12. Cashiers 28 2.79%
13. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 28 2.79%
14. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 28 2.79%
15. Other Food Preparation and Servers 27 2.69%
16. Business Operations Specialists 26 2.59%
17. Child Care Workers 26 2.59%
18. Accountants and Auditors 25 2.49%
19. Bus Drivers 25 2.49%
20. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 24 2.39%

Handy Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,800 60.30%
15-35 hours 427 14.30%
1-14 hours 136 4.56%
No regular hours 622 20.84%

Handy Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 98 5.01%
5 AM-5:29 AM 71 3.63%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 150 7.66%
6 AM-6:29 AM 309 15.78%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 256 13.07%
7 AM-7:29 AM 254 12.97%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 210 10.73%
8 AM-8:29 AM 171 8.73%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 82 4.19%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 84 4.29%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 33 1.69%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 8 0.41%
Noon-3:59 PM 129 6.59%
4 PM-11:59 PM 103 5.26%

Handy Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 19 0.97%
5-9 217 11.08%
10-14 207 10.57%
15-19 254 12.97%
20-24 251 12.82%
25-29 133 6.79%
30-34 198 10.11%
35-39 42 2.15%
40-44 67 3.42%
45-59 365 18.64%
60-89 167 8.53%
At least 90 38 1.94%

Handy 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% 1,081 55.21%
30-44 0 0.00% 307 15.68%
45-59 0 0.00% 365 18.64%
At least 60 0 0.00% 205 10.47%

Handy Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 205 10.08%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,724 84.76%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 29 1.43%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 76 3.74%

Handy 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.


Handy Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,355 (4,115 people)
Families (2000): 1,089 (3,688 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 573
People at same address in 1995: 2,224
Handy Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 32 2.36%
$10,000-$14,999 51 3.76%
$15,000-$19,999 41 3.03%
$20,000-$24,999 47 3.47%
$25,000-$29,999 69 5.09%
$30,000-$34,999 65 4.80%
$35,000-$39,999 60 4.43%
$40,000-$44,999 102 7.53%
$45,000-$49,999 83 6.13%
$50,000-$59,999 157 11.59%
$60,000-$74,999 222 16.38%
$75,000-$99,999 213 15.72%
$100,000-$124,999 118 8.71%
$125,000-$149,999 44 3.25%
$150,000-$199,999 26 1.92%
$200,000 or more 25 1.85%

Handy Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 200 14.84%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 362 26.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 48 3.56%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 241 17.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 8 0.59%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 288 21.36%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7 0.52%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 135 10.01%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 36 2.67%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 21 1.56%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.07%

Handy Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,205 32.01%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 531 14.10%
Public Assistance 39 1.04%
Retirement 144 3.82%
Self Employment 189 5.02%
Social Security 216 5.74%
Supplemental Security 42 1.12%
Wage / Salary 1,182 31.39%
Other 217 5.76%

Handy Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 424 44.92%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 520 55.08%

Handy Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 115 7.98%
Color 1 Box Married 938 65.05%
Color 2 Box Never Married 314 21.78%
Color 3 Box Widowed 75 5.20%

Handy Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 184 11.46%
Color 1 Box Married 975 60.75%
Color 2 Box Never Married 370 23.05%
Color 3 Box Widowed 76 4.74%

Handy 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.


Handy Education Information Back to top
Handy Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 75 2.69%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 357 12.80%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 955 34.24%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 794 28.47%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 161 5.77%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 281 10.08%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 166 5.95%

Handy 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 24 0.60% 26 0.64% 50 1.24%
Kindergarten 75 1.86% 8 0.20% 83 2.06%
Grades 1-4 281 6.97% 31 0.77% 312 7.74%
Grades 5-8 375 9.30% 0 0.00% 375 9.30%
Grades 9-12 341 8.46% 6 0.15% 347 8.61%
Undergrad college 79 1.96% 18 0.45% 97 2.41%
Graduate or professional school 7 0.17% 0 0.00% 7 0.17%
Total 1,182 29.32% 89 2.21% 1,271 31.52%

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Handy Public Benefits Information Back to top
Handy Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 3,953 95.85%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 171 4.15%

Handy 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.


Handy Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Handy Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 675 16.74%
10-19 Years 692 17.16%
20-29 Years 379 9.40%
30-39 Years 744 18.45%
40-49 Years 664 16.47%
50-59 Years 432 10.71%
60-69 Years 224 5.56%
70-79 Years 128 3.17%
80-89 Years 74 1.84%
90+ Years 20 0.50%

Handy Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 2,039 50.57%
Color 1 Box Female 1,993 49.43%

Handy Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 3,920 97.22%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 32 0.79%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 28 0.69%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 25 0.62%
Color 2 Box Asian 15 0.37%
Color 1 Box African-American 8 0.20%
Color 6 Box Other Race 4 0.10%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Handy Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 962 21.47%
2. Irish 670 14.96%
3. English 649 14.49%
4. United States Or American 408 9.11%
5. Polish 334 7.46%
6. Finnish 283 6.32%
7. French Non-Basque 219 4.89%
8. Swedish 99 2.21%
9. Scottish 95 2.12%
10. Scotch Irish 87 1.94%

Handy Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 3,725 97.01%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 48 1.25%
3. French 33 0.86%
4. German 17 0.44%
5. Other Indo European 7 0.18%
6. Greek 5 0.13%
7. Serbo Croatian 5 0.13%

Handy Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 4,051 97.85%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 22 0.53%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 67 1.62%

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Handy 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.