Summit

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


Summit Legal Resources Back to top

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Summit Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 21,131
  • Land Area (2000): 15.678 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.056 square kilometers
Summit Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 19,775 2002 21,573 2005 21,314
2000 20,304 2003 21,454 2006 21,216
2001 21,307 2004 21,411 2007 21,010

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Houses (2000): 8,146
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. Finance and Insurance 1,251 21.76%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 791 13.76%
3. Construction 345 6.00%
4. Health Care 327 5.69%
5. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 200 3.48%
6. Chemical Manufacturing 176 3.06%
7. Educational Services 176 3.06%
8. Public Administration 175 3.04%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 166 2.89%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 149 2.59%
11. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 135 2.35%
12. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 107 1.86%
13. Info Services and Data Processing 104 1.81%
14. Other Transportation 97 1.69%
15. Repair and Maintenance 94 1.63%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 91 1.58%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 79 1.37%
18. Food and Beverage Stores 61 1.06%
19. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 61 1.06%
20. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 61 1.06%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 633 14.17%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 590 13.21%
3. Educational Services 527 11.80%
4. Finance and Insurance 525 11.76%
5. Chemical Manufacturing 187 4.19%
6. Social Assistance 170 3.81%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 138 3.09%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 137 3.07%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 133 2.98%
10. Private Household Services 129 2.89%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 121 2.71%
12. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 113 2.53%
13. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 104 2.33%
14. Public Administration 99 2.22%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 98 2.19%
16. Personal and Laundry Services 62 1.39%
17. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 60 1.34%
18. Info Services and Data Processing 57 1.28%
19. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 56 1.25%
20. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 50 1.12%

Summit Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 505 8.78%
2. Computer Specialists 417 7.25%
3. Other Management Occupations 414 7.20%
4. Top Executives 369 6.42%
5. Other Financial Specialists 248 4.31%
6. Financial Managers 239 4.16%
7. Lawyers 212 3.69%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 200 3.48%
9. Accountants and Auditors 197 3.43%
10. Business Operations Specialists 190 3.30%
11. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 171 2.97%
12. Physicians and Surgeons 164 2.85%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 159 2.77%
14. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 150 2.61%
15. Engineers 128 2.23%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 127 2.21%
17. Other Installation / Maintenance 104 1.81%
18. Operations Managers Non Finance 101 1.76%
19. Media and Communications Workers 100 1.74%
20. Other Production Occupations 92 1.60%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Management Occupations 226 5.06%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 211 4.72%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 203 4.55%
4. Secretaries and Admins 196 4.39%
5. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 173 3.87%
6. Child Care Workers 156 3.49%
7. Lawyers 155 3.47%
8. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 150 3.36%
9. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 148 3.31%
10. Accountants and Auditors 147 3.29%
11. Registered Nurses 147 3.29%
12. Business Operations Specialists 142 3.18%
13. Other Sales and Related Occupations 138 3.09%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 128 2.87%
15. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 127 2.84%
16. Art and Design Workers 126 2.82%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 112 2.51%
18. Computer Specialists 111 2.49%
19. Physicians and Surgeons 106 2.37%
20. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 96 2.15%

Summit Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 9,071 56.56%
15-35 hours 1,598 9.96%
1-14 hours 648 4.04%
No regular hours 4,722 29.44%

Summit Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 57 0.60%
5 AM-5:29 AM 118 1.25%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 238 2.52%
6 AM-6:29 AM 530 5.61%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 990 10.47%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,417 14.99%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,764 18.66%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,784 18.87%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 856 9.05%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 744 7.87%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 282 2.98%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 157 1.66%
Noon-3:59 PM 261 2.76%
4 PM-11:59 PM 256 2.71%

Summit Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 376 3.98%
5-9 1,138 12.04%
10-14 1,050 11.11%
15-19 1,029 10.88%
20-24 1,159 12.26%
25-29 500 5.29%
30-34 964 10.20%
35-39 178 1.88%
40-44 278 2.94%
45-59 729 7.71%
60-89 1,678 17.75%
At least 90 375 3.97%

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 88 0.93% 5,164 54.62%
30-44 60 0.63% 1,360 14.39%
45-59 130 1.38% 599 6.34%
At least 60 1,354 14.32% 699 7.39%

Summit Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 7 0.07%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 989 9.85%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 6,375 63.47%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 34 0.34%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,632 16.25%
Color 6 Box Walked 417 4.15%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 590 5.87%

Summit 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.


