Menominee is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 8,231 people and four associated neighborhoods, Menominee is the 134th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities, Menominee isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Menominee are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Menominee is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Menominee who work in office and administrative support (10.64%), sales jobs (9.01%), and management occupations (6.70%). A relatively large number of people in Menominee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.54% 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 city 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, Menominee has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Menominee a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.01 minutes getting to work every day. As is often the case in a small city, Menominee doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Menominee is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.68% of adults 25 and older in Menominee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Menominee in 2022 was $32,047, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,188 for a family of four. However, Menominee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Menominee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Menominee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Menominee include German, Irish, English, French, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Menominee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
