Forks

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


Forks Legal Resources Back to top

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Pennsylvania Governor
Pennsylvania Legislature
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Forks Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,826
  • Land Area (2000): 144.866 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.503 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 3,560
Forks Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 7,452 84.26%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 87 0.98%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,305 14.76%

Forks 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.


Forks Employment Information Back to top
Forks Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 200 8.53%
2. Chemical Manufacturing 178 7.59%
3. Educational Services 157 6.69%
4. Construction 147 6.27%
5. Finance and Insurance 114 4.86%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 89 3.79%
7. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 84 3.58%
8. Public Administration 79 3.37%
9. Metal Manufactuing 74 3.15%
10. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 69 2.94%
11. Health Care 56 2.39%
12. Printing and Related Manufacturing 53 2.26%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 51 2.17%
14. U.S. Postal Service 51 2.17%
15. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 47 2.00%
16. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 47 2.00%
17. Repair and Maintenance 46 1.96%
18. Utilities 44 1.88%
19. Machinery Manufacturing 40 1.71%
20. Accommodation and Food Services 39 1.66%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 304 16.88%
2. Educational Services 249 13.83%
3. Finance and Insurance 145 8.05%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 119 6.61%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 109 6.05%
6. Chemical Manufacturing 67 3.72%
7. Public Administration 57 3.16%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 55 3.05%
9. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 51 2.83%
10. Printing and Related Manufacturing 51 2.83%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 46 2.55%
12. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 41 2.28%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 35 1.94%
14. Social Assistance 35 1.94%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 31 1.72%
16. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 26 1.44%
17. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 25 1.39%
18. Department and Other General Stores 22 1.22%
19. Food and Beverage Stores 22 1.22%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 18 1.00%

Forks Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 189 8.06%
2. Other Management Occupations 150 6.39%
3. Computer Specialists 130 5.54%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 118 5.03%
5. Engineers 113 4.82%
6. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 112 4.77%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 106 4.52%
8. Other Installation / Maintenance 100 4.26%
9. Top Executives 95 4.05%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 91 3.88%
11. Vehicle Mechanics 84 3.58%
12. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 72 3.07%
13. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 61 2.60%
14. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 53 2.26%
15. Printing Workers 49 2.09%
16. Life and Physical Scientists 48 2.05%
17. Other Construction Trades 46 1.96%
18. Law Enforcement Workers 45 1.92%
19. Business Operations Specialists 44 1.88%
20. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 41 1.75%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 142 7.88%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 125 6.94%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 91 5.05%
4. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 89 4.94%
5. Other Management Occupations 79 4.39%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 77 4.28%
7. Registered Nurses 70 3.89%
8. Customer Service Representatives 69 3.83%
9. Health Technologists and Technicians 68 3.78%
10. Other Health Occupations 52 2.89%
11. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 49 2.72%
12. Business Operations Specialists 47 2.61%
13. Cashiers 45 2.50%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 45 2.50%
15. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 44 2.44%
16. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 43 2.39%
17. Other Production Occupations 43 2.39%
18. Waiters and Waitresses 43 2.39%
19. Child Care Workers 36 2.00%
20. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 34 1.89%

Forks Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,657 54.64%
15-35 hours 914 13.66%
1-14 hours 244 3.65%
No regular hours 1,878 28.06%

Forks Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 68 1.71%
5 AM-5:29 AM 158 3.97%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 163 4.10%
6 AM-6:29 AM 458 11.51%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 469 11.79%
7 AM-7:29 AM 655 16.46%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 624 15.68%
8 AM-8:29 AM 436 10.96%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 265 6.66%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 159 4.00%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 102 2.56%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 56 1.41%
Noon-3:59 PM 185 4.65%
4 PM-11:59 PM 181 4.55%

Forks Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 110 2.76%
5-9 394 9.90%
10-14 764 19.20%
15-19 640 16.08%
20-24 454 11.41%
25-29 169 4.25%
30-34 305 7.67%
35-39 93 2.34%
40-44 112 2.81%
45-59 279 7.01%
60-89 483 12.14%
At least 90 176 4.42%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 3 0.08% 2,528 63.53%
30-44 0 0.00% 510 12.82%
45-59 0 0.00% 279 7.01%
At least 60 32 0.80% 627 15.76%

Forks Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 392 9.52%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,507 85.14%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 18 0.44%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 35 0.85%
Color 6 Box Walked 27 0.66%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 140 3.40%

Forks 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.


