Lake Orion, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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69%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

73%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lake Orion	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$50,440	$27,549	$29,829
Median household income	$95,854	$50,803	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$109,958	$62,251	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$25,919	$28,598	$35,192
Median earnings male	$85,531	$35,730	$36,919
Median earnings female	$36,858	$22,948	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	4.0%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lake Orion is 69% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lake Orion is 73% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lake Orion is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lake Orion is 73% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$63,896 $95,854 $191,708

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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Lake Orion median earnings by income bracket

Lake Orion employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.2%	8.2%
Manufacturing sector	33.5%	33.5%
Financial & insurance services	7.5%	7.5%
Wholesale & retail services	19.0%	19.0%
Public administration	8.3%	8.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.4%	5.4%
Education, health & social services	5.8%	5.8%
Other	9.1%	9.1%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Orchard Lake Village, MI	2,489	$208,750	277.3%
Lake Angelus, MI	322	$179,444	224.4%
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Troy, MI	84,051	$104,132	88.2%
Rochester Hills, MI	74,340	$99,666	80.2%
Lake Orion, MI	3,143	$95,854	73.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Avondale Estates, GA	3,142	$112,050	102.5%
Nevada City, CA	3,145	$51,023	7.8%
Walbridge, OH	3,145	$36,908	33.3%
Delhi, NY	3,146	$48,239	12.8%
Wilder, VT	3,146	$64,494	16.6%
Lake Orion, MI	3,143	$95,854	73.3%

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