Niles

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  2. Niles Statistics
  3. Niles Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Niles Employment Information
  5. Niles Family Information
  6. Niles Education Information
  7. Niles Business Information
  8. Niles Public Benefits Information
  9. Niles Criminal Information
  10. Niles Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Niles Zip Codes


Niles Legal Resources Back to top

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Niles Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 30,068
  • Land Area (2000): 16.277 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 21.0186 (-6.1) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 73.2186 (22.9) / 83.7186 (28.7)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,536
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 752
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 36 inches
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Houses (2000): 12,256
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 1,619
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 1,086
Niles 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.


Niles Employment Information Back to top
Niles Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 14,952 14,333 619 4.14% 41
1991 14,812 13,998 814 5.49% 55
1992 15,039 14,143 896 5.96% 60
1993 15,513 14,583 929 5.99% 60
1994 15,627 14,966 661 4.23% 42
1995 15,892 15,308 585 3.68% 37
1996 15,926 15,322 605 3.80% 38
1997 15,699 15,198 502 3.19% 32
1998 16,129 15,626 503 3.12% 31
1999 16,489 15,957 532 3.23% 32
2000 15,337 14,707 630 4.11% 41
2001 15,153 14,375 778 5.13% 51
2002 14,729 13,848 881 5.98% 60
2003 14,498 13,624 874 6.03% 60
2004 14,418 13,589 829 5.75% 58
2005 14,229 13,476 753 5.29% 53
2006 14,261 13,730 531 3.72% 37
2007 14,529 13,941 588 4.05% 41
2008 14,747 13,943 804 5.45% 55
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 14,642 14,003 639 4.36% 44
Feb 2008 14,697 14,031 666 4.53% 45
Mar 2008 14,694 14,038 656 4.46% 45
Apr 2008 14,720 14,061 659 4.48% 45
May 2008 14,861 13,979 882 5.93% 59
Jun 2008 14,975 14,015 960 6.41% 64
Jul 2008 14,907 13,923 984 6.60% 66
Aug 2008 14,700 13,748 952 6.48% 65
Sep 2008 14,526 13,685 841 5.79% 58
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Niles Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 762 10.55%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 459 6.36%
3. Metal Manufactuing 313 4.33%
4. Finance and Insurance 299 4.14%
5. Public Administration 284 3.93%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 266 3.68%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 250 3.46%
8. Educational Services 244 3.38%
9. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 217 3.00%
10. Health Care 208 2.88%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 192 2.66%
12. Repair and Maintenance 184 2.55%
13. Printing and Related Manufacturing 178 2.46%
14. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 156 2.16%
15. Other Transportation 151 2.09%
16. Machinery Manufacturing 145 2.01%
17. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 141 1.95%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 123 1.70%
19. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 122 1.69%
20. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 120 1.66%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,173 18.02%
2. Educational Services 558 8.57%
3. Finance and Insurance 520 7.99%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 354 5.44%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 328 5.04%
6. Personal and Laundry Services 278 4.27%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 268 4.12%
8. Department and Other General Stores 215 3.30%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 215 3.30%
10. Social Assistance 144 2.21%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 126 1.94%
12. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 126 1.94%
13. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 126 1.94%
14. Public Administration 120 1.84%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 116 1.78%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 116 1.78%
17. Food Manufacturing 108 1.66%
18. Metal Manufactuing 108 1.66%
19. Construction 97 1.49%
20. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 82 1.26%

Niles Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 411 5.69%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 409 5.66%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 388 5.37%
4. Other Production Occupations 345 4.78%
5. Other Management Occupations 333 4.61%
6. Computer Specialists 315 4.36%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 314 4.35%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 267 3.70%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 267 3.70%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 230 3.18%
11. Engineers 215 2.98%
12. Other Office and Admin Support 201 2.78%
13. Top Executives 181 2.51%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 172 2.38%
15. Vehicle Mechanics 171 2.37%
16. Operations Managers Non Finance 146 2.02%
17. Carpenters 136 1.88%
18. Law Enforcement Workers 119 1.65%
19. Other Personal Care, Not child care 113 1.56%
20. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 113 1.56%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 484 7.43%
2. Secretaries and Admins 482 7.40%
3. Registered Nurses 303 4.65%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 292 4.49%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 264 4.06%
6. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 248 3.81%
7. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 230 3.53%
8. Accountants and Auditors 224 3.44%
9. Cashiers 212 3.26%
10. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 208 3.20%
11. Personal Appearance Workers 192 2.95%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 175 2.69%
13. Other Management Occupations 160 2.46%
14. Customer Service Representatives 159 2.44%
15. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 148 2.27%
16. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 143 2.20%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 138 2.12%
18. Business Operations Specialists 133 2.04%
19. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 127 1.95%
20. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 126 1.94%

Niles Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 12,284 47.65%
15-35 hours 2,455 9.52%
1-14 hours 771 2.99%
No regular hours 10,270 39.84%

Niles Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 364 2.76%
5 AM-5:29 AM 427 3.24%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 586 4.44%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,187 9.00%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,319 10.00%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,006 15.20%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,852 14.04%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,619 12.27%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 919 6.97%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 875 6.63%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 392 2.97%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 122 0.92%
Noon-3:59 PM 824 6.25%
4 PM-11:59 PM 702 5.32%

