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

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Imlay City	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$32,452	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$56,066	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$90,567	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$31,832	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,627	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$23,914	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	26.8%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Imlay City is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Imlay City is 31% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Imlay City is 31% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Imlay City is 77% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,373 $56,066 $112,132

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Imlay City median earnings by income bracket

Imlay City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.6%	23.6%
Manufacturing sector	34.5%	34.5%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	8.1%	8.1%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.8%	0.8%
Education, health & social services	0.8%	0.8%
Other	29.5%	29.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Armada, MI	2,228	$124,539	53.1%
Attica, MI	949	$109,442	34.6%
Oxford, MI	3,621	$99,747	22.6%
Metamora, MI	680	$96,816	19.0%
Dryden, MI	1,368	$94,931	16.7%
Imlay City, MI	3,711	$56,066	31.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wheatland, CA	3,710	$100,514	23.6%
L'Islet, QC	3,712	n/a
River Road, NC	3,709	$63,155	22.4%
Unicoi, TN	3,709	$64,368	20.9%
Horicon, WI	3,709	$62,469	23.2%
Imlay City, MI	3,711	$56,066	31.1%

Source: The Imlay 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.