River Rouge, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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46%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

59%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	River Rouge	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$24,323	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$33,669	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$54,563	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$23,202	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$38,933	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$29,732	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.1%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	39.9%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in River Rouge is 46% lower than the national average
The median household income in River Rouge is 59% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in River Rouge is 45% higher than the national average
The poverty level in River Rouge is 164% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$22,443 $33,669 $67,338

City

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

State

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

Nation

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River Rouge median earnings by income bracket

River Rouge employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.3%	15.3%
Manufacturing sector	27.9%	27.9%
Financial & insurance services	7.1%	7.1%
Wholesale & retail services	6.2%	6.2%
Public administration	7.5%	7.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.6%	9.6%
Education, health & social services	6.4%	6.4%
Other	20.0%	20.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, MI	2,877	$258,120	217.4%
Huntington Woods, MI	6,528	$221,883	172.8%
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI	9,340	$211,436	160.0%
Grosse Pointe Park, MI	11,521	$186,154	128.9%
Pleasant Ridge, MI	2,661	$185,547	128.1%
River Rouge, MI	7,756	$33,669	58.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jasper, TX	7,756	$48,304	40.6%
Escalon, CA	7,755	$97,432	19.8%
Williamsburg, FL	7,755	$103,088	26.7%
Sioux Center, IA	7,757	$112,034	37.7%
Page, AZ	7,760	$93,915	15.5%
River Rouge, MI	7,756	$33,669	58.6%

Source: The River Rouge, 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.