Waterford

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  4. Waterford Employment Information
  5. Waterford Family Information
  6. Waterford Education Information
  7. Waterford Public Benefits Information
  8. Waterford Criminal Information
  9. Waterford Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Waterford Zip Codes


Waterford Legal Resources Back to top

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Waterford Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 73,150
  • Land Area (2000): 81.163 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 10.330 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 30,404
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Waterford Employment Information Back to top
Waterford Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 38,667 35,905 2,762 7.14% 71
1991 38,800 35,373 3,427 8.83% 88
1992 39,648 36,188 3,461 8.73% 87
1993 39,878 37,065 2,813 7.05% 71
1994 40,178 38,051 2,127 5.29% 53
1995 40,638 38,849 1,789 4.40% 44
1996 41,359 39,566 1,793 4.34% 44
1997 41,997 40,433 1,564 3.72% 37
1998 42,500 41,029 1,471 3.46% 35
1999 43,241 41,776 1,465 3.39% 34
2000 42,305 40,903 1,401 3.31% 33
2001 41,753 39,660 2,093 5.01% 50
2002 40,996 38,531 2,465 6.01% 60
2003 40,511 37,936 2,575 6.36% 63
2004 40,062 37,472 2,589 6.46% 65
2005 39,865 37,247 2,618 6.57% 66
2006 39,506 36,888 2,618 6.63% 66
2007 39,149 36,345 2,804 7.16% 72
2008 38,989 35,958 3,031 7.77% 78
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 38,521 35,611 2,910 7.55% 76
Feb 2008 38,690 35,965 2,725 7.04% 70
Mar 2008 38,717 35,775 2,942 7.60% 76
Apr 2008 38,091 35,688 2,403 6.31% 63
May 2008 39,043 35,822 3,221 8.25% 82
Jun 2008 39,800 36,145 3,655 9.18% 92
Jul 2008 39,499 36,194 3,305 8.37% 84
Aug 2008 39,574 36,410 3,164 8.00% 80
Sep 2008 38,962 36,011 2,951 7.57% 76
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Waterford Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 3,429 16.74%
2. Construction 2,495 12.18%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,616 7.89%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 834 4.07%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 792 3.87%
6. Public Administration 688 3.36%
7. Educational Services 659 3.22%
8. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 640 3.12%
9. Repair and Maintenance 632 3.08%
10. Metal Manufactuing 557 2.72%
11. Machinery Manufacturing 535 2.61%
12. Finance and Insurance 514 2.51%
13. Health Care 491 2.40%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 413 2.02%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 357 1.74%
16. Other Transportation 311 1.52%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 270 1.32%
18. Truck Transportation 259 1.26%
19. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 257 1.25%
20. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 236 1.15%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 2,641 14.90%
2. Educational Services 1,956 11.04%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,192 6.73%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 1,149 6.48%
5. Finance and Insurance 1,081 6.10%
6. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,023 5.77%
7. Public Administration 826 4.66%
8. Department and Other General Stores 718 4.05%
9. Social Assistance 641 3.62%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 491 2.77%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 474 2.67%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 457 2.58%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 419 2.36%
14. Construction 328 1.85%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 251 1.42%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 241 1.36%
17. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 193 1.09%
18. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 187 1.06%
19. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 177 1.00%
20. Metal Manufactuing 170 0.96%

Waterford Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Engineers 1,188 5.80%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 925 4.52%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 897 4.38%
4. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 868 4.24%
5. Other Production Occupations 860 4.20%
6. Other Management Occupations 843 4.11%
7. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 838 4.09%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 812 3.96%
9. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 742 3.62%
10. Vehicle Mechanics 701 3.42%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 687 3.35%
12. Computer Specialists 660 3.22%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 633 3.09%
14. Carpenters 541 2.64%
15. Assemblers and Fabricators 506 2.47%
16. Other Construction Trades 468 2.28%
17. Business Operations Specialists 445 2.17%
18. Top Executives 388 1.89%
19. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 374 1.83%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 348 1.70%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 1,311 7.40%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 1,243 7.01%
3. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 773 4.36%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 748 4.22%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 700 3.95%
6. Cashiers 619 3.49%
7. Registered Nurses 598 3.37%
8. Other Management Occupations 522 2.95%
9. Child Care Workers 506 2.86%
10. Health Technologists and Technicians 476 2.69%
11. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 475 2.68%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 462 2.61%
13. Waiters and Waitresses 462 2.61%
14. Computer Specialists 434 2.45%
15. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 391 2.21%
16. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 386 2.18%
17. Business Operations Specialists 376 2.12%
18. Other Production Occupations 376 2.12%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 373 2.10%
20. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 363 2.05%

Waterford Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 35,056 60.42%
15-35 hours 7,581 13.07%
1-14 hours 1,370 2.36%
No regular hours 14,013 24.15%

Waterford Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 1,088 2.98%
5 AM-5:29 AM 1,206 3.30%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,951 5.34%
6 AM-6:29 AM 3,046 8.33%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 4,030 11.02%
7 AM-7:29 AM 5,839 15.97%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 5,255 14.38%
8 AM-8:29 AM 4,154 11.36%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 2,141 5.86%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,936 5.30%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 681 1.86%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 335 0.92%
Noon-3:59 PM 2,422 6.63%
4 PM-11:59 PM 2,470 6.76%

