Garfield

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


Garfield Legal Resources Back to top

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Michigan Governor
Michigan Legislature
Michigan Courts
Michigan Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
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Garfield Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 22,092
  • Land Area (2000): 957.311 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 19.783 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 11,618
Garfield Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 11,212 51.45%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 407 1.87%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 10,174 46.68%

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Garfield Employment Information Back to top
Garfield Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 830 16.38%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 302 5.96%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 237 4.68%
4. Health Care 207 4.09%
5. Repair and Maintenance 196 3.87%
6. Public Administration 195 3.85%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 188 3.71%
8. Educational Services 172 3.39%
9. Finance and Insurance 156 3.08%
10. Food Manufacturing 143 2.82%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 143 2.82%
12. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 136 2.68%
13. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 127 2.51%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 126 2.49%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 117 2.31%
16. Machinery Manufacturing 112 2.21%
17. Department and Other General Stores 100 1.97%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 99 1.95%
19. Metal Manufactuing 98 1.93%
20. Other Transportation 90 1.78%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 918 18.76%
2. Educational Services 498 10.18%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 486 9.93%
4. Finance and Insurance 238 4.86%
5. Department and Other General Stores 227 4.64%
6. Social Assistance 214 4.37%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 197 4.03%
8. Public Administration 163 3.33%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 157 3.21%
10. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 156 3.19%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 115 2.35%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 111 2.27%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 104 2.13%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 91 1.86%
15. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 91 1.86%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 90 1.84%
17. Construction 90 1.84%
18. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 75 1.53%
19. Food Manufacturing 72 1.47%
20. Metal Manufactuing 60 1.23%

Garfield Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 332 6.55%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 275 5.43%
3. Vehicle Mechanics 212 4.18%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 210 4.14%
5. Other Management Occupations 206 4.07%
6. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 190 3.75%
7. Carpenters 184 3.63%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 180 3.55%
9. Other Construction Trades 173 3.41%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 172 3.39%
11. Other Production Occupations 171 3.37%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 165 3.26%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 146 2.88%
14. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 140 2.76%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 112 2.21%
16. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 104 2.05%
17. Operations Managers Non Finance 100 1.97%
18. Top Executives 94 1.86%
19. Assemblers and Fabricators 84 1.66%
20. Engineers 78 1.54%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 314 6.42%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 235 4.80%
3. Cashiers 225 4.60%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 202 4.13%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 198 4.05%
6. Waiters and Waitresses 197 4.03%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 196 4.01%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 190 3.88%
9. Registered Nurses 165 3.37%
10. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 164 3.35%
11. Child Care Workers 163 3.33%
12. Other Production Occupations 157 3.21%
13. Other Healthcare Support 131 2.68%
14. Health Technologists and Technicians 120 2.45%
15. Other Management Occupations 119 2.43%
16. Assemblers and Fabricators 114 2.33%
17. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 109 2.23%
18. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 108 2.21%
19. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 99 2.02%
20. Other Food Preparation and Servers 99 2.02%

Garfield Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 8,807 50.52%
15-35 hours 2,304 13.22%
1-14 hours 448 2.57%
No regular hours 5,873 33.69%

Garfield Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 399 4.23%
5 AM-5:29 AM 259 2.74%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 324 3.43%
6 AM-6:29 AM 637 6.75%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 786 8.33%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,226 12.99%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,871 19.82%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,050 11.13%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 643 6.81%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 535 5.67%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 202 2.14%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 128 1.36%
Noon-3:59 PM 735 7.79%
4 PM-11:59 PM 643 6.81%

Garfield Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 484 5.13%
5-9 1,390 14.73%
10-14 2,445 25.91%
15-19 1,864 19.75%
20-24 941 9.97%
25-29 303 3.21%
30-34 647 6.86%
35-39 155 1.64%
40-44 295 3.13%
45-59 466 4.94%
60-89 273 2.89%
At least 90 175 1.85%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 17 0.18% 7,410 78.51%
30-44 25 0.26% 1,072 11.36%
45-59 7 0.07% 459 4.86%
At least 60 6 0.06% 442 4.68%

Garfield Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 25 0.26%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 974 9.97%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 8,169 83.62%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 2 0.02%
Color 4 Box Other 50 0.51%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 55 0.56%
Color 6 Box Walked 163 1.67%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 331 3.39%

