Detroit, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 48%

Household income 53%

Unemployment 154%

Index	Detroit	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$15,562	$27,549	$29,829
Median household income	$26,249	$50,803	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$38,453	$62,251	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$17,899	$28,598	$35,192
Median earnings male	$21,490	$35,730	$36,919
Median earnings female	$19,089	$22,948	$26,250
Unemployment rate	11.9%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	39.4%	16.3%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Detroit is 48% lower than the national average
The median household income in Detroit is 53% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Detroit is 154% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Detroit is 161% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$17,497$26,249$52,498

City

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

State

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

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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Detroit employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.0%	0.5%
Manufacturing sector	20.6%	0.5%
Financial & insurance services	1.9%	4.3%
Wholesale & retail services	12.1%	11.9%
Public administration	3.4%	4.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.9%	4.1%
Education, health & social services	12.0%	35.1%
Other	33.4%	28.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, MI	2,933	$151,440	173.7%
Franklin, MI	3,262	$150,250	171.6%
Huntington Woods, MI	6,330	$121,528	119.7%
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI	9,265	$119,500	116.0%
Bingham Farms, MI	1,112	$113,333	104.9%
Detroit, MI	683,443	$26,249	52.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
El Paso, TX	678,058	$43,322	21.7%
Vancouver, BC	694,440	n/a
Seattle, WA	668,849	$74,458	34.6%
Denver, CO	663,303	$56,258	1.7%
Washington, DC	659,009	$72,935	31.8%
Detroit, MI	683,443	$26,249	52.6%

Source: The Detroit, MI employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).