Tawas City, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Tawas City	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$37,485	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$72,708	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$78,159	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$68,386	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$45,919	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,532	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.1%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.9%	16.3%	15.1%

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Tawas City, MI

Key findings

The income per capita in Tawas City is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Tawas City is 11% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Tawas City is 24% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Tawas City is 5% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,467 $72,708 $145,416

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Tawas City median earnings by income bracket

Tawas City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.3%	9.3%
Manufacturing sector	25.8%	25.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	9.0%	9.0%
Public administration	1.2%	1.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.8%	7.8%
Education, health & social services	5.5%	5.5%
Other	39.1%	39.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Twining, MI	220	$71,494	12.1%
Sand Lake, MI	1,343	$56,505	30.5%
East Tawas, MI	2,800	$54,103	33.5%
Sand Lake village, MI	587	$53,674	34.0%
Au Sable, MI	1,656	$53,326	34.4%
Tawas City, MI	1,867	$72,708	10.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bull Shoals, AR	1,867	$55,192	32.1%
Rock Creek, MN	1,867	$108,314	33.2%
Lewisburg, OH	1,867	$81,928	0.7%
Cambridge Bay, NU	1,867	n/a
Walcott, IA	1,868	$80,350	1.2%
Tawas City, MI	1,867	$72,708	10.6%

Source: The Tawas City, 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.