Kalkaska, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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37%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

39%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Kalkaska	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$28,309	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$49,812	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$68,373	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$34,389	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,086	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$27,719	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	25.5%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Kalkaska is 37% lower than the national average
The median household income in Kalkaska is 39% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Kalkaska is 55% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Kalkaska is 69% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,204 $49,812 $99,624

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Kalkaska median earnings by income bracket

Kalkaska employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.0%	9.0%
Manufacturing sector	19.6%	19.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.6%	19.6%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.7%	8.7%
Education, health & social services	9.9%	9.9%
Other	31.7%	31.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Elk Rapids, MI	1,569	$90,142	10.8%
Fife Lake, MI	323	$87,077	7.1%
South Boardman, MI	502	$84,189	3.5%
Rapid City, MI	1,532	$82,500	1.4%
Bear Lake, MI	386	$82,051	0.9%
Kalkaska, MI	2,295	$49,812	38.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Raceland, KY	2,295	$83,760	3.0%
Brigham, QC	2,295	n/a
Cordova, AK	2,294	$135,038	66.0%
Easton, CA	2,294	$110,007	35.3%
Walton Hills, OH	2,294	$127,968	57.3%
Kalkaska, MI	2,295	$49,812	38.8%

Source: The Kalkaska, 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.