Pontiac Metro Area

  1. Pontiac Metro Area Legal Resources
  2. Pontiac Metro Area Statistics
  3. Pontiac Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Pontiac Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Pontiac Metro Area Family Information
  6. Pontiac Metro Area Education Information
  7. Pontiac Metro Area Business Information
  8. Pontiac Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Pontiac Metro Area Criminal Information
  10. Pontiac Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Pontiac Metro Area Counties
  12. Pontiac Metro Area Cities


Pontiac Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Pontiac Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 39,678
  • Land Area (2000): 2,703.325 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 4.333 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 15,297
Pontiac Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 46,670 57.19%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 6,759 8.28%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 28,180 34.53%

Pontiac Metro Area 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.


Pontiac Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Pontiac Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 19,338 18,737 601 3.11% 31
1991 19,739 18,898 841 4.26% 43
1992 19,973 18,991 982 4.91% 49
1993 20,227 19,347 880 4.35% 44
1994 19,922 19,256 666 3.34% 33
1995 19,271 18,579 693 3.59% 36
1996 19,387 18,516 871 4.49% 45
1997 19,177 18,501 676 3.53% 36
1998 20,146 19,527 618 3.07% 31
1999 20,550 19,908 642 3.12% 31
2000 19,491 18,739 753 3.86% 39
2001 19,471 18,592 879 4.51% 45
2002 19,011 17,983 1,028 5.41% 54
2003 18,658 17,572 1,086 5.82% 58
2004 18,528 17,521 1,007 5.44% 55
2005 18,532 17,586 946 5.10% 51
2006 18,979 18,156 823 4.34% 44
2007 19,740 18,820 921 4.66% 47
2008 19,816 18,624 1,192 6.01% 60
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 19,727 18,475 1,252 6.35% 63
Feb 2008 19,807 18,573 1,234 6.23% 62
Mar 2008 19,752 18,655 1,097 5.55% 56
Apr 2008 19,634 18,611 1,023 5.21% 52
May 2008 19,614 18,559 1,055 5.38% 54
Jun 2008 20,003 18,755 1,248 6.24% 62
Jul 2008 20,277 19,001 1,276 6.29% 63
Aug 2008 19,974 18,665 1,309 6.55% 66
Sep 2008 19,558 18,325 1,233 6.30% 63
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Pontiac Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 1,794 9.26%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 1,660 8.57%
3. Public Administration 1,526 7.88%
4. Machinery Manufacturing 1,450 7.48%
5. Printing and Related Manufacturing 1,302 6.72%
6. Metal Manufactuing 1,176 6.07%
7. Truck Transportation 866 4.47%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 786 4.06%
9. Educational Services 604 3.12%
10. Repair and Maintenance 594 3.07%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 550 2.84%
12. Health Care 464 2.39%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 428 2.21%
14. Finance and Insurance 424 2.19%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 374 1.93%
16. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 366 1.89%
17. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 360 1.86%
18. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 308 1.59%
19. Utilities 302 1.56%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 294 1.52%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 3,296 19.94%
2. Educational Services 1,724 10.43%
3. Finance and Insurance 1,296 7.84%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 1,262 7.64%
5. Public Administration 1,042 6.30%
6. Printing and Related Manufacturing 870 5.26%
7. Social Assistance 786 4.76%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 456 2.76%
9. Department and Other General Stores 378 2.29%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 344 2.08%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 340 2.06%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 320 1.94%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 308 1.86%
14. Metal Manufactuing 292 1.77%
15. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 286 1.73%
16. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 222 1.34%
17. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 182 1.10%
18. Construction 178 1.08%
19. Machinery Manufacturing 178 1.08%
20. Gasoline Stations 160 0.97%

Pontiac Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 1,428 7.37%
2. Other Production Occupations 1,402 7.24%
3. Farmers and Farm Managers 1,286 6.64%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 1,202 6.20%
5. Law Enforcement Workers 882 4.55%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 782 4.04%
7. Other Installation / Maintenance 782 4.04%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 710 3.66%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 684 3.53%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 654 3.38%
11. Other Construction Trades 574 2.96%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 560 2.89%
13. Other Management Occupations 540 2.79%
14. Printing Workers 456 2.35%
15. Carpenters 410 2.12%
16. Assemblers and Fabricators 392 2.02%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 316 1.63%
18. Engineers 296 1.53%
19. Other Office and Admin Support 292 1.51%
20. Agricultural Workers 274 1.41%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 1,146 6.93%
2. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 852 5.15%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 726 4.39%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 714 4.32%
5. Registered Nurses 626 3.79%
6. Health Technologists and Technicians 586 3.55%
7. Other Production Occupations 570 3.45%
8. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 558 3.38%
9. Cashiers 502 3.04%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 476 2.88%
11. Child Care Workers 474 2.87%
12. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 470 2.84%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 464 2.81%
14. Other Management Occupations 448 2.71%
15. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 440 2.66%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 440 2.66%
17. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 400 2.42%
18. Other Sales and Related Occupations 396 2.40%
19. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 328 1.98%
20. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 326 1.97%

Pontiac Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 34,414 53.99%
15-35 hours 7,753 12.16%
1-14 hours 2,341 3.67%
No regular hours 19,235 30.18%

Pontiac Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 1,468 4.23%
5 AM-5:29 AM 1,253 3.61%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,708 4.93%
6 AM-6:29 AM 3,680 10.61%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 4,358 12.57%
7 AM-7:29 AM 4,913 14.17%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 5,317 15.34%
8 AM-8:29 AM 2,325 6.71%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,080 3.12%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 689 1.99%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 667 1.92%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 250 0.72%
Noon-3:59 PM 3,573 10.31%
4 PM-11:59 PM 3,389 9.78%

