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Chelsea, MI Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Chelsea is $32,786, which is higher than the state average of $26,143 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Chelsea median household income is $57,163, which has grown by 11.79% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Chelsea residents spend 24.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #77

Chelsea, MI	32,786 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

Chelsea, MI	42,679 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

Chelsea, MI	47,574 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

Chelsea, MI	39,476 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, #94

Chelsea, MI	57,163 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Chelsea, MI	71,070 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #240

Chelsea, MI	11.79%
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

	Chelsea, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	41.06%	$8,105, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	45.46%	$19,683, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.92%	$4,271, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	33.42%	$19,787, 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

Chelsea, MI	76,250 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Chelsea, MI	89,672 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

	Chelsea, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$56,394, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Hispanic	$100,952, see rank	$38,757	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Chelsea, MI	Michigan	U.S.
25 to 44	$74,125, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$74,750, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$35,923, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Chelsea, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,121, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	1,857, 45.06%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,131, 60.90%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,131, 60.90%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,068, 94.43%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	63, 5.57%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	726, 39.10%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	2,264, 54.94%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,082, 47.79%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,082, 47.79%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,018, 94.09%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	64, 5.91%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,182, 52.21%, 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

	Chelsea, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,999, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,754, 87.74%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	162, 8.10%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	10, 0.50%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	18, 0.90%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	12, 0.60%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	43, 2.15%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Chelsea, MI	24.2 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

	Chelsea, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,086	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	1,068, 51.20%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	517, 48.41%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	151, 14.14%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	161, 15.07%, 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	118, 11.05%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	114, 10.67%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	1,018, 48.80%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	575, 56.48%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	114, 11.20%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	306, 30.06%, 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	23, 2.26%, 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

	Chelsea, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,086, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7, 0.34%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	121, 5.80%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	225, 10.79%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	55, 2.64%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	154, 7.38%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	33, 1.58%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	30, 1.44%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	103, 4.94%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	185, 8.87%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	844, 40.46%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	194, 9.30%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	73, 3.50%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	62, 2.97%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Chelsea, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	331	6.67%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	74	5.40%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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