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Garfield Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 8,909 (20,830 people)
Families (2000): 5,816 (16,803 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,222
People at same address in 1995: 11,470
Garfield Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 686 7.70%
$10,000-$14,999 667 7.49%
$15,000-$19,999 714 8.01%
$20,000-$24,999 746 8.37%
$25,000-$29,999 700 7.86%
$30,000-$34,999 665 7.46%
$35,000-$39,999 679 7.62%
$40,000-$44,999 534 5.99%
$45,000-$49,999 439 4.93%
$50,000-$59,999 832 9.34%
$60,000-$74,999 860 9.65%
$75,000-$99,999 580 6.51%
$100,000-$124,999 353 3.96%
$125,000-$149,999 186 2.09%
$150,000-$199,999 156 1.75%
$200,000 or more 112 1.26%

Garfield Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,551 28.58%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,958 33.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 391 4.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,198 13.42%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 70 0.78%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,062 11.90%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 22 0.25%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 437 4.90%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 8 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 148 1.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 76 0.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 3 0.03%

Garfield Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,819 27.66%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,425 13.90%
Public Assistance 246 1.00%
Retirement 1,963 7.96%
Self Employment 1,213 4.92%
Social Security 2,879 11.68%
Supplemental Security 274 1.11%
Wage / Salary 6,568 26.65%
Other 1,262 5.12%

Garfield Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,915 62.21%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,771 37.79%

Garfield Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 923 11.29%
Color 1 Box Married 5,126 62.72%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,896 23.20%
Color 3 Box Widowed 228 2.79%

Garfield Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,245 13.03%
Color 1 Box Married 5,256 55.03%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,745 18.27%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,306 13.67%

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Garfield Education Information Back to top
Garfield Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 868 5.13%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,859 10.98%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 5,964 35.23%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 4,137 24.44%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,300 7.68%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,816 10.73%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 984 5.81%

Garfield 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 147 0.67% 126 0.57% 273 1.24%
Kindergarten 217 0.98% 41 0.19% 258 1.17%
Grades 1-4 887 4.02% 228 1.03% 1,115 5.05%
Grades 5-8 949 4.30% 194 0.88% 1,143 5.17%
Grades 9-12 938 4.25% 143 0.65% 1,081 4.89%
Undergrad college 716 3.24% 97 0.44% 813 3.68%
Graduate or professional school 67 0.30% 15 0.07% 82 0.37%
Total 3,921 17.75% 844 3.82% 4,765 21.57%

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Garfield Public Benefits Information Back to top
Garfield Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 19,329 92.11%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,656 7.89%

Garfield 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.


Garfield Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Garfield Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,600 11.77%
10-19 Years 2,947 13.34%
20-29 Years 2,338 10.58%
30-39 Years 2,740 12.40%
40-49 Years 3,349 15.16%
50-59 Years 2,808 12.71%
60-69 Years 2,072 9.38%
70-79 Years 1,903 8.61%
80-89 Years 1,063 4.81%
90+ Years 272 1.23%

Garfield Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 10,373 46.95%
Color 1 Box Female 11,719 53.05%

Garfield Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 20,839 94.33%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 454 2.06%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 325 1.47%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 262 1.19%
Color 2 Box Asian 125 0.57%
Color 1 Box African-American 68 0.31%
Color 6 Box Other Race 16 0.07%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.01%

Garfield Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 5,551 24.96%
2. English 3,044 13.68%
3. Irish 2,730 12.27%
4. Polish 1,697 7.63%
5. United States Or American 1,653 7.43%
6. French Non-Basque 1,449 6.51%
7. Dutch 1,144 5.14%
8. Scottish 693 3.12%
9. Italian 579 2.60%
10. French Canadian 575 2.58%

Garfield Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 19,745 95.94%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 362 1.76%
3. German 111 0.54%
4. Italian 66 0.32%
5. Other West Germanic 50 0.24%
6. French 46 0.22%
7. Arabic 33 0.16%
8. Other Slavic 26 0.13%
9. Japanese 25 0.12%
10. Miao / Hmong 24 0.12%

Garfield Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 21,232 97.43%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 290 1.33%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 271 1.24%

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Garfield 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.