Scottville, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

33%

Household income NAT. AVG.

59%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Scottville	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$43,566	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$54,122	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$90,649	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$49,451	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,480	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,836	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.0%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	21.0%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Scottville is 3% lower than the national average
The median household income in Scottville is 33% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Scottville is 59% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Scottville is 39% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,077 $54,122 $108,244

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Scottville median earnings by income bracket

Scottville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.5%	7.5%
Manufacturing sector	45.5%	45.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.8%	0.8%
Wholesale & retail services	9.4%	9.4%
Public administration	1.6%	1.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.3%	5.3%
Education, health & social services	9.6%	9.6%
Other	20.3%	20.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fountain, MI	221	$88,302	8.6%
Free Soil, MI	103	$85,577	5.2%
Pentwater, MI	823	$81,020	0.4%
Custer, MI	301	$76,005	6.6%
Ludington, MI	8,370	$57,451	29.4%
Scottville, MI	1,342	$54,122	33.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Albany, LA	1,342	$97,403	19.8%
Labadieville, LA	1,342	$85,078	4.6%
Moorefield Station, VA	1,342	$151,161	85.9%
Oxbow, SK	1,342	n/a
Melcher-Dallas, IA	1,343	$66,511	18.2%
Scottville, MI	1,342	$54,122	33.5%

Source: The Scottville, 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.