Summit

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


Summit Legal Resources Back to top

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Summit Legal Code

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Michigan Courts
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Summit Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 17,746
  • Land Area (2000): 97.335 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 4.824 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 7,964
Summit Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 12,644 71.01%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 83 0.47%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 5,079 28.52%

Summit 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.


Summit Employment Information Back to top
Summit Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Manufactuing 348 7.54%
2. Public Administration 311 6.74%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 287 6.22%
4. Construction 244 5.28%
5. Health Care 229 4.96%
6. Utilities 228 4.94%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 211 4.57%
8. Machinery Manufacturing 198 4.29%
9. Educational Services 197 4.27%
10. Accommodation and Food Services 174 3.77%
11. Finance and Insurance 151 3.27%
12. Repair and Maintenance 149 3.23%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 136 2.95%
14. Department and Other General Stores 102 2.21%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 98 2.12%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 77 1.67%
17. Truck Transportation 69 1.49%
18. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 67 1.45%
19. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 64 1.39%
20. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 63 1.36%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 629 16.23%
2. Educational Services 539 13.91%
3. Finance and Insurance 250 6.45%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 215 5.55%
5. Public Administration 215 5.55%
6. Utilities 173 4.46%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 160 4.13%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 133 3.43%
9. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 126 3.25%
10. Department and Other General Stores 104 2.68%
11. Metal Manufactuing 84 2.17%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 84 2.17%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 83 2.14%
14. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 82 2.12%
15. Personal and Laundry Services 77 1.99%
16. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 70 1.81%
17. Repair and Maintenance 56 1.44%
18. Social Assistance 53 1.37%
19. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 51 1.32%
20. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 47 1.21%

Summit Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 321 6.95%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 279 6.04%
3. Other Production Occupations 273 5.91%
4. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 248 5.37%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 191 4.14%
6. Engineers 184 3.99%
7. Top Executives 178 3.86%
8. Law Enforcement Workers 172 3.73%
9. Other Installation / Maintenance 171 3.70%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 170 3.68%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 147 3.18%
12. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 126 2.73%
13. Business Operations Specialists 119 2.58%
14. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 111 2.40%
15. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 92 1.99%
16. Operations Managers Non Finance 92 1.99%
17. Vehicle Mechanics 89 1.93%
18. Accountants and Auditors 82 1.78%
19. Other Health Occupations 80 1.73%
20. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 70 1.52%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 294 7.59%
2. Secretaries and Admins 257 6.63%
3. Registered Nurses 185 4.77%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 176 4.54%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 165 4.26%
6. Other Production Occupations 145 3.74%
7. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 130 3.35%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 128 3.30%
9. Other Management Occupations 122 3.15%
10. Cashiers 118 3.04%
11. Business Operations Specialists 116 2.99%
12. Waiters and Waitresses 111 2.86%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 103 2.66%
14. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 97 2.50%
15. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 90 2.32%
16. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 81 2.09%
17. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 81 2.09%
18. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 78 2.01%
19. Health Technologists and Technicians 78 2.01%
20. Customer Service Representatives 76 1.96%

Summit Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 7,316 52.25%
15-35 hours 1,666 11.90%
1-14 hours 397 2.84%
No regular hours 4,622 33.01%

Summit Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 262 3.21%
5 AM-5:29 AM 108 1.32%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 400 4.90%
6 AM-6:29 AM 397 4.86%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 921 11.27%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,358 16.62%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,743 21.34%
8 AM-8:29 AM 676 8.28%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 456 5.58%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 369 4.52%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 212 2.60%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 82 1.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 578 7.08%
4 PM-11:59 PM 607 7.43%

Summit Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 281 3.44%
5-9 1,193 14.60%
10-14 1,979 24.23%
15-19 2,153 26.36%
20-24 1,042 12.76%
25-29 170 2.08%
30-34 334 4.09%
35-39 114 1.40%
40-44 164 2.01%
45-59 411 5.03%
60-89 207 2.53%
At least 90 121 1.48%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 25 0.31% 6,793 83.16%
30-44 0 0.00% 612 7.49%
45-59 0 0.00% 411 5.03%
At least 60 0 0.00% 328 4.02%

