Ortonville, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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33%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

49%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ortonville	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$59,546	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$121,504	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$132,454	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$77,679	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$74,493	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,080	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.5%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ortonville is 33% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ortonville is 49% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ortonville is 8% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Ortonville is 3% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$80,994 $121,504 $243,008

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Ortonville median earnings by income bracket

Ortonville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.3%	8.3%
Manufacturing sector	36.2%	36.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	15.9%	15.9%
Public administration	6.2%	6.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.8%	2.8%
Education, health & social services	8.3%	8.3%
Other	20.7%	20.7%

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Goodrich, MI	1,981	$129,642	59.4%
Ortonville, MI	1,387	$121,504	49.4%

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Ortonville, MI	1,387	$121,504	49.4%

Source: The Ortonville, 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.