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Sylvan Lake, MI Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sylvan Lake is $45,597, which is much higher than the state average of $26,143 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Sylvan Lake median household income is $65,469, which has shrunk by 8.91% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sylvan Lake residents spend 24.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is about the same as 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, #28

Sylvan Lake, MI	45,597 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

Sylvan Lake, MI	36,696 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

Sylvan Lake, MI	48,750 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

Sylvan Lake, MI	28,625 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, #55

Sylvan Lake, MI	65,469 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sylvan Lake, MI	92,047 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #538

Sylvan Lake, MI		-8.91%
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

	Sylvan Lake, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.95%	$14,301, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.40%	$21,675, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.13%	$0, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.35%	$28,723, 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

Sylvan Lake, MI	97,115 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sylvan Lake, MI	124,837 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

	Sylvan Lake, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$67,708, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$52,841, see rank	$29,628	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Sylvan Lake, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$15,556, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$65,391, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$89,250, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$45,500, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Sylvan Lake, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,366, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	744, 54.47%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	549, 73.79%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	8, 1.08%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	541, 72.72%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	505, 93.35%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	36, 6.65%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	195, 26.21%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	622, 45.53%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	394, 63.34%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	394, 63.34%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	341, 86.55%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	53, 13.45%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	228, 36.66%, 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

	Sylvan Lake, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	834, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	691, 82.85%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	67, 8.03%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1, 0.12%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	48, 5.76%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	27, 3.24%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sylvan Lake, MI	24.9 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

	Sylvan Lake, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	846	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	505, 59.69%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	269, 53.27%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	54, 10.69%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	92, 18.22%, 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	9, 1.78%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	63, 12.48%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	341, 40.31%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	166, 48.68%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	55, 16.13%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	116, 34.02%, 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	4, 1.17%, 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

	Sylvan Lake, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	846, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	9, 1.06%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	104, 12.29%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	16, 1.89%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	63, 7.45%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	58, 6.86%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	87, 10.28%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	105, 12.41%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	200, 23.64%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	102, 12.06%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	46, 5.44%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	56, 6.62%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Sylvan Lake, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	53	3.33%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4	0.90%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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