Elk Plain

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  4. Elk Plain Employment Information
  5. Elk Plain Family Information
  6. Elk Plain Education Information
  7. Elk Plain Public Benefits Information
  8. Elk Plain Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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Elk Plain Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 15,697
  • Land Area (2000): 24.778 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 5,211
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Elk Plain Employment Information Back to top
Elk Plain Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 613 15.33%
2. Public Administration 296 7.40%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 216 5.40%
4. Health Care 184 4.60%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 173 4.33%
6. Educational Services 163 4.08%
7. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 159 3.98%
8. Repair and Maintenance 159 3.98%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 148 3.70%
10. Truck Transportation 145 3.63%
11. Finance and Insurance 106 2.65%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 103 2.58%
13. U.S. Postal Service 95 2.38%
14. Metal Manufactuing 94 2.35%
15. Utilities 73 1.83%
16. Other Transportation 66 1.65%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 65 1.63%
18. Department and Other General Stores 61 1.53%
19. Wood Manufacturing 57 1.43%
20. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 56 1.40%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 527 15.51%
2. Educational Services 364 10.71%
3. Public Administration 226 6.65%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 221 6.50%
5. Department and Other General Stores 181 5.33%
6. Finance and Insurance 166 4.89%
7. Social Assistance 156 4.59%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 130 3.83%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 121 3.56%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 115 3.38%
11. Construction 109 3.21%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 106 3.12%
13. Other Transportation 80 2.35%
14. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 77 2.27%
15. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 64 1.88%
16. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 49 1.44%
17. Private Household Services 44 1.29%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 40 1.18%
19. Truck Transportation 39 1.15%
20. Personal and Laundry Services 36 1.06%

Elk Plain Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Vehicle Mechanics 302 7.55%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 300 7.50%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 226 5.65%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 181 4.53%
5. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 171 4.28%
6. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 159 3.98%
7. Other Construction Trades 150 3.75%
8. Other Production Occupations 149 3.73%
9. Other Management Occupations 138 3.45%
10. Electricians 131 3.28%
11. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 119 2.98%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 110 2.75%
13. Carpenters 107 2.68%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 92 2.30%
15. Computer Specialists 87 2.18%
16. Law Enforcement Workers 86 2.15%
17. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 77 1.93%
18. Other Material Moving Workers 70 1.75%
19. Health Technologists and Technicians 64 1.60%
20. Top Executives 64 1.60%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 205 6.03%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 175 5.15%
3. Secretaries and Admins 151 4.44%
4. Child Care Workers 148 4.36%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 148 4.36%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 143 4.21%
7. Health Technologists and Technicians 136 4.00%
8. Other Management Occupations 133 3.91%
9. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 111 3.27%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 106 3.12%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 106 3.12%
12. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 103 3.03%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 103 3.03%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 94 2.77%
15. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 79 2.32%
16. Cashiers 78 2.30%
17. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 78 2.30%
18. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 73 2.15%
19. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 69 2.03%
20. Registered Nurses 67 1.97%

Elk Plain Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 6,984 62.54%
15-35 hours 1,217 10.90%
1-14 hours 303 2.71%
No regular hours 2,664 23.85%

Elk Plain Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 532 7.25%
5 AM-5:29 AM 379 5.17%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 463 6.31%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,009 13.76%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 799 10.89%
7 AM-7:29 AM 830 11.32%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 633 8.63%
8 AM-8:29 AM 598 8.15%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 229 3.12%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 218 2.97%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 302 4.12%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 119 1.62%
Noon-3:59 PM 683 9.31%
4 PM-11:59 PM 541 7.38%

Elk Plain Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 49 0.67%
5-9 162 2.21%
10-14 445 6.07%
15-19 494 6.73%
20-24 720 9.82%
25-29 446 6.08%
30-34 1,660 22.63%
35-39 453 6.18%
40-44 550 7.50%
45-59 1,263 17.22%
60-89 757 10.32%
At least 90 336 4.58%

Elk Plain Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 39 0.53% 2,277 31.04%
30-44 32 0.44% 2,631 35.87%
45-59 0 0.00% 1,263 17.22%
At least 60 37 0.50% 1,056 14.40%

Elk Plain Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,080 14.43%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 6,074 81.14%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 24 0.32%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 108 1.44%
Color 6 Box Walked 49 0.65%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 151 2.02%

Elk Plain 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.


