New Era, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

30%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New Era	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$47,062	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$106,057	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$110,414	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$70,809	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$66,155	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,968	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.6%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.8%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in New Era is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in New Era is 30% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New Era is 6% lower than the national average
The poverty level in New Era is 68% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$70,697 $106,057 $212,114

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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New Era median earnings by income bracket

New Era employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.7%	16.7%
Manufacturing sector	35.4%	35.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.6%	14.6%
Public administration	11.5%	11.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.0%	1.0%
Education, health & social services	12.5%	12.5%
Other	8.3%	8.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Twin Lake, MI	1,824	$124,043	52.5%
Montague, MI	2,869	$92,880	14.2%
Lakewood Club, MI	1,280	$84,235	3.6%
Whitehall, MI	2,856	$73,873	9.2%
Shelby, MI	2,627	$71,463	12.1%
New Era, MI	433	$106,057	30.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Noatak, AK	433	$83,390	2.5%
Elkmont, AL	433	$62,239	23.5%
Vina, AL	433	$51,340	36.9%
Albion, ID	433	$99,900	22.8%
Versailles, IL	433	$72,334	11.1%
New Era, MI	433	$106,057	30.4%

Source: The New Era, 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.