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HD107 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
Gary McDowell 8,963 31.5 SCOTT SHACKLETON  19,514 68.5
2004
GARY McDOWELL 22,293 53.5 Walter H. North 19,353 46.5
 
Primary election vote totals:
2004 (R) North 6,648 (79.1); Kenneth A. Keeley 1,756 (20.9)

Kerry % = 42.0%
matt :: HD107 District Profile
Demographic profile:

TOTAL POPULATION 85,235


PERSONS BY HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,022 1.2%
White 71,145 83.5%
Black or African American 2,272 2.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native 7,721 9.1%
Asian 350 0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 21 0.0%
Some Other Race 47 0.1%
Two or more races 2,657 3.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino 84,213 98.8%


HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Households: 32,396

Less than $10,000 3,242 10.0%
$10,000 to $19,999 4,903 15.1%
$20,000 to $29,999 5,005 15.4%
$30,000 to $39,999 4,706 14.5%
$40,000 to $49,999 4,072 12.6%
$50,000 to $59,999 3,110 9.6%
$60,000 to $74,999 2,922 9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999 2,428 7.5%
$100,000 to $149,999 1,358 4.2%
$150,000 to $199,999 259 0.8%
$200,000 or more 391 1.2%


INDUSTRY
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 36,223

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting 537 1.5%
Mining 907 2.5%
Construction 3,331 9.2%
Manufacturing 2,662 7.3%
Wholesale trade 759 2.1%
Retail trade 4,824 13.3%
Transportation and warehousing 1,027 2.8%
Utilities 334 0.9%
Information 661 1.8%
Finance, insurance, real estate 1,492 4.1%
Professional services 1,165 3.2%
Management services 844 2.3%
Educational services 3,671 10.1%
Health care and social assistance 4,485 12.4%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,998 5.5%
Accommodation and food services 3,475 9.6%
Other services 1,708 4.7%
Public administration 3,141 8.7%

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