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 Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 13,835
  • Land Area (2000): 422.678 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.303 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 5,620
Summit Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 4,449 32.10%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 247 1.78%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 9,162 66.11%

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. Construction 453 12.42%
2. Metal Manufactuing 367 10.07%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 207 5.68%
4. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 146 4.00%
5. Repair and Maintenance 141 3.87%
6. Public Administration 137 3.76%
7. Health Care 132 3.62%
8. Machinery Manufacturing 126 3.46%
9. Educational Services 122 3.35%
10. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 106 2.91%
11. Truck Transportation 96 2.63%
12. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 93 2.55%
13. Finance and Insurance 93 2.55%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 93 2.55%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 67 1.84%
16. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 58 1.59%
17. Other Transportation 57 1.56%
18. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 54 1.48%
19. Wood Manufacturing 54 1.48%
20. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 53 1.45%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 506 17.41%
2. Educational Services 307 10.56%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 243 8.36%
4. Department and Other General Stores 127 4.37%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 123 4.23%
6. Personal and Laundry Services 110 3.79%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 84 2.89%
8. Finance and Insurance 78 2.68%
9. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 75 2.58%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 75 2.58%
11. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 74 2.55%
12. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 69 2.37%
13. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 64 2.20%
14. Metal Manufactuing 62 2.13%
15. Social Assistance 61 2.10%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 60 2.06%
17. Private Household Services 44 1.51%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 43 1.48%
19. Public Administration 41 1.41%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 40 1.38%

Summit Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 326 8.94%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 302 8.28%
3. Other Production Occupations 236 6.47%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 203 5.57%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 194 5.32%
6. Other Management Occupations 179 4.91%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 160 4.39%
8. Other Construction Trades 149 4.09%
9. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 141 3.87%
10. Vehicle Mechanics 134 3.68%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 131 3.59%
12. Other Material Moving Workers 88 2.41%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 88 2.41%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 64 1.76%
15. Carpenters 62 1.70%
16. Operations Managers Non Finance 61 1.67%
17. Construction Laborers 58 1.59%
18. Business Operations Specialists 57 1.56%
19. Other Food Preparation and Servers 53 1.45%
20. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 48 1.32%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 174 5.99%
2. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 140 4.82%
3. Secretaries and Admins 139 4.78%
4. Other Production Occupations 135 4.65%
5. Registered Nurses 133 4.58%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 124 4.27%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 124 4.27%
8. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 117 4.03%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 115 3.96%
10. Other Office and Admin Support 89 3.06%
11. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 85 2.92%
12. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 83 2.86%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 79 2.72%
14. Personal Appearance Workers 73 2.51%
15. Waiters and Waitresses 70 2.41%
16. Cashiers 69 2.37%
17. Assemblers and Fabricators 65 2.24%
18. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 65 2.24%
19. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 64 2.20%
20. Other Personal Care, Not child care 61 2.10%

Summit Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,847 53.73%
15-35 hours 1,296 11.91%
1-14 hours 235 2.16%
No regular hours 3,505 32.21%

Summit Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 249 4.00%
5 AM-5:29 AM 258 4.14%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 412 6.62%
6 AM-6:29 AM 559 8.98%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 920 14.78%
7 AM-7:29 AM 829 13.32%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 806 12.95%
8 AM-8:29 AM 497 7.98%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 254 4.08%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 247 3.97%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 149 2.39%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 61 0.98%
Noon-3:59 PM 591 9.49%
4 PM-11:59 PM 393 6.31%

Summit Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 240 3.86%
5-9 498 8.00%
10-14 1,187 19.07%
15-19 1,372 22.04%
20-24 1,193 19.16%
25-29 365 5.86%
30-34 539 8.66%
35-39 65 1.04%
40-44 79 1.27%
45-59 266 4.27%
60-89 268 4.31%
At least 90 153 2.46%

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 10 0.16% 4,845 77.83%
30-44 0 0.00% 683 10.97%
45-59 0 0.00% 266 4.27%
At least 60 0 0.00% 421 6.76%

