Birmingham, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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197%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

130%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Birmingham	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$133,338	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$186,807	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$243,499	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$134,079	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$161,939	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$91,078	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.7%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Birmingham is 197% higher than the national average
The median household income in Birmingham is 130% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Birmingham is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Birmingham is 69% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$124,525 $186,807 $373,614

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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Birmingham median earnings by income bracket

Birmingham employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.5%	6.5%
Manufacturing sector	22.4%	22.4%
Financial & insurance services	8.1%	8.1%
Wholesale & retail services	8.4%	8.4%
Public administration	3.9%	3.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.3%	1.3%
Education, health & social services	11.1%	11.1%
Other	36.8%	36.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Orchard Lake Village, MI	2,576	$306,760	277.2%
Lake Angelus, MI	335	$269,985	232.0%
Bloomfield Hills, MI	4,127	$267,076	228.4%
Bingham Farms, MI	1,580	$251,607	209.4%
Franklin, MI	2,935	$240,000	195.1%
Birmingham, MI	22,003	$186,807	129.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
North Bellmore, NY	22,008	$224,541	176.1%
Arvin, CA	22,011	$58,960	27.5%
North Plainfield, NJ	22,015	$114,417	40.7%
Essex, ON	22,025	n/a
Mountain House, CA	21,975	$238,774	193.6%
Birmingham, MI	22,003	$186,807	129.7%

Source: The Birmingham, 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.