Royal Oak, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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73%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

50%

Household income NAT. AVG.

54%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Royal Oak	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$51,574	$27,549	$29,829
Median household income	$83,194	$50,803	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$98,121	$62,251	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$64,248	$28,598	$35,192
Median earnings male	$66,177	$35,730	$36,919
Median earnings female	$44,641	$22,948	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	6.5%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Royal Oak is 73% higher than the national average
The median household income in Royal Oak is 50% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Royal Oak is 54% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Royal Oak is 57% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,457 $83,194 $166,388

City

$33,865 $50,803 $101,606

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Royal Oak employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.1%	4.1%
Manufacturing sector	27.5%	27.5%
Financial & insurance services	8.4%	8.4%
Wholesale & retail services	10.5%	10.5%
Public administration	3.6%	3.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.1%	3.1%
Education, health & social services	12.6%	12.6%
Other	28.3%	28.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Orchard Lake Village, MI	2,489	$208,750	277.3%
Lake Angelus, MI	322	$179,444	224.4%
Bloomfield Hills, MI	3,995	$177,614	221.1%
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, MI	2,791	$172,250	211.4%
Bingham Farms, MI	1,539	$169,091	205.6%
Royal Oak, MI	59,256	$83,194	50.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bartlett, TN	59,252	$81,568	47.4%
Brookline, MA	59,223	$113,642	105.4%
Lancaster, PA	59,321	$49,628	10.3%
St. Clair Shores, MI	59,184	$62,935	13.8%
San Rafael, CA	59,178	$97,009	75.4%
Royal Oak, MI	59,256	$83,194	50.4%

Source: The Royal Oak, MI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).