Empire, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

67%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Empire	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$29,977	$27,549	$29,829
Median household income	$51,786	$50,803	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$53,750	$62,251	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$28,598	$35,192
Median earnings male	$26,000	$35,730	$36,919
Median earnings female	$29,375	$22,948	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.5%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.7%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Empire is equal to the national average
The median household income in Empire is 6% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Empire is 67% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Empire is 10% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,520 $51,786 $103,572

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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Empire median earnings by income bracket

Empire employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	4.1%	4.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	8.2%	8.2%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	26.5%	26.5%
Other	61.2%	61.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Glen Arbor, MI	140	$250,001	351.9%
Interlochen, MI	438	$87,150	57.5%
Maple Grove, MI	194	$80,417	45.4%
Crystal Downs Country Club, MI	58	$73,125	32.2%
Elberta, MI	190	$72,614	31.3%
Empire, MI	324	$51,786	6.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shaktoolik, AK	324	$60,417	9.2%
Etowah, AR	324	$38,750	30.0%
Grangeville, CA	324	$79,688	44.0%
Las Flores CDP (Tehama County), CA	324	$29,018	47.5%
Stonefort, IL	324	$35,909	35.1%
Empire, MI	324	$51,786	6.4%

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