Forks Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,237 (8,816 people)
Families (2000): 2,559 (7,889 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,061
People at same address in 1995: 4,945
Forks Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 104 3.21%
$10,000-$14,999 77 2.38%
$15,000-$19,999 108 3.34%
$20,000-$24,999 86 2.66%
$25,000-$29,999 145 4.48%
$30,000-$34,999 143 4.42%
$35,000-$39,999 137 4.23%
$40,000-$44,999 181 5.59%
$45,000-$49,999 128 3.95%
$50,000-$59,999 341 10.53%
$60,000-$74,999 486 15.01%
$75,000-$99,999 661 20.42%
$100,000-$124,999 393 12.14%
$125,000-$149,999 87 2.69%
$150,000-$199,999 127 3.92%
$200,000 or more 33 1.02%

Forks Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 554 17.28%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,013 31.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 94 2.93%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 595 18.56%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 16 0.50%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 597 18.62%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 240 7.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 70 2.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 25 0.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Forks Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,735 28.97%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,896 20.08%
Public Assistance 33 0.35%
Retirement 550 5.83%
Self Employment 247 2.62%
Social Security 817 8.65%
Supplemental Security 72 0.76%
Wage / Salary 2,681 28.40%
Other 409 4.33%

Forks Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,126 50.40%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,108 49.60%

Forks Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 258 7.66%
Color 1 Box Married 2,352 69.83%
Color 2 Box Never Married 647 19.21%
Color 3 Box Widowed 111 3.30%

Forks Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 238 6.85%
Color 1 Box Married 2,383 68.62%
Color 2 Box Never Married 594 17.10%
Color 3 Box Widowed 258 7.43%

Forks 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.


Forks Education Information Back to top
Forks Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 212 3.28%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 453 7.01%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,032 31.44%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,173 18.15%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 601 9.30%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,401 21.67%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 592 9.16%

Forks 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 72 0.82% 127 1.44% 199 2.25%
Kindergarten 126 1.43% 8 0.09% 134 1.52%
Grades 1-4 492 5.57% 139 1.57% 631 7.15%
Grades 5-8 447 5.06% 30 0.34% 477 5.40%
Grades 9-12 472 5.35% 22 0.25% 494 5.60%
Undergrad college 100 1.13% 155 1.76% 255 2.89%
Graduate or professional school 36 0.41% 85 0.96% 121 1.37%
Total 1,745 19.77% 566 6.41% 2,311 26.18%

Forks 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.


Forks Public Benefits Information Back to top
Forks Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 8,498 96.65%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 295 3.35%

Forks 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.


Forks Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Forks Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,327 15.04%
10-19 Years 1,224 13.87%
20-29 Years 598 6.78%
30-39 Years 1,483 16.80%
40-49 Years 1,607 18.21%
50-59 Years 1,100 12.46%
60-69 Years 659 7.47%
70-79 Years 584 6.62%
80-89 Years 218 2.47%
90+ Years 26 0.29%

Forks Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,325 49.00%
Color 1 Box Female 4,501 51.00%

Forks Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 8,282 93.84%
Color 1 Box African-American 177 2.01%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 173 1.96%
Color 2 Box Asian 118 1.34%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 57 0.65%
Color 6 Box Other Race 14 0.16%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 4 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Forks Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 2,292 22.00%
2. Italian 1,971 18.92%
3. Irish 1,522 14.61%
4. English 887 8.51%
5. Polish 605 5.81%
6. United States Or American 481 4.62%
7. French Non-Basque 291 2.79%
8. Dutch 283 2.72%
9. Hungarian 280 2.69%
10. Pennsylvania German 210 2.02%

Forks Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 7,685 93.57%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 169 2.06%
3. Italian 111 1.35%
4. French 68 0.83%
5. Greek 42 0.51%
6. Chinese 36 0.44%
7. German 24 0.29%
8. Other Slavic 16 0.19%
9. Vietnamese 13 0.16%
10. Russian 12 0.15%

Forks Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,436 95.39%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 267 3.02%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 141 1.59%

Forks 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.
Forks 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.