St. Helen, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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37%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

37%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	St. Helen	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$28,329	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$50,839	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$51,933	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$44,726	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$35,000	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$22,801	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	28.0%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in St. Helen is 37% lower than the national average
The median household income in St. Helen is 37% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in St. Helen is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in St. Helen is 86% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,889 $50,839 $101,678

City

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

State

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

Nation

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St. Helen employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.1%	17.1%
Manufacturing sector	23.7%	23.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.4%	19.4%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.6%	6.6%
Education, health & social services	7.5%	7.5%
Other	25.7%	25.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Prudenville, MI	1,823	$59,101	27.3%
Roscommon, MI	1,162	$57,169	29.7%
West Branch, MI	2,099	$44,602	45.2%
Rose City, MI	692	$39,598	51.3%
St. Helen, MI	2,960	$50,839	37.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Grifton, NC	2,960	$46,525	42.8%
Oak Grove, VA	2,960	$224,117	175.6%
Division No. 8, Subd. L, NL	2,960	n/a
Fairfield, TX	2,961	$71,953	11.5%
Lanai City, HI	2,958	$89,650	10.2%
St. Helen, MI	2,960	$50,839	37.5%

Source: The St. Helen, 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.