Summit Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 25 0.39%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 815 12.56%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,220 80.46%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 18 0.28%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 10 0.15%
Color 6 Box Walked 137 2.11%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 263 4.05%

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): 5,100 (13,341 people)
Families (2000): 3,873 (11,740 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,696
People at same address in 1995: 9,216
Summit Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 425 8.26%
$10,000-$14,999 257 5.00%
$15,000-$19,999 396 7.70%
$20,000-$24,999 382 7.43%
$25,000-$29,999 347 6.75%
$30,000-$34,999 363 7.06%
$35,000-$39,999 416 8.09%
$40,000-$44,999 408 7.93%
$45,000-$49,999 310 6.03%
$50,000-$59,999 558 10.85%
$60,000-$74,999 580 11.28%
$75,000-$99,999 488 9.49%
$100,000-$124,999 131 2.55%
$125,000-$149,999 33 0.64%
$150,000-$199,999 27 0.52%
$200,000 or more 23 0.45%

Summit Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,064 20.67%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,726 33.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 178 3.46%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 888 17.25%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 29 0.56%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 753 14.63%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 10 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 338 6.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 107 2.08%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 51 0.99%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.02%

Summit Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,128 28.73%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,014 14.02%
Public Assistance 81 0.56%
Retirement 1,154 8.03%
Self Employment 540 3.76%
Social Security 1,590 11.07%
Supplemental Security 169 1.18%
Wage / Salary 3,988 27.76%
Other 703 4.89%

Summit Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,076 61.06%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,324 38.94%

Summit Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 420 7.40%
Color 1 Box Married 3,653 64.37%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,500 26.43%
Color 3 Box Widowed 102 1.80%

Summit Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 434 7.91%
Color 1 Box Married 3,660 66.67%
Color 2 Box Never Married 907 16.52%
Color 3 Box Widowed 489 8.91%

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 750 7.23%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,437 13.86%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,967 47.90%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,575 15.19%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 573 5.53%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 723 6.97%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 345 3.33%

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 96 0.69% 117 0.85% 213 1.54%
Kindergarten 138 1.00% 0 0.00% 138 1.00%
Grades 1-4 687 4.97% 115 0.83% 802 5.80%
Grades 5-8 788 5.70% 60 0.43% 848 6.13%
Grades 9-12 815 5.89% 242 1.75% 1,057 7.64%
Undergrad college 203 1.47% 58 0.42% 261 1.89%
Graduate or professional school 28 0.20% 2 0.01% 30 0.22%
Total 2,755 19.91% 594 4.29% 3,349 24.21%

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 11,957 88.64%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,533 11.36%

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 1,647 11.90%
10-19 Years 2,168 15.67%
20-29 Years 1,372 9.92%
30-39 Years 1,982 14.33%
40-49 Years 2,197 15.88%
50-59 Years 1,786 12.91%
60-69 Years 1,296 9.37%
70-79 Years 967 6.99%
80-89 Years 380 2.75%
90+ Years 40 0.29%

Summit Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,084 51.20%
Color 1 Box Female 6,751 48.80%

Summit Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 13,446 97.19%
Color 1 Box African-American 224 1.62%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 67 0.48%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 59 0.43%
Color 2 Box Asian 24 0.17%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 10 0.07%
Color 6 Box Other Race 5 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Summit Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 5,149 36.91%
2. Irish 1,885 13.51%
3. Polish 1,199 8.60%
4. Italian 1,166 8.36%
5. English 1,119 8.02%
6. United States Or American 1,074 7.70%
7. French Non-Basque 403 2.89%
8. Scotch Irish 232 1.66%
9. Swedish 217 1.56%
10. Dutch 193 1.38%

Summit Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 12,699 96.53%
2. German 142 1.08%
3. Other West Germanic 100 0.76%
4. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 78 0.59%
5. Italian 35 0.27%
6. Tagalog 18 0.14%
7. French 17 0.13%
8. Chinese 16 0.12%
9. Russian 15 0.11%
10. Greek 12 0.09%

Summit Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 13,735 99.11%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 77 0.56%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 46 0.33%

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.