Chesaning is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 2,421 people and two associated neighborhoods, Chesaning is the 317th largest community in Michigan.When you are in Chesaning, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.56% of Chesaning’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Chesaning is a village of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chesaning who work in farm management occupations (14.44%), office and administrative support (9.89%), and healthcare (8.11%). In addition, many people in Chesaning have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town. Also of interest is that Chesaning has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Being a small village, Chesaning does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Chesaning who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.87% of the adults in Chesaning have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Chesaning in 2022 was $25,926, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,704 for a family of four. However, Chesaning contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Chesaning home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chesaning residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Chesaning include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Chesaning is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Chinese.