Elk Plain Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,051 (15,554 people)
Families (2000): 4,238 (13,896 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,027
People at same address in 1995: 7,999
Elk Plain Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 113 2.24%
$10,000-$14,999 168 3.33%
$15,000-$19,999 130 2.57%
$20,000-$24,999 242 4.79%
$25,000-$29,999 203 4.02%
$30,000-$34,999 303 6.00%
$35,000-$39,999 373 7.38%
$40,000-$44,999 290 5.74%
$45,000-$49,999 296 5.86%
$50,000-$59,999 783 15.50%
$60,000-$74,999 881 17.44%
$75,000-$99,999 855 16.93%
$100,000-$124,999 240 4.75%
$125,000-$149,999 82 1.62%
$150,000-$199,999 20 0.40%
$200,000 or more 72 1.43%

Elk Plain Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 606 12.14%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,280 25.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 165 3.31%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 973 19.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 32 0.64%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,092 21.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 12 0.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 521 10.44%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 193 3.87%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 3 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 109 2.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Elk Plain Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,642 31.87%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,631 11.20%
Public Assistance 271 1.86%
Retirement 957 6.57%
Self Employment 602 4.13%
Social Security 700 4.81%
Supplemental Security 189 1.30%
Wage / Salary 4,542 31.18%
Other 1,031 7.08%

Elk Plain Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,528 44.23%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,927 55.77%

Elk Plain Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 466 8.07%
Color 1 Box Married 3,720 64.42%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,494 25.87%
Color 3 Box Widowed 95 1.65%

Elk Plain Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 608 10.69%
Color 1 Box Married 3,736 65.69%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,099 19.32%
Color 3 Box Widowed 244 4.29%

Elk Plain 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.


Elk Plain Education Information Back to top
Elk Plain Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 199 1.87%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,399 13.12%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,577 33.53%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,093 29.00%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,021 9.57%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,023 9.59%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 355 3.33%

Elk Plain 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 159 1.01% 17 0.11% 176 1.12%
Kindergarten 247 1.57% 31 0.20% 278 1.77%
Grades 1-4 1,128 7.19% 109 0.69% 1,237 7.88%
Grades 5-8 1,147 7.31% 82 0.52% 1,229 7.83%
Grades 9-12 1,270 8.09% 32 0.20% 1,302 8.29%
Undergrad college 435 2.77% 97 0.62% 532 3.39%
Graduate or professional school 50 0.32% 46 0.29% 96 0.61%
Total 4,436 28.26% 414 2.64% 4,850 30.90%

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Elk Plain Public Benefits Information Back to top
Elk Plain Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 14,299 92.17%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,215 7.83%

Elk Plain 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.


Elk Plain Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Elk Plain Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,674 17.04%
10-19 Years 2,938 18.72%
20-29 Years 1,703 10.85%
30-39 Years 2,918 18.59%
40-49 Years 2,646 16.86%
50-59 Years 1,562 9.95%
60-69 Years 730 4.65%
70-79 Years 397 2.53%
80-89 Years 114 0.73%
90+ Years 15 0.10%

Elk Plain Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,923 50.47%
Color 1 Box Female 7,774 49.53%

Elk Plain Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 12,283 78.25%
Color 1 Box African-American 825 5.26%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 800 5.10%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 743 4.73%
Color 2 Box Asian 621 3.96%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 205 1.31%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 184 1.17%
Color 6 Box Other Race 36 0.23%

Elk Plain Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 3,117 23.59%
2. Irish 1,763 13.34%
3. English 1,685 12.75%
4. Norwegian 1,094 8.28%
5. United States Or American 1,027 7.77%
6. French Non-Basque 501 3.79%
7. Dutch 438 3.31%
8. Italian 433 3.28%
9. Polish 354 2.68%
10. Scottish 344 2.60%

Elk Plain Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 13,228 91.16%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 328 2.26%
3. German 216 1.49%
4. Tagalog 168 1.16%
5. Korean 138 0.95%
6. Other Pacific Island 112 0.77%
7. Russian 106 0.73%
8. Other Native North American 43 0.30%
9. French 42 0.29%
10. Scandinavian 34 0.23%

Elk Plain Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,778 94.21%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 510 3.25%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 399 2.54%

Elk Plain 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.
Elk Plain 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.