Bear Lake village, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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52%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

50%

Household income NAT. AVG.

161%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bear Lake village	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$21,565	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$40,598	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$49,182	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$37,150	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$23,428	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,062	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	12.8%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	42.5%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bear Lake village is 52% lower than the national average
The median household income in Bear Lake village is 50% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bear Lake village is 161% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Bear Lake village is 181% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,062 $40,598 $81,196

City

$49,461 $74,200 $148,400

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Bear Lake village median earnings by income bracket

Bear Lake village employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.9%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	41.2%	4.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.7%	8.5%
Public administration	2.9%	17.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	5.9%	34.0%
Other	29.4%	40.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bear Lake, MI	386	$82,051	0.9%
Lakes of the North, MI	1,007	$79,446	2.3%
Manistee Lake, MI	539	$65,022	20.1%
Mancelona, MI	1,769	$64,658	20.5%
Kalkaska, MI	2,295	$49,812	38.8%
Bear Lake village, MI	267	$40,598	50.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gordon, AL	267	$60,408	25.7%
Valle, AZ	267	$0	100.0%
Grand Lake, CO	267	$80,135	1.5%
New Canton, IL	267	$46,129	43.3%
New Holland, IL	267	$115,608	42.1%
Bear Lake village, MI	267	$40,598	50.1%

Source: The Bear Lake village, MI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.