Alanson, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

28%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Alanson	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$18,389	$27,549	$29,829
Median household income	$39,792	$50,803	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$42,240	$62,251	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$25,357	$28,598	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,784	$35,730	$36,919
Median earnings female	$21,667	$22,948	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.8%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	11.9%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Alanson is 38% lower than the national average
The median household income in Alanson is 28% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Alanson is 47% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Alanson is 22% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,525 $39,792 $79,584

City

$33,865 $50,803 $101,606

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Alanson employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.4%	23.4%
Manufacturing sector	11.5%	11.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.5%	11.5%
Public administration	4.6%	4.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.7%	3.7%
Education, health & social services	6.0%	6.0%
Other	39.4%	39.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Walloon Lake, MI	310	$70,391	27.2%
Cross Village, MI	53	$63,125	14.1%
Horton Bay, MI	450	$62,404	12.8%
Brutus, MI	102	$59,063	6.8%
Petoskey, MI	5,701	$58,197	5.2%
Alanson, MI	962	$39,792	28.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sully, IA	962	$72,951	31.9%
Anacoco, LA	962	$77,813	40.7%
Cotton Valley, LA	962	$18,894	65.8%
Clarkfield, MN	962	$52,235	5.6%
Schurz, NV	962	$21,193	61.7%
Alanson, MI	962	$39,792	28.1%

Source: The Alanson, MI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).