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  5. West Family Information
  6. West Education Information
  7. West Public Benefits Information
  8. West Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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West Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 528
  • Land Area (2000): 80.257 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.045 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 287
West Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 57 10.80%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 471 89.20%

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West Employment Information Back to top
West Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 32 20.65%
2. Educational Services 23 14.84%
3. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 18 11.61%
4. Public Administration 12 7.74%
5. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 7 4.52%
6. Health Care 6 3.87%
7. Machinery Manufacturing 6 3.87%
8. Printing and Related Manufacturing 6 3.87%
9. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 5 3.23%
10. Department and Other General Stores 4 2.58%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 4 2.58%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 4 2.58%
13. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 4 2.58%
14. Truck Transportation 4 2.58%
15. Mining 3 1.94%
16. Repair and Maintenance 3 1.94%
17. Accommodation and Food Services 2 1.29%
18. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 2 1.29%
19. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 2 1.29%
20. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 2 1.29%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 35 29.17%
2. Public Administration 15 12.50%
3. Health Care 12 10.00%
4. Social Assistance 9 7.50%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 6 5.00%
6. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 6 5.00%
7. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 6 5.00%
8. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 5 4.17%
9. Finance and Insurance 4 3.33%
10. Printing and Related Manufacturing 4 3.33%
11. Department and Other General Stores 3 2.50%
12. Paper Manufacturing 3 2.50%
13. Private Household Services 3 2.50%
14. Info Services and Data Processing 2 1.67%
15. Other Direct Selling Estab 2 1.67%
16. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 1 0.83%
17. Construction 1 0.83%
18. Food and Beverage Stores 1 0.83%
19. Personal and Laundry Services 1 0.83%
20. U.S. Postal Service 1 0.83%

West Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Farmers and Farm Managers 14 9.03%
2. Other Production Occupations 12 7.74%
3. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 10 6.45%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 10 6.45%
5. Law Enforcement Workers 9 5.81%
6. Other Material Moving Workers 9 5.81%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 8 5.16%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 8 5.16%
9. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 7 4.52%
10. Carpenters 6 3.87%
11. Other Installation / Maintenance 5 3.23%
12. Postsecondary Teachers 5 3.23%
13. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 4 2.58%
14. Other Health Occupations 4 2.58%
15. Printing Workers 4 2.58%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 4 2.58%
17. Religious Workers 4 2.58%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 4 2.58%
19. Computer Specialists 3 1.94%
20. Construction Laborers 3 1.94%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 17 14.17%
2. Child Care Workers 7 5.83%
3. Other Production Occupations 7 5.83%
4. Business Operations Specialists 6 5.00%
5. Secretaries and Admins 6 5.00%
6. Farmers and Farm Managers 5 4.17%
7. Health Technologists and Technicians 5 4.17%
8. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 5 4.17%
9. Other Personal Care, Not child care 5 4.17%
10. Cashiers 4 3.33%
11. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 4 3.33%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 4 3.33%
13. Architects / Surveyors / Cartographers 3 2.50%
14. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 3 2.50%
15. Bus Drivers 3 2.50%
16. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 3 2.50%
17. Other Transportation Occupations 3 2.50%
18. Postsecondary Teachers 3 2.50%
19. Religious Workers 3 2.50%
20. Therapists 3 2.50%

West Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 249 58.73%
15-35 hours 44 10.38%
1-14 hours 19 4.48%
No regular hours 112 26.42%

West Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 12 4.82%
5 AM-5:29 AM 12 4.82%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 22 8.84%
6 AM-6:29 AM 37 14.86%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 21 8.43%
7 AM-7:29 AM 41 16.47%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 29 11.65%
8 AM-8:29 AM 26 10.44%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 8 3.21%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 13 5.22%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 2 0.80%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 0 0.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 10 4.02%
4 PM-11:59 PM 16 6.43%

West Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 7 2.81%
5-9 6 2.41%
10-14 15 6.02%
15-19 14 5.62%
20-24 30 12.05%
25-29 52 20.88%
30-34 45 18.07%
35-39 13 5.22%
40-44 13 5.22%
45-59 42 16.87%
60-89 2 0.80%
At least 90 10 4.02%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 124 49.80%
30-44 0 0.00% 71 28.51%
45-59 0 0.00% 42 16.87%
At least 60 0 0.00% 12 4.82%

West Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 29 10.58%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 213 77.74%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 2 0.73%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 5 1.82%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 25 9.12%

West 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.


West Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 208 (528 people)
Families (2000): 159 (472 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 83
People at same address in 1995: 400
West Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 17 8.17%
$10,000-$14,999 6 2.88%
$15,000-$19,999 16 7.69%
$20,000-$24,999 18 8.65%
$25,000-$29,999 17 8.17%
$30,000-$34,999 18 8.65%
$35,000-$39,999 17 8.17%
$40,000-$44,999 25 12.02%
$45,000-$49,999 8 3.85%
$50,000-$59,999 24 11.54%
$60,000-$74,999 9 4.33%
$75,000-$99,999 20 9.62%
$100,000-$124,999 7 3.37%
$125,000-$149,999 4 1.92%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 2 0.96%

West Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 43 21.18%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 68 33.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 3 1.48%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 36 17.73%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 1 0.49%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 33 16.26%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 17 8.37%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 1 0.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 1 0.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

West Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 171 29.79%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 68 11.85%
Public Assistance 2 0.35%
Retirement 40 6.97%
Self Employment 44 7.67%
Social Security 54 9.41%
Supplemental Security 2 0.35%
Wage / Salary 164 28.57%
Other 29 5.05%

West Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 88 59.06%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 61 40.94%

West Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 20 9.30%
Color 1 Box Married 155 72.09%
Color 2 Box Never Married 37 17.21%
Color 3 Box Widowed 3 1.40%

West Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 13 6.02%
Color 1 Box Married 147 68.06%
Color 2 Box Never Married 38 17.59%
Color 3 Box Widowed 18 8.33%

West 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.


West Education Information Back to top
West Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 11 2.66%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 48 11.59%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 212 51.21%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 56 13.53%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 28 6.76%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 34 8.21%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 25 6.04%

West 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 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Kindergarten 7 1.33% 0 0.00% 7 1.33%
Grades 1-4 14 2.65% 0 0.00% 14 2.65%
Grades 5-8 36 6.82% 6 1.14% 42 7.95%
Grades 9-12 24 4.55% 3 0.57% 27 5.11%
Undergrad college 15 2.84% 7 1.33% 22 4.17%
Graduate or professional school 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Total 96 18.18% 16 3.03% 112 21.21%

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West Public Benefits Information Back to top
West Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 486 92.57%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 39 7.43%

West 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.


West Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
West Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 57 10.80%
10-19 Years 76 14.39%
20-29 Years 73 13.83%
30-39 Years 69 13.07%
40-49 Years 93 17.61%
50-59 Years 68 12.88%
60-69 Years 38 7.20%
70-79 Years 38 7.20%
80-89 Years 16 3.03%
90+ Years 0 0.00%

West Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 261 49.43%
Color 1 Box Female 267 50.57%

West Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 524 99.24%
Color 6 Box Other Race 2 0.38%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1 0.19%
Color 2 Box Asian 1 0.19%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 0 0.00%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

West Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 182 38.48%
2. United States Or American 64 13.53%
3. Irish 63 13.32%
4. English 45 9.51%
5. Italian 21 4.44%
6. Dutch 19 4.02%
7. Scottish 17 3.59%
8. Scotch Irish 13 2.75%
9. Russian 10 2.11%
10. Swedish 10 2.11%

West Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 477 95.78%
2. German 12 2.41%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 7 1.41%
4. Other West Germanic 2 0.40%

West Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 526 99.62%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 2 0.38%

West 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.
West 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.