Ecorse, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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35%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

38%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ecorse	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$29,288	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$50,502	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$58,074	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$35,213	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$42,481	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,226	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	29.8%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ecorse is 35% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ecorse is 38% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ecorse is 2% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Ecorse is 97% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,664 $50,502 $101,004

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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Ecorse median earnings by income bracket

Ecorse employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.3%	16.3%
Manufacturing sector	19.3%	19.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.7%	0.7%
Wholesale & retail services	22.5%	22.5%
Public administration	0.7%	0.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.6%	9.6%
Education, health & social services	4.1%	4.1%
Other	25.0%	25.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, MI	2,877	$258,120	217.4%
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI	9,340	$211,436	160.0%
Grosse Pointe Park, MI	11,521	$186,154	128.9%
Grosse Pointe, MI	5,299	$172,730	112.4%
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI	15,731	$165,934	104.0%
Ecorse, MI	9,684	$50,502	37.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, QC	9,684	n/a
Coffeyville, KS	9,687	$50,747	37.6%
Fairview, OR	9,680	$90,301	11.0%
Bloomingdale, TN	9,688	$65,061	20.0%
Augusta, KS	9,678	$76,687	5.7%
Ecorse, MI	9,684	$50,502	37.9%

Source: The Ecorse, 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.