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

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65%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

79%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lake Orion	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$73,892	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$145,327	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$164,336	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$38,453	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$125,946	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,908	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.0%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lake Orion is 65% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lake Orion is 79% 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

$96,874 $145,327 $290,654

City

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

State

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

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%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Orchard Lake Village, MI	2,576	$306,760	277.2%
Lake Angelus, MI	335	$269,985	232.0%
Bloomfield Hills, MI	4,127	$267,076	228.4%
Troy, MI	87,197	$157,380	93.5%
Rochester Hills, MI	76,612	$149,532	83.9%
Lake Orion, MI	3,240	$145,327	78.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Crystal River, FL	3,240	$44,676	45.1%
Bandon, OR	3,240	$54,773	32.7%
Liberty, SC	3,240	$74,998	7.8%
Zillah, WA	3,240	$93,354	14.8%
Kootenay Boundary D / Rural Grand Forks, BC	3,240	n/a
Lake Orion, MI	3,240	$145,327	78.7%

Source: The Lake Orion, 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.