Paw Paw is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 3,408 people and three associated neighborhoods, Paw Paw is the 255th largest community in Michigan.
Also of interest is that Paw Paw has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.58% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Paw Paw, even though it is a small village, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, village who have a need for low-cost transportation.
The citizens of Paw Paw are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.42% of adults in Paw Paw have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Paw Paw in 2022 was $25,924, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,696 for a family of four. However, Paw Paw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Paw Paw is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Paw Paw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Paw Paw residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Paw Paw also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.83% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Paw Paw include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Paw Paw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.