| ECONOMY | Nicholson | Ortonville | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.90% | 8.10% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | -0.53% | -1.77% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 31.04% | 28.36% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.00% | 6.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 4.07% | 4.35% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $20,189 | $26,964 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $44,585 | $67,974 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 12.68% | 7.40% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 13.52% | 9.68% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 12.96% | 6.45% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 16.62% | 10.63% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 22.25% | 21.44% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 12.39% | 18.98% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 6.76% | 21.25% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 2.82% | 3.23% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.00% | 0.95% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.00% | 0.19% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 7.08% | 10.99% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 18.98% | 24.26% | 20.61% |
| Service | 18.41% | 14.34% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 20.11% | 20.78% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 16.15% | 14.08% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 19.26% | 15.42% | 14.05% |