Niles Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 279 2.11%
5-9 808 6.12%
10-14 1,634 12.38%
15-19 1,412 10.70%
20-24 1,988 15.07%
25-29 822 6.23%
30-34 2,293 17.38%
35-39 606 4.59%
40-44 621 4.71%
45-59 1,386 10.50%
60-89 894 6.78%
At least 90 451 3.42%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 125 0.95% 6,818 51.68%
30-44 139 1.05% 3,381 25.63%
45-59 198 1.50% 1,188 9.00%
At least 60 360 2.73% 985 7.47%

Niles Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 15 0.11%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,443 10.72%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 10,530 78.22%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 117 0.87%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 822 6.11%
Color 6 Box Walked 267 1.98%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 268 1.99%

Niles 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.


Niles Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 12,012 (28,791 people)
Families (2000): 7,955 (24,008 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,855
People at same address in 1995: 18,326
Niles Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 646 5.38%
$10,000-$14,999 620 5.16%
$15,000-$19,999 686 5.71%
$20,000-$24,999 763 6.35%
$25,000-$29,999 707 5.89%
$30,000-$34,999 693 5.77%
$35,000-$39,999 666 5.54%
$40,000-$44,999 687 5.72%
$45,000-$49,999 744 6.19%
$50,000-$59,999 1,204 10.02%
$60,000-$74,999 1,455 12.11%
$75,000-$99,999 1,621 13.49%
$100,000-$124,999 797 6.64%
$125,000-$149,999 328 2.73%
$150,000-$199,999 253 2.11%
$200,000 or more 142 1.18%

Niles Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 3,678 30.64%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 3,802 31.68%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 329 2.74%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,637 13.64%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 38 0.32%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,455 12.12%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 9 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 660 5.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 6 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 259 2.16%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 128 1.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Niles Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 8,595 25.86%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 6,328 19.04%
Public Assistance 164 0.49%
Retirement 2,434 7.32%
Self Employment 959 2.88%
Social Security 4,900 14.74%
Supplemental Security 405 1.22%
Wage / Salary 8,372 25.18%
Other 1,086 3.27%

Niles Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 4,042 62.23%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,453 37.77%

Niles Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 757 6.30%
Color 1 Box Married 7,099 59.09%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,579 29.79%
Color 3 Box Widowed 578 4.81%

Niles Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,110 7.90%
Color 1 Box Married 7,377 52.50%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,749 19.56%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2,815 20.03%

Niles 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.


Niles Education Information Back to top
Niles Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,943 7.76%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 2,672 10.67%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 7,109 28.38%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 5,806 23.18%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,458 5.82%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 4,015 16.03%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 2,048 8.18%

Niles 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 131 0.44% 182 0.61% 313 1.04%
Kindergarten 171 0.57% 87 0.29% 258 0.86%
Grades 1-4 848 2.82% 216 0.72% 1,064 3.54%
Grades 5-8 1,073 3.57% 172 0.57% 1,245 4.14%
Grades 9-12 1,338 4.45% 156 0.52% 1,494 4.97%
Undergrad college 1,039 3.46% 529 1.76% 1,568 5.21%
Graduate or professional school 152 0.51% 204 0.68% 356 1.18%
Total 4,752 15.80% 1,546 5.14% 6,298 20.95%

Niles 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.


Niles Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $646,905,000
Retail sales (2002): $1,299,183,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $79,959,000
Niles Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Niles Public Benefits Information Back to top
Niles Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 27,345 94.55%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,575 5.45%

Niles 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.


Niles Criminal Information Back to top
Niles Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 17 61
2005 14 59
2006 12 60
2007 13 61

Niles 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.


Niles Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Niles Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,473 8.22%
10-19 Years 3,130 10.41%
20-29 Years 2,986 9.93%
30-39 Years 3,572 11.88%
40-49 Years 4,164 13.85%
50-59 Years 3,627 12.06%
60-69 Years 3,513 11.68%
70-79 Years 3,797 12.63%
80-89 Years 2,269 7.55%
90+ Years 537 1.79%

Niles Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 14,028 46.65%
Color 1 Box Female 16,040 53.35%

Niles Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 24,133 80.26%
Color 2 Box Asian 3,792 12.61%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,512 5.03%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 482 1.60%
Color 1 Box African-American 123 0.41%
Color 6 Box Other Race 15 0.05%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 8 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.01%

Niles Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Polish 6,880 26.98%
2. German 4,287 16.81%
3. Irish 2,962 11.61%
4. Italian 2,686 10.53%
5. Russian 1,133 4.44%
6. Greek 990 3.88%
7. English 746 2.92%
8. Swedish 633 2.48%
9. United States Or American 581 2.28%
10. Ukrainian 507 1.99%

Niles Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 16,216 56.93%
2. Polish 3,373 11.84%
3. Russian 1,318 4.63%
4. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,013 3.56%
5. Korean 977 3.43%
6. Greek 811 2.85%
7. Serbo Croatian 613 2.15%
8. Italian 587 2.06%
9. Gujarathi 580 2.04%
10. Tagalog 517 1.82%

Niles Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 20,000 66.35%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 6,401 21.23%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 3,743 12.42%

Niles 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.
Niles 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.


Niles Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
60714