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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Vassar is $17,253, which is much lower than the state average of $26,143 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Vassar median household income is $40,476, which has grown by 6.27% 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 Vassar residents spend 27.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is higher 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, #535

Vassar, MI	17,253 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

Vassar, MI	20,662 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

Vassar, MI	26,167 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

Vassar, MI	16,516 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, #346

Vassar, MI	40,476 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Vassar, MI	47,863 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #337

Vassar, MI	6.27%
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

	Vassar, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.42%	$5,436, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.34%	$16,764, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.41%	$3,829, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.70%	$17,275, 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

Vassar, MI	47,829 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Vassar, MI	55,821 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

	Vassar, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$42,663, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$20,938, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$60,938, see rank	$38,757	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Vassar, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$32,188, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,500, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,031, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$32,222, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Vassar, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,958, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	1,008, 51.48%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	579, 57.44%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	579, 57.44%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	518, 89.46%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	61, 10.54%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	429, 42.56%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	950, 48.52%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	595, 62.63%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	595, 62.63%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	533, 89.58%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	62, 10.42%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	355, 37.37%, 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

	Vassar, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,038, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	868, 83.62%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	152, 14.64%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	4, 0.39%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	4, 0.39%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	10, 0.96%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Vassar, MI	27.2 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

	Vassar, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,051	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	518, 49.29%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	124, 23.94%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	105, 20.27%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	81, 15.64%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 1.74%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	60, 11.58%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	117, 22.59%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	533, 50.71%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	202, 37.90%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	212, 39.77%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	80, 15.01%, 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	4, 0.75%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	35, 6.57%, 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

	Vassar, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,051, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	14, 1.33%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	70, 6.66%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	136, 12.94%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5, 0.48%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	89, 8.47%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	53, 5.04%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	13, 1.24%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	36, 3.43%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	65, 6.18%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	285, 27.12%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	195, 18.55%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	45, 4.28%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	45, 4.28%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Vassar, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	473	20.08%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	117	18.45%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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