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.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Paw Paw is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Paw Paw is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Paw Paw who work in office and administrative support (18.15%), sales jobs (16.60%), and maintenance occupations (7.64%). 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. Despite the fact that it is a small village, Paw Paw has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the village for affordable transportation.The percentage of adults in Paw Paw with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 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.
