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HD106 District Profile

by: matt

Fri Aug 26, 2005 at 01:00:00 AM EDT


District map

General election vote totals:
Year
Dem
Dem #
Dem %
Repub
Repub #
Repub %
2002
MATTHEW GILLARD 16,450 50.7 David E. Wyman 15,984 49.3
2004
MATTHEW GILLARD 25,834 58.3 Richard Fortier 18,498 41.7
 
Primary election vote totals:

2002 (D) Gillard 4,641 (62.4); Roy Spangler 2,796 (37.6) (R) Wyman 2,556 (31.9); Fortier 1,613 (20.1); Thomas G. Mullaney 1,382 (17.2); David R. Karschnick, Sr. 1,177 (14.7); Jerry Hayes 818 (10.2); Mark J. Hunter 473 (5.9)

Kerry % = 45.3%
matt :: HD106 District Profile
Demographic profile:

TOTAL POPULATION 91,450


PERSONS BY HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 639 0.7%
White 89,040 97.4%
Black or African American 375 0.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native 454 0.5%
Asian 194 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4 0.0%
Some Other Race 17 0.0%
Two or more races 727 0.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino 90,811 99.3%


HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Households: 38,202

Less than $10,000 4,069 10.7%
$10,000 to $19,999 6,708 17.6%
$20,000 to $29,999 6,859 18.0%
$30,000 to $39,999 6,004 15.7%
$40,000 to $49,999 4,446 11.6%
$50,000 to $59,999 3,354 8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999 2,900 7.6%
$75,000 to $99,999 2,302 6.0%
$100,000 to $149,999 1,020 2.7%
$150,000 to $199,999 245 0.6%
$200,000 or more 295 0.8%


INDUSTRY
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 35,615

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting 1,140 3.2%
Mining 1,518 4.3%
Construction 2,698 7.6%
Manufacturing 5,685 16.0%
Wholesale trade 927 2.6%
Retail trade 4,872 13.7%
Transportation and warehousing 1,145 3.2%
Utilities 348 1.0%
Information 590 1.7%
Finance, insurance, real estate 1,405 3.9%
Professional services 775 2.2%
Management services 742 2.1%
Educational services 2,823 7.9%
Health care and social assistance 4,839 13.6%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 567 1.6%
Accommodation and food services 2,830 7.9%
Other services 1,971 5.5%
Public administration 1,796 5.0%

(More demographic info from Wayne State University Center for Urban Studies)
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