Whitmore Lake, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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49%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

67%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Whitmore Lake	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$66,940	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$100,161	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$123,242	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$56,817	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$75,835	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$54,320	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.6%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.2%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Whitmore Lake is 49% higher than the national average
The median household income in Whitmore Lake is 23% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Whitmore Lake is 67% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Whitmore Lake is 59% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$66,767 $100,161 $200,322

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Whitmore Lake median earnings by income bracket

Whitmore Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.0%	17.0%
Manufacturing sector	23.4%	23.4%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	8.5%	8.5%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.0%	6.0%
Education, health & social services	18.0%	18.0%
Other	21.7%	21.7%

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Barton Hills, MI	400	$369,696	354.5%
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Plymouth, MI	9,363	$137,757	69.4%
Wolverine Lake, MI	4,880	$128,878	58.5%
Whitmore Lake, MI	8,299	$100,161	23.1%

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Oak Island, NC	8,308	$106,080	30.4%
Whitmore Lake, MI	8,299	$100,161	23.1%

Source: The Whitmore Lake, 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.