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Median household income is $65,944 and per capita income is $46,275 in Grand Rapids. Median income is below the U.S. median income. Average household income is $83,898 per year. Grand Rapids's per capita income is above the state of Michigan and slightly above the U.S. The percentage of households with an average income is 0.0%. Additionally, 12.1% of the population earns over $150,000. The percentage of the population at poverty level (below $25,000) is 21.6% and is well above Michigan and US poverty levels. The unemployment rate is average at 7.2%. White-collar professions account for 72.3% of employment. Service occupations comprise 15.1% of the employment base while blue-collar occupations make up 12.6% of the base.
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Demographic Analysis for Grand Rapids, Michigan
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| INCOME | | | | |
| Per capita income | $46,275 | $34,624 | $40,752 | $43,829 |
| Median household income | $65,944 | $64,757 | $71,476 | $79,068 |
| Average household income | $83,898 | $80,219 | $99,903 | $113,185 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME BREAKDOWN | | | | |
| Less than $25,000 | 21.6% | 19.3% | 16.1% | 14.9% |
| $25,000 - $34,999 | 6.0% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 6.7% |
| $35,000 - $49,999 | 9.4% | 11.5% | 11.2% | 10.1% |
| $50,000 - $74,999 | 20.5% | 20.2% | 17.0% | 15.7% |
| $75,000 - $99,999 | 15.4% | 15.5% | 13.2% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 - $149,999 | 15.1% | 16.5% | 17.4% | 17.6% |
| $150,000 - $199,999 | 4.4% | 4.9% | 8.4% | 9.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 7.7% | 5.5% | 9.2% | 12.6% |
| $50,000 - $99,999 | 35.9% | 35.6% | 30.2% | 28.5% |
| Number of Households $50,000 - $99,999 | 4,188 | 12,143 | 1,238,624 | 37,304,757 |
| $35,000 - $149,999 | 60.4% | 63.7% | 58.9% | 56.2% |
| Number of Households $35,000 - $149,999 | 7,049 | 21,716 | 2,411,174 | 73,487,840 |
| EMPLOYMENT STATUS | | | | |
| Persons employed in labor force | 13,332 | 45,134 | 4,940,971 | 166,125,745 |
| Unemployed civilians | 7.2% | 7.6% | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| Workers By Occupation: | | | | |
| Management Occupations | 22.8% | 16.3% | 17.3% | 18.4% |
| Professional Occupations | 31.0% | 24.8% | 24.9% | 25.6% |
| Sales Occupations | 9.6% | 8.6% | 8.0% | 8.5% |
| Admin Occupations | 9.0% | 9.7% | 10.1% | 10.1% |
| Services | 15.1% | 19.9% | 16.2% | 16.4% |
| All Other Occupations/Blue Collar | 12.6% | 20.8% | 23.5% | 21.0% |
