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

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39%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Union City	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$18,060	$27,549	$29,829
Median household income	$40,288	$50,803	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$58,654	$62,251	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,475	$28,598	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,458	$35,730	$36,919
Median earnings female	$18,155	$22,948	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	18.9%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Union City is 39% lower than the national average
The median household income in Union City is 27% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Union City is 10% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Union City is 25% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,855 $40,288 $80,576

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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Union City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.4%	14.4%
Manufacturing sector	18.2%	18.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.4%	13.4%
Public administration	4.5%	4.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.9%	8.9%
Education, health & social services	8.2%	8.2%
Other	31.5%	31.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Climax, MI	953	$64,722	17.0%
Marshall, MI	6,947	$58,175	5.2%
Athens, MI	1,045	$54,063	2.3%
Burlington, MI	299	$51,250	7.4%
Colon, MI	1,128	$47,635	13.9%
Union City, MI	1,731	$40,288	27.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chester Center, CT	1,731	$90,400	63.4%
Winterville, GA	1,731	$86,563	56.5%
Bismarck, MO	1,731	$39,271	29.0%
Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ	1,731	$89,615	62.0%
Lot 1, PE	1,731	n/a
Union City, MI	1,731	$40,288	27.2%

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