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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Allegan Area is $23,719, which is lower than the state average of $25,547 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Allegan Area median household income is $51,030. On average Allegan Area residents spend 22.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 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, #400

Allegan Area	23,719 USD
Michigan	25,547 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Allegan Area	27,310 USD
Michigan	27,332 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Allegan Area	36,340 USD
Michigan	34,158 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Allegan Area	20,806 USD
Michigan	21,927 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #222

Allegan Area	51,030 USD
Michigan	48,471 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Allegan Area	62,590 USD
Michigan	64,538 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Allegan Area		-1.55%
Michigan		9.90%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Allegan Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Michigan and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Allegan Area		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.08%	$12,069, see rank	22.87%	$11,522	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	30.28%	$18,533, see rank	31.46%	$17,685	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	3.46%	$3,534, see rank	3.84%	$3,344	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	19.37%	$23,184, see rank	22.61%	$21,408	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Allegan Area	58,758 USD
Michigan	60,749 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Allegan Area	69,286 USD
Michigan	76,708 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Allegan Area	Michigan	U.S.
White	$51,589, see rank	$51,767	$56,203
Black	$30,000, see rank	$30,261	$35,564
Hispanic	$37,067, see rank	$38,552	$41,994
Asian	$74,018, see rank	$72,194	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,227, see rank	$37,378	$37,469
One Race, Other	$36,269, see rank	$37,638	$40,405
Two or More Races	$46,125, see rank	$36,257	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Allegan Area	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$25,878, see rank	$20,621	$25,955
25 to 44	$56,014, see rank	$53,241	$58,073
45 to 64	$59,264, see rank	$59,413	$64,486
65 or over	$36,019, see rank	$34,943	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Allegan Area	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	86,213, see rank	7,849,558	243,810,053
Male¹	42,405, 49.19%, see rank	48.50%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	29,794, 70.26%, see rank	66.61%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	23, 0.05%, see rank	0.11%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	29,771, 70.21%, see rank	66.50%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	26,826, 90.11%, see rank	86.14%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,945, 9.89%, see rank	13.86%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	12,611, 29.74%, see rank	33.39%	29.80%
Female¹	43,808, 50.81%, see rank	51.50%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	25,593, 58.42%, see rank	58.23%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	25,593, 58.42%, see rank	58.21%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	23,739, 92.76%, see rank	88.78%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,854, 7.24%, see rank	11.22%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	18,215, 41.58%, see rank	41.77%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Allegan Area	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	49,487, 100%	4,171,196	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	41,977, 84.82%, see rank	82.66%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,027, 8.14%, see rank	9.03%	10.03%
Public Transportation	39, 0.08%, see rank	1.34%	4.98%
Walked	848, 1.71%, see rank	2.22%	2.82%
Other Means	544, 1.10%, see rank	1.20%	1.76%
Worked at Home	2,052, 4.15%, see rank	3.55%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Allegan Area	22.7 minutes
Michigan	23.6 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Allegan Area	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	50,565	4,269,865	141,996,548
Male¹	26,826, 53.05%, see rank	51.08%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,122, 26.55%, see rank	32.16%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	2,782, 10.37%, see rank	14.33%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,673, 13.69%, see rank	16.93%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	673, 2.51%, see rank	1.02%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,592, 9.66%, see rank	7.41%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,715, 28.76%, see rank	21.92%	17.87%
Female¹	23,739, 46.95%, see rank	48.92%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,097, 29.90%, see rank	36.27%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	5,182, 21.83%, see rank	22.96%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,018, 33.78%, see rank	32.92%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	224, 0.94%, see rank	0.31%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	43, 0.18%, see rank	0.23%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,109, 13.10%, see rank	7.06%	5.77%

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

Industry

	Allegan Area	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	50,565, 100%	4,269,865	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,942, 3.84%, see rank	1.35%	1.90%
Construction	3,356, 6.64%, see rank	4.86%	6.49%
Manufacturing	12,254, 24.23%, see rank	16.93%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	2,047, 4.05%, see rank	2.57%	2.83%
Retail Trade	5,554, 10.98%, see rank	11.70%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,203, 4.36%, see rank	4.16%	5.00%
Information	467, 0.92%, see rank	1.72%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,055, 4.06%, see rank	5.52%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,671, 7.26%, see rank	9.14%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	9,413, 18.62%, see rank	23.99%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,624, 7.17%, see rank	9.39%	9.18%
Public Administration	1,209, 2.39%, see rank	3.84%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,770, 5.48%, see rank	4.83%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Allegan Area	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	14,420	13.06%, see rank	16.35%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	3,006	9.76%, see rank	11.67%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.