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Lowell, MI Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Lowell is $18,869, which is lower than the state average of $25,135 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Lowell median household income is $35,977, which has shrunk by 15.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 1.67% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Lowell residents spend 20.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 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, #405

Lowell, MI	18,869 USD
Michigan	25,135 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lowell, MI	23,235 USD
Michigan	27,432 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lowell, MI	24,452 USD
Michigan	34,810 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lowell, MI	21,616 USD
Michigan	21,682 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #445

Lowell, MI	35,977 USD
Michigan	48,432 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lowell, MI	43,145 USD
Michigan	63,692 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #581

Lowell, MI		-15.00%
Michigan		1.67%
U.S.		19.17%

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

	Lowell, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.10%	$10,558, see rank	24.96%	$10,971	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	32.57%	$15,197, see rank	29.78%	$16,417	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.18%	$1,779, see rank	3.54%	$3,095	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	21.23%	$11,179, see rank	22.02%	$20,002	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lowell, MI	47,037 USD
Michigan	60,341 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lowell, MI	52,514 USD
Michigan	75,399 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lowell, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$35,977, see rank	$51,499	$54,999

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lowell, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$53,750, see rank	$21,528	$26,465
25 to 44	$32,150, see rank	$53,856	$57,132
45 to 64	$49,531, see rank	$59,703	$63,398
65 or over	$21,438, see rank	$32,979	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lowell, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,105	see rank	7,836,314	238,733,844
Male¹	1,369	44.09%, see rank	48.51%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	958	69.98%, see rank	67.80%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	958	69.98%, see rank	67.67%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	833	86.95%, see rank	87.44%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	125	13.05%, see rank	12.56%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	411	30.02%, see rank	32.20%	29.08%
Female¹	1,736	55.91%, see rank	51.49%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	968	55.76%, see rank	58.66%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	968	55.76%, see rank	58.64%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	911	94.11%, see rank	89.62%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	57	5.89%, see rank	10.38%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	768	44.24%, see rank	41.34%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lowell, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,679	100%	4,255,557	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,351	80.46%, see rank	82.88%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	141	8.40%, see rank	8.95%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.25%	4.94%
Walked	104	6.19%, see rank	2.28%	2.85%
Other Means	43	2.56%, see rank	1.15%	1.72%
Worked at Home	40	2.38%, see rank	3.49%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lowell, MI	20.6 minutes
Michigan	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lowell, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,744	-	4,369,785	141,833,331
Male¹	833	47.76%, see rank	51.48%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	169	20.29%, see rank	31.65%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	172	20.65%, see rank	13.87%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	135	16.21%, see rank	16.96%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13	1.56%, see rank	0.89%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	42	5.04%, see rank	8.06%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	271	32.53%, see rank	22.19%	18.08%
Female¹	911	52.24%, see rank	48.52%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	221	24.26%, see rank	35.58%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	283	31.06%, see rank	22.29%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	298	32.71%, see rank	33.75%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10	1.10%, see rank	0.27%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	99	10.87%, see rank	7.55%	6.07%

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

Industry

	Lowell, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,744	100%	4,369,785	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13	0.75%, see rank	1.26%	1.86%
Construction	88	5.05%, see rank	5.27%	7.13%
Manufacturing	257	14.74%, see rank	17.64%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	99	5.68%, see rank	2.80%	3.06%
Retail Trade	331	18.98%, see rank	11.61%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	52	2.98%, see rank	4.16%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	1.89%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	96	5.50%, see rank	5.74%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	219	12.56%, see rank	8.89%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	255	14.62%, see rank	23.16%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	175	10.03%, see rank	9.09%	8.86%
Public Administration	26	1.49%, see rank	3.77%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	133	7.63%, see rank	4.72%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lowell, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	499	13.63%, see rank	14.85%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	92	9.35%, see rank	10.57%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.