Plateau

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


Plateau Legal Resources Back to top

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Plateau Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 6,806
  • Land Area (2000): 141.440 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.061 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 3,032
Plateau Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 3,797 54.78%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 3,134 45.22%

Plateau 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.


Plateau Employment Information Back to top
Plateau Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 136 11.02%
2. Public Administration 88 7.13%
3. Health Care 77 6.24%
4. Mining 69 5.59%
5. Repair and Maintenance 69 5.59%
6. Educational Services 65 5.27%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 55 4.46%
8. Truck Transportation 52 4.21%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 51 4.13%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 50 4.05%
11. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 47 3.81%
12. Department and Other General Stores 43 3.48%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 41 3.32%
14. Other Transportation 39 3.16%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 37 3.00%
16. Utilities 37 3.00%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 35 2.84%
18. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 26 2.11%
19. Finance and Insurance 22 1.78%
20. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 16 1.30%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 218 20.74%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 212 20.17%
3. Educational Services 98 9.32%
4. Food and Beverage Stores 68 6.47%
5. Department and Other General Stores 59 5.61%
6. Public Administration 37 3.52%
7. Social Assistance 36 3.43%
8. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 36 3.43%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 34 3.24%
10. Finance and Insurance 34 3.24%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 30 2.85%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 29 2.76%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 15 1.43%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 14 1.33%
15. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 13 1.24%
16. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 11 1.05%
17. Other Direct Selling Estab 9 0.86%
18. Private Household Services 9 0.86%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 9 0.86%
20. Construction 8 0.76%

Plateau Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 82 6.65%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 81 6.56%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 78 6.32%
4. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 70 5.67%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 62 5.02%
6. Other Management Occupations 55 4.46%
7. Vehicle Mechanics 54 4.38%
8. Other Construction Trades 50 4.05%
9. Construction Laborers 42 3.40%
10. Law Enforcement Workers 40 3.24%
11. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 38 3.08%
12. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 38 3.08%
13. Electricians 33 2.67%
14. Extraction Workers 28 2.27%
15. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 27 2.19%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 26 2.11%
17. Top Executives 25 2.03%
18. Carpenters 23 1.86%
19. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 23 1.86%
20. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 23 1.86%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Cashiers 93 8.85%
2. Waiters and Waitresses 88 8.37%
3. Secretaries and Admins 87 8.28%
4. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 80 7.61%
5. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 64 6.09%
6. Other Office and Admin Support 60 5.71%
7. Health Technologists and Technicians 44 4.19%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 41 3.90%
9. Other Management Occupations 40 3.81%
10. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 38 3.62%
11. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 37 3.52%
12. Registered Nurses 36 3.43%
13. Child Care Workers 30 2.85%
14. Other Healthcare Support 26 2.47%
15. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 25 2.38%
16. Physicians and Surgeons 24 2.28%
17. Personal Appearance Workers 21 2.00%
18. Customer Service Representatives 19 1.81%
19. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 18 1.71%
20. Other Personal Care, Not child care 17 1.62%

Plateau Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,200 40.82%
15-35 hours 476 8.83%
1-14 hours 77 1.43%
No regular hours 2,637 48.92%

Plateau Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 112 5.19%
5 AM-5:29 AM 36 1.67%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 110 5.10%
6 AM-6:29 AM 138 6.40%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 268 12.42%
7 AM-7:29 AM 286 13.26%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 328 15.21%
8 AM-8:29 AM 216 10.01%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 96 4.45%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 134 6.21%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 62 2.87%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 25 1.16%
Noon-3:59 PM 198 9.18%
4 PM-11:59 PM 148 6.86%

Plateau Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 105 4.87%
5-9 311 14.42%
10-14 300 13.91%
15-19 498 23.09%
20-24 291 13.49%
25-29 121 5.61%
30-34 263 12.19%
35-39 55 2.55%
40-44 32 1.48%
45-59 75 3.48%
60-89 46 2.13%
At least 90 60 2.78%

Plateau 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% 1,626 75.38%
30-44 0 0.00% 350 16.23%
45-59 0 0.00% 75 3.48%
At least 60 0 0.00% 106 4.91%

Plateau Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 331 15.02%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,785 81.03%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 8 0.36%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 33 1.50%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 46 2.09%

Plateau 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.