Summit Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,893 (21,114 people)
Families (2000): 5,647 (18,086 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,306
People at same address in 1995: 11,414
Summit Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 349 4.42%
$10,000-$14,999 264 3.34%
$15,000-$19,999 200 2.53%
$20,000-$24,999 186 2.36%
$25,000-$29,999 187 2.37%
$30,000-$34,999 223 2.83%
$35,000-$39,999 245 3.10%
$40,000-$44,999 210 2.66%
$45,000-$49,999 192 2.43%
$50,000-$59,999 336 4.26%
$60,000-$74,999 752 9.53%
$75,000-$99,999 1,026 13.00%
$100,000-$124,999 806 10.21%
$125,000-$149,999 483 6.12%
$150,000-$199,999 608 7.70%
$200,000 or more 1,826 23.13%

Summit Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,887 23.90%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,232 28.26%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 304 3.85%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,218 15.42%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 56 0.71%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,201 15.21%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 21 0.27%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 647 8.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 11 0.14%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 196 2.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 4 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 116 1.47%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 4 0.05%

Summit Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,638 28.14%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 5,152 21.84%
Public Assistance 74 0.31%
Retirement 1,323 5.61%
Self Employment 1,150 4.88%
Social Security 1,985 8.42%
Supplemental Security 121 0.51%
Wage / Salary 6,376 27.03%
Other 769 3.26%

Summit Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,268 46.27%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,634 53.73%

Summit Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 293 3.85%
Color 1 Box Married 5,244 68.97%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,876 24.67%
Color 3 Box Widowed 190 2.50%

Summit Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 619 7.21%
Color 1 Box Married 5,229 60.87%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,927 22.43%
Color 3 Box Widowed 815 9.49%

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 419 2.71%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 866 5.60%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,445 15.81%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,905 12.32%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 727 4.70%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 4,754 30.74%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 4,348 28.12%

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 221 1.05% 430 2.03% 651 3.08%
Kindergarten 281 1.33% 85 0.40% 366 1.73%
Grades 1-4 1,052 4.98% 188 0.89% 1,240 5.87%
Grades 5-8 1,118 5.29% 137 0.65% 1,255 5.94%
Grades 9-12 869 4.11% 168 0.80% 1,037 4.91%
Undergrad college 321 1.52% 297 1.41% 618 2.92%
Graduate or professional school 111 0.53% 166 0.79% 277 1.31%
Total 3,973 18.80% 1,471 6.96% 5,444 25.76%

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 20,206 95.76%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 895 4.24%

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 Criminal Information Back to top
Summit Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 0.202 0.051 0.000 0.152 0.405 0.051 1.972 17.901 1.719 21.643
2000 0.148 0.049 0.000 0.148 0.345 0.049 1.872 21.523 1.822 25.266
2001 0.375 0.047 0.000 0.235 0.657 0.000 2.910 17.600 1.361 21.871
2002 0.417 0.046 0.000 0.603 1.066 0.000 3.801 16.085 1.298 21.184
2003 0.233 0.047 0.000 0.093 0.373 0.000 2.843 11.140 1.352 15.335
2004 0.280 0.000 0.000 0.327 0.607 0.047 1.541 14.759 1.915 18.215
2005 0.422 0.094 0.000 0.094 0.610 0.047 1.501 13.606 1.689 16.796
2006 0.189 0.094 0.000 0.094 0.377 0.000 0.707 10.275 0.566 11.548
2007 0.286 0.000 0.000 0.190 0.476 0.000 0.666 12.327 0.571 13.565

Summit Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 9 48
2005 9 48
2006 9 51
2007 9 48

Summit Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 436
2000 520
2001 480
2002 480

Summit 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.


Summit Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Summit Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 3,492 16.53%
10-19 Years 2,441 11.55%
20-29 Years 1,886 8.93%
30-39 Years 3,860 18.27%
40-49 Years 3,399 16.09%
50-59 Years 2,475 11.71%
60-69 Years 1,464 6.93%
70-79 Years 1,388 6.57%
80-89 Years 608 2.88%
90+ Years 118 0.56%

Summit Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 10,225 48.39%
Color 1 Box Female 10,906 51.61%

Summit Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 16,926 80.10%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 2,150 10.17%
Color 2 Box Asian 935 4.42%
Color 1 Box African-American 877 4.15%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 202 0.96%
Color 6 Box Other Race 29 0.14%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 10 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

Summit Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 4,351 20.52%
2. Italian 3,228 15.22%
3. German 3,151 14.86%
4. English 2,737 12.91%
5. Polish 1,016 4.79%
6. Scottish 678 3.20%
7. Russian 651 3.07%
8. United States Or American 527 2.49%
9. French Non-Basque 513 2.42%
10. Scotch Irish 434 2.05%

Summit Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 15,314 79.11%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,941 10.03%
3. Italian 388 2.00%
4. French 206 1.06%
5. Polish 179 0.92%
6. German 170 0.88%
7. Chinese 149 0.77%
8. Other Indic 133 0.69%
9. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 125 0.65%
10. Other Asian 114 0.59%

Summit Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 17,262 81.69%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,647 7.79%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 2,222 10.52%

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.


Summit Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
07901 07902