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49931 Zip Code Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 49931 Zip Code is $17,770, which is lower than the state average of $26,143 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. 49931 Zip Code median household income is $32,221, which has grown by 22.23% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 9.90% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 49931 Zip Code residents spend 9.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #858

49931 Zip Code	17,770 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

49931 Zip Code	9,371 USD
Michigan	27,763 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

49931 Zip Code	8,770 USD
Michigan	34,444 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

49931 Zip Code	10,863 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

49931 Zip Code	32,221 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

49931 Zip Code	51,676 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

49931 Zip Code	22.23%
Michigan	9.90%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	49931 Zip Code		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.21%	$8,795, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.66%	$17,296, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.06%	$2,159, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.15%	$18,849, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

49931 Zip Code	56,750 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

49931 Zip Code	68,864 USD
Michigan	78,408 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	49931 Zip Code	Michigan	U.S.
White	$34,149, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Asian	$16,989, see rank	$73,809	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$41,607, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
Two or More Races	$36,083, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	49931 Zip Code	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$18,195, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$38,625, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$59,583, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$38,688, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	49931 Zip Code	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,924, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	5,562, 62.33%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,736, 49.19%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	5, 0.09%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,731, 49.10%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,424, 88.76%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	307, 11.24%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,826, 50.81%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	3,362, 37.67%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,737, 51.67%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,737, 51.67%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,662, 95.68%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	75, 4.32%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,625, 48.33%, see rank	42.52%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	49931 Zip Code	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,912, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,268, 57.98%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	321, 8.21%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	44, 1.12%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	1,083, 27.68%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	90, 2.30%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	106, 2.71%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

49931 Zip Code	9.8 minutes
Michigan	23.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	49931 Zip Code	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,086	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	2,424, 59.32%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,330, 54.87%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	359, 14.81%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	310, 12.79%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	92, 3.80%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	210, 8.66%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	1,662, 40.68%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	777, 46.75%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	427, 25.69%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	393, 23.65%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	56, 3.37%, see rank	7.30%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	49931 Zip Code	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,086, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	15, 0.37%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	160, 3.92%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	298, 7.29%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11, 0.27%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	289, 7.07%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	21, 0.51%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	94, 2.30%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	122, 2.99%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	276, 6.75%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,035, 49.80%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	600, 14.68%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	77, 1.88%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	88, 2.15%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	49931 Zip Code	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,168	37.56%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	299	17.89%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.