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  4. Ideal Employment Information
  5. Ideal Family Information
  6. Ideal Education Information
  7. Ideal Public Benefits Information
  8. Ideal Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Ideal Legal Resources Back to top

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Ideal Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 950
  • Land Area (2000): 50.806 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 39.957 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 1,416
Ideal Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 13 1.34%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 954 98.66%

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Ideal Employment Information Back to top
Ideal Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 56 24.24%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 32 13.85%
3. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 16 6.93%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 14 6.06%
5. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 10 4.33%
6. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 9 3.90%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 9 3.90%
8. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 8 3.46%
9. Health Care 8 3.46%
10. Public Administration 7 3.03%
11. Finance and Insurance 5 2.16%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 4 1.73%
13. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 4 1.73%
14. Machinery Manufacturing 4 1.73%
15. Metal Manufactuing 4 1.73%
16. Wood Manufacturing 4 1.73%
17. Educational Services 3 1.30%
18. Food Manufacturing 3 1.30%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 3 1.30%
20. Other Transportation 3 1.30%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Accommodation and Food Services 29 18.83%
2. Health Care 27 17.53%
3. Educational Services 19 12.34%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 10 6.49%
5. Construction 8 5.19%
6. Finance and Insurance 8 5.19%
7. Social Assistance 7 4.55%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 6 3.90%
9. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 5 3.25%
10. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 5 3.25%
11. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 4 2.60%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 3 1.95%
13. Drugs / Druggist Sundries / Chemicals / Etc., Wholesale 3 1.95%
14. Private Household Services 3 1.95%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 2 1.30%
16. Department and Other General Stores 2 1.30%
17. Food Manufacturing 2 1.30%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 2 1.30%
19. Personal and Laundry Services 2 1.30%
20. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 2 1.30%

Ideal Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 30 12.99%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 17 7.36%
3. Top Executives 17 7.36%
4. Carpenters 14 6.06%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 11 4.76%
6. Cashiers 9 3.90%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 8 3.46%
8. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 8 3.46%
9. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 7 3.03%
10. Other Construction Trades 7 3.03%
11. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 7 3.03%
12. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 6 2.60%
13. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 6 2.60%
14. Assemblers and Fabricators 5 2.16%
15. Construction Laborers 5 2.16%
16. Other Production Occupations 5 2.16%
17. Physicians and Surgeons 5 2.16%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 5 2.16%
19. Architects / Surveyors / Cartographers 4 1.73%
20. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 4 1.73%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Management Occupations 13 8.44%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 10 6.49%
3. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 10 6.49%
4. Registered Nurses 8 5.19%
5. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 8 5.19%
6. Health Technologists and Technicians 7 4.55%
7. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 7 4.55%
8. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 7 4.55%
9. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 6 3.90%
10. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 6 3.90%
11. Other Personal Care, Not child care 6 3.90%
12. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 5 3.25%
13. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 5 3.25%
14. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 5 3.25%
15. Secretaries and Admins 5 3.25%
16. Teachers, Secondary School 5 3.25%
17. Customer Service Representatives 4 2.60%
18. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 3 1.95%
19. Assemblers and Fabricators 3 1.95%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 3 1.95%

Ideal Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 326 39.80%
15-35 hours 126 15.38%
1-14 hours 24 2.93%
No regular hours 343 41.88%

Ideal Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 8 2.34%
5 AM-5:29 AM 11 3.22%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 12 3.51%
6 AM-6:29 AM 18 5.26%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 26 7.60%
7 AM-7:29 AM 38 11.11%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 88 25.73%
8 AM-8:29 AM 58 16.96%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 22 6.43%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 28 8.19%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 3 0.88%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 1 0.29%
Noon-3:59 PM 12 3.51%
4 PM-11:59 PM 17 4.97%

Ideal Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 15 4.39%
5-9 28 8.19%
10-14 87 25.44%
15-19 61 17.84%
20-24 47 13.74%
25-29 6 1.75%
30-34 36 10.53%
35-39 4 1.17%
40-44 21 6.14%
45-59 8 2.34%
60-89 15 4.39%
At least 90 14 4.09%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 2 0.58% 242 70.76%
30-44 0 0.00% 61 17.84%
45-59 0 0.00% 8 2.34%
At least 60 0 0.00% 29 8.48%

