Garden City, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Garden City	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$42,080	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$86,605	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$89,485	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$63,263	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,670	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,080	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.9%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Garden City is 6% lower than the national average
The median household income in Garden City is 6% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Garden City is 14% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Garden City is 28% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,730 $86,605 $173,210

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Garden City median earnings by income bracket

Garden City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.0%	9.0%
Manufacturing sector	29.3%	29.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	16.7%	16.7%
Public administration	2.1%	2.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.0%	9.0%
Education, health & social services	4.8%	4.8%
Other	25.3%	25.3%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bingham Farms, MI	1,580	$251,607	209.4%
Franklin, MI	2,935	$240,000	195.1%
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Northville, MI	6,168	$191,147	135.0%
Garden City, MI	27,537	$86,605	6.5%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Alvin, TX	27,527	$86,120	5.9%
McHenry, IL	27,514	$113,397	39.4%
Lemon Grove, CA	27,512	$97,785	20.2%
Prior Lake, MN	27,582	$162,226	99.5%
Brownsburg, IN	27,585	$132,595	63.0%
Garden City, MI	27,537	$86,605	6.5%

Source: The Garden City, 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.