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

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

71%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Otter Lake	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$37,611	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$68,785	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$64,074	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$96,764	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,009	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,412	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.0%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Otter Lake is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Otter Lake is 15% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Otter Lake is 71% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Otter Lake is equal to the national average

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am i middle class

$45,852 $68,785 $137,570

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Otter Lake median earnings by income bracket

Otter Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.1%	12.1%
Manufacturing sector	39.4%	39.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.1%	12.1%
Public administration	4.0%	4.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.0%	3.0%
Education, health & social services	10.1%	10.1%
Other	18.2%	18.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fostoria, MI	780	$119,241	46.6%
Frankenmuth, MI	5,597	$112,491	38.3%
Barnes Lake-Millers Lake, MI	906	$82,668	1.6%
Columbiaville, MI	790	$79,841	1.8%
Kingston, MI	365	$79,162	2.7%
Otter Lake, MI	368	$68,785	15.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bellamy, AL	368	$44,768	45.0%
Branch, LA	368	$3,695	95.5%
Montgomery, MI	368	$55,696	31.5%
Macks Creek, MO	368	$0	100.0%
Casar, NC	368	$71,054	12.6%
Otter Lake, MI	368	$68,785	15.4%

Source: The Otter Lake, 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.