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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Shields is $26,528, which is about the same as the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Shields median household income is $52,500, which has grown by 5.30% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Shields residents spend 21.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is 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, #158

Shields, MI	26,528 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

Shields, MI	29,613 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

Shields, MI	38,247 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

Shields, MI	21,215 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, #139

Shields, MI	52,500 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Shields, MI	64,435 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #354

Shields, MI	5.30%
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

	Shields, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.81%	$5,535, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.78%	$18,759, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.15%	$3,450, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	38.45%	$20,809, 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

Shields, MI	65,476 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Shields, MI	75,830 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

	Shields, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$52,564, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Hispanic	$133,221, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Two or More Races	$48,333, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Shields, MI	Michigan	U.S.
25 to 44	$74,390, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,500, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$32,610, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Shields, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,281, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	2,451, 46.41%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,528, 62.34%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,528, 62.34%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,414, 92.54%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	114, 7.46%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	923, 37.66%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	2,830, 53.59%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,415, 50.00%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,415, 50.00%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,341, 94.77%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	74, 5.23%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,415, 50.00%, 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

	Shields, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,696, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,443, 90.62%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	179, 6.64%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	17, 0.63%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	57, 2.11%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Shields, MI	21.1 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

	Shields, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,755	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	1,414, 51.32%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	454, 32.11%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	247, 17.47%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	172, 12.16%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 0.99%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	136, 9.62%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	331, 23.41%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	1,341, 48.68%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	571, 42.58%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	208, 15.51%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	479, 35.72%, 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	83, 6.19%, 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

	Shields, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,755, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	29, 1.05%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	156, 5.66%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	321, 11.65%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	97, 3.52%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	291, 10.56%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	128, 4.65%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	55, 2.00%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	94, 3.41%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	325, 11.80%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	756, 27.44%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	259, 9.40%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	85, 3.09%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	159, 5.77%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Shields, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	449	7.15%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	95	5.50%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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