Norton Shores, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

20%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Norton Shores	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$48,246	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$97,861	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$102,685	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$59,388	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$60,129	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,889	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.1%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Norton Shores is 7% higher than the national average
The median household income in Norton Shores is 20% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Norton Shores is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Norton Shores is 33% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$65,234 $97,861 $195,722

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Norton Shores median earnings by income bracket

Norton Shores employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.7%	8.7%
Manufacturing sector	32.5%	32.5%
Financial & insurance services	1.0%	1.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.2%	15.2%
Public administration	3.6%	3.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.8%	4.8%
Education, health & social services	6.4%	6.4%
Other	27.0%	27.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Twin Lake, MI	1,824	$124,043	52.5%
North Muskegon, MI	3,920	$122,308	50.4%
Fruitport, MI	1,246	$98,684	21.3%
Spring Lake, MI	2,544	$92,111	13.3%
Allendale, MI	24,346	$87,543	7.6%
Norton Shores, MI	25,151	$97,861	20.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Loma Linda, CA	25,144	$85,058	4.6%
Ottumwa, IA	25,168	$62,566	23.1%
Norfolk, NE	25,122	$74,063	8.9%
Wilsonville, OR	25,121	$106,866	31.4%
Herndon, VA	25,119	$165,943	104.0%
Norton Shores, MI	25,151	$97,861	20.3%

Source: The Norton Shores, 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.