Pontiac Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 3,237 9.34%
5-9 8,572 24.72%
10-14 6,043 17.43%
15-19 4,105 11.84%
20-24 3,100 8.94%
25-29 1,269 3.66%
30-34 2,169 6.26%
35-39 838 2.42%
40-44 1,084 3.13%
45-59 2,209 6.37%
60-89 1,179 3.40%
At least 90 865 2.49%

Pontiac Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 206 0.59% 26,120 75.34%
30-44 54 0.16% 4,037 11.64%
45-59 0 0.00% 2,209 6.37%
At least 60 24 0.07% 2,020 5.83%

Pontiac Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 46 0.13%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 3,707 10.14%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 29,217 79.91%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 12 0.03%
Color 4 Box Other 128 0.35%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 284 0.78%
Color 6 Box Walked 1,276 3.49%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 1,892 5.17%

Pontiac Metro Area 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.


Pontiac Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 28,800 (72,140 people)
Families (2000): 20,080 (60,884 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 9,571
People at same address in 1995: 46,752
Pontiac Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 2,063 6.96%
$10,000-$14,999 1,911 6.45%
$15,000-$19,999 1,844 6.22%
$20,000-$24,999 2,274 7.67%
$25,000-$29,999 2,046 6.90%
$30,000-$34,999 2,072 6.99%
$35,000-$39,999 1,715 5.79%
$40,000-$44,999 2,492 8.41%
$45,000-$49,999 1,830 6.17%
$50,000-$59,999 3,103 10.47%
$60,000-$74,999 3,354 11.32%
$75,000-$99,999 2,883 9.73%
$100,000-$124,999 1,068 3.60%
$125,000-$149,999 529 1.78%
$150,000-$199,999 263 0.89%
$200,000 or more 190 0.64%

Pontiac Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 3,853 26.81%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 4,544 31.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 471 3.28%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,085 14.51%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 62 0.43%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,858 12.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 26 0.18%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 951 6.62%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 9 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 325 2.26%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 3 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 185 1.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.01%

Pontiac Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 23,808 28.58%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 12,958 15.55%
Public Assistance 477 0.57%
Retirement 4,182 5.02%
Self Employment 5,416 6.50%
Social Security 8,656 10.39%
Supplemental Security 983 1.18%
Wage / Salary 22,453 26.95%
Other 4,382 5.26%

Pontiac Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 9,590 55.83%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 7,586 44.17%

Pontiac Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,541 11.11%
Color 1 Box Married 20,789 65.22%
Color 2 Box Never Married 6,703 21.03%
Color 3 Box Widowed 843 2.64%

Pontiac Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,889 11.72%
Color 1 Box Married 20,066 60.48%
Color 2 Box Never Married 5,580 16.82%
Color 3 Box Widowed 3,641 10.97%

Pontiac Metro Area 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.


Pontiac Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Pontiac Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 3,920 6.40%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 10,465 17.09%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 24,895 40.65%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 11,509 18.79%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 3,234 5.28%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 5,015 8.19%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 2,199 3.59%

Pontiac Metro Area 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 926 2.33% 288 0.73% 1,214 3.06%
Kindergarten 1,011 2.55% 138 0.35% 1,149 2.90%
Grades 1-4 4,172 10.51% 571 1.44% 4,743 11.95%
Grades 5-8 4,518 11.39% 397 1.00% 4,915 12.39%
Grades 9-12 5,076 12.79% 172 0.43% 5,248 13.23%
Undergrad college 1,472 3.71% 245 0.62% 1,717 4.33%
Graduate or professional school 273 0.69% 79 0.20% 352 0.89%
Total 17,448 43.97% 1,890 4.76% 19,338 48.74%

Pontiac Metro Area 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.


Pontiac Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Pontiac Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2003 62 80
2004 65 57

Pontiac Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Pontiac Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Pontiac Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 68,484 91.34%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 6,497 8.66%

Pontiac Metro Area 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.


Pontiac Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 2,670
Pontiac Metro Area 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.


Pontiac Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Pontiac Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 5,064 12.76%
10-19 Years 5,831 14.70%
20-29 Years 4,813 12.13%
30-39 Years 5,917 14.91%
40-49 Years 6,174 15.56%
50-59 Years 4,238 10.68%
60-69 Years 3,026 7.63%
70-79 Years 2,668 6.72%
80-89 Years 1,563 3.94%
90+ Years 384 0.97%

Pontiac Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 19,597 49.39%
Color 1 Box Female 20,081 50.61%

Pontiac Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 36,145 91.10%
Color 1 Box African-American 2,032 5.12%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,056 2.66%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 251 0.63%
Color 2 Box Asian 121 0.30%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 60 0.15%
Color 6 Box Other Race 11 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

Pontiac Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 26,887 36.05%
2. Irish 11,689 15.67%
3. United States Or American 8,678 11.63%
4. English 6,968 9.34%
5. Italian 2,429 3.26%
6. French Non-Basque 2,293 3.07%
7. Norwegian 2,137 2.87%
8. Polish 1,651 2.21%
9. Swedish 1,570 2.10%
10. Dutch 1,524 2.04%

Pontiac Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 74,167 96.50%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,771 2.30%
3. German 356 0.46%
4. French 148 0.19%
5. Arabic 86 0.11%
6. Italian 54 0.07%
7. Chinese 46 0.06%
8. Other Asian 44 0.06%
9. Scandinavian 34 0.04%
10. Polish 32 0.04%

Pontiac Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 80,562 98.72%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 507 0.62%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 540 0.66%

Pontiac Metro Area 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.
Pontiac Metro Area 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.


Pontiac Metro Area Counties Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Livingston County    

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