Michigan Center is a very small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 4,609 people and two associated neighborhoods, Michigan Center is the 205th largest community in Michigan.
Also of interest is that Michigan Center has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.16% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Michigan Center has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Michigan Center a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Michigan Center doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Michigan Center who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.61% of the adults in Michigan Center have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Michigan Center in 2022 was $36,373, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,492 for a family of four. However, Michigan Center contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Michigan Center home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Michigan Center residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Michigan Center include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Michigan Center is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.