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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Kent City is $15,351, which is much lower than the state average of $26,143 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Kent City median household income is $37,273, which has grown by 5.47% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Kent City residents spend 24.0 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, #610

Kent City, MI	15,351 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

Kent City, MI	25,227 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

Kent City, MI	29,375 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

Kent City, MI	21,417 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, #421

Kent City, MI	37,273 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kent City, MI	44,385 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #351

Kent City, MI	5.47%
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

	Kent City, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.00%	$3,422, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.68%	$17,179, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.89%	$4,260, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.74%	$13,020, 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

Kent City, MI	45,714 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kent City, MI	50,921 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

	Kent City, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$38,438, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Hispanic	$40,250, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
One Race, Other	$40,179, see rank	$38,363	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Kent City, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$8,958, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,500, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$40,583, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$29,500, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Kent City, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	800, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	367, 45.88%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	247, 67.30%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	247, 67.30%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	206, 83.40%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	41, 16.60%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	120, 32.70%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	433, 54.13%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	234, 54.04%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	234, 54.04%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	177, 75.64%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	57, 24.36%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	199, 45.96%, 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

	Kent City, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	377, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	316, 83.82%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	46, 12.20%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	5, 1.33%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	10, 2.65%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kent City, MI	24.0 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

	Kent City, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	383	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	206, 53.79%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	29, 14.08%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	27, 13.11%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	39, 18.93%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	25, 12.14%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 5.34%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	64, 31.07%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	177, 46.21%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	74, 41.81%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	34, 19.21%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	45, 25.42%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 3.39%, 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	18, 10.17%, 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

	Kent City, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	383, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	21, 5.48%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	27, 7.05%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	94, 24.54%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	24, 6.27%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	42, 10.97%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	15, 3.92%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	14, 3.66%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	24, 6.27%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	61, 15.93%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	34, 8.88%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	11, 2.87%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	16, 4.18%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Kent City, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	318	28.80%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	67	25.00%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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