Marlette, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

42%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Marlette	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$35,247	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$46,972	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$68,852	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$31,517	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$48,540	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$25,701	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.3%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	29.9%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Marlette is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Marlette is 42% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Marlette is 49% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Marlette is 98% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,311 $46,972 $93,944

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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Marlette median earnings by income bracket

Marlette employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.6%	9.6%
Manufacturing sector	33.3%	33.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%	1.3%
Wholesale & retail services	19.2%	19.2%
Public administration	1.7%	1.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.2%	5.2%
Education, health & social services	7.0%	7.0%
Other	22.7%	22.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fostoria, MI	780	$119,241	46.6%
Barnes Lake-Millers Lake, MI	906	$82,668	1.6%
Kingston, MI	365	$79,162	2.7%
Melvin, MI	197	$75,687	6.9%
Brown City, MI	1,228	$67,265	17.3%
Marlette, MI	2,049	$46,972	42.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jerome, IL	2,049	$74,957	7.8%
Hurstbourne Acres, KY	2,049	$91,478	12.5%
Bethel, NC	2,049	$64,324	20.9%
Valencia, NM	2,049	$94,284	15.9%
Okanagan-Similkameen E, BC	2,049	n/a
Marlette, MI	2,049	$46,972	42.2%

Source: The Marlette, 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.