USA.com / Michigan / Flint Area / Income and Careers

Flint Metro Area Income and Careers

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationOthers

As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Flint Area is $22,536, which is lower than the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Flint Area median household income is $41,879. On average Flint Area residents spend 25.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is about the same as 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, #520

Flint Area	22,536 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

Flint Area	25,385 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

Flint Area	31,627 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

Flint Area	20,843 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, #607

Flint Area	41,879 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Flint Area	55,656 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Flint Area		-5.63%
Michigan		9.90%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Flint Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Michigan and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Flint Area		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.02%	$9,142, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.62%	$18,526, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.78%	$3,453, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	28.73%	$22,905, 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

Flint Area	52,842 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Flint Area	65,550 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

	Flint Area	Michigan	U.S.
White	$46,857, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$24,994, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,008, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Asian	$66,165, see rank	$73,809	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$39,487, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$31,389, see rank	$47,147	$53,370
One Race, Other	$55,000, see rank	$38,363	$40,300
Two or More Races	$29,868, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Flint Area	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$16,960, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,781, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,360, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$37,016, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Flint Area	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	329,854, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	156,192, 47.35%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	93,279, 59.72%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	150, 0.10%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	93,129, 59.62%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	77,134, 82.82%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	15,995, 17.18%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	62,913, 40.28%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	173,662, 52.65%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	93,867, 54.05%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	14, 0.01%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	93,853, 54.04%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	80,840, 86.13%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	13,013, 13.87%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	79,795, 45.95%, 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

	Flint Area	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	154,516, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	131,482, 85.09%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	13,787, 8.92%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,796, 1.16%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	1,850, 1.20%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	1,139, 0.74%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	4,462, 2.89%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Flint Area	25.6 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

	Flint Area	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	157,974	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	77,134, 48.83%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	20,931, 27.14%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	11,376, 14.75%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,310, 17.26%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	380, 0.49%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6,344, 8.22%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	19,694, 25.53%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	80,840, 51.17%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	26,809, 33.16%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	20,795, 25.72%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	26,579, 32.88%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	153, 0.19%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	243, 0.30%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,041, 7.47%, 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

	Flint Area	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	157,974, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	837, 0.53%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	7,774, 4.92%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	23,770, 15.05%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3,895, 2.47%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	21,411, 13.55%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	6,871, 4.35%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	2,221, 1.41%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7,560, 4.79%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	12,887, 8.16%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	41,598, 26.33%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	15,119, 9.57%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	5,851, 3.70%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	8,180, 5.18%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Flint Area	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	87,828	21.24%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	18,215	16.92%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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