Plateau Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,758 (6,792 people)
Families (2000): 2,001 (5,747 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 400
People at same address in 1995: 3,791
Plateau Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 558 20.23%
$10,000-$14,999 386 14.00%
$15,000-$19,999 241 8.74%
$20,000-$24,999 268 9.72%
$25,000-$29,999 249 9.03%
$30,000-$34,999 190 6.89%
$35,000-$39,999 149 5.40%
$40,000-$44,999 111 4.02%
$45,000-$49,999 150 5.44%
$50,000-$59,999 148 5.37%
$60,000-$74,999 98 3.55%
$75,000-$99,999 114 4.13%
$100,000-$124,999 36 1.31%
$125,000-$149,999 14 0.51%
$150,000-$199,999 17 0.62%
$200,000 or more 29 1.05%

Plateau Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 641 24.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 818 30.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 87 3.27%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 517 19.44%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 16 0.60%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 370 13.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 3 0.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 140 5.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 52 1.96%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 15 0.56%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Plateau Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,767 25.51%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 497 7.18%
Public Assistance 228 3.29%
Retirement 590 8.52%
Self Employment 153 2.21%
Social Security 1,045 15.09%
Supplemental Security 358 5.17%
Wage / Salary 1,720 24.83%
Other 568 8.20%

Plateau Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 784 56.12%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 613 43.88%

Plateau Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 405 15.51%
Color 1 Box Married 1,484 56.81%
Color 2 Box Never Married 610 23.35%
Color 3 Box Widowed 113 4.33%

Plateau Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 391 13.84%
Color 1 Box Married 1,552 54.92%
Color 2 Box Never Married 437 15.46%
Color 3 Box Widowed 446 15.78%

Plateau 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.


Plateau Education Information Back to top
Plateau Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 660 12.67%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,119 21.48%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,057 39.48%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 745 14.30%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 170 3.26%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 331 6.35%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 128 2.46%

Plateau 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 82 1.20% 29 0.43% 111 1.63%
Kindergarten 124 1.82% 7 0.10% 131 1.92%
Grades 1-4 400 5.88% 43 0.63% 443 6.51%
Grades 5-8 341 5.01% 23 0.34% 364 5.35%
Grades 9-12 250 3.67% 11 0.16% 261 3.83%
Undergrad college 162 2.38% 37 0.54% 199 2.92%
Graduate or professional school 29 0.43% 18 0.26% 47 0.69%
Total 1,388 20.39% 168 2.47% 1,556 22.86%

Plateau 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.


Plateau Public Benefits Information Back to top
Plateau Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 5,007 73.49%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,806 26.51%

Plateau 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.


Plateau Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Plateau Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 895 13.15%
10-19 Years 937 13.77%
20-29 Years 849 12.47%
30-39 Years 950 13.96%
40-49 Years 1,059 15.56%
50-59 Years 833 12.24%
60-69 Years 561 8.24%
70-79 Years 462 6.79%
80-89 Years 207 3.04%
90+ Years 53 0.78%

Plateau Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,330 48.93%
Color 1 Box Female 3,476 51.07%

Plateau Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 6,086 89.42%
Color 1 Box African-American 567 8.33%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 67 0.98%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 42 0.62%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 23 0.34%
Color 2 Box Asian 17 0.25%
Color 6 Box Other Race 3 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Plateau Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 1,688 37.42%
2. German 670 14.85%
3. Irish 625 13.86%
4. English 536 11.88%
5. Italian 258 5.72%
6. Dutch 185 4.10%
7. Polish 100 2.22%
8. Scotch Irish 90 2.00%
9. Russian 59 1.31%
10. French Non-Basque 43 0.95%

Plateau Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 6,260 97.51%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 65 1.01%
3. Other Indic 24 0.37%
4. French 21 0.33%
5. African 19 0.30%
6. German 17 0.26%
7. Serbo Croatian 7 0.11%
8. Arabic 5 0.08%
9. Italian 2 0.03%

Plateau Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 6,881 99.28%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 18 0.26%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 32 0.46%

Plateau 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.
Plateau 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.