Lapeer is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 9,146 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Lapeer is the 128th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lapeer is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lapeer is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lapeer who work in sales jobs (13.97%), office and administrative support (10.56%), and food service (7.65%). Also of interest is that Lapeer has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Lapeer telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.93% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 citizens of Lapeer are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.49% of adults in Lapeer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Lapeer in 2022 was $30,586, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,344 for a family of four. However, Lapeer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lapeer is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lapeer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lapeer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lapeer include German, English, Irish, Polish, and French. The most common language spoken in Lapeer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
