Watervliet, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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34%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

75%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Watervliet	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$19,818	$27,549	$29,829
Median household income	$46,417	$50,803	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$58,958	$62,251	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$23,906	$28,598	$35,192
Median earnings male	$41,625	$35,730	$36,919
Median earnings female	$21,406	$22,948	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.2%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	15.3%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Watervliet is 34% lower than the national average
The median household income in Watervliet is 16% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Watervliet is 75% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Watervliet is 1% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$30,941 $46,417 $92,834

City

$33,865 $50,803 $101,606

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Watervliet employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.7%	12.7%
Manufacturing sector	28.2%	28.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.2%	0.2%
Wholesale & retail services	11.2%	11.2%
Public administration	2.5%	2.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.5%	4.5%
Education, health & social services	11.7%	11.7%
Other	28.2%	28.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shoreham, MI	831	$91,389	65.2%
Lake Michigan Beach, MI	1,110	$70,338	27.1%
St. Joseph, MI	8,328	$60,379	9.1%
Stevensville, MI	1,074	$59,605	7.7%
Paw Paw Lake, MI	3,520	$55,122	0.4%
Watervliet, MI	2,082	$46,417	16.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bellevue, IA	2,082	$61,964	12.0%
Fairmont City, IL	2,082	$37,775	31.7%
Genoa, OH	2,082	$60,865	10.0%
Morrisville, NY	2,081	$48,100	13.1%
Greenwich, NY	2,083	$66,774	20.7%
Watervliet, MI	2,082	$46,417	16.1%

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