Ideal Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 3 0.79%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 35 9.26%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 280 74.07%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 2 0.53%
Color 6 Box Walked 22 5.82%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 36 9.52%

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Ideal Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 439 (967 people)
Families (2000): 326 (841 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 86
People at same address in 1995: 663
Ideal Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 29 6.61%
$10,000-$14,999 25 5.69%
$15,000-$19,999 32 7.29%
$20,000-$24,999 22 5.01%
$25,000-$29,999 26 5.92%
$30,000-$34,999 25 5.69%
$35,000-$39,999 29 6.61%
$40,000-$44,999 18 4.10%
$45,000-$49,999 30 6.83%
$50,000-$59,999 54 12.30%
$60,000-$74,999 37 8.43%
$75,000-$99,999 54 12.30%
$100,000-$124,999 16 3.64%
$125,000-$149,999 12 2.73%
$150,000-$199,999 16 3.64%
$200,000 or more 14 3.19%

Ideal Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 102 23.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 223 51.26%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 15 3.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 36 8.28%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 1 0.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 33 7.59%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 21 4.83%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 4 0.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Ideal Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 299 22.82%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 261 19.92%
Public Assistance 7 0.53%
Retirement 119 9.08%
Self Employment 80 6.11%
Social Security 203 15.50%
Supplemental Security 6 0.46%
Wage / Salary 278 21.22%
Other 57 4.35%

Ideal Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 223 75.08%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 74 24.92%

Ideal Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 37 9.02%
Color 1 Box Married 311 75.85%
Color 2 Box Never Married 57 13.90%
Color 3 Box Widowed 5 1.22%

Ideal Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 35 8.52%
Color 1 Box Married 298 72.51%
Color 2 Box Never Married 36 8.76%
Color 3 Box Widowed 42 10.22%

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Ideal Education Information Back to top
Ideal Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 14 1.79%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 58 7.44%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 231 29.62%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 165 21.15%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 70 8.97%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 168 21.54%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 74 9.49%

Ideal 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 1.05% 5 0.53% 15 1.58%
Kindergarten 15 1.58% 0 0.00% 15 1.58%
Grades 1-4 45 4.74% 0 0.00% 45 4.74%
Grades 5-8 47 4.95% 4 0.42% 51 5.37%
Grades 9-12 45 4.74% 3 0.32% 48 5.05%
Undergrad college 9 0.95% 2 0.21% 11 1.16%
Graduate or professional school 2 0.21% 3 0.32% 5 0.53%
Total 173 18.21% 17 1.79% 190 20.00%

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Ideal Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ideal Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 919 95.04%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 48 4.96%

Ideal 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.


Ideal Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Ideal Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 78 8.21%
10-19 Years 101 10.63%
20-29 Years 50 5.26%
30-39 Years 89 9.37%
40-49 Years 126 13.26%
50-59 Years 160 16.84%
60-69 Years 168 17.68%
70-79 Years 120 12.63%
80-89 Years 54 5.68%
90+ Years 4 0.42%

Ideal Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 471 49.58%
Color 1 Box Female 479 50.42%

Ideal Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 938 98.74%
Color 2 Box Asian 4 0.42%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 3 0.32%
Color 1 Box African-American 3 0.32%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 2 0.21%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 0 0.00%

Ideal Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 419 31.06%
2. Norwegian 187 13.86%
3. Irish 140 10.38%
4. English 126 9.34%
5. Swedish 110 8.15%
6. Polish 72 5.34%
7. French Non-Basque 52 3.85%
8. Danish 32 2.37%
9. Scottish 30 2.22%
10. Italian 28 2.08%

Ideal Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 922 97.98%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 7 0.74%
3. German 7 0.74%
4. Other West Germanic 3 0.32%
5. Scandinavian 2 0.21%

Ideal Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 962 99.48%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 5 0.52%

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Ideal 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.