Summit Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 12 0.14%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 732 8.72%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 7,303 86.97%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 17 0.20%
Color 4 Box Other 20 0.24%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 25 0.30%
Color 6 Box Walked 60 0.71%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 228 2.72%

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Summit Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,340 (17,627 people)
Families (2000): 5,312 (15,075 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,359
People at same address in 1995: 10,213
Summit Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 294 4.01%
$10,000-$14,999 477 6.50%
$15,000-$19,999 383 5.22%
$20,000-$24,999 389 5.30%
$25,000-$29,999 394 5.37%
$30,000-$34,999 438 5.97%
$35,000-$39,999 366 4.99%
$40,000-$44,999 376 5.12%
$45,000-$49,999 339 4.62%
$50,000-$59,999 771 10.50%
$60,000-$74,999 961 13.09%
$75,000-$99,999 991 13.50%
$100,000-$124,999 590 8.04%
$125,000-$149,999 158 2.15%
$150,000-$199,999 153 2.08%
$200,000 or more 260 3.54%

Summit Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,831 25.29%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,611 36.06%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 218 3.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,046 14.45%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 23 0.32%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 921 12.72%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 17 0.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 415 5.73%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 114 1.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 43 0.59%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Summit Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,410 26.04%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,651 17.57%
Public Assistance 133 0.64%
Retirement 1,912 9.20%
Self Employment 749 3.61%
Social Security 2,497 12.02%
Supplemental Security 197 0.95%
Wage / Salary 5,291 25.47%
Other 936 4.51%

Summit Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,671 59.57%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,813 40.43%

Summit Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 467 6.78%
Color 1 Box Married 4,727 68.67%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,445 20.99%
Color 3 Box Widowed 245 3.56%

Summit Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 692 9.39%
Color 1 Box Married 4,622 62.75%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,073 14.57%
Color 3 Box Widowed 979 13.29%

Summit 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.


Summit Education Information Back to top
Summit Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 279 2.06%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,301 9.62%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,355 24.80%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,869 28.60%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,161 8.58%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,444 18.07%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,118 8.26%

Summit 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 133 0.75% 194 1.09% 327 1.84%
Kindergarten 188 1.06% 98 0.55% 286 1.61%
Grades 1-4 687 3.87% 365 2.06% 1,052 5.93%
Grades 5-8 715 4.03% 270 1.52% 985 5.55%
Grades 9-12 764 4.31% 197 1.11% 961 5.42%
Undergrad college 514 2.90% 96 0.54% 610 3.44%
Graduate or professional school 73 0.41% 26 0.15% 99 0.56%
Total 3,074 17.32% 1,246 7.02% 4,320 24.34%

Summit 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.


Summit Public Benefits Information Back to top
Summit Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 16,771 95.14%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 856 4.86%

Summit 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.


Summit Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Summit Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,326 13.11%
10-19 Years 2,315 13.05%
20-29 Years 1,607 9.06%
30-39 Years 2,234 12.59%
40-49 Years 2,796 15.76%
50-59 Years 2,308 13.01%
60-69 Years 1,566 8.82%
70-79 Years 1,634 9.21%
80-89 Years 788 4.44%
90+ Years 172 0.97%

Summit Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 8,498 47.89%
Color 1 Box Female 9,248 52.11%

Summit Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 15,938 89.81%
Color 1 Box African-American 842 4.74%
Color 2 Box Asian 313 1.76%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 307 1.73%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 259 1.46%
Color 6 Box Other Race 36 0.20%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 36 0.20%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 15 0.08%

Summit Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 4,392 24.34%
2. Irish 2,879 15.96%
3. English 2,829 15.68%
4. Polish 1,458 8.08%
5. United States Or American 1,087 6.02%
6. French Non-Basque 811 4.49%
7. Dutch 664 3.68%
8. Italian 588 3.26%
9. Scottish 486 2.69%
10. Swedish 286 1.59%

Summit Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 15,870 94.93%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 310 1.85%
3. Japanese 124 0.74%
4. Gujarathi 63 0.38%
5. French 47 0.28%
6. German 44 0.26%
7. Other Slavic 34 0.20%
8. Italian 30 0.18%
9. Polish 30 0.18%
10. Chinese 24 0.14%

Summit Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 17,161 96.38%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 313 1.76%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 332 1.86%

Summit 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.
Summit 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.