Income

Median household income is $66,806 and per capita income is $31,450 in Kentwood. Median income is below the U.S. median income. Average household income is $83,645 per year. Kentwood's per capita income is below the state of Michigan and well below the U.S. The percentage of households with an average income is 0.0%. Additionally, 10.8% of the population earns over $150,000. The percentage of the population at poverty level (below $25,000) is 12.4% and is below Michigan and above the US poverty levels. The unemployment rate is low overall at 4.0%. White-collar professions account for 51.8% of employment. Service occupations comprise 15.7% of the employment base while blue-collar occupations make up 32.5% of the base.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics - Page 3

		Kentwood, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Kentwood
		Michigan
Latitude / Longitude:		42.869473, -85.644749
Radius		2 miles
INCOME
Per capita income		$31,450	$40,752	$43,829
Median household income		$66,806	$71,476	$79,068
Average household income		$83,645	$99,903	$113,185
HOUSEHOLD INCOME BREAKDOWN
Less than $25,000		12.4%	16.1%	14.9%
$25,000 - $34,999		7.7%	7.4%	6.7%
$35,000 - $49,999		13.5%	11.2%	10.1%
$50,000 - $74,999		22.8%	17.0%	15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999		15.7%	13.2%	12.8%
$100,000 - $149,999		17.2%	17.4%	17.6%
$150,000 - $199,999		5.8%	8.4%	9.5%
$200,000 or more		5.0%	9.2%	12.6%
$50,000 - $99,999		38.5%	30.2%	28.5%
Number of Households $50,000 - $99,999		7,388	1,238,624	37,304,757
$35,000 - $149,999		69.1%	58.9%	56.2%
Number of Households $35,000 - $149,999		13,276	2,411,174	73,487,840
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Persons employed in labor force		28,118	4,940,971	166,125,745
Unemployed civilians		4.0%	4.4%	4.2%
Workers By Occupation:
Management Occupations		11.8%	17.3%	18.4%
Professional Occupations		20.8%	24.9%	25.6%
Sales Occupations		7.5%	8.0%	8.5%
Admin Occupations		11.8%	10.1%	10.1%
Services		15.7%	16.2%	16.4%
All Other Occupations/Blue Collar		32.5%	23.5%	21.0%