Stanton is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,393 people and two associated neighborhoods, Stanton is the 428th largest community in Michigan.Stanton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Stanton is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stanton who work in office and administrative support (10.42%), sales jobs (8.93%), and management occupations (8.68%). Of important note, Stanton is also a city of artists. Stanton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Stanton’s character. 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, Stanton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Stanton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small city, Stanton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Stanton have a very low rate of college education: just 8.81% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Stanton in 2022 was $20,540, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,160 for a family of four. However, Stanton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Stanton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.17% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Stanton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stanton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stanton include German, Irish, Dutch, Danish, and English. The most common language spoken in Stanton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
