Vassar, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

87%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Vassar	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$21,414	$27,549	$29,829
Median household income	$40,719	$50,803	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$58,917	$62,251	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$23,846	$28,598	$35,192
Median earnings male	$27,019	$35,730	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,357	$22,948	$26,250
Unemployment rate	8.7%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	19.0%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Vassar is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Vassar is 26% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Vassar is 87% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Vassar is 26% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,143 $40,719 $81,438

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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Vassar median earnings by income bracket

Vassar employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	27.1%	27.1%
Manufacturing sector	18.5%	18.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.6%	13.6%
Public administration	3.3%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.6%	2.6%
Education, health & social services	12.7%	12.7%
Other	22.2%	22.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fostoria, MI	752	$80,037	44.7%
Frankenmuth, MI	5,396	$76,115	37.6%
Reese, MI	1,365	$71,429	29.1%
Barnes Lake-Millers Lake, MI	879	$56,172	1.5%
Columbiaville, MI	768	$53,438	3.4%
Vassar, MI	2,549	$40,719	26.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chamberlain, SD	2,549	$50,461	8.8%
Agua Dulce, TX	2,549	$33,986	38.6%
Esterhazy, SK	2,549	n/a
Center Point, IA	2,548	$64,815	17.2%
Alturas, CA	2,550	$40,921	26.0%
Vassar, MI	2,549	$40,719	26.4%

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