Waterford Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 532 1.46%
5-9 2,667 7.30%
10-14 4,589 12.55%
15-19 4,996 13.67%
20-24 5,089 13.92%
25-29 2,331 6.38%
30-34 5,770 15.78%
35-39 1,599 4.37%
40-44 1,987 5.44%
45-59 4,114 11.25%
60-89 2,085 5.70%
At least 90 795 2.17%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 9 0.02% 20,195 55.25%
30-44 0 0.00% 9,356 25.60%
45-59 11 0.03% 4,103 11.22%
At least 60 37 0.10% 2,843 7.78%

Waterford Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 47 0.13%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 2,422 6.46%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 33,616 89.62%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 15 0.04%
Color 4 Box Other 65 0.17%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 57 0.15%
Color 6 Box Walked 332 0.89%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 955 2.55%

Waterford 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.


Waterford Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 29,457 (71,239 people)
Families (2000): 19,170 (57,484 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 8,271
People at same address in 1995: 36,663
Waterford Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,198 4.07%
$10,000-$14,999 991 3.36%
$15,000-$19,999 1,359 4.61%
$20,000-$24,999 1,514 5.14%
$25,000-$29,999 1,598 5.42%
$30,000-$34,999 1,781 6.05%
$35,000-$39,999 1,699 5.77%
$40,000-$44,999 1,618 5.49%
$45,000-$49,999 1,383 4.69%
$50,000-$59,999 2,964 10.06%
$60,000-$74,999 4,262 14.47%
$75,000-$99,999 4,545 15.43%
$100,000-$124,999 2,382 8.09%
$125,000-$149,999 910 3.09%
$150,000-$199,999 718 2.44%
$200,000 or more 535 1.82%

Waterford Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 8,188 27.86%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 8,288 28.20%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 1,746 5.94%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 4,697 15.98%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 212 0.72%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 4,002 13.62%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 82 0.28%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 1,475 5.02%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 18 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 440 1.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 8 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 225 0.77%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 6 0.02%

Waterford Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 24,998 30.70%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 11,900 14.61%
Public Assistance 499 0.61%
Retirement 5,776 7.09%
Self Employment 2,885 3.54%
Social Security 6,479 7.96%
Supplemental Security 693 0.85%
Wage / Salary 24,422 29.99%
Other 3,782 4.64%

Waterford Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 8,374 54.26%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 7,059 45.74%

Waterford Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,359 11.57%
Color 1 Box Married 16,721 57.58%
Color 2 Box Never Married 8,337 28.71%
Color 3 Box Widowed 624 2.15%

Waterford Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 4,191 14.06%
Color 1 Box Married 16,481 55.30%
Color 2 Box Never Married 6,293 21.12%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2,838 9.52%

Waterford 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.


Waterford Education Information Back to top
Waterford Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,464 2.60%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 6,272 11.14%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 16,809 29.87%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 15,083 26.80%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 4,248 7.55%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 9,000 15.99%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3,405 6.05%

Waterford 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 1,008 1.38% 478 0.65% 1,486 2.03%
Kindergarten 924 1.26% 132 0.18% 1,056 1.44%
Grades 1-4 3,276 4.48% 442 0.60% 3,718 5.08%
Grades 5-8 3,168 4.33% 419 0.57% 3,587 4.90%
Grades 9-12 3,339 4.56% 319 0.44% 3,658 5.00%
Undergrad college 2,955 4.04% 644 0.88% 3,599 4.92%
Graduate or professional school 675 0.92% 205 0.28% 880 1.20%
Total 15,345 20.98% 2,639 3.61% 17,984 24.59%

Waterford 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.


Waterford Public Benefits Information Back to top
Waterford Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 67,614 94.87%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 3,658 5.13%

Waterford 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.


Waterford Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 1,348
Waterford 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.


Waterford Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Waterford Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 10,085 13.79%
10-19 Years 8,549 11.69%
20-29 Years 10,454 14.29%
30-39 Years 13,692 18.72%
40-49 Years 11,898 16.27%
50-59 Years 8,155 11.15%
60-69 Years 4,468 6.11%
70-79 Years 3,792 5.18%
80-89 Years 1,704 2.33%
90+ Years 353 0.48%

Waterford Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 36,502 49.90%
Color 1 Box Female 36,648 50.10%

Waterford Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 66,062 90.31%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 2,863 3.91%
Color 1 Box African-American 2,047 2.80%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 965 1.32%
Color 2 Box Asian 916 1.25%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 212 0.29%
Color 6 Box Other Race 79 0.11%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 6 0.01%

Waterford Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 15,514 20.80%
2. Irish 10,595 14.20%
3. English 10,169 13.63%
4. Polish 6,070 8.14%
5. United States Or American 5,828 7.81%
6. French Non-Basque 4,108 5.51%
7. Italian 4,032 5.40%
8. Scottish 2,474 3.32%
9. French Canadian 1,866 2.50%
10. Dutch 1,669 2.24%

Waterford Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 62,845 92.83%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,719 2.54%
3. Other Indo European 453 0.67%
4. German 400 0.59%
5. French 345 0.51%
6. Arabic 273 0.40%
7. Polish 247 0.36%
8. Chinese 234 0.35%
9. Russian 160 0.24%
10. Italian 157 0.23%

Waterford Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 69,515 95.02%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,684 2.30%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,963 2.68%

Waterford 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.
Waterford 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.


Waterford Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
48327 48328 48329