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Grand Haven, MI Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Grand Haven is $27,433, which is about the same as the state average of $26,143 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Grand Haven median household income is $44,235, which has grown by 9.70% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Grand Haven residents spend 18.7 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, #144

Grand Haven, MI	27,433 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

Grand Haven, MI	26,339 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

Grand Haven, MI	29,438 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

Grand Haven, MI	23,832 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, #264

Grand Haven, MI	44,235 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Grand Haven, MI	59,204 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #278

Grand Haven, MI	9.70%
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

	Grand Haven, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.34%	$5,820, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.65%	$18,639, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.55%	$2,423, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.45%	$24,199, 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

Grand Haven, MI	54,410 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Grand Haven, MI	70,199 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

	Grand Haven, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$44,515, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Hispanic	$30,234, see rank	$38,757	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Grand Haven, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$37,799, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,590, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,835, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$29,188, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Grand Haven, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,752, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	3,928, 44.88%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,889, 73.55%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	22, 0.56%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,867, 72.99%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,491, 86.89%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	376, 13.11%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,039, 26.45%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	4,824, 55.12%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,973, 61.63%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	23, 0.48%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,950, 61.15%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,626, 89.02%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	324, 10.98%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,851, 38.37%, 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

	Grand Haven, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,051, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,106, 81.29%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	376, 7.44%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	56, 1.11%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	120, 2.38%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	243, 4.81%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	150, 2.97%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Grand Haven, MI	18.7 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

	Grand Haven, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,117	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	2,491, 48.68%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	687, 27.58%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	445, 17.86%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	411, 16.50%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	24, 0.96%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	218, 8.75%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	614, 24.65%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	2,626, 51.32%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	920, 35.03%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	498, 18.96%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	839, 31.95%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	24, 0.91%, 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	345, 13.14%, 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

	Grand Haven, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,117, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	58, 1.13%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	248, 4.85%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	991, 19.37%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	89, 1.74%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	622, 12.16%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	211, 4.12%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	140, 2.74%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	277, 5.41%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	580, 11.33%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,031, 20.15%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	545, 10.65%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	87, 1.70%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	238, 4.65%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Grand Haven, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,073	10.23%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	163	5.44%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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