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West Branch, MI Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of West Branch is $16,648, which is much lower than the state average of $26,143 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. West Branch median household income is $25,313, which has shrunk by 15.99% 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 West Branch residents spend 10.4 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, #565

West Branch, MI	16,648 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

West Branch, MI	16,555 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

West Branch, MI	20,170 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

West Branch, MI	13,454 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, #650

West Branch, MI	25,313 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

West Branch, MI	33,072 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #585

West Branch, MI		-15.99%
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

	West Branch, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.63%	$6,976, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	48.29%	$15,421, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.43%	$1,200, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.30%	$16,749, 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

West Branch, MI	39,167 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

West Branch, MI	44,703 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

	West Branch, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$25,402, see rank	$52,395	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	West Branch, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$13,542, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$34,688, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$27,824, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$20,625, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	West Branch, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,655, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	654, 39.52%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	327, 50.00%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	327, 50.00%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	283, 86.54%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	44, 13.46%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	327, 50.00%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	1,001, 60.48%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	499, 49.85%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	499, 49.85%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	459, 91.98%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	40, 8.02%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	502, 50.15%, 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

	West Branch, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	726, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	549, 75.62%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	63, 8.68%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	7, 0.96%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	49, 6.75%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	22, 3.03%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	36, 4.96%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

West Branch, MI	10.4 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

	West Branch, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	742	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	283, 38.14%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	70, 24.73%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	79, 27.92%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	50, 17.67%, 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	15, 5.30%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	58, 20.49%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	459, 61.86%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	122, 26.58%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	174, 37.91%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	142, 30.94%, 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	21, 4.58%, 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

	West Branch, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	742, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	18, 2.43%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	33, 4.45%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	26, 3.50%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	4, 0.54%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	108, 14.56%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10, 1.35%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	9, 1.21%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	43, 5.80%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3, 0.40%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	248, 33.42%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	171, 23.05%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	29, 3.91%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	40, 5.39%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	West Branch, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	508	26.91%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	